Quote Originally Posted by msincredible View Post
I do the same.

In many parts of Europe, you are expected to bag your own, and you are also charged per bag from the store. Not a bad system.
Horrible system. For nearly a year I couldn't use my left arm at all because of a shoulder injury. I can't use my right arm for extended periods of time because of a bad elbow. I need a little help there, especially when Wally World has gotten rid of all their conveyor belts and you've got about 2 square feet of space to unload a cartful of groceries on, all the while they're piling up on the 2 square feet on the OTHER side of the register.

You want to REALLY take forever in the checkout line? Make people bag their own groceries.

I'm only 50 now and would never have guessed I would be as debilitated as I am. I have lost so much strength in my left arm it's actually a little frightening. As we get older we slow down much more than we could have guessed. I'm glad I've never been particularly annoyed by slow old people while standing in line, because I'm rapidly becoming one of them.