• flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 hours ago

      I had a similar story. 2019 I went to the Walmart closest to where I live now and they had closed all the registers, and most of the self checks. I waited so long. I have a ton of stores close to me now so I was only going there on recommendation of a friend. “But they’re so cheap!”

      Not if your time has value.

    • TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip
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      10 hours ago

      In the Soviet Union, the shopper experience wasn’t vastly different. You would stand in different lines to select, pay and collect items, so it was a good idea to bring a chair and a book with you.