What the...(carded for barrel mops.)

[BJPZOO]

My wife and I went to Wal-Mart tonight to buy some gun cleaning stuff and I bought some barrel mops. When we got to the register we got carded for the mops . Can mops kill people Would anyone know why they would do this????

 

[Geronimo45]

They needed to see my license to buy paint putty (to fill in cracks/nailholes in wood, so you can paint over it).

 

[Snap]

It's a gun thing, so we have to make sure you're over 18 to have it. It's for the children, don't you know?

Hoo, got nauseous saying that.....

 

[critter]

Making sure you didn't do a high-capacity drive-by mopping!

 

[springmom]

How did you pay for it?

If you paid for it via either debit or credit card, get used to being asked for identification. My son works for a deli chain as cashier and, as annoyed as long-time regulars get about this, he must ask for ID if a purchase is paid for in plastic. If I go in while he's on register, I pull out my license. It's their policy. One more result of the rise in identity thefts.

Of course if you paid with cash, maybe you just look shifty

Springmom

 

[isp2605]

You're questioning why a Walmart employee does something? Think about it. Consider the quality of a lot of their employees.

 

[rev214]

maybe they thought it was a gun cleaning kit...

 

[Art Eatman]

isp2605, I doubt it's the quality of the employees. More likely some store manager's personal policy.

Separately, they could pay more and get "better" employees, maybe, but you'd wind up paying more for what you buy. TANSTAAFL.

Art

 

[isp2605]

No doubt the store manager probably told them to check IDs for guns and stuff, probably meaning ammo. They don't pay their help to make decisions, and for that we can be thankful given the high quality of help.

 

[NineseveN]

You're questioning why a WalMart employee does something? Think about it. Consider the quality of a lot of their employees.

They don't pay their help to make decisions, and for that we can be thankful given the high quality of help.

Why do folks insist on belittling others without cause? It has nothing to do with the personnel, it simply has to do with the pay, period. Welcome to a money-driven employment market. Service does not equate with a given level of intelligence or personal qualities. How many waiters at 4-star restaurants have Masters degrees? If you want to know why you don’t get good service, consider how much you’re paying for the goods first, because that usually equates to the pay scale of the service employees. Waiters make their money based largely on how well they perform for the customer (and the more a meal costs, the higher the tip can be based on the standard tip percentage), WalMart folks make the same whether or not you like the level of service they give, and since the majority of folks will shop there regardless due to the obscenely low prices on just about everything, service really doesn’t matter overall (so long as you’re not being cursed at, assaulted or spit on obviously); the management knows this, which is why they don’t bother paying a terribly decent wage.

If the majority of consumers refused to shop at WalMart based on the poor service, things would be different. There are plenty of bright, intelligent and well-raised people working at WalMarts across the nation in order to put themselves through school (I personally know 3 highly intelligent people that worked at WalMart through college, one ended up as a Chemist, one as a Paralegal and one is now an Engineer), all very respectful people with specialized educations and high levels of intelligence. I’ve been waited on by them while they were going through school, I didn’t get exemplary service, nor did I expect it since I was paying 30% less than I would have at another store. Stereotypical insults don’t really do much for any discussion.

Most likely, the OP paid in some form of currency other than cash (check, credit card, debit card), the store has a stupid policy (my WalMart doesn’t ask for ID for anything other than ammo, cold medicines, glues and other such ‘huffable substances’, restricted movies or music and firearms) or the cashier was mistaken.

 

[isp2605]

It's nice there are at least 3 (Chemist, one as a Paralegal and one is now an Engineer) educated people working at Walmart. Now look at quite a few of the others. You'll find a lot more of those functioning at the lower levels than you'll find Chemist, Paralegal and Engineer.
Yup, low pay definitely plays a part.

 

[AnthonyRSS]

It isn't all about low pay. It is really about the work ethic of the individuals employed by Wal-mart. I have worked different jobs as I have gotten older and have always given my best work regardless of the pay. I haven't found too many young people to have much of a work ethic.

Anthony

 

[NineseveN]

Now look at quite a few of the others. You'll find a lot more of those functioning at the lower levels than you'll find Chemist, Paralegal and Engineer.
Yup, low pay definitely plays a part.

Unless you've adequately surveyed the education and intelligence levels of the majority of the employees at WalMart, you're making an ignorant assumption. If you're okay with ignorance, who am I to complain though, right?

It isn't all about low pay. It is really about the work ethic of the individuals employed by Wal-mart. I have worked different jobs as I have gotten older and have always given my best work regardless of the pay. I haven't found too many young people to have much of a work ethic.

Because many companies today don't value their employees (WalMart doesn't, not since they've nailed their market share goals), they don't treat them right. IMHO, one would be foolish to bust their backs for a company that won't treat them right or for customers who are largely just as ignorant as the WalMart employees are accused of being.

