Look Target, don't mess with my ability to get in the line with the cutest cashier.

Considering how awful the checkout configuration is at Target the Fry's approach is preferred

CougarJeff: Look Target, don't mess with my ability to get in the line with the cutest cashier.

There you go. How hard is that?

I'm just happy I got into Target last Monday and got a 2tb external hard drive for 89.99 after Amazon and Newegg jacked up the prices.

/target has since jacked up their price too
//CSB

I think the Walmart by us uses this for the express lines only. If you buy lots of crap you choose your line like you always have

Diogenes: Dancin_In_Anson: "superior shopping experience for guests."

I absolutely abhor that word in lieu of customer but they are fanatical about it. My younger Son worked there over the summer and was called on the carpet for using the term 'customer' instead of 'guest'.

He should try working for Disney. The employee handbook is bigger than War and Peace.

I get annoyed by Chik-Fil-A's indoctrination. I feel sorry for the poor bastards who work there. When you say "thanks," they have to say "my pleasure," or something of that nature. Yet, you know while they are saying "my pleasure," they are actually thinking "get your ass out of line, you stupid fark!"

jaylectricity: CougarJeff: Look Target, don't mess with my ability to get in the line with the cutest cashier.

This. I'll wait in a longer line if the girl is cuter. If there are no cute girls available, I rely on my other super-secret line-choosing scheme to find the fastest line.

Rule 1: NO OLD PEOPLE
Rule 2: NO OLD PEOPLE
Rule 3: NO WELFARE QUEENS

Follow those 3 simple rules at the grocery store to ensure a speedy checkout

this makes the most sense. I hope more stores do it.

It sounds like a good system to me, they just need bigger stations. If you have to swap out the items on the counter and in the cart, there is greater chance that something won't get scanned (or the same thing gets scanned twice), either on purpose or accident.

Only annoying to stupid people.

// And for God's sake it's "a lot". Two words. A..............................................LOT

operation annoy the crap out of customers

Most large-scale retailers are moving toward the single-queue checkout, to minimize wait times. While it does actually reduce the wait times, it increases the perception of waiting in line. This isn't such an issue when you're in a line of 3 people at a single open register, even if it's moving slowly. However, when you're in a line of 12 people, despite the fact that four registers are open and it's moving faster, you still feel like you're waiting longer.

In reality, it has more to do with funneling people past a vast array of impulse buy selections, in an effort to increase sales. Two stores, off the top of my head, that use this, are Fry's Electronics and Michael's Arts & Crafts. Both have single queues that force the customer to pass and wait by a vast wall of cheap crap.

Actually I think Khol's wins the "annoy the crap out of its customers" contest by using that goddam Friday song in its holiday ad campaign.

The_Sponge: Before I read TFA, I thought they were talking about the psycho blonde from the Target commercials.

Same here. Those commercials are awful.

Our Best Buy has this arrangement. I like it just fine. The only downfall is that I inevitably get the trainee cashier who has been employed for a total of 42 minutes of her life and needs her supervisor watching over her shoulder or I get the bitter old bat who moves too slow and is daydreaming about her next cigarette break.

Diogenes: Dancin_In_Anson: "superior shopping experience for guests."

I absolutely abhor that word in lieu of customer but they are fanatical about it. My younger Son worked there over the summer and was called on the carpet for using the term 'customer' instead of 'guest'.

He should try working for Disney. The employee handbook is bigger than War and Peace.

That makes sense for Disney - they're selling you an experience, which includes a certain atmosphere and feel.

At Target, I'm there to buy some farking cat food. Most people don't need anything but a clean, orderly place to shop.

"It's not at all customer-friendly," said customer Shirley Nelson on a recent trip to the test store. "I object to having to line up and wend my way around the aisles filled with more stuff. It's an offensive marketing tool."

Right, and I'm just sure Shirley Nelson won't be lining up at 4am for all those great Black Friday bargains.

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Both have single queues that force the customer to pass and wait by a vast wall of cheap crap.


I hate to say this, but especially lately, taking money from stupid people to make the rich richer is the American Way.

Control your impulses.

"Ooooooooooh shiny crap I don't need."

*places it in cart*

This is going to totally f*ck up my speed score.

Half the time I go to Target there aren't enough checkers for the customers. Have to wonder if they aren't justifying hiring just enough people to handle the load