Those ole timey grocery stores, where they bring the product to the front after you have paid for it is going to come back.
The sketchier parts of Eastern Europe still do that. Everything is locked in back and you give your order to a clerk who gets it all.
The sketchier parts of Eastern Europe still do that. Everything is locked in back and you give your order to a clerk who gets it all.
I’m just old enough to remember one of those in a small town. You went up to the counter, told the clerk what you wanted, he went to the shelves to get what you wanted, came back, you paid and left.
The idea of wandering through the aisles to get what you wanted for yourself was a real innovation. People much preferred it, but back in the late 40s most people didn’t try to steal and if they did and got caught, they’d be punished. Things have obviously changed.
In Costa Rica at the supermercados, they have several employees in each aisle to help you find what you want. And big guys at the door to make sure you paid for what you got.
“where they bring the product to the front after you have paid for it”
Never heard of that.