Cashier at Vons will completely disregard a 12” gap in groceries and continue to ring up items. There absolutely must be a spacer for her brain to process the break between customers’ items.

Michel Foucault would regard it as a technology of self-regulation and, therefore, of self-oppression. Also, strikeouts are boring. They're also fascist! Bought for my 2 year old sons birthday, delivered next day, great quality and easy to assemble! Would highly recommend this product! Then, too, I like pondering the circumstances of its invention: Where did this thing come from? It’s a surprisingly difficult question to answer. The patents you find on Google pertain to little tweaks and updates on the original design, which, again, is minimal: A bar of wood can and does get the job done. I can only guess that the divider followed soon after grocery stores adopted conveyor-belt systems, beginning with some overeager attempts at futuristic convenience in the late 1930s. For all I know, it was a fed-up cashier who whittled the first of these rods, thereby changing history. KID-SIZED GROCERY STORE: Melissa and Doug’s freestanding, sturdy wooden grocery store includes a hand-cranked conveyor belt, a bagging area, card swipe machine, a realistic beeping scanner,and cash drawer.

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THE GOLD STANDARD IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PLAY” according to NBC News, Melissa and Doug are proud to have been making beautiful wooden toys for kids for over 30 years, because we believe that the quality of play influences childrens' development across the board.; product made with FSC-certified materials that support responsible forestry; applies to new inventory only (FSC C156584) Take several home, surround your plate with them to warn off anyone who might be THINKING about reaching over and helping themselves to your lunch. KIDS SUPERMARKET SHOP WITH PLAY TILL TOY CASH REGISTER FOR KIDS AGE 3 to 6 - Melissa and Doug's wooden shop role play playset has been designed and crafted with care to produce a freestanding, safe and sturdy kids play shop with smooth, curved corners that includes a hand cranked conveyor belt, a bagging area, card swipe machine, a kids tills cash register with scanner that beeps realistically, cash drawer and plenty of storage and display space. i always put the divider down as soon as i'm done loading my groceries for the person behind me. i worked retail so i know how important being fast is for the cashier, and i do anything i can to make everything as efficient as possible for everyone involved

This makes complete sense if you reflect on it for two seconds — the register job is both highly repetitive and speed-oriented — but the fact is lost in the noise of customer-to-customer drama. That is, we see the divider as a way of separating our items from those of the next person in line, yet we forget who that separation is for. It’s not us! To the shopper, it’s obvious that this banana is ours, while that yogurt is theirs ; to the cashier, it’s all just stuff, and those boundaries should be made as clear as possible to facilitate the process so that the line keeps moving. GREAT GIFT FOR AGES 3 AND UP: This grocery store makes a great gift for kids ages 3 and up. To round out the pretend play shopping experience, consider adding the Melissa & Doug Fresh Mart Grocery Store Companion Collection. brought this for my grand daughters 4th birthday, she loves and so does her 6 year old sister, they have played lovely together. slightly small in height but great creative play with it. When I was in Denmark last summer it was obvious that the locals took this courtesy very seriously. I truly wish we lived in a society in which we did not need them. Sadly that perfect world has not dawned.The cashier put it down in the middle of my brother and his wife’s shopping, assuming they weren’t a couple, because she’s way better looking than he is. Thank you for reminding me to tease him about this.