Most stores have self-scan checkouts these days, but our local Belgian grocery store has scanners that you take with you while you shop. I thought it was a little unusual at first, but it's been very quick and convenient for us. First you sign up and get a barcode keychain. When you shop, you go to the rack where all the scanners sit and scan your barcode. One of the scanners will light up, and you take that one with you. The shopping carts even have holders for the scanners. As you pick items you scan them, and you can fill your shopping bags knowing that you won't have to pull everything back out at the end. When you're done you go to the self-scan checkouts, put the scanner back in another rack, and scan your barcode. The checkout machine lists out everything you've scanned and asks you how you want to pay, and you proceed like normal. Depending on how often you shop, an attendant will sometimes come over and scan a few items just to make sure that you haven't snuck something in without scanning it...but for the most part it is an honor system. It was simple for me to shop with Zach in the stroller and the shopping bag in the stroller basket (which fit perfectly) and just scan and go! Photographed and remembered January 2011
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