Walmart observations
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dcpeachy Bronze Member
I went to the Albuquerque/Carlisle Blvd. Walmart yesterday and they have removed all self-checkouts. Now, there are 30+ manned checkouts. Evidently, they went in overnight this past week and removed everything they had done in the past couple of years, and went back to manned checkouts to reduce theft. It looks like they to piece together some materials, as the lane number signs were not all the same (some with the spark logo and some without), along with some having temporary numbers printed on paper. The registers are newer (black Toshiba), but just as slow as always. -
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Romr123 Veteran Member
I suspect Albuquerque is a tough place to operate. It is the one place where I feel a bit of ...menace... driving through and stopping for gas/snacks just west of the big Interstate interchange (I-40 and 25)...the Coors Blvd exit. Feels uncomfortable and dystopian at the same time--the gas station we normally use has rest rooms in a separated building (a QuikTrip would go down so well there). I imagine that the suburban areas are quite lovely, but the central corridor is not a pleasant place to be.
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Alpha8472 Valued Contributor
I have seen Walmart stores add self checkout machines and then months later remove most of them in the San Francisco Bay Area. The theft rate is so high that manned checkouts are the only way to keep people from robbing the store blind.
These neighborhoods are really scary with dangerous and dishonest people.
Costco is wary about self checkout in this area. Sometimes the self checkouts are not even open.
Some Safeway stores do not have self checkout. They have a walled off liquor department with its own cashier to keep people from stealing the alcohol.
These neighborhoods are really scary with dangerous and dishonest people.
Costco is wary about self checkout in this area. Sometimes the self checkouts are not even open.
Some Safeway stores do not have self checkout. They have a walled off liquor department with its own cashier to keep people from stealing the alcohol.