That’s literally how all stores used to work traditionally. Stores where customers served themselves with a cart or basket and then paid for their selections are an invention of the 20th century (often attributed to the US Piggly Wiggly grocery chain in the 1910s). While the traditional type of store certainly was more secure from shoplifting, it was more costly to run – moving to self service wasn’t unlike the current move to self checkout – it may be presented as an innovative new way to shop, but the customers’ preferences weren’t the issue.
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