The biggest change 87-year-old 'checkout chick' has seen

Brenda Palmer is nearly 88, and started working at Coles when she was just 35 years old.

And she's never looked back.

"I'm a checkout chick and proud of it," she told A Current Affair.

And her customers are just as glad she's there - labelling her "fantastic" and "a superstar".

"I'll probably check out of life before I check out of Coles," Brenda said.

When Brenda started in the job in 1967, the Vietnam War was still raging, and John Farnham released his first hit.

And the job looked very different to what it does now - not least in the pricing.

A block of cheese was 24 cents, milk was 18c, baked beans were 14c and butter was 50c.

But for Brenda, the biggest change she's seen in the job isn't the pricing - it's barcodes.

"Everything used to have to be marked, we used to have to read the prices and put them in and it was hard work in those days," she said.

A lot of young people get their first job in a supermarket, and Brenda has some golden rules for them.

"I just tell them to enjoy what you're doing and enjoy your customers," she said.

"And if possible, don't let a customer leave the building dissatisfied. So they're my three golden rules."

Brenda's young co-worker Vanessa said the Coles golden girl was "very inspirational".

"We have 66 years of difference," she said.

"I'm very happy to work here with Brenda."

And Brenda herself has no plans to stop.

"I like to feel as though I'm making a contribution to the workforce," she said.

"I can still do it, so why not?"