The line to enter City Markt

I was surprised today when I went to my local grocery store (which inside Bahnhof Friedrichstrasse, the local train station) and discovered a line just to get in. There were lines to get out, of course. Those are probably universal. But I had never seen a line just to enter.

After 5 minutes or so, the man at the entrance stood aside and let a group of us in. The store had emptied out enough that it was possible to manoever. Shopping carts exist, but most people just use a hand-basket, which makes it easier to get around the aisles, which are fairly narrow. Just letting people crowd in would have made shopping take even longer. The line outside made sense. And it was a new experience.

Today was a national holiday (German Reunification Day) and most stores were closed. Stores in railroad stations are always an exception.