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Queue buzz
A bit of stimulation, post-tally, delivered via floor grid to speed payment phase | |
"That'll be 53.67"
'Oh, OK, let me see here, where did I put my wallet...'
*bz*
'What was that?'
"Queue buzzer, Ma'am"
*bzz*
'Oh, yes, I've read about those - now where is that-'
*bzzz*
'Ow'
"That's 53.67, Ma'am."
*bzzzz*
'Ow, dammit, I know, I know,
I'm trying to find my wa-'
*bzzzzz*
"wa-ha-haaaaaa, that hurts, can you turn it off?"
'53.67, Ma'am, please hurry'
*bzzzzzz*
"Aaaaaaieeeaa - Here it is! Do you have change for 100.00?"
'No, Ma'am, just like sign says.'
'Oh, dear gaw-'
*bzzzzzzt*
etc.
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pre-checkout, not post-checkout |
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pre-checkout and post-checkout, and an identical system on the checker's side. |
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I thought this was going to be about getting stoned on the line for the movie. |
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Oh yes. Can we make sure that it is in operation even once the till jockey has handed over the change? The subsequent drawn out wallet/handbag rearrangement process really twists my impatient little melon. |
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It's so bad, but it feels sooooooo good! |
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If it gets both sides of the counter then I can live with it. |
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UnaBubba, I agree. I have more of a problem with slow cashiers than I do with lethargic customers. |
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Would it incorporate a huge vacuum nozzle, for those people who just don't get it? Then it could be a... |
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Agreed. Even if I am a major offender. |
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"Suck queue buzz." Succubus. Very cute.
But the threat of a huge vacuum device might make the buzzer unnecessary. |
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Would they then be In Queue Buzz? |
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Near the greengrocery section when they fell apart? The latus rectum? |
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This would be wonderful for all those times that customers root through their wallets and purses for their 'special member' card *before* they put their groceries on the belt. ^_^ I laughed so hard I cried! |
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