Last week while visiting my sister in Baltimore, we went out to her cabin about an hour outside of town (which I think is actually Pennsylvania). We stopped by one of her usual stops when she goes out there - a little roadside barn at the edge of an Amish farm. Its an honor system store - a refrigerator holds milk, cheeses, eggs; and the area has stands of plants. You pick what you want, and place your money in the slot. There's even a basket of coins if you need to make change. All based on honesty. I guess it doesn't say good things about the world that I should be so surprised by this kind of set up, but I do like knowing that places like this still exist.
May 9, 2008
honest
Last week while visiting my sister in Baltimore, we went out to her cabin about an hour outside of town (which I think is actually Pennsylvania). We stopped by one of her usual stops when she goes out there - a little roadside barn at the edge of an Amish farm. Its an honor system store - a refrigerator holds milk, cheeses, eggs; and the area has stands of plants. You pick what you want, and place your money in the slot. There's even a basket of coins if you need to make change. All based on honesty. I guess it doesn't say good things about the world that I should be so surprised by this kind of set up, but I do like knowing that places like this still exist.
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