Why Martha Saved Five Hundred Paper Receipts From Her Weekly Grocery Trips

his voice short and clipped.

“Just a quick trip today, Kevin,” I said, stopping three feet from him.

“We are transition-testing the self-checkout software again this afternoon,” he said, gesturing toward the empty registers.

“I see that,” I said, looking at the yellow tape still hanging from the closed lanes.

“The regional office wants all registers automated continue reading …