1. Some senior citizens have to work. More and more each day.
2. I'll gladly pay $.01 more per item to have Grandpa up front.
3. having them up front keeps Grandpa off of the forklift, and keeps Grandma off of the cash register.
4. You should be able to say "Hello" to the store greeter. If you are too busy or too bothered or too socially inept to say "Hello" to a 70-year old man in the front of the store, YOU are the problem, not the old man.