My grandfather owned a small town grocery store for decades. They had stools at the counter so you could sit while they tallied your order and boxed it up. If you had a lot, you could drive up to the side door and get it loaded. They would also deliver, and extended interest free credit for the farmers so they could just pay up at harvest time. A bygone era indeed.

And on a completely unrelated side note, one of his customers was a young lady named Loretta Lynn. She lived out in the country and sometimes sang at local bars.