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"Could you load up the belt without waiting?"

"Could you load up the belt without waiting?"

Supermarkets: where grammar and customer service go to die

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Jun 08, 2025
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ONE DAY last week I went to the supermarket. After filling my trolley I prepared for the usual dismal checkout experience. I tentatively moved in the direction of the tills to see whether any might be open.

This is always an anxiety-fuelled moment, since there is no longer the simple, orderly system for the final stage of a supermarket shop that there …

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