[Ski]

A couple hours ago as I paid for the ingredients for dinner up at Safeway, I asked the checker (who is one of the mid-level managers at this location) about the self check-out lanes and she concurred with the comments in The Atlantic article cited above by member catsp. She said that all too common are the instances where a customer switches price labels, or tries to run a $10.00 off coupon through twice, or tries to slip a 14-pound standing rib roast through as a $1.99 loaf of bread. To quote her verbatim: "I've seen it all." treeswarper: If you go over to Jo-Ann fabrics here (4104 Tacoma Mall Blvd, Tacoma, WA 98409) be prepared to wait at least 45 minutes in line for cut fabric, and then another 15-30 minutes waiting in line to check out. I've found that the large parking lot outside their front door is a great place for taking naps in the front seat of my truck while waiting for somebody to pick up odds and ends for tutus.

[treeswarper]

Ski, it was Jo Ann Fabrics but in E. Wenatchee. The cutting was fast, but the checkout was stalled forever! I don't go there anymore.