One of the stores he would do swaps with had a somewhat private area like that. I think my dad did not build such a thing because of fear that people would, umm

One of the stores he would do swaps with had a somewhat private area like that. I think my dad did not build such a thing because of fear that people would, umm, linger. I don't know if that was a real problem at the other store or not. Also, if the area offers some privacy from the staff it is harder to take a quick glance to make a guess as to whether anyone was shopping this area and whether they looked old enough. I think that there would often be standees advertising movies that shielded the area from visibility from the street and casual non-staff observers. You had to be "this tall" to see into the box, the front was covered with 18+ signs, and it was either next to the counter or placed on the counter at the store where it was stored behind/under the counter. There really wasn't a problem with youngsters taking peeks.