# Has anyone ever seen anyone refused the 10/15 items or less line for having too many items? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 18, 2024, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-seen-anyone-refused-the-10-15-items-or-less-line-for-having-too-many-items/999005 "2024-03-18T22:54:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-seen-anyone-refused-the-10-15-items-or-less-line-for-having-too-many-items/999005/9 "2024-03-19T02:21:48Z")
We had this in my hometown just four weeks ago, so, yes. > [@Man with too many items for checkout pulls gun on clerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-with-too-many-items-for-checkout-pulls-gun-on-clerk/997627): > > A little background, although it probably isn’t necessary. A few weeks ago our local supermarket chain started restricting self-checkout to shoppers with 10 items or less, partly because too many people were pushing loaded carts up to the tiny checkout stations, and partly, they frankly admitted, because theft had increased. (They also increased the number of clerks at the full-service lanes.) To enforce this, they stationed clerks at the front of the checkout lanes to helpfully guide shoppers … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-seen-anyone-refused-the-10-15-items-or-less-line-for-having-too-many-items/999005)._