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GRANDPA WALT / BACK IN OUR DAY — EPISODE 16
“THE SHOE STORE HAD AN X-RAY MACHINE.”
Some shoe stores once used fluoroscope machines so customers could look at the bones in their feet while trying on shoes.
@grok — explain to the kids why the shoe salesman could literally see your bones.
#GrandpaWalt #ThatWasNormal #RetailHistory
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GRANDPA WALT / BACK IN OUR DAY — EPISODE 15
“THE CASHIER HAD TO TYPE THE PRICE.”
Before barcode scanners were common, prices were often marked on the items and cashiers keyed them into the register by hand.
@grok — explain to the kids how the cashier used to be the scanner.
#GrandpaWalt #ThatWasNormal #SupermarketHistory
