Wall-E

[Okla-homey]

hates the Wal-marts.

Just saw it.

Just saying.

[olevetonahill]

I cant remember the last time I was in a wally shack

[Okla-homey]

I cant remember the last time I was in a wally shack

Mrs Homey has declared she will never again set foot in one after what happened to her today.

She rolled her buggy all over the grocery part and had a whole bill of groceries.

Rolls up to check-out, you know one of the flippin' 68 registers.

Three checkers working. On a Saturday afternoon. You know, when working women buy groceries. Overhead announcements by management for "all cashiers report to the front," etc., etc.

In short, afer about 20 minutes in line, she said "f-it" and walked out leaving the buggy just sitting there in line.

She's done with Wally-world. srsly.

[olevetonahill]

Dont blame her. Ive left 2 carts full of shat there And I wont go back.

[KC//CRIMSON]

Mrs Homey has declared she will never again set foot in one after what happened to her today.

Whew! Good thing Target is going in right next door to you.

And don't forget, Obama loves him some Target!

[Okla-homey]

Dont blame her. Ive left 2 carts full of shat there And I wont go back.

You would think they would understand that they need to have enough help to make sure folks can pay for their stuff. Is that so hard?

Heck, maybe they orta offer the blue vests 20 bucks an hour. Or more. I'm no bidness expert but if folks are gettin' PO'ed because your outfit ain't customer friendly, aren't you p1ssing away a lot of potential profits?

Maybe they should just go whole hawg and import checkers from China and let them live in the back of the store, you know, with all the inventory. They could ride over on the same ships that bring the crap.

[olevetonahill]

Naw they would Need to sleep in the attic . save that room in the back for more junk .

[bri]

Good point. Everyone loves junk in the back. Or something.

BOOTY, BOOTY, BOOTY, BOOTY, BOOTY, ROCKIN' EVERYWHERE!!!

[47straight]

I thought one of the great ironies of Wall-E is that there is going to be about several hundred million dollars worth of DVD's, toys, sheets, shirts, books, and other sheer crap that is going to be sold with Wall-E on it.

If Wall-E the movie had been really witty, he would have found some other Disney or Pixar-licensed junk to compact. That would have been funny!

[GrapevineSooner]

Mrs Homey has declared she will never again set foot in one after what happened to her today.

She rolled her buggy all over the grocery part and had a whole bill of groceries.

Rolls up to check-out, you know one of the flippin' 68 registers.

Three checkers working. On a Saturday afternoon. You know, when working women buy groceries. Overhead announcements by management for "all cashiers report to the front," etc., etc.

In short, afer about 20 minutes in line, she said "f-it" and walked out leaving the buggy just sitting there in line.

She's done with Wally-world. srsly.

What Wal-Mart is good for in price, they make up for with lousy customer service.

One time on a Sunday night, we were at a Wal-Mart that was busy as hell. No problem. We'll just go through the self check out lane as most stores keep their's opened until 10:00.

But not at bassackwards Wal-Mart. This one closed their's down at 9:00 forcing two checkers to do all the work to check out about 15 people.. Meanwhile, four people at the customer service stand were just picking their noses. So my wife says something about making themselves useful.

What do these morons do?

Tell her, 'what do you want us to do about it?'

So I fire back, 'well, your job for one.'

BTW, I hear you F'ing hill billies have gotten a lot of rain this year, particularly in Green Country. I'm at my dad's house near Okay (just outside of Tulsa) and as I'm typing this, sheets of rain are hitting the window to the right of me.

[badger]

For those of us in retail, we know why place like the Walmarts don't have more cashiers.

1- Cashiers are usually summertime temporary workers that leave after a few months.

2- Cashiers are usually the newest employees.

3- If you stay at Walmart longer, you don't want to be a cashier - you want to be a floor person, or a loader, or a stocker, or even a manager of sorts.

4- If you work at retail longer, your goal is to do the least work possible and that involves helping the least customers possible.

5- If you are not a cashier, you do not want to help cashiers and you do not want to become a cashier. You want to hide when lines form, or you're never going to leave that stupid cash register for the next eight hours.

6- Cashiers hear all the customer complaints, have to do the most work and are the least rewarded and least appreciated workers in the store. Cashiers quit quickly.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why there is 15 people in your line and no new check-out lines opening. If you worked in retail, you would understand.

Next time you get indignant at a checkout line on how long you had to wait or anything else wrong in the store, remember your tired cashier had the least to do with your problems. Smile at them, be friendly and make their tough job easier. I still remember my dreaded days as cashier - fortunately, it got me to my OU degree. No more cashiering ever again.

[Mjcpr]

BTW, I hear you F'ing hill billies have gotten a lot of rain this year, particularly in Green Country. I'm at my dad's house near Okay (just outside of Tulsa) and as I'm typing this, sheets of rain are hitting the window to the right of me.

Okay is just outside of Tulsa?

[Tulsa_Fireman]

They could ride over on the same ships that bring the crap.

A-Focking-men.

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

For those of us in retail, we know why place like the Walmarts don't have more cashiers.

1- Cashiers are usually summertime temporary workers that leave after a few months.

2- Cashiers are usually the newest employees.

3- If you stay at Walmart longer, you don't want to be a cashier - you want to be a floor person, or a loader, or a stocker, or even a manager of sorts.

