Basically, they are saying to their employees, "we don't want you to just work here, we want you to work HARD EVERY MINUTE you are here."
To their customers they are saying "We have low proices, but you suckers are gonna have to WAIT IN LINE to get them.
The employees reaction is to get a better job and walk off without even telling Wallyworld. The K Mart and many other businesses are even worse places to work than Wallyworld, despite the bad publicity Wally gets.
The customers reaction is normally just to leave the damned cart full of crap and walk out.
If the store looks REALLY understaffed, the clever dishonest customer will just peel off the security stickers and avoid paying altogether.
The stupid dishonest customer will get caught.
Here in Miami, the champions of the long wait are the Winn-Dixie stores.
I decided that 10 minutes is enough to wait. After 10 minutes in line, I just walk l out, leave the food to defrost. They have 15 registers and only one working. To Hell with that crap.
Wallyworld has come close to my 10 minute limit, but has always managed to get me out before that.