I'm not bothered about bumping into other punters but then again i'm not from Manchester, i've been in places where it's all a bit cloak and dagger ensuring that punters don't see each other and it seems like hard work.
At the end of the day you're all there for the same thing so i'm not fussed if there are a couple of other guys sat in reception at the same time, in fact I remember when Sandy's would often have half a dozen or a dozen punters waiting or just finished all sat in reception, could be quite a laugh with the banter going on