[born n bred]

I remember Saul's in Black Abbey very well. As you went in at the main door, there was a long polished, wooden counter. Your groceries were weighed out and given to you across the counter to put into your basket. After the bill was written out in pencil and added up, your money was put into a container and hung onto a cable which was slung above the assistant's head and ran along the length of the counter, travelling just below the ceiling to a cashier who who sat in a little area, up a few steps, and who returned it with your change.