An intriguing historical artifact, this cashier training video from 1965 features timeless tips for becoming a successful supermarket clerk. Expert clerks, dubbed the Queens of Checking, provide instructions for accurate money counting, efficient ringing, and proper bagging techniques. This film also includes rare footage of contemporary products in vintage packaging and provides an entertaining glimpse into sixties culture with its humorous dialogue and nostalgia for big hair. Table Of Contents: (1) The Front Line (1965) – Cashier training video from 1965 featuring timeless tips for becoming a successful supermarket clerk – 15 Minutes
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The Front Line
The Front Line
Produced: 1965
Length: 15 Minutes
In a war the most important weapon is the soldiers along the front line. The same can be said for the war that wages between groceries stores. The checker as they are referred to in this 1960s film, or the cashier, is the solider that wages the war, showing the customers respect, proficiency, and in turn making them come back to the store time and time again. When properly done the battle for the customers dollar is won daily. Using actual winners of checker competitions the film explores everything you need to know about ringing up merchandise, customer service, and handling money in the 1960s supermarket. Entirely sexist, not only in the fact there are only women checkers, but in the fact the only people who shopped for groceries were women, The Front Line, offers more than just a training video for prospective cashiers.
