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Fla Dem

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104. I agrree it's a tough job, but there has to be process in place so customers get the best service.

Tue Feb 9, 2021, 04:30 PM

Feb 2021

Unless Walmart doesn't care about the customer.

If there is no process, the cashier could still have told her when she got in line that she was closing.

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My daughter: "I went full "Karen" at Walmart." ... then her 5 year old --- [View all] 3Hotdogs Feb 2021 OP

That little girl's response leftieNanner Feb 2021 #1

Well then, MrMsMrs Manager get over here and check me out. LakeArenal Feb 2021 #2

Exactly. Management doesn't get breaks, or hours. lunatica Feb 2021 #23

The cashier isn't an automaton. She earned her break. The manager 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2021 #3

Usually cashiers will tell the last person in line that the lane will close after them StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #5

I always look for the open light, if that isn't on I figure the the line is closed for checkout. nt yaesu Feb 2021 #33

Yes, there is a proper way to close a checkstand. Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #36

Right, that's how to close a lane TheFarseer Feb 2021 #43

Industry standard. Common courtesy. theneworiginal Feb 2021 #89

I agrree it's a tough job, but there has to be process in place so customers get the best service. Fla Dem Feb 2021 #104

Yes, she earned her break. Mariana Feb 2021 #11

If I were the cashier, I'd liberalhistorian Feb 2021 #21

What shit treatment is that? Mariana Feb 2021 #46

Had a cashier actually do that to me at Walmart last year. cstanleytech Feb 2021 #35

+1, uponit7771 Feb 2021 #18

I agree judesedit Feb 2021 #38

Way to stick it to those retail workers. Definitely punching up there. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2021 #4

This. cwydro Feb 2021 #76

And people defending it StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #83

Often a visit to DU is eye-opening. cwydro Feb 2021 #86

The proper procedure localroger Feb 2021 #6

If there was one cashier on duty, there was no place to wnylib Feb 2021 #39

I can see your daughter being upset. But her child's behavior's nothing to brag about StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #7

I agree Poiuyt Feb 2021 #22

The entire situation is a whole lot of people behaving badly. Salviati Feb 2021 #49

That's what I do, if I have a full cart and they pull that self-checkout crap, I do a cargo drop. TheBlackAdder Feb 2021 #8

Self check isnt really self either Historic NY Feb 2021 #9

We never shop at Walmart. Freedomofspeech Feb 2021 #10

I've never shopped at Walmart. luvtheGWN Feb 2021 #34

Thank you. Children only imitate what they hear from grown-ups. Butterflylady Feb 2021 #51

I would have stood outside and told everyone coming in that Ilsa Feb 2021 #12

Cashier should have had her move to another line if she had no intention BusyBeingBest Feb 2021 #13

The cashier deserves the break don't be THAT person JCMach1 Feb 2021 #14

I Sure Do RobinA Feb 2021 #92

I have never seen a cashier refuse to take someone already in line, only turn down new people Celerity Feb 2021 #15

They probably have to take their break at a certain time, or lose it. Mariana Feb 2021 #47

I agree. sinkingfeeling Feb 2021 #16

She wasn't A Karen snowybirdie Feb 2021 #17

No she:s not..She had a right to expect decent service whathehell Feb 2021 #42

Thank you! I was going to post something along the same lines... robbob Feb 2021 #74

Similar experience KT2000 Feb 2021 #19

Another similar experience csziggy Feb 2021 #30

The light is supposed to go off before they close that register line JI7 Feb 2021 #20

How did the 5 year old learn to talk like that??? Nt USALiberal Feb 2021 #24

His father. 3Hotdogs Feb 2021 #60

But you seem oddly proud of her behavior. cwydro Feb 2021 #77

The only person I judge is the manager. LakeArenal Feb 2021 #25

There are lights that signal a cashier's break??!!! electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #26

If there was no other cashier it is the managers job to check out the customer. Srkdqltr Feb 2021 #27

I worked retail for many years and a cash register was never left like that Srkdqltr Feb 2021 #28

