On 09/07/15 22:03, Nightjar "cpb"@ wrote:
On 09/07/2015 21:54, Bob Eager wrote:
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Did you ever go to Foyles in Charing Cross Road up to a few years ago?
That was run in the same sort of way.


2) Take book to assistant.
3) Assistant writes out a 'chit' stating the amount due.
4) Take chit to cashier at other end of the floor, and pay (cashiers were
scarce but presumably a bit more trusted).

They were probably locked inside the cubicle.

With, in some departments, the overhead wire system to send little cans
of paperwork around the shop.




5) Take stamped chit back to assistant and collect book.