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re: Wal-Mart update thread.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 1:14 pm to WonderWartHawg
Posted on 7/9/14 at 1:14 pm to WonderWartHawg
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And if you are going to have 20 check out lines, why are only 5 open at a time? Why the expense of putting those lines in if you never intend to have 20 employees on the clock checking at one time?
This I will never understand. I got stuck having to run into Walmart a few days before Christmas a couple of years ago. Had to be one of their busier days of the year and I counted 7 registers not open, while every checkout line was at least 5 or 6 customers deep. Made no sense.
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They sometimes talk a good game by saying they are going to 'buy American', but I sure have trouble finding any of it on the shelves.
I think most of this talk is buying food and household cleaners and stuff like that. Though I did read once that a lot of their electronics are specifically made for Walmart in US factories, and the Sony's, LG, and Vizios just slap their name on it.
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Posted on 7/9/14 at 1:38 pm to The Spleen
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while every checkout line was at least 5 or 6 customers deep. Made no sense.
The business model is built on being the cheapest. Cut those labor margins as tight as possible. It's one of the many reasons I'll spend a little more at a store that is better staffed
There's room to compete with WalMart for many reasons mentioned in this thread. Those with more disposable income will go to other places with more specialized goods or at least better service.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 3:53 pm to The Spleen
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This I will never understand. I got stuck having to run into Walmart a few days before Christmas a couple of years ago. Had to be one of their busier days of the year and I counted 7 registers not open, while every checkout line was at least 5 or 6 customers deep. Made no sense.
Completely agree.
They're no more responsible for the demise of mom-and-pop than any other big box but in terms of general operations they made a big turn in the wrong direction a few years ago. When they first opened, I loved the place. They emphasized American made stuff and had signs posted at the checkouts that said 'If there are more than 3 people in line, we will open another register'. It was a great place to shop.
Now I'm pretty sure the policy is that if there are less than 3 in each line, they think they've got too many people on duty and somebody has to clock out and go home. I still shop there, but it is never a pleasant experience.
In my mind, I associate it with Sam Walton dying but it was a few years afterwards when they really turned for the worst.
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