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I've noticed this across the country. Both employees and customers in Walmart move extremely slow in the store. I've seriously seen turtles move faster than employees and customers in the store. What's up with that?
I noticed that we, on average, need more time to shop at Walmart compared to a Target or somewhere else.
Possible reasons:
- Walmart is typically the physically largest store around here
- More items than other stores
- more departments/one stop shop
- larger parking lot, takes longer to park/walk to store
- more people than elsewhere, more congestion/time/effort
- checkout lanes are hogged with tons of people who bring every family member for the shopping trip? Walmart appears to the entire family, apparently.
Target i.e. is quite empty here and you'd rush through your grocery list without a second thought. At our walmart it might take a lot longer.
People turn into zombies when they go through the doors of Wal-Mart. With me I am bombarded with too much all at once and it overwhelms me. I may have a list but the minute those doors open I become a zombie like everyone else. I actually had a panic attack at a Best Buy once because of all the noise coming from every direction.
I try to avoid Walmart if possible. Easy enough--none are convenient to me, but also, I'm just not a person who loves shopping. I know people who go to stores like that or even malls when they don't actually need anything, but they go and buy crap they don't need as a form of entertainment. I think places like Walmart survive on those entertainment shopping types.
I noticed that we, on average, need more time to shop at Walmart compared to a Target or somewhere else.
Possible reasons:
- Walmart is typically the physically largest store around here
- More items than other stores
- more departments/one stop shop
- larger parking lot, takes longer to park/walk to store
- more people than elsewhere, more congestion/time/effort
- checkout lanes are hogged with tons of people who bring every family member for the shopping trip? Walmart appears to the entire family, apparently.
Target i.e. is quite empty here and you'd rush through your grocery list without a second thought. At our walmart it might take a lot longer.
I can see the customers moving slow in those cases if there is a line, but not when there is plenty of space to move. They still walk like turtles. And it's no excuse for the employees to move so slow.
Just look at them...some of them are extremely obese.
BUT tourists in downtowns also walk very, very slowly, and with no awareness of other people around them.
Remember, shopping is entertainment to some people. They are not looking to buy specific items that they need, so much as spending time spending money because they can't think of better uses for their time (or theynwant to avoid such better uses because those would take more effort).
I hate most shopping. It is just a chore, with a few exceptions. My own browse favorites are book stores. Definitely not general merchandise centers.
I've noticed this across the country. Both employees and customers in Walmart move extremely slow in the store. I've seriously seen turtles move faster than employees and customers in the store. What's up with that?
How many Wal-Marts nationwide have you been in? Or are you going mainly by youtube videos? I've noticed nothing of the kind in our local Wal-Mart.
The local Walmarts are extremely disorganized, and you wind up moving more slowly because you have to hunt for what you're looking for, versus just get in, find what you need quickly, and get out. Like items are not always shelved with other like items, so you wind up having to waste time scanning shelves.
I personally find the having to backtrack all over the stores to be more of am annoyance than people's pace.
People turn into zombies when they go through the doors of Wal-Mart. With me I am bombarded with too much all at once and it overwhelms me. I may have a list but the minute those doors open I become a zombie like everyone else. I actually had a panic attack at a Best Buy once because of all the noise coming from every direction.
I always wear ear plugs at Wal-mart.
The constant noise from the video sales displays, the whining and crying kids, the background "music", and the loud air handling equipment overloads my senses.
I also go at about 8 AM on Sundays to avoid the crowds.
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