Tip: When checking out at WalMart

glenda_al

14 years ago

Asked a WM lady where something was, and she took me to it.

Then she said YOU CAN CHECKOUT AT THE JEWELRY COUNTER, as long as you don't have any weighables. Yea!

The SNOW word is out and long lines, and I got out in a hurry. Thanks to the jewelry counter!

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sjerin
14 years ago
I do that at Target whenever possible. :)
OklaMoni
14 years ago
Glenda, you can do that at the pharmacy counter as well, if they aren't busy.

Moni
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ann_in_florida
14 years ago
Thanks for that tip, Glenda. I never thought of checking out at Walmart's jewelry counter. At Walgreens, I often check out at the photo lab or cosmetics when faced with a long line.
zeetera
14 years ago
I've checked out at the jewellry counter before but I didn't realize that all stores had that option. Does anyone know if the electronics department has a checkout too?

Glenda, I got the dish drying mat and can't wait to try it. It was a lot cheaper than I thought. Thanks for the tip.
glenda_al
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14 years ago
zeetera, I love my drying mat. Gave friend one for Christmas and her husband uses it all the time :o)
kayjones
14 years ago
Here in PCB, our Walmart will let you check out at any department that has a register: lawn and garden, jewelery, electronics, automotive, pharmacy, photo center, customer service - as long as you don't have anything that needs to be weighed - use the alternatives all the time - great time saver.
azzalea
14 years ago
Yes, most large stores will let you check out at any register. WM's lines were horrendous the other day and we only had a couple of things. I grabbed Dh and headed for jewelry, but there wasn't anyone there, so we went to electronics, no one in front of us, we were checked out and out the door while the people at the front registers still stood in line.

I've used that trick for the last 30 years at WM, Target, Clover, etc.
dotmom
14 years ago
Wow! I didn't know that. I'm not sure it would work for me. I go to WM every 6-8 weeks when my walmart list is real real long and when I check out, the basket of my riding cart is very very full. Dottie
sue_va
14 years ago
I didn't know that. At WM I usually only have a very few items so I go to the Express line.

At Kmart, I check out at Customer Service. I shopped there for many years before I learned you could do that. ;o(

Sue
pattico_gw
14 years ago
Lots of times if the lines are long I go back to the hardware or sporting goods...they will do it too and seldom have lines.

patti
Mystical Manns
14 years ago
I try not to go on weekends because the store is sooooo busy. But if I must, I make sure to get something from the automotive dept. at the very end of my shopping, so I can check out there. It's the slowest section of the store!

Glenda, the jewelry counter at our store rarely has anyone behind the counter! I've had them paged before, and waited FOREVER for them to show up. It's very frustrating.
greenbean08_gw
14 years ago
You can also check out at the optical shop at WalMart.
orie
14 years ago
I discovered this a few yrs. ago. I tend to do it mostly in the pharmacy dept. of our drug store, if it's not packed with people waiting. Also in their camera dept. Sure beats the long lines...
bee0hio
14 years ago
Sounds like a very good tip!
Hope I can remember it! LOL
jannie
14 years ago
The same is true at Macy's. You can checkout anything at any register in the store. I go around the store, grab anything I want and head for the men's department or jewelry , depending on which floor I'm on. Works for me!
kathi_mdgd
14 years ago
I check out in the sporting goods or garden center most of the time,and i usually park back by the garden center.
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okwriter
14 years ago
That's funny, Moni! I've never seen a WalMart pharmacy that isn't busy this time of year...
:-)
lilliepad
14 years ago
Lawnand garden is also agood place to check out,except during Christmas!LOL
country_bumpkin_al
14 years ago
That's great and wonderful, unless your a customer waiting to look at something in Jewelry..and the cashier is busy ringing up a buggy full of stuff, because someone doesn't want to wait in line! ;)

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