I got an email from Walmart this morning:
---------------------------------------------------------------
We had to reschedule your pickup

Hi William,

Due to an unexpected issue affecting store operations, we had to
reschedule order 2000111-33185574 (my grocery pickup order) to Fri,
Sep 1, 3pm-4pm. We know this is a frustrating experience, and we're
very sorry.
--------------------------------------------------
OK, I can handle that, because I fortunately have no other commitments
and I'm not going to run out of bread, but is there some reason they
couldn't soften the inconvenience and tell me what the "unexpected
issue" is? Is it because "there is an ongoing investigation" into the
"issue"? Is it because discussion of it "would compromise national
security"? Maybe because unfettered knowledge of it would be a threat
to democracy? Because it might instill unnecessary fear and anxiety
into my life, and literally uniquely possibly create even more fear
and angst when I discovered that there were no open seats left in the
available safe spaces within a statistically reasonable driving
distance? What?

Would any of you experts on anything on the table like to expertly
speculate on this possibly unique event in the relatively contemporary
passage of time? At the end of the day going forward, I allege that it
would be foolish of you to not take advantage of this opportunity to
pontificate, condescend, and denigrate. I mean, look, you know, it
could be, like, hours - even days - before such a fertile opportunity
for bullshabble as this occurs again.

--
bill
Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 5:31:35 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:
> I got an email from Walmart this morning:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> We had to reschedule your pickup
>
> Hi William,
>
> Due to an unexpected issue affecting store operations, we had to
> reschedule order 2000111-33185574 (my grocery pickup order) to Fri,
> Sep 1, 3pm-4pm. We know this is a frustrating experience, and we're
> very sorry.
> --------------------------------------------------
> OK, I can handle that, because I fortunately have no other commitments
> and I'm not going to run out of bread, but is there some reason they
> couldn't soften the inconvenience and tell me what the "unexpected
> issue" is? Is it because "there is an ongoing investigation" into the
> "issue"? Is it because discussion of it "would compromise national
> security"? Maybe because unfettered knowledge of it would be a threat
> to democracy? Because it might instill unnecessary fear and anxiety
> into my life, and literally uniquely possibly create even more fear
> and angst when I discovered that there were no open seats left in the
> available safe spaces within a statistically reasonable driving
> distance? What?
>
> Would any of you experts on anything on the table like to expertly
> speculate on this possibly unique event in the relatively contemporary
> passage of time? At the end of the day going forward, I allege that it
> would be foolish of you to not take advantage of this opportunity to
> pontificate, condescend, and denigrate. I mean, look, you know, it
> could be, like, hours - even days - before such a fertile opportunity
> for bullshabble as this occurs again.
>
> --
> bill
> Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

Probably some issue that would be embarrassing to Walmart, and they'd rather not discuss it with nosey civilians? A local business has that kind of a problem on its hands, here in SLOCO....

In a San Luis Obispo woman's gym, a member discovered a hidden camera in the restroom... The P.O'd. member wanted to notify the police, but the gym owner vociferously tried to discourage her from doing so... It was only a temporary solution for the owner... Instead, the irate member snitched to the local newspaper, who called up the gym owner, and was told "No Comment"! Now, the police are also "on the case", and lots of folks are wondering, why the gym wasn't "transparent" about the incident... It has got the public channeling their inner Sherlock Holmes... HawHawHaw!

Perhaps there is a similar mystery going on, down in your Walmart?

Sam Spade Jr.

On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 5:31:35 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:
> I got an email from Walmart this morning:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> We had to reschedule your pickup
>
> Hi William,
>
> Due to an unexpected issue affecting store operations, we had to
> reschedule order 2000111-33185574 (my grocery pickup order) to Fri,
> Sep 1, 3pm-4pm. We know this is a frustrating experience, and we're
> very sorry.
> --------------------------------------------------
> OK, I can handle that, because I fortunately have no other commitments
> and I'm not going to run out of bread, but is there some reason they
> couldn't soften the inconvenience and tell me what the "unexpected
> issue" is? Is it because "there is an ongoing investigation" into the
> "issue"? Is it because discussion of it "would compromise national
> security"? Maybe because unfettered knowledge of it would be a threat
> to democracy? Because it might instill unnecessary fear and anxiety
> into my life, and literally uniquely possibly create even more fear
> and angst when I discovered that there were no open seats left in the
> available safe spaces within a statistically reasonable driving
> distance? What?
>
> Would any of you experts on anything on the table like to expertly
> speculate on this possibly unique event in the relatively contemporary
> passage of time? At the end of the day going forward, I allege that it
> would be foolish of you to not take advantage of this opportunity to
> pontificate, condescend, and denigrate. I mean, look, you know, it
> could be, like, hours - even days - before such a fertile opportunity
> for bullshabble as this occurs again.
>
> --
> bill
> Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

The most likely issue is that they can't hire enough bodies for what they want to pay. Online orders are a major priority for Walmart. Management likes to schedule as many of these orders as they think the store can handle. The people who can handle the pace of online orders get paid a bit better than the average Walmartian. For what they get paid a lot of people don't give a shit. Absenteeism is a major problem for Walmart. Many stores have a problem with people deciding that didn't feel like hustling groceries today. The Walmart stores here have frequently hired temp workers and closed their deli section to keep up with the work. They just plain move a lot of stuff. I've seen the local store with the aisles full of groceries on pallets because they didn't have enough bodies to put everything on the shelves or anywhere left to put the groceries.They didn't move your stuff quite as fast as they had hoped. It happens.

