tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101500256986130558.post5971326820774457083..comments2024-02-14T02:56:56.537-08:00Comments on Vantraveller: Free Ice Cream with Purchase and Really Cute Supermarket!!! (City Market Burleson)/(Texas Trip Part 6)Peaceluck6789http://www.blogger.com/profile/01331765163542173814noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101500256986130558.post-3423808449046487522018-08-15T14:56:57.416-07:002018-08-15T14:56:57.416-07:00The fake wood veneer stand holding the avocados an...The fake wood veneer stand holding the avocados and the rotating checkout have a retro feel for sure.<br /><br />The Safeway store we always went to in the 80s when I was growing up had these. Even the lower half of the checkout had the dark wood paneling like the produce holder but still had that khaki 'pebbled' pattern on the turntable. And the upper rubber bumper was brown like the wood. I always thought this type of conveyor was fun, until you had a lot of groceries and had to wait for the cashier to scan some things before you could finish emptying the cart. These were also the days when using paper bags was still common and usually preferred. There was even the small white paper bags in the freezer section to use with things like ice cram and frozen veggies to help them stay a bit more insulated for the trip home. And the vending machines still had penny candy. Not the greatest but it was there.<br /><br />I'm not surprised that the big chains don't use these anymore. Because they are all about the highest turnover for the best profits. This style of checkout may have started being used in the 40s or 50s as a small step for convenience. Back then buying masses of food at once was just not what was regularly done. On the flip side I'm not surprised that the small stores still use these. If you have already paid for something and it still works, it doesn't make financial sense to change it. I grew up in a ranching town in Washington State. It was common and expected that there would be a conversation with the cashier. They were your neighbors, church members, or the acquaintance of your acquaintance. They asked about you family, your kids, how your grandparents were doing, or what the local news was in the town. Life was such a different pace. Small stores still know the value in the personal connection, even if you are just passing through town. There are still small town stores like this in Washington State and they always remind me of home, even if my hometown Safeway has been upgraded to the modern style of supermarket with no distinct personality of it's own anymore.<br /><br />Thank you for letting me see and remember a bit of my childhood. :DSister Kyoyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764530575492576907noreply@blogger.com