It’s late in the day. You are on they way home from work. You stop at the grocery store to grab a few items. Not enough to require a cart. You don’t even need one of those hand held baskets. You can hold the milk, the eggs and bread in your hands.
You are headed for a quick checkout by going through the 10 items or fewer lane.
But when you get there you realize any hope of a speedy exit is gone. There are three people in front of you. None of them have fewer than 10 items. How do you know this? Because now, you have the time to count the items as you wait for your turn at the register…