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by Alonzo Garbonzo on June 13th, 2005

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At the grocery checkout, after you have placed your items on the conveyor, is it courteous to place the plastic divider after your load, or should you let the next person do it?

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  • by Alonzo Garbonzo on October 7th, 2005

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    Putting the plastic divider behind your load was a traditional courtesy that I took for granted. The times a thoughtless shopper forgot were so seldom as to be scarcely noticed.

    The majority of shoppers now neglect this small gesture of consideration.

    I take this as a sign of a fundamental breakdown in our culture. When it started to happen more frequently in recent years, I was peeved. Now I keep my cool. I accept that loutish behavior is mainstream. Courteous, considerate folk like some of those who have answered this question are now in the minority.

    Now, when I'm in the grocery line and the shopper ahead of me uses the divider, I'm delighted. One of us! Huzzah!

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    • Right on. It's not difficult to show a little consideration, plus I feel like a weasel if I forget to do it.

      Jodie44

      by Jodie44 on October 9th, 2005

    • It's nice for the clerk as well, who will know exactly when to stop scanning your items

      Erin Albrecht

      by Erin Albrecht on October 11th, 2005

    • :-)

      Alatea

      by Alatea on December 6th, 2005

    • If there is an OBVIOUS gap in the orders, the clerk (I used to be one) may find it insulting. This is rare, though. Usefull.

      gondola

      by gondola on January 9th, 2006

    • Hey! I'd be doing it all the time, but don't see the things anywhere anymore, clerks don't even know what they are!

      MyKinKStar

      by MyKinKStar on April 13th, 2006

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