Many other commodities are sold to the motorist while he sits at the wheel. In California, in particular, there are large establishments selling groceries, vegetables, and fruits to patrons who drive in, make their purchases, and drive out again, Banks have lately begun to accept deposits in this fashion, keeping a clerk standing outside the door, and prohibiting motor-cars from stopping for any other purpose. Traffic congestion and the great difficulty patrons find in parking their motor-cars. while visiting the banks are the reasons given for this' custom.
More startling are the grocery stores where the customer actually drives his car into. the establishment and serves himself, A store of this is arranged in the form of a U" with its open end toward the street. Motor-cars enter at one side, go round the loop, and leave by the other. There are slots in the pavement designed to engage the tyres, and every sort of merchandise, in packages, is on shelves within easy reach on the right or left, Once the motorist has put the wheels of the car into the slots he does not need to steer. With the car in first gear he can move forward, clutching goods from the shelves with both hands as he goes Just before he leaves he passes a cashier, who adds up his purchases and takes payment, He saves all the time usually lost in finding a place to park, walking to the shop, and walking back again. The fly in the ointment is, of course, that an undecided customer or one with an unusually large order to fill ra, "block trafic" through the shop and keep everyone waiting.
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