(17 Jan 2016, 6:10 pm)R852 PRG wrote When I was in the one at Crook yesterday, only one till was open, and the worker was taking his time, the person in front of me was clearly a friend of his, and this was evidenced by the ''banter'' between the two of them. By the time I was served, a queue of about five others had formed behind me.
This also seems to be a common occurrence. However, most Co-Op's are local shops and employ local people from the local community (sometimes in the League of Gentlemen sense too!). Local banter between customer and sales-assistant is almost inevitable.