If that Walmart is anything like the grocery store a close relative of mine manages, 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2021 #29

After a certain time (9 or 10 at night, I think), Wal-Mart here always has just one cashier. tblue37 Feb 2021 #31

Times are stressful Dorian Gray Feb 2021 #32

I did that at Walmart Sugarcoated Feb 2021 #37

Aww Sugarcoated Feb 2021 #59

For clarification Sugarcoated Feb 2021 #75

Self checkout is not an option for me. Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #40

You should be ashamed to tell that story about your own people. jaxexpat Feb 2021 #41

They would not last a minute in our family... Jon King Feb 2021 #45

My mother would have snatched me and whupped me right there on the spot StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #53

Teaching your children profanity is bad parenting but so is hitting them. BlueStater Feb 2021 #100

I agree obamanut2012 Feb 2021 #68

Thank you StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #73

Well said. cwydro Feb 2021 #78

Lol Bigredhunk Feb 2021 #44

Walmart treats their workers like shit. That's what what consumers should get upset about. jalan48 Feb 2021 #48

Yup obamanut2012 Feb 2021 #69

I worked there for eight and a half months as a cart pusher. BlueStater Feb 2021 #99

To sum up MurrayDelph Feb 2021 #50

You really think it's appropriate for a 5-year-old to scream "FUCK" at people in a store? StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #54

Generally no. As I said MurrayDelph Feb 2021 #56

As I said - Wow StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #57

IKR? Because an essential worker didn't want to lose her break obamanut2012 Feb 2021 #70

Well, his mother DID have to stand in line for a long time StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #72

lololol obamanut2012 Feb 2021 #79

😄 Luciferous Feb 2021 #82

Lol, perfectly put. cwydro Feb 2021 #97

Kids will be kids - My family was visiting for the weekend - I live way out in the country womanofthehills Feb 2021 #65

I've used a self serve line maybe twice. lpbk2713 Feb 2021 #52

. Coventina Feb 2021 #55

Not sure this is something to be proud of. LisaL Feb 2021 #58

Exactly, it isn't obamanut2012 Feb 2021 #71

Walmart is a godsend for me. MicaelS Feb 2021 #61

We obviously have different expectations on the proper behavior of a 5 year old GulfCoast66 Feb 2021 #62

This was poor customer service all around MustLoveBeagles Feb 2021 #63

JFC - can't we all just STFU and leave the poster alone? Shaddox Feb 2021 #64

I assume that if the poster wanted to be "left alone," they wouldn't have broadcast their grandkid's StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #66

Lol, if you think this is a DU pile-on, you're sadly mistaken. cwydro Feb 2021 #81

Gonna give you a heart here in a second just because I feel like you have missed out... moriah Feb 2021 #84

Yeah, the poster was held at gunpoint and forced to put this up on a forum Blecht Feb 2021 #94

" Daughter leaves the cart and starts walking out the door" live love laugh Feb 2021 #67

The manager should've checked her out. I haven't Luciferous Feb 2021 #80

Why I don't shop at Walmart Chakaconcarne Feb 2021 #85

It wasn't Walmart that taught a 5-year-old to cuss people out StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #87

Walmart breeds bad behavior? cwydro Feb 2021 #90

No doubt that manager knows how to work a cash register. MineralMan Feb 2021 #88

Follow up: I don't know if prior respondents will read this. It is an old thread.... 3Hotdogs Feb 2021 #91

It's nice that you unconditionally support your daughter. Blecht Feb 2021 #95

The "C word" is very different in Scotland, England, and Ireland. cwydro Feb 2021 #96

Karen indeed nini Feb 2021 #93

She sounds like an asshole. demmiblue Feb 2021 #98

Ummmm..ok. Is bragging about bad behavior cool now? Captain Stern Feb 2021 #101

Scene with Jodie Foster, So Long Suckers Beringia Feb 2021 #102

It's likely that the refrigerated stuff had to be thrown away. Mosby Feb 2021 #103