In the past, filling stations in the United States offered a choice between full service and self service.
We sit by the empty table, Vika turns to me: - It's self service here.
In economics, unpaid labor in the form of self service.
He called self service "discriminatory" and said that it would "only benefit oil companies making a killing at the pump."
In a world of self service, customers don't bother with windows.
"The banks are charging you more for self service than full service."
Coffee or tea (self service) are 75 cents.
Three huts stay open the rest of the year as "self service", allowing guests to cook their own food in the kitchen.
In some cases, the food is presented as a smörgåsbord, sometimes self service.
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