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[–] [email protected] 187 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (16 children)

I went to a Walgreens to buy nail clippers since I was nearby and had a bad hangnail.

Had to push a red button to wait for an employee to unlock the cabinet. After 10 minutes, I ran to find a random employee who was stocking and they got me what I needed.

That was the first and last time I ever went to Walgreens.

[–] Speculater 35 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

That's like years ago, like 2016, I went to Walmart for the last time. They closed all the self checkout lanes, but I guess forgot to rehire cashiers. So I waited 30 minutes in line on a random weekday to buy one 50ft extension cord.

[–] webhead 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah most of them are like this. That's why it's the one place where self checkout was actually an improvement. Because they never had anyone at the fucking registers before that anyway. I try to never go there but at least now I don't have to wait an eternity if I have to go there.

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