4- If you work at retail longer, your goal is to do the least work possible and that involves helping the least customers possible.

5- If you are not a cashier, you do not want to help cashiers and you do not want to become a cashier. You want to hide when lines form, or you're never going to leave that stupid cash register for the next eight hours.

6- Cashiers hear all the customer complaints, have to do the most work and are the least rewarded and least appreciated workers in the store. Cashiers quit quickly.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why there is 15 people in your line and no new check-out lines opening. If you worked in retail, you would understand.

Next time you get indignant at a checkout line on how long you had to wait or anything else wrong in the store, remember your tired cashier had the least to do with your problems. Smile at them, be friendly and make their tough job easier. I still remember my dreaded days as cashier - fortunately, it got me to my OU degree. No more cashiering ever again.

Hear that, Wally world haters? Cashier has always seemed like a fairly crummy job to me, too, but it is surprising to me how little attention is paid by management to having fast checkouts at most retail stores, not just Walmart.

[olevetonahill]

If walton family would HIRE MO cashers then No one would have a reason to Bitch at the cashers
just sayin .

[r5TPsooner]

Mrs Homey has declared she will never again set foot in one after what happened to her today.

She rolled her buggy all over the grocery part and had a whole bill of groceries.

Rolls up to check-out, you know one of the flippin' 68 registers.

Three checkers working. On a Saturday afternoon. You know, when working women buy groceries. Overhead announcements by management for "all cashiers report to the front," etc., etc.

In short, afer about 20 minutes in line, she said "f-it" and walked out leaving the buggy just sitting there in line.

She's done with Wally-world. srsly.

I did that at Super Target the other day. Shopping with three kids and having to wait for a cashier is teh succ.

[Frozen Sooner]

For those of us in retail, we know why place like the Walmarts don't have more cashiers.

1- Cashiers are usually summertime temporary workers that leave after a few months.

2- Cashiers are usually the newest employees.

3- If you stay at Walmart longer, you don't want to be a cashier - you want to be a floor person, or a loader, or a stocker, or even a manager of sorts.

4- If you work at retail longer, your goal is to do the least work possible and that involves helping the least customers possible.

5- If you are not a cashier, you do not want to help cashiers and you do not want to become a cashier. You want to hide when lines form, or you're never going to leave that stupid cash register for the next eight hours.

6- Cashiers hear all the customer complaints, have to do the most work and are the least rewarded and least appreciated workers in the store. Cashiers quit quickly.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why there is 15 people in your line and no new check-out lines opening. If you worked in retail, you would understand.

Next time you get indignant at a checkout line on how long you had to wait or anything else wrong in the store, remember your tired cashier had the least to do with your problems. Smile at them, be friendly and make their tough job easier. I still remember my dreaded days as cashier - fortunately, it got me to my OU degree. No more cashiering ever again.

Also remember that:

7-The manager likely DID schedule enough people, but may have had people quit or call in sick on him.

I had four people out at my branch on the 3rd this month, which is traditionally a really busy day ('cause there's no ATMs at the lake, apparently.) Two of them were people I granted vacation to for a family reunion in Oklahoma City and a wedding in Souix Falls, and the other two were attending a funeral of one of their best friends. Gee, sir, I'm really sorry that you had to wait in line for 15 minutes. I'll make sure to tell my staff to not have their friends die when it's inconvenient for you. Guess what? You complaining about it just slows the line down for everyone else.

That being said, I do try to make sure I have as many tellers around for peak hours as I can. Sometimes **** just happens though.

[yermom]

yeah, **** just happens 50% of the time you are in Wal-Mart

yeah, we get it, it's no money out of your pocket if i have to wait 30 minutes to check out, i understand

part of this is why i like to go there late at night, and part of that is why i go there at all since ****ing Target closes at 10PM

[Okla-homey]

Also remember that:

7-The manager likely DID schedule enough people, but may have had people quit or call in sick on him.

I had four people out at my branch on the 3rd this month, which is traditionally a really busy day ('cause there's no ATMs at the lake, apparently.) Two of them were people I granted vacation to for a family reunion in Oklahoma City and a wedding in Souix Falls, and the other two were attending a funeral of one of their best friends. Gee, sir, I'm really sorry that you had to wait in line for 15 minutes. I'll make sure to tell my staff to not have their friends die when it's inconvenient for you. Guess what? You complaining about it just slows the line down for everyone else.

That being said, I do try to make sure I have as many tellers around for peak hours as I can. Sometimes **** just happens though.

I asked a red vest once why its so hard to man the check-out stations. This was at the neighborhood Wally in Bixby. She said, "cuz nobody wants to work. We advertise for the job, but the only applicants we get are high school kids or people who have problems like criminal records and stuff."

I then asked, "if the fast-food industry stays afloat on high school kids, why can't Wally?" She replied, "I guess you need to ask Bentonville that question."

I still don't get it. Seems to me, even in an economy with very high employment like here, there must be people willing to stand at a check-out and "boop-boop" your stuff across the scanner for $10-15 bucks an hour.

Also, what would be wrong with just having a policy that every new employee starts out on a register and remains authorized, nay, required to step in when it gets crowded even if they have been promoted out of it?

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

Also, what would be wrong with just having a policy that every new employee starts out on a register and remains authorized, nay, required to step in when it gets crowded even if they have been promoted out of it?

This seems the logical way to run a business to me, too. A no-brainer policy.