Waiting in line at the grocery store is one of my greatest pet peeves. To avoid this I usually do one of 3 things: 1) Move to the lines further from the store

Waiting in line at the grocery store is one of my greatest pet peeves. To avoid this I usually do one of 3 things: 1) Move to the lines further from the store exit. I've noticed that people tend to queue up in lines close to the exit (this is usually where the express lines are, too). 2) Use the self-checkout. At least this way I feel like the process is going as efficiently as possible because I am in control of it (plus barcode scanners fascinate me). I will only do this if there is an immediately available self-checkout station. Otherwise, it's guaranteed to take 10x longer than just waiting in a normal line (only being slightly sarcastic). 3) Go to the 24hr grocery store at 2am. No lines! (This only works because I am usually up really late coding, and it serves as a nice break.)