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Checkout operator pays for customer’s groceries

Monday, April 23rd, 2018

Manuella Andersen was waiting in line at the Huntly Countdown when she noticed the woman in front of her was tentatively putting items through the checkout.

“She was picking her groceries out of her trolley one by one at the same time as having them scanned to see what the total was and if she could afford it,” Andersen said. Continue reading

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