Walmart are such cheapskates.

[tupperware]

Haven't had this problem.

Then again, I only buy an item or two when it is absolutely needed......usually about 1:00AM.

Sounds like you're doing a lot of shopping there.

Nope. I never go there on my own free will, like zrin, I typically go to somewhere like Target or Kmart, Kmart isn't nearly as bad. I was recently forced in to doing late night school shopping there with the GF.

 

[burmafrd]

Nah, this thread must of hit a personal soft spot of yours. Did someone turn away your yellow smiley sticker and have you on edge? Another benefit to working at Walmart for your entertainment over DirecTV is that it's far easier to wipe the rain off of the carts than learn to operate a remote.

well who started this thread whining about walmart? wasn't me. Looks more like you have a problem with something that frankly is not worth even thinking about.

Small minds do tend to fixate on small things

 

[Joe Realist]

do a google search " people of walmart website " and enjoy.

 

[Kevinicus]

Kmart? Really? That's an idiot tax if there ever was one. Another crap hole like wal-mart but with prices that are 30% higher. Even their sale items are 15% more than other places.

I'm more concerned with getting out of Wal-Mart as soon as possible, so I'm glad I don't have to wait for them to bungle around trying to put stuff in my cart.

 

[tupperware]

Kmart? Really? That's an idiot tax if there ever was one. Another crap hole like wal-mart but with prices that are 30% higher. Even their sale items are 15% more than other places.

I'm more concerned with getting out of Wal-Mart as soon as possible, so I'm glad I don't have to wait for them to bungle around trying to put stuff in my cart.

It is better than Walmart.

I don't want to have to feel like I'm navigating rush hour traffic when buying things.

well who started this thread whining about walmart? wasn't me. Looks more like you have a problem with something that frankly is not worth even thinking about.

Small minds do tend to fixate on small things

Interesting observation. It was big enough to elicit a response from you. Here, I'll take your sticker if it will calm you down.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Kmart? Really? That's an idiot tax if there ever was one. Another crap hole like wal-mart but with prices that are 30% higher. Even their sale items are 15% more than other places.

I'm more concerned with getting out of Wal-Mart as soon as possible, so I'm glad I don't have to wait for them to bungle around trying to put stuff in my cart.

I have't been in a K-Mart in 20 years. I'm not sure I've even seen one in 15 years.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

Eh, I don't mind wal-mart too much. Basically it's like Yeags said, I know what to expect when I go in. I have one just about a mile from my office in Nashville and If I HAVE to go there for something I know that there is a 60/40 chance I will get a cashier that doesn't speak English. I also know that if I HAVE to go there I have a 60/40 chance of getting the right amount rung up on the first shot.

So all in all, not having them put the items into a cart (which I rarely have) is not the Armageddon that some would feel.

I don't always shop at Wal-Mart, but when I do...

Well, you get the point.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

I have't been in a K-Mart in 20 years. I'm not sure I've even seen one in 15 years.

They were bought out by Sears a few years ago. Funny thing about these stores is they both, (Kmart and Wal Mart) started out as five and dimes. Kmart was called Kresgies (sp) and they were dirty little stores. I guess they are just going back to their roots.

 

[albertjenney]

sorry to see that

 

[YosemiteSam]

They were bought out by Sears a few years ago. Funny thing about these stores is they both, (Kmart and Wal Mart) started out as five and dimes. Kmart was called Kresgies (sp) and they were dirty little stores. I guess they are just going back to their roots.

Speaking of five and dimes. Does anyone remember Motts Five and Dime stores? When I was in elementary, that is where we always bought our school supplies.

EDIT: Seems the last 23 stores went out of business on Aug. 29, 1998.

 

[tupperware]

Eh, I don't mind wal-mart too much. Basically it's like Yeags said, I know what to expect when I go in. I have one just about a mile from my office in Nashville and If I HAVE to go there for something I know that there is a 60/40 chance I will get a cashier that doesn't speak English. I also know that if I HAVE to go there I have a 60/40 chance of getting the right amount rung up on the first shot.

So all in all, not having them put the items into a cart (which I rarely have) is not the Armageddon that some would feel.

I don't always shop at Wal-Mart, but when I do...



Well, you get the point.

Well, it's not the end of the world, that much is true. Just something that has bothered me once I began to think about it. Definitely fit for the things that annoy you thread, but as I said, couldn't post it there because it got OT, just like this one has started to become once greeter burmafrd became offended.

 

[Doomsday101]

There are only two places in my area that put your bagged items in to your basket for you Kroger and Schnucks. Schnucks is being bought out by Kroger.

True, I shop at Kroger and they have been doing this for a while now really never gave it a 2nd thought.

 

[tupperware]

True, I shop at Kroger and they have been doing this for a while now really never gave it a 2nd thought.

Maybe I'm just very lucky then, because nearly every store I shop at does this. Walmart used to as well.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

Well, it's not the end of the world, that much is true. Just something that has bothered me once I began to think about it. Definitely fit for the things that annoy you thread, but as I said, couldn't post it there because it got OT, just like this one has started to become once greeter burmafrd became offended.

