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		gdilla on Dec 8, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A single line to 3 cashiers is ~3x faster than a s... The Wholefoods in NYC at TimeWarner does this. While Wholefoods in California doesn't.

aplusbi on Dec 8, 2011 [–]

All the wholefoods in NYC (that I've been to anyway) have done this. You know the voice that tells you which register to go to? That guy used to work (maybe still does?) at the one on 7th and 24th, and his job was to direct people to check outs.

He was replaced with an LCD screen and a speaker.

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