[Magdalen] I hate Wal-Mart

[Charles Wohlers]

Yes - in larger & newer supermarkets. Also at Lowe's & Home Depot (big box 
home improvement stores). Haven't seen them at Wal-Mart, Target, Staples, 
etc.

Chad Wohlers
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com



-----Original Message----- 
From: Roger Stokes
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 3:09 AM
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] I hate Wal-Mart

On 29/11/2014 02:48, Brian Reid wrote:
>
>> only 5 were open at mid-afternoon on Black Friday
>
> They've got you. That's their goal.
> They don't need to spend money making it easier for you to leave.

Shops choose the muzak they play according to whether they want you to
shop quickly or slowly.  The longer they can keep you in the store the
more chance they have of selling you something you didn't go in to buy.

This side of the pond a lot of stores have "basket only" checkouts or
ones where you can scan a few things, pay and get out.  The latter ones
mean that one member of staff can supervise a number of tills. Do they
exist in the US?

Roger