The great American journey was built on consumerism. Shopping Malls, Strip Malls, Outlet Malls, and Wholesale Big Box stores are the American identity. What red-blooded American patriot doesn’t love a little retail therapy from time to time? But there is a bottleneck in the machinery of consumerism. The process of exchanging ownership of items from retailer to consumer requires we line up and wait for our turn at the register. This wrench in the gears hemorrhages inefficiency and stress. Check out Mat & Veronique as we ask the Q’s about queues.

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