TB

Technobarbarian wrote:
> On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 5:31:35 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:
>> I got an email from Walmart this morning:
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>> We had to reschedule your pickup
>>
>> Hi William,
>>
>> Due to an unexpected issue affecting store operations, we had to
>> reschedule order 2000111-33185574 (my grocery pickup order) to
>> Fri, Sep 1, 3pm-4pm. We know this is a frustrating experience,
>> and we're very sorry.
>> -------------------------------------------------- OK, I can
>> handle that, because I fortunately have no other commitments and
>> I'm not going to run out of bread, but is there some reason they
>> couldn't soften the inconvenience and tell me what the
>> "unexpected issue" is? Is it because "there is an ongoing
>> investigation" into the "issue"? Is it because discussion of it
>> "would compromise national security"? Maybe because unfettered
>> knowledge of it would be a threat to democracy? Because it might
>> instill unnecessary fear and anxiety into my life, and literally
>> uniquely possibly create even more fear and angst when I
>> discovered that there were no open seats left in the available
>> safe spaces within a statistically reasonable driving distance?
>> What?
>>
>> Would any of you experts on anything on the table like to
>> expertly speculate on this possibly unique event in the
>> relatively contemporary passage of time? At the end of the day
>> going forward, I allege that it would be foolish of you to not
>> take advantage of this opportunity to pontificate, condescend,
>> and denigrate. I mean, look, you know, it could be, like, hours -
>> even days - before such a fertile opportunity for bullshabble as
>> this occurs again.
>>
>> -- bill Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.
>
> The most likely issue is that they can't hire enough bodies for
> what they want to pay. Online orders are a major priority for
> Walmart. Management likes to schedule as many of these orders as
> they think the store can handle. The people who can handle the pace
> of online orders get paid a bit better than the average Walmartian.

Walmartian?! You should be ashamed, you xenophobe, you.

> For what they get paid a lot of people don't give a shit.
> Absenteeism is a major problem for Walmart. Many stores have a
> problem with people deciding that didn't feel like hustling
> groceries today. The Walmart stores here have frequently hired temp
> workers and closed their deli section to keep up with the work.
> They just plain move a lot of stuff. I've seen the local store with
> the aisles full of groceries on pallets because they didn't have
> enough bodies to put everything on the shelves or anywhere left to
> put the groceries.They didn't move your stuff quite as fast as they
> had hoped. It happens.

Well, harrumph. I think it's because they caught someone spitting in
the plastic bags.

And note that the passage of time is significant, and I placed the
order Tue for pickup Thur afternoon. I got the possibly unique email
at 5:30 am Wed morning.

--
bill
Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

Don Lampson <donlampson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 5:31:35 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:
>> I got an email from Walmart this morning:
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>> We had to reschedule your pickup
>>
>> Hi William,
>>
>> Due to an unexpected issue affecting store operations, we had to
>> reschedule order 2000111-33185574 (my grocery pickup order) to Fri,
>> Sep 1, 3pm-4pm. We know this is a frustrating experience, and we're
>> very sorry.
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> OK, I can handle that, because I fortunately have no other commitments
>> and I'm not going to run out of bread, but is there some reason they
>> couldn't soften the inconvenience and tell me what the "unexpected
>> issue" is? Is it because "there is an ongoing investigation" into the
>> "issue"? Is it because discussion of it "would compromise national
>> security"? Maybe because unfettered knowledge of it would be a threat
>> to democracy? Because it might instill unnecessary fear and anxiety
>> into my life, and literally uniquely possibly create even more fear
>> and angst when I discovered that there were no open seats left in the
>> available safe spaces within a statistically reasonable driving
>> distance? What?
>>
>> Would any of you experts on anything on the table like to expertly
>> speculate on this possibly unique event in the relatively contemporary
>> passage of time? At the end of the day going forward, I allege that it
>> would be foolish of you to not take advantage of this opportunity to
>> pontificate, condescend, and denigrate. I mean, look, you know, it
>> could be, like, hours - even days - before such a fertile opportunity
>> for bullshabble as this occurs again.
>>
>> --
>> bill
>> Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.
>
>
> Probably some issue that would be embarrassing to Walmart, and they'd
> rather not discuss it with nosey civilians? A local business has that
> kind of a problem on its hands, here in SLOCO....
>
> In a San Luis Obispo woman's gym, a member discovered a hidden camera in
> the restroom... The P.O'd. member wanted to notify the police, but the
> gym owner vociferously tried to discourage her from doing so... It was
> only a temporary solution for the owner... Instead, the irate member
> snitched to the local newspaper, who called up the gym owner, and was
> told "No Comment"! Now, the police are also "on the case", and lots of
> folks are wondering, why the gym wasn't "transparent" about the
> incident... It has got the public channeling their inner Sherlock Holmes... HawHawHaw!
>
> Perhaps there is a similar mystery going on, down in your Walmart?
>
> Sam Spade Jr.
>
>

So there’s the answer. The hidden camera in the “women’s” restroom wasn’t
working. The employees were too busy trying to get it working to be
bothered with your insignificant order.

