I firmly believe the greeters are an idiotic idea. They’re friendly enough to me but I know a lady who usually has bad experiences with them. She can smile and say hello, or say nothing, and the result is the same, they look right through her.
Whatever training the greeters get, it is not adequate, and I believe there are a lot of shoppers who do not get any sort of lift from the greeters at the door.
The greeters do wipe the rain off the carts; if they used monkeys for that, the job would still get done and more shoppers would be smiling as they went in, too.
While we’re on the subject, Walmart gets a thumbs down for the people allowed to stand there with hands out, or tin cups. Whatever their fundraising cause — pests, all of them.
I'm with you. Target is my preferred choice. Much hay is made on FR because Target "doesn't allow the Salvation Army bellringers at Christmas", when the reality is that they don't allow anyone, anytime.
Frankly, I like it. I can donate to SA (or whichever charity) whenever I want by writing a check, and I don't need to get panhandled by everyone's pet cause everytime I go in and out of the store.
You sound like a Union Member to me.
I did, too, until this month.
This past month my artificial knee became infected and had to be removed surgically. I was very grateful to have a Wall Mart greeter show me how to use the electric carts and to help me with my crutches. ( They have a special storage cabinet for them.)
(Hopefully, if the infection is gone, I will get a new knee in March. )