Re: supermarket cashier again

Paul J Kriha wrote:

> The extra bagging of the cold items is for added insulation
> as well as to prevent butter leaking into your car boot.

You put your groceries in the trunk? Seems like a lot of extra work and
heat.

> Produce (vegetables, fruit, etc) is usually collected from
> the shelves by the customers and put into thin plastic bags
> taken from a dispenser. The cashier has weighing machine
> built into the bar in front of her just at the end of the conveyor
> belt. I was doubtful about the precision of these contraptions
> but when I checked the weights later I found them to be
> surprisingly accurate. Spot on from several kg bags of
> apples down to 50g of almonds.

Aren't all weighing machines certified by the appropriate municipal
authority and regularly inspected?
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Peter T. Daniels grammatim@xxxxxxx
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