Walmart are such cheapskates.

[Seven]

Home depots been cheap for years. Those ****ers never offer to help unless it requires a forklift.

That's if you can FIND an employee. There's 1.5 per 12 hour shift and someone has GOT to clean the restroom.

 

[Muhast]

I sincerely despise going there. I only go when I'm forced in to it. But.. when Walmart introduced their little carousel bagging system, where they throw your items in the bags and spin it around, was anyone bothered by this?

Whatever happened to them putting your bags into your cart? I've always thought it to be the job of the store to do this. I've heard that if you just wait, they'll do it for you, but they never give you that impression. They just put your stuff in the bags and spin it around.

I mean it's not that big of a deal but it's kind of annoying how such a large corporation, already cuts costs by running a 24 hr Walmart here, with 2 registers open and a long line at each, at around 11 PM. In addition, can't even pay people to do some bagging or think they'll save some manpower by forcing that obligation onto the customers. Self checkout is fine, but you more or less get the choice to use those. I hate how you're forced to look like a lazy ***** to make them do something any self respecting company who bags items should do. It also comes across as rude to me, to do it.

And before anyone says it, I'm not some stuck up snob who thinks I'm too good to put my own groceries in my cart. It's just one of those irritating things, that I was going to put in to my "Things that irritate you" thread, but couldn't because it got locked.

I live in a pretty busy metro Atlanta area, and the walmarts here(although they are very nicely kept up, and modern looking) pretty much NEVER have functional self-checkout unless it's in the holidays.

Literally like 10 months of the year not a single self check out aisle is operational. It's really annoying. They accomidate by having several of the "20 or less" registers and a few normal registers so the lines can get long.

 

[DIAF]

I live in a pretty busy metro Atlanta area, and the walmarts here(although they are very nicely kept up, and modern looking) pretty much NEVER have functional self-checkout unless it's in the holidays.

Literally like 10 months of the year not a single self check out aisle is operational. It's really annoying. They accomidate by having several of the "20 or less" registers and a few normal registers so the lines can get long.

You know what really makes me mad? Lack of self-checkout at Target!

Look, we already know you don't like paying cashiers since only 1/4 of the damn lines are open anyways...just install some self-checkout already!

 

[DIAF]

That's if you can FIND an employee. There's 1.5 per 12 hour shift and someone has GOT to clean the restroom.

Are you kidding? Since when? Whenever I go into a Home Depot, I am beseiged by annoying employees asking me if I need help every 5 minutes.

The current CEO reversed a lot of things that Bob Nardelli did while he was helming the Depot, and one of those things was to put "Homers" (plumbing, carpentry, etc "experts") back into the stores and a renewed emphasis on customer service and core businesses.

 

[Doomsday101]

I like the people at Walmart makes me feel at home

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[YosemiteSam]

Going to Home Depot on the weekend is an absolute no no where I live. It's more packed than Times Square!

 

[YosemiteSam]

I like the people at Walmart makes me feel at home

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Why isn't he shooting them in the face?

 

[Ranzo]

You know what really makes me mad? Lack of self-checkout at Target!

Look, we already know you don't like paying cashiers since only 1/4 of the damn lines are open anyways...just install some self-checkout already!

Not gonna happen. Target mgt perceives theft as a big player with this pos method although studies show it actually discourages losses overall because you eliminate cashier errors/theft, unscanned items in carts, and self-checkers usually know they are being watched and that they are dealing with precise weighted scales. I would applaud them for implementing them too at Target'...most technologically literate ppl prefer them over traditional methods. Even most WM managers get this advantage.

 

[Faerluna]

I like putting my own groceries in the cart. I do 90% of our grocery shopping at Walmart, so there are some things I want on the bottom without having a something heavy squishing the bread/eggs/etc.

The Walmarts around here are clean and (for the most part) not full of weirdos like you see on the People of Walmart site. The one that's closest to our house now doesn't have the self-checkout lines, but rarely do I have to wait in line more than a few minutes as they are very well-staffed.

There is a supermarket chain here called Martins (formerly known as Ukrops) that bags your groceries and someone takes them to your car with you and loads them in. I know of a Kroger where we used to live that does the same thing, because some people really want that level of service.

Not that I wouldn't want it, but I always feel like I'm imposing when someone else loads my groceries into my car.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

I sincerely despise going there. I only go when I'm forced in to it. But.. when Walmart introduced their little carousel bagging system, where they throw your items in the bags and spin it around, was anyone bothered by this?

Whatever happened to them putting your bags into your cart? I've always thought it to be the job of the store to do this. I've heard that if you just wait, they'll do it for you, but they never give you that impression. They just put your stuff in the bags and spin it around.

I mean it's not that big of a deal but it's kind of annoying how such a large corporation, already cuts costs by running a 24 hr Walmart here, with 2 registers open and a long line at each, at around 11 PM. In addition, can't even pay people to do some bagging or think they'll save some manpower by forcing that obligation onto the customers. Self checkout is fine, but you more or less get the choice to use those. I hate how you're forced to look like a lazy ***** to make them do something any self respecting company who bags items should do. It also comes across as rude to me, to do it.

And before anyone says it, I'm not some stuck up snob who thinks I'm too good to put my own groceries in my cart. It's just one of those irritating things, that I was going to put in to my "Things that irritate you" thread, but couldn't because it got locked.

Have you seen some of the employees at wal mart? They look like they couldnt walk 30 feet w/o being out of breath.
And you expect them to actually put stuff into a cart?
Jeeshh.

