that happens a lot at grocery stores because of carts. it’s even more obvious at costco. stores where people are more likely to hold items in their hand or a s

that happens a lot at grocery stores because of carts. it’s even more obvious at costco. stores where people are more likely to hold items in their hand or a small basket can do global queue like home goods or old navy. but once you have 10-40 carts lined up it’s a shit show. imagine costco on the weekend with everyone trying to push their cart through a maze of switchbacks. self checkout likely has less carts through it than staffed chashier lines. also their close grouping makes this a little less of an issue