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From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie )
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Automatic Overcharging
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Date: Tue, 11-Sep-84 15:45:10 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 11 15:45:10 1984
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And when King Supers in Denver instituted the scanner check out and stopped
putting the prices on the individual packages, they gave out free grease
pencils to those who were concerned, so that they could mark the prices
from the shelf lables on the cans to make sure they were charged right
on checkout (as a matter of fact, you could do it at you leisure since
the receipt has the item name on it).

Another peave is that King Supers employees can't use the scanners
effectively (at least not when I left, which was about six months after
installation).  I lived next to the busiest Giant Food (the Baltimore/
Washington equivelent of King) in the chain.  They were one of the first
on the scanners.  The checkout lines fly.  They just set up a couple of
empty shopping bags directly in front of the the laser window and have
at it with both hands, scan and pack in one motion.  I'm really impressed.
In Denver, they pick up each item (one hand only) scan, and put it down
and then if you are lucky enough to have a bagger, he puts it in the
bag.  I pointed out to the store manager the advantages of speed and number
of employees to the Giant method, but he said he was concerned it would
put the baggers out of business (sort of like Railroad Firemen, I suppose).
I'd rather have my baggers load my car, rahter than standing around being
redundant labor.

-Ron