Customer service has gone the way of common sense and common courtesy. It's no so common anymore. We have become and entitlement society so the workers who are doing these jobs don't think they owe it to anyone wot provide the full scope of service they are being paid for. It's just the way society is today.

I agree with you that it is can be annoying, but if you lower your expectations you won't get upset with it as much.

Now if someone is overtly ignorant or acting in a way that would cause me to think they were being disrespectful I would tell them about it and then tell a manager about it. Then I would pull out my American Express card and tell him that the next time I come into this store and I see that person working here, this will be the last time they see this card.

 

[Doomsday101]

Maybe I'm just very lucky then, because nearly every store I shop at does this. Walmart used to as well.

As I said I never gave it a 2nd thought. It does not bother me to pick up my bags and put them in a cart. Last time I was bothered by something simular to this is when gas stations went from full service to self service. :laugh2:

 

[tupperware]

Customer service has gone the way of common sense and common courtesy. It's no so common anymore. We have become and entitlement society so the workers who are doing these jobs don't think they owe it to anyone wot provide the full scope of service they are being paid for. It's just the way society is today.

I agree with you that it is can be annoying, but if you lower your expectations you won't get upset with it as much.

Now if someone is overtly ignorant or acting in a way that would cause me to think they were being disrespectful I would tell them about it and then tell a manager about it. Then I would pull out my American Express card and tell him that the next time I come into this store and I see that person working here, this will be the last time they see this card.

This is one of those thoughts that pass through your head as something that you think doesn't make any sense, or with this, annoying. Typically not worthy of some long drawn out discussion, but yeah, it did bother me.

It is like the washing machines in a laundromat. Have you ever wondered about the do not climb in the washing machine warning stickers? I'd expect anyone old enough to read that sticker to never do this. Those that are too young to read it, the warning doesn't matter. Who exactly are these warning labels targeting? Is there some regulation that requires machinery to have these kinds of labels? We're really selling ourselves pretty short when we have to put labels warning people not to climb inside washing machines. Maybe they figured a few parents might try to get the kids baths done while they did the clothes? Should schools start teaching children not to climb inside washing machines?

 

[DIAF]

Customer service has gone the way of common sense and common courtesy. It's no so common anymore. We have become and entitlement society so the workers who are doing these jobs don't think they owe it to anyone wot provide the full scope of service they are being paid for. It's just the way society is today.

Hmm..."entitlement", "workers"...gee, wonder what you are implying here, haha.

This is the fault of Management, not Labor.

These changes in customer service aren't because lazy workers decided they weren't going to do it anymore, they've come down from corporate in order to cut costs/increase production/etc.

There are whole management philosophies dedicated to this. In fact, at my job (where I am management) I'm having one shoved down my throat which I will then in turn have to forcefeed the Juniors with.

Also, management philosophies over the years in the services and retail industries have evolved to treat employees more and more like pieces in a machine. Well, people aren't machines and treating them as such generally makes them unhappy and that also has had an effect on what little customer service actually remains.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

This is one of those thoughts that pass through your head as something that you think doesn't make any sense, or with this, annoying. Typically not worthy of some long drawn out discussion, but yeah, it did bother me.

It is like the washing machines in a laundromat. Have you ever wondered about the do not climb in the washing machine warning stickers? I'd expect anyone old enough to read that sticker to never do this. Those that are too young to read it, the warning doesn't matter. Who exactly are these warning labels targeting? Is there some regulation that requires machinery to have these kinds of labels? We're really selling ourselves pretty short when we have to put labels warning people not to climb inside washing machines. Maybe they figured a few parents might try to get the kids baths done while they did the clothes? Should schools start teaching children not to climb inside washing machines?

More than likely someone did this and got injured, sued the laundromat and the manufacturer of the machine,

Thus resulting in the CYA process of putting a sign up that says don't get inside the machines.

Kinda like the "Warning: Coffee is hot!" notice on the side of a McDonalds' coffee cup.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

Hmm..."entitlement", "workers"...gee, wonder what you are implying here, haha.

This is the fault of Management, not Labor.

These changes in customer service aren't because lazy workers decided they weren't going to do it anymore, they've come down from corporate in order to cut costs/increase production/etc.

There are whole management philosophies dedicated to this. In fact, at my job (where I am management) I'm having one shoved down my throat which I will then in turn have to forcefeed the Juniors with.

DOn't know what you were referring to in the first part of the post but as far as management sending down an edict to not be customer service friendly, I highly doubt that. It would never happen in any of my companies and I am sure it doesn't in most. Especially in today's market place where everyone is vying for the same dollar.

But I will say you are right in that management does deserve some of the blame for this as they have not taken those to task who have under performed on their jobs. Wal-Mart is just a microcosm of our society when it comes to this type of thing.

 

[VietCowboy]

More than likely someone did this and got injured, sued the laundromat and the manufacturer of the machine,

Thus resulting in the CYA process of putting a sign up that says don't get inside the machines.

Kinda like the "Warning: Coffee is hot!" notice on the side of a McDonalds' coffee cup.

yes, some shirts have to explicitly say "do not iron while wearing" b/c people are stupid and actually got paid a lot of money for engaging in stupidity and then suing for it.