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1. In combination:
a shopping cart comprising a frame supported on a plurality of wheels and defining: a) a primary storage receptacle in which articles to be purchased are placed; and b) a storage shelf below the primary storage receptacle upon which additional articles to be purchased can be placed; and a checkout location comprising: a) an aisle through which the shopping cart can be directed in a path to and from a checkout position, the aisle having laterally spaced sides; b) a processing assembly at one side of the aisle; c) a station at which a person can be situated to operate the processing assembly to identify information on articles from the shopping cart in the aisle; and d) a mirror on the other side of the aisle situated so that a person situated at the station can observe a reflection of articles placed on the storage shelf as the shopping cart is directed through the aisle path, the mirror having a reflective surface strategically configured and located to reflect an image of the shopping cart only below the top of the shopping cart from a vantage point of a person situated at the station to operate the processing assembly as the shopping cart is directed through the aisle path thereby to avoid reflection to a person situated at the station to operate the processing assembly of images of certain regions of a body of a customer, maneuvering the shopping cart at the station, that a customer may consider sensitive to observation. |
