Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for June 10, 2018
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SELF SERVE KIOSKS Cathy: We pump our own gas... book our own flights... make our own salads... edit our own films... serve our own coffee... publish our own memoirs... scan our own lumber... get our own directions... build our own desks, bookcases, kitchen cabinets and armoires... print our own photos, greeting cards, boarding cards, invitations, stationery, t-shirts, certificates, calendars, and albums. Every extra second we gained from our time-saving devices is getting used doing all the things other people used to do for us!! Irving: Whoa! Someone needs to relax! Let's assemble a backyard gazebo!
Nyckname over 6 years ago
At least she isn’t dissembling.
summerdog86 over 6 years ago
How many of you scan your own groceries, and use the Walmart scanner? Whether I do or not, depends on what I have. I don’t mind serving myself, but I do hate pumping my own gas.
summerdog86 over 6 years ago
I remember shoe salesmen. They spent all day running back and forth to find the shoes we wanted to try on. Then, they had to box that pile all up again and return them to the back. "Let me run outback and see if I have this one in a larger..smaller..wider..narrower.. size
summerdog86 over 6 years ago
Ladies behind store counter’s in large department stores…everything was in drawers and behind glass. You had to tell her what you wanted. All these jobs were lost, now that we help ourselves. Jewelry stores need to be self-serve! : )
rgcviper over 6 years ago
Y’know, Cathy has a point here. Things often seem convenient at first, until you really think about them. I’ll be first in line to check out Irving’s gazebo, after I finish rolling my eyes …
HI, MOM. Happy Sunday, “Cathy” Clan.
hendelca Premium Member over 6 years ago
SummerDog86 the only thing wrong with self-serve jewelry stores is that too many of those tiny but expensive baubles would be self-served right out the door – bypassing the cash. I’m with RgcViper, Irvings gazebo would be interesting to see.
Beautiful day here. Hope everyone else is having the same.
Holilubillkori Premium Member over 6 years ago
lindz.coop Premium Member over 6 years ago
I would gladly pay a little more to have some of the services back that we have lost. As a prof, it would have been nice to have a functioning secretary too…another job lost to do-it-yourself.