--
Interesting scientific fact - your DNA is on everything you touch except
your bag of coke.

On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 9:14:27 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:
> Technobarbarian wrote:
> > On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 5:31:35 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:
> >> I got an email from Walmart this morning:
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >> We had to reschedule your pickup
> >>
> >> Hi William,
> >>
> >> Due to an unexpected issue affecting store operations, we had to
> >> reschedule order 2000111-33185574 (my grocery pickup order) to
> >> Fri, Sep 1, 3pm-4pm. We know this is a frustrating experience,
> >> and we're very sorry.
> >> -------------------------------------------------- OK, I can
> >> handle that, because I fortunately have no other commitments and
> >> I'm not going to run out of bread, but is there some reason they
> >> couldn't soften the inconvenience and tell me what the
> >> "unexpected issue" is? Is it because "there is an ongoing
> >> investigation" into the "issue"? Is it because discussion of it
> >> "would compromise national security"? Maybe because unfettered
> >> knowledge of it would be a threat to democracy? Because it might
> >> instill unnecessary fear and anxiety into my life, and literally
> >> uniquely possibly create even more fear and angst when I
> >> discovered that there were no open seats left in the available
> >> safe spaces within a statistically reasonable driving distance?
> >> What?
> >>
> >> Would any of you experts on anything on the table like to
> >> expertly speculate on this possibly unique event in the
> >> relatively contemporary passage of time? At the end of the day
> >> going forward, I allege that it would be foolish of you to not
> >> take advantage of this opportunity to pontificate, condescend,
> >> and denigrate. I mean, look, you know, it could be, like, hours -
> >> even days - before such a fertile opportunity for bullshabble as
> >> this occurs again.
> >>
> >> -- bill Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.
> >
> > The most likely issue is that they can't hire enough bodies for
> > what they want to pay. Online orders are a major priority for
> > Walmart. Management likes to schedule as many of these orders as
> > they think the store can handle. The people who can handle the pace
> > of online orders get paid a bit better than the average Walmartian.
> Walmartian?! You should be ashamed, you xenophobe, you.
> > For what they get paid a lot of people don't give a shit.
> > Absenteeism is a major problem for Walmart. Many stores have a
> > problem with people deciding that didn't feel like hustling
> > groceries today. The Walmart stores here have frequently hired temp
> > workers and closed their deli section to keep up with the work.
> > They just plain move a lot of stuff. I've seen the local store with
> > the aisles full of groceries on pallets because they didn't have
> > enough bodies to put everything on the shelves or anywhere left to
> > put the groceries.They didn't move your stuff quite as fast as they
> > had hoped. It happens.
> Well, harrumph. I think it's because they caught someone spitting in
> the plastic bags.
>
> And note that the passage of time is significant, and I placed the
> order Tue for pickup Thur afternoon. I got the possibly unique email
> at 5:30 am Wed morning.
> --
> bill
> Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

Xenophobe? Hardly. At one time I was sleeping with a Walmartian, who, as far as I know, coined the term. And it fits. They even have their own language. For example, when you place an online order the individual items are know as "picks". Scheduling is determined by the number of picks. Wlamartians are given pick lists and sent out to different departments to fill them. Every store has an assigned goal based on that metric.. If necessary they will pull people from other departments to meet those goals. Just about everyone ends up working on online orders at one time or another. Department managers usually end up doing it as a regular part of their job. District managers have even been known to pitch in on rare occasion.

Naturally, there are all sorts of possible reasons for your delay. It could be that their AI system simply doesn't like you.

TB

Technobarbarian wrote:
> On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 9:14:27 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:
>> Technobarbarian wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 5:31:35 PM UTC-7, bfh
>>> wrote:
>>>> I got an email from Walmart this morning:
>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
We had to reschedule your pickup
>>>>
>>>> Hi William,
>>>>
>>>> Due to an unexpected issue affecting store operations, we had
>>>> to reschedule order 2000111-33185574 (my grocery pickup
>>>> order) to Fri, Sep 1, 3pm-4pm. We know this is a frustrating
>>>> experience, and we're very sorry.
>>>> -------------------------------------------------- OK, I can
>>>> handle that, because I fortunately have no other commitments
>>>> and I'm not going to run out of bread, but is there some
>>>> reason they couldn't soften the inconvenience and tell me
>>>> what the "unexpected issue" is? Is it because "there is an
>>>> ongoing investigation" into the "issue"? Is it because
>>>> discussion of it "would compromise national security"? Maybe
>>>> because unfettered knowledge of it would be a threat to
>>>> democracy? Because it might instill unnecessary fear and
>>>> anxiety into my life, and literally uniquely possibly create
