> imagine being a small business trying to survive that environment! I was just at McLendon's yesterday outside Seattle, and while I was waiting to ask an empl

> imagine being a small business trying to survive that environment! I was just at McLendon's yesterday outside Seattle, and while I was waiting to ask an employee a question, over the PA a came a message like, "need help up front. A couple just left the store with a bunch of stolen merchandise." So the dude bolted for the entrance. It surprised me that the announcement wasn't coded in some way (eg, "code 9 at checkout"). It made me feel quite sad, as McLendon's is pretty awesome, and I'd hate for them to disappear.