The way shops used to be, and still should be, in my opinion

Carrying on from that last post, there was a hardware shop I went to a few years ago. It is still there, and hopefully still operating in the same fashion.
I went in to buy some nails.
"What size?", says the man behind the counter, who is wearing one of those long buff coloured coats.
"About so big", I indicate to him.
He brings out a big box. "Would these do?"
"Yes. Perfect."
"How many handfuls?"
"Em. Two should be enough."
He scoops up a couple of handfuls of nails, puts them in a paper bag, thinks for a second or two and says,"50p."