I think manufacturer's incentive to continue offering enough options is more important than retail store situation. I usually do not ask for salesperson's opinion before buying a box of paper or a brick of film anyway, so I don't particularly have a benefit to pay someone to scan the bar code. Since I picked three films and a couple papers for my regular use 4 years ago, I buy them in quantity and get done with shopping... unless I'm shooting the scenes in the store.(posted 8277 days ago)