 

[VietCowboy]

Going to Home Depot on the weekend is an absolute no no where I live. It's more packed than Times Square!

Believe it or not, when I was single, I was always told to go to Home Depot or a hardware store on Fridays because guys who are stable / own homes, will likely be there.

Whatevs, I never did that, but it is interesting to say the least if that is true.

 

[Dallas]

I like putting my own groceries in the cart. I do 90% of our grocery shopping at Walmart, so there are some things I want on the bottom without having a something heavy squishing the bread/eggs/etc.

The Walmarts around here are clean and (for the most part) not full of weirdos like you see on the People of Walmart site. The one that's closest to our house now doesn't have the self-checkout lines, but rarely do I have to wait in line more than a few minutes as they are very well-staffed.

There is a supermarket chain here called Martins (formerly known as Ukrops) that bags your groceries and someone takes them to your car with you and loads them in. I know of a Kroger where we used to live that does the same thing, because some people really want that level of service.

Not that I wouldn't want it, but I always feel like I'm imposing when someone else loads my groceries into my car.

Agreed. I love Wal-Mart. The groceries are great and you cannot beat the prices. The customer service is also very good.

The carousel bag-o-grab, doesn't bother me in the last.



Wal-Mart:
Mr. Dallas, you just saved $46.00 today while shopping @ Wal-Mart.


Mr. Dallas: THANK YOU !! Could you spin this, so I could get my milk?

 

[tupperware]

I beg to differ with you on this. There are no signs that say cart your own groceries. If you let the carousel fill up so the cashier has to move them so they can continue their job your problem is solved.

If the cashier starts putting them on top of the carousel you should teach them a lesson by leaving them there. At which point the people in line behind you will be observing this behavior and become annoyed and go straight home and post a thread titled; lazy customers at Walmart that make me wait longer than I have to.

The thing that I think is kinda annoying is when the cashier spins the carousel in the wrong direction and you have to reach to other side of it to cart my groceries.

I would like to point out that this should have gone in the; things that annoy you but shouldn't thread but you probably think everyone should be bother by this.

It would have, it was locked.

 

[tupperware]

Some of those warning labels are silly but you know someone has done it or someone else is afraid of a law suit so in some crazy way you can understand it to a point.

The only one that never ever made sense to me was something I saw on a plane.

I was bored on a plane trip so I pulled out some of the stuff they put in the back of seats. It was mostly instructional things for emergencies and so on. Most had pictures and words as well. However one was just printed out and on the top of it, it said...If you can not read this please ask an attendant to help you. I was thinking how the heck can someone read that to know to ask an attendant if they can not read in the first place. :laugh2: I think someone else must have saw something like that because some time later I remember a comedian talking about it in one of his acts.

Keyboard error or no keyboard present. Hit ENTER to continue.

 

[Khartun]

I like putting my own groceries in the cart. I do 90% of our grocery shopping at Walmart, so there are some things I want on the bottom without having a something heavy squishing the bread/eggs/etc.

The Walmarts around here are clean and (for the most part) not full of weirdos like you see on the People of Walmart site. The one that's closest to our house now doesn't have the self-checkout lines, but rarely do I have to wait in line more than a few minutes as they are very well-staffed.

There is a supermarket chain here called Martins (formerly known as Ukrops) that bags your groceries and someone takes them to your car with you and loads them in. I know of a Kroger where we used to live that does the same thing, because some people really want that level of service.

Not that I wouldn't want it, but I always feel like I'm imposing when someone else loads my groceries into my car.

I agree. I do most of my shopping at Wal-Mart. I don't understand why some won't go. You can save a bunch of money shopping there. About the only things I won't get there are the produce and meat. United has far better quality for that stuff so I get it there.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Believe it or not, when I was single, I was always told to go to Home Depot or a hardware store on Fridays because guys who are stable / own homes, will likely be there.

Whatevs, I never did that, but it is interesting to say the least if that is true.

You should have. Maybe you wouldn't be stuck with a Stealers fan :laugh1:

 

[VietCowboy]

I agree. I do most of my shopping at Wal-Mart. I don't understand why some won't go. You can save a bunch of money shopping there. About the only things I won't get there are the produce and meat. United has far better quality for that stuff so I get it there.

because if you know how to shop with coupon, it's cheaper to go to an actually grocery store, for everything else, I use amazon, right to my front door, 2 days, less if I choose next day shipping and really need it asap. no tax.

 

[YosemiteSam]

If we happen to stop at Walmart we will pick up some stuff. Cereal is freaking cheap there. I remember back in Texas one time though. I bought meat there. BIG MISTAKE. Never again will I do that, but then again the the Walmart that is somewhat close to our house (several miles) doesn't have a meat section. Only dry non-refrigerated foods.

 

[Khartun]

because if you know how to shop with coupon, it's cheaper to go to an actually grocery store, for everything else, I use amazon, right to my front door, 2 days, less if I choose next day shipping and really need it asap. no tax.

Not at the grocery stores around here. You can have a coupon for everything in your basket and still pay more than you would at Wal-Mart.

 

[Muhast]

If we happen to stop at Walmart we will pick up some stuff. Cereal is freaking cheap there. I remember back in Texas one time though. I bought meat there. BIG MISTAKE. Never again will I do that, but then again the the Walmart that is somewhat close to our house (several miles) doesn't have a meat section. Only dry non-refrigerated foods.

Must just be that location? We buy meat(mostly chicken, sometimes steaks) from there. Never had any issues.