The_Real_Hawkeye:
You hand him cash, and he takes a wad of bills out of his pocket and gives you change from it, and clicks out the coins needed from a device on his belt, then wishes you a good day. Typically, you'd give him a tip at this point, then drive off.
Yes, that was the way it was. Worked a station as kid. At the end of a busy shift, I'd go in and drop maybe 7 or $800 bucks in the till and head home.
The local station I frequent still works that way doing windshields and all. Lots of letters on the wall from travelers commenting on the mom and pop atmosphere. Other stations, however, in our travels want $100 out my wallet before pumping and will then dispense the change.
At to groceries, I've used sell checkout twice and ended up delayed and pissed off both times.
I really like cash and use the pickup line of "I'm not really this tall. I'm just sitting on my wallet."
