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Monday, August 15, 2011

Ain't that America

Let's hope this is a spoof. A reader says it was taken at a Wal-Mart in Atlanta:


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Comments (12)

Looks veeeerrry Photoshopped

But even if it's real, it wouldn't hurt considering the morons that violate the limit

Posted by Indie | August 15, 2011 4:57 PM

Of course, the whole problem could be eliminated with a single queue for all checkouts. But since overall customer through-put (and sales) are no higher, grocery stores are loathe to change to single queues, even though they completely eliminate the "slow line" problem. Now that's America.

Posted by Steve R. | August 15, 2011 5:11 PM

If you don't know how many "15" is, then you aren't going to be able to read the sign anyhow.

Posted by Michelle | August 15, 2011 6:15 PM

It's interesting that this Wal-Mart has a Best Buy logo on the sign in the background...

Posted by ct | August 15, 2011 6:19 PM

My guess is they're so used to people getting in the express aisle with many more than 15 items, that they decided to try a little "light-hearted" reinforcement of the policy. I think it's pretty clever since people with bigger loads will look more foolish on account of the juvenile presentation and their inability to count, even with their fingers.

Posted by PDXLifer | August 15, 2011 6:32 PM

RE: It's interesting that this Wal-Mart has a Best Buy logo on the sign in the background...

If that's not a sign of consumerism out of control: needing two express lines at Best Buy!

Posted by Mike (one of the many) | August 15, 2011 6:39 PM

No lighted and numbered checkout kiosk sign nor a high bright white ceiling; party balloons at the checkout? Not a Walmart. Best Buy looks like a gift card sign, and note the save on gas come on. Probably a grocery store. If I had to bet I would say Safeway.

Posted by Newleaf | August 15, 2011 6:57 PM

Notice that there are no "hands" on the second express line sign

Posted by Michael Pingree | August 15, 2011 7:20 PM

This is the kind of thing that TinEye is good at solving. It finds it at Cracked too.

Posted by Aaron | August 15, 2011 8:19 PM

Each customer who goes through with only 15 items or less gets a free "Ow! My Balls!" DVD. (Yes, I know this was photoshopped. However, I worked for a call center for nearly three years, and had to deal with people so stupid that we openly referred to them as "free-range Soylent Green.")

Posted by Texas Triffid Ranch | August 16, 2011 7:08 AM

Looks like the President's latest birth certificate.

Posted by concordbridge | August 16, 2011 9:25 AM




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