Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!zinfandel!hplabs!hao!seismo!brl-tgr!ron From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: Automatic Overcharging Message-ID: <4532@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Tue, 11-Sep-84 15:45:10 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.4532 Posted: Tue Sep 11 15:45:10 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 02:10:24 EDT References: <3021@utah-cs.UUCP> <69600005@hp-pcd.UUCP> Organization: Ballistics Research Lab Lines: 23 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