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- I have come to the conclusion that our whole merchandising system is
- backwards. Why is it that when you go to a store such as Walmart and
- buy 10 items you end up leaving the store with 5 or more flimsy
- plastic bags? Why can they not make the bags big enough to actually
- hold something? Think this is enough to **** the hair off a gorilla?
- Well, your troubles just began. You are leaving the store and the
- Fu%^&^# bag breaks because they are made so poorly. It don't require
- rocket science to make a decent and usable bag. In fact when I was
- much younger, I remember paper bags. Yes, they actually made grocery
- store bags out of paper. They were strong, large enough to hold a lot
- of stuff, did not require oil to manufacture, and they were
- biodegradable. So, if they could make good bags back then, why can't
- they do it anymore?

Since I work at Wal-Mart I can say with confidence that a lot of
people who work at Wal-Mart are idiots. (I'll bet you never
suspected that, did you?!)

The smart Wal-Mart cashiers will double bag anything that is heavy
enough to break through a single bag. If they don't, tell them to.
They have to do what you ask re. bagging merchandise. You can even
tell them in advance of ringing up your items how you want your
merchandise bagged. This can be fun if you get one of the idiots, or
one of the ones who couldn't care less about your stuff and bags it
any way he/she sees fit. ("Just get me out of here on time!") Watch
their facial expressions while you're giving your instructions.

If it makes you feel any better, the bags are as big a pain in my ass
as they are in yours, but probably for different reasons. I have told
several people that, if I ever buy a gun and come into work/Wal-Mart
shooting, it won't be at the people -- it will be at the bags on the
carousels. I have no doubt that the other cashiers present will give
me a standing ovation.

HTH,
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