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[–] 14 points 2 years ago (24 children)
  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago (21 children)

    That's weird as well, but what I meant is in Europe you pack your groceries yourself

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    This OP picture is from somewhere in Europe. "Till" is the English word, while Americans would say something like cash register or check out counter. And SPAR is a European chain of grocery stores

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (6 children)

    Oh, right.

    Maybe we should look into that to reduce unemployment.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Colruyt insists on their weird "cashier tranfers the items into another cart while scanning and bags them for you while they're at it" strategy. And they do own the Spar brand in Belgium.

    Although as franchisees some of the Spar stores keep the regular tills. Unfortunately mine does the weird cart transfer thing, which is much slower, though apparently it deters theft..?

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    At expensive American grocery stores, they have baggers.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    It's a plastic bag with tiny holes in it. These are on the store floor, where people can grab a baguette for themselves. The plastic keeps the braguette relatively safe, and the holes allow moisture to escape, keeping the baguette crispy for the day

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