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I go to Fry's a ton, and it always seems to go much quicker, but I agree, psychologically standing in a tremendously huge line feels worse.
by AndyNemmity 15y ago
I go to Fry's a ton, and it always seems to go much quicker, but I agree, psychologically standing in a tremendously huge line feels worse.
- mc32 15y ago--which is why Delis‡ traditionally give you a numbered tag. It's a single line, but you can go about and not feel "constricted" to the queue (tail). Don't forget, Frys also has a "semaphore" who cues people to the next register. ‡among many places like hospitals, information centers (DMVs), etc.
- MartinCron 15y agoMy favorite hardware store (Dunn Lumber in Seattle) does the same thing. It was difficult to get used to at first, but it's really nice to just take a number, wander around, and then not feel like you're holding anyone up if you don't order your lumber as fast as is humanly possible.
- squidfood 15y agoMy experience is exactly opposite. Sure a big line is initially discouraging. But while in line, if I've chosen one of several lines, I fixate: is my chosen cashier a slow idiot? is a customer ahead of me fumbling for change? Should I jump? There's another line opening, should I get ready to run for it? I invariably end up at the front more directly annoyed and snippy at "my" cashier and the whole process. With a single line, I can see everything humming along, moving forward more often, if one transaction takes a while, so what, it's not a race, I relax more, I'll get there.