Serious Question to anyone who works in retail

Do they possibly use them for Christmas sales? That's the reasoning for the massive, unused parking lots too.

I agree, spend LESS on registers, MORE on training and better employees to keep the lines moving!

Now i dont know about everywhere, but i can tell you that 90% of the time i drive by the Walmart here to go to Home Depot, the parking lot is usually 70-80% full...

Still think its asinine for the stores to have all those registers and never have intentions to use them. A friend yesterday told me that he counted 35 registers at the old Winchester, VA Walmart. Some of them have probably never been used at any point in time....

As someone already pointed out it's probably more for the cosmetic look of things up front and to control the flow of people out of the store.

Well one thing i didnt know, i was talking to a guy on facebook chat this morning, and he said that his local walmart has now only started opening 1 set of sliding doors, he says he's not sure why...maybe that has to do with crowd control too...

Are you obsessed with Wal-mart?

Are you obsessed with Wal-mart?

Really, not sure what he is getting at with all this Wall Mart stuff. Maybe it was early in the morning so they only had one door open or maybe they have had theft issues so they are trying to keep a better watch on who is coming and going. I only will go to Wall Mart early in the morning before 9am. Any time after that the place is a mad house and I hat waiting in lines.

I am sure they save a lot of money keeping less employees, as they are also paying insurance benefits, etc. per person based on their status.

However, I want to point out that what you are seeing at your Walmarts isnt always true. The Walmart by my house, has 7-10 registers open at a time, if not more. And that is normally, on weekends almost all registers are open.

I am sure they save a lot of money keeping less employees, as they are also paying insurance benefits, etc. per person based on their status.

However, I want to point out that what you are seeing at your Walmarts isnt always true. The Walmart by my house, has 7-10 registers open at a time, if not more. And that is normally, on weekends almost all registers are open.

You live in NOVA which is a mad house and they can support that kind of work force, Solid Snake lives in East Butt Fawk, Va where they don't have the same volume of folks.

I can't believe how this thread has continued to grow!

I just keep coming back to see Solids frustration.

No guys, i'm not obsessed with walmart. I can poke fun at myself for this thread.

It was an issue that kind of grinded my gears, and i wanted to know if anybody had like an "official" reason for why they do it. It is just my luck i guess, because i went to Sheetz on my lunch break, and lo and behold there was only 1 person working...i couldnt make this up if i tried.

I guess with all the walmart talk, i kind of got obsessed. Being honest with you, i think i really hate them. But anyway, thanks to everyone for responding

No guys, i'm not obsessed with walmart. I can poke fun at myself for this thread.

It was an issue that kind of grinded my gears, and i wanted to know if anybody had like an "official" reason for why they do it. It is just my luck i guess, because i went to Sheetz on my lunch break, and lo and behold there was only 1 person working...i couldnt make this up if i tried.

I guess with all the walmart talk, i kind of got obsessed. Being honest with you, i think i really hate them. But anyway, thanks to everyone for responding

lol it's all good, just bustin' your chops

I think everyone has a "I hate Wal-Mart" story