[Magdalen] I hate Wal-Mart

[Mahoney, W. Michael]

I am as fast at the scanning part as any of the clerks but no where near as
fast at the packing.  So I choose self-check or clerk-check according to
which I think will be quickest.  The fuller my cart, the more likely I am
to choose the clerk.  I do, however, have a strong dislike for standing in
line.

Mike M.



On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 3:32 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> So far none of the pharmacy chains here have them. Lowe's does; I don't
> know about Wal-Mart.
> The only places I've tried them are the grocery stores, and I said
> earlier, my success rate is dismal. Sometimes they'll only take cash,
> sometimes only cards, sometimes they won't scan an item, if I want an
> "adult" beverage, I still have to get a clerk, etc.  I suppose it might be
> better at another type of store, but I've seen no reason to try...
>
> > On Nov 29, 2014, at 2:58 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Often at our local CVS/pharmacy, there is no human checkout service
> > available. The human on duty is there to supervise and help with the
> > self-checkout machines. If someone insists, they'll grudgingly open
> > the regular checkout at the counter.
> >
> > Walgreen's does all this much better with friendly, efficient people
> > and the "I see three!" announcements that are supposed to bring more
> > help when the line of waiting people reaches three.
> >
> >> On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Robert Rea <gapetard at stsams.org>
> wrote:
> >>> On Saturday, November 29, 2014 01:18:23 PM Eleanor Braun wrote:
> >>> They exist, and I avoid them.  It doesn't cost any more to have a
> cashier
> >>> check me out, and it helps keep someone employed.  The transfer of
> employee
> >>> work onto customers (e.g., self-service gas stations) is just one
> piece of
> >>> the lack of employment and the softening of wages over the last 30-40
> years.
> >>
> >> I wholeheartedly agree. I never use the self checkout. I'm glad to see
> that
> >> someone else notices that.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bob Rea
> >> mailto:gapetard at stsams.org
> >> http://www.petard.us
> >> http://www.petard.us/blog
> >> http://www.petard.us/gallery
> >>
> >> America, it was a wonderful country
> >>        until they took it private
> >>        and turned it into a theme park of itself
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Scott R. Knitter
> > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>