I think if some customers put as much energy into not insulting, looking down on or giving the WalMart employees a hard time, they'd find that the service was better.

FYI: I'm nice as pie every time I visit WalMart, I don't look down my nose or give an attitude or come off like I'm superior, I treat everyone as if they're a human being...I get pretty good service everywhere I go. Of course, I also understand what these people make, and I understand that everyone also has a bad day once in a while, but I can tell you that all of these people that I see folks ignorantly insulting with a broad brush treat me just fine.


Anyway, just my attempt to stymie some ignorance, we're off-topic, now back to your regularly scheduled WalMart employee bashing.

 

[Roadwild17]

Just a ??? that is totally off topic, who works your local wally world sporting goods dept?

We have two little old nice ladies (60's ish) and one man (50's) that is verry good with advise.

 

[isp2605]

Like the lady last week in the fabric section. Wife wanted 4 yds of material. The lady asked how many feet that was? Wife told her 12 ft. The lady then takes out a piece of paper and writes 4X3 = then after looking at it a bit, again asks "Did you say 12?" Yup, I'll bet she was studying engineering too
Or the clerk who knew that 2 items were on sale for $4.99 but then had to ask if 4 of the same items were the same price. Another paralegal in training.

Unless you've adequately surveyed the education and intelligence levels of the majority of the employees at WalMart, you're making an ignorant assumption. If you're okay with ignorance, who am I to complain though, right?

Obviously your survey of a chemist, paralegal, and engineer is hardly an "adequate survey". You also might be surprised to know just the extent of my knowledge of Walmart employees and company, having a bit more interaction with them and the company than a "chemist, paralegal, and engineer".

I'm nice as pie every time I visit WalMart, I don't look down my nose or give an attitude or come off like I'm superior, I treat everyone as if they're a human being...I get pretty good service everywhere I go. Of course, I also understand what these people make, and I understand that everyone also has a bad day once in a while, but I can tell you that all of these people that I see folks ignorantly insulting with a broad brush treat me just fine.

As am I. No one said otherwise. I realize that some of those people are doing the best with what God gave them and some of them are operating with limited skills and abilities. Walmart is giving those people with limited skills opportunities to make a living, how ever limited, where otherwise they would not be able to compete in a higher tech market.

 

[HankB]

The only Wal-Mart employees I've met who as a group consistently seem sharp are senior citizens (aside from the greeters) who are working part-time to supplement their Social Security checks. (I've talked to a few, and they told me so.)

No doubt there are still those rare individuals who are working their way through college for engineering, medicine, or whatever, but I'm encountering more that don't even speak passable English.

How many waiters at 4-star restaurants have Masters degrees?

Actually, I've met a few - degrees in challenging fields like "Art History" or "Medieval French Poetry" qualify you for little besides teaching positions and food service.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Actually, I've met a few - degrees in challenging fields like "Art History" or "Medieval French Poetry" qualify you for little besides teaching positions and food service.

A few years back, I worked with a guy whose wife was working on her PhD in "Elizabethean Literature". I asked him "What career do you go into with a degree like that?"

His response: "She'll be either a professor or a waitress."

 

[cassandrasdaddy]

mwc

college near here has t shirts" i've got a degree in sociology.... do you want fries with that?"

 

[hso]

Ya'll might want to drift back on topic before the thread runs off the track and closes.

If you paid with cash then you should complain.

If you paid with a credit/debit card or check you should thank the cashier.

 

[BJPZOO]

If you paid with cash then you should complain.

If you paid with a credit/debit card or check you should thank the cashier.

When she scanned the the item the register asked was I 18. I said you have to be 18 to buy barrel mops??? She said I guess so.

 

[Geronimo45]

Maybe they make meth out of the stuff (seem to make it out of everything). Or get high off of sniffing it. I could see paint sniffing - but putty? And I paid with cash. Probably just a blanket regulation - all gun stuff requires a card, so does paint.

 

[dracphelan]

Meanwhile, yesterday I bought a 100 pack of 38 special ammo from Walmart and didn't get carded.

 

[NineseveN]

When she scanned the the item the register asked was I 18. I said you have to be 18 to buy barrel mops??? She said I guess so.

Well, then that's not really an issue with the cashier, the way the UPC is handled in regards to age checks and restrictions comes from WalMart Corporate AFAIK. I could be wrong, but I might know someone that I can ask.

 

[Soybomb]

I dunno that I'm willing to buy that walmart people are people very capable of doing other things but just enjoy the work. That doesn't mean there's anything wrong with that (anyone willing to work to make an honest living is fine by me) but lets not get too PC.

 

[Correia]

Guys, this has gone way off topic.

And we have posters here on THR who work at Walmart.

Don't get so damn high and mighty. I don't know about you, but I've worked some pretty darn crappy and degrading jobs in my life. As I'm sure many of you have also.