DEAR MISS MANNERS: What do you think about people who start scanning their items at grocery store self-checkouts and sending them down the belt before one has finished bagging one’s own items?
I have experienced this rude and selfish behavior on several occasions. Today, when a lady behind me sent her items down the belt and they became intermingled with my own groceries, I felt like letting them stay that way and bagging them up with mine.
I suggest that grocery stores put up a sign that asks people to show courtesy and wait until the person ahead of them is done. Or perhaps the scanning device shouldn’t operate until the bagging area is clear.
GENTLE READER: Is that not what the little plastic dividers are for?
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