15 fun things to do at a Wal-Mart

[E Rocc]

You, my FRiend, would be right at home here. Enjoy!

LOL, that site will keep me busy for awhile. >:)

Wondering if there is any mention of those wonderful people who think bar closing time laws don't apply to them,

-Eric

[JakeWyld]

Bump!

[Havoc]

Your list has one serious flaw in it, and that is #8. I've never had a clerk at Wallyworld offer to help.

They get paid to offer you assistance; but, there are several factors mitigating this. One, they run on skeleton crews in order to give you the low prices. Want prices and help - pay more. They also pay their employees the lowest price possible and work them like dogs. The average resteraunt worker makes more than a Walmart employee does in this town. Want fries with that?

Next is the consumer mindset. Most consumers go in to merely shop. Some go in to kill time. And others show up just to show their superiority to the local servants. Yes, believe it or not, many in this world (liberals largely) think themselves superior and think the local burger flippers and shelf stuffers exist to wipe their butts for them. Walmart's workers are people, not your personal butt shiner. If you go in there to be lied to about how perfect you are, you might get the truth instead. If you go in there to mess with them, don't be surprised if you get it fed right back to you. And don't be surprised when after an 8-16 hour day putting up with that stuff that they will smile merely because you showed up to give them grief because their employer will neither pay them a decent wage nor give them the help they need. It's easy to shoot fish in a barrel. They didn't make the barrel. They're largely there because they have bills to pay.. not for your amusement or harrassment. And no, I don't work there. But I did 10 years of retail and know exactly the kind of jerks that have to be put up with.

[southernnorthcarolina]

6. Move a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.

I saw a "WET FLOOR" sign in a Wal-Mart... so I did.

Thank you. Thankyouverymuch. I'll be here all week. Try the veal, and remember to tip your waitress.

[E Rocc]

I saw a "WET FLOOR" sign in a Wal-Mart... so I did.

I like the bilingual ones. "Piso Mojado" always sounds to me like someone really had to go. >:o

-Eric

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Please use the Barf Alert before posting family pictures.

LOL, now that is not clever.

But what could one expect from a defender of tasteless sophomoric humor such as you.

[No Blue States]

A defender of tasteless sophomoric humor,thats me.

Im a new poster here Axel, sorry we didnt hit it off. Ill hold no grudge and i really hope you have a good day FRiend.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

LOL, hope you have a good day as well. FR is a fun forum with lots of interesting disussions going on all the time.

[fishbabe]

i still work in retail and we have a bumper sticker hanging up that says....show me a person who loathes all of mankind and i'll show you someone who works in retail...

[jmc813]

I knew the dork patrol would be here bitching about this thread eventually.

[grumple]

i think some folks need to lighten up a bit...

[Havoc]

LOL. Not entirely true; but, sometimes it seems that way.
The position I always found myself in was that we would have 1 or maybe two people for every department in the store. One stocking and one waiting on customers on the floor or at checkouts. When they called everyone available off the floor, the person remaining had to choose between chasing customers, watching their department registers and stocking/cleaning. All of it had to get done. If it wasn't done through the regular hours, it had to be done after your shift ended. If you went over on hours, you couldn't have overtime, so you had to cut hours late in the week. There were times when there was only one person to a department period. Some didn't even have that. But the store was raking in profits - swimming in them. The store I worked in, the manager had a guy walk around the store on the main track asking people if he could assist them just so the appearance would be there that help was there to be had.

The employees are underpaid and get attacked from all sides.
It is no wonder most of them look pretty haggered. They get pushed constantly by every level of management, by checkout managers, etc, then have to play ambassador to the customer excusing themselves for not having enough help on hand when they are not the responsible party and are most times just as upset about it. Management always has an excuse why they can't have more help onhand - usually it is their own bonuses.. Any of this sound familiar? LOL

[Allegra]

2. Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5 minute intervals.

We used to do this one in department stores when I was a teenager.

Glad to see some of those 70s traditions have survived.

[Final Authority]

One thing I think is productive is to post meeting notices of the local union representing grocery store workers in the bathrooms. These probally won't last long. BTW, I usually do not support unionization but in the case of WalMart I think it may serve them right.

As a prank, and I think it would hurt WalMart at the bottom line, is to get your friends, each with a shopping cart, go to every corner of the store and fill them up and then just leave. It is sort of like the same friends, on a prank mission, going to McDonalds and seperately ordering some sandwich off the dollar menu at lunch time. with a specific request, like, no ketchup or extra onions, it really slows them down and costs them money.

But I wouldn't do anything like this myself.

[E Rocc]

BTW, I usually do not support unionization but in the case of WalMart I think it may serve them right.

In my last job I learned that unions have their place and can be beneficial in divisions of large corporations. Otherwise, even plant management that knows better and wants to do the right thing by their people may have no leverage with HQ weenies who see anyone that does actual work as basically peons and those who manage them as little better.

Of course in that job, I still realize that it was time to GTF outta there when I sat in on a "counseling" session and found myself 100% in agreement with the shop steward.

From what I've heard about Wal-mart, you are probably right.

-Eric

[Yardstick]

;0)

[sandpit]

I was in a North Dallas Wal-Mart and was asked it I needed assistance in finding anything. I almost fell in the floor!.
The people in the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market store are always nice and friendly. It's a good place to buy groceries.