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Munu

(115 posts) Mon Jan 12, 2026, 06:29 PM Monday

Interesting development at my local Walmart. [View all]

For the past several years it has been mostly self-checkout, with a few cashier lanes at the far end.
So it was last week.

Today, it was all cashier lanes with just a few self-checkouts at the far end.
Most of the cashier lanes were closed, but it wasn't very busy when I was there.

I want to think this is a positive development, but I'm not sure.
Observations anyone?

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Interesting development at my local Walmart. [View all] Munu Monday OP

No change at Safeway. Aristus Monday #1

Most likely due to theft and staffing. flvegan Monday #2

Hmm. Munu Monday #3

I read that some Walmarts are going more to cashier checkout. Irish_Dem Monday #4

I also have read somewhere that they have falsely BlueKota Monday #8

I believe Walmart said a year or ago they were going to phase out rurallib Monday #5

If they have to hire people to watch the self-checkouts milestogo Monday #6

They often have one person supervising quite a few self check out. Irish_Dem Monday #9

Then there is the urban legend of a man's thinning hair setting off an alarm in the monitoring booth. John1956PA Monday #7

The Walmart near me ditched all of their self-checkout lines within the last year. Intractable Monday #10