"Dave Hall" wrote in message
...


A real store would've moved those women out of the line, and perhaps
even
called the police. Not WM, though. As far as they're concerned, their
customers' time is worthless.


You can't put the blame on that type of behavior squarely on the
shoulders of Wal-Mart exclusively. Many other department stores work in
the same way. Any time you have a store which attracts a clientele which
is not "bloomingdales" quality, you employ people at or near minimum
wage, and do not offer line managers any incentive to do any more than
babysit the employees, you will get this sort of situation. I've been in
similar situations (I always end up picking the worst line) in grocery
stores as well as department stores.

Dave



I have, too. In the "other" store I shop at, the cashier's blinking light
would've gone on and a manager or security person would've been there in 30
seconds. Not Wal Mart, though.

Something else interesting about the WM near me: You know how you hear a
gentle beep from some cash registers each time an item is dragged across the
scanner? At WM, they've connected that to the public address system at the
front. Unbelievably loud and annoying. WTF? This is supposed to make the
place sound interesting?