[Leaning Right]

> The old time general store where you tell the clerk what you want and he fetches it. <

Well, that worked well in Hooterville. Never any complaints from Mr. Douglas, Mr. Haney, etc.

[Boardwalk]

Goodbye City Life!

[buwaya]

Quite a lot of European retail is like that. No locked shelves, but the stuff is behind a counter and you ask the clerk for it.

I did see a self check out in Madrid this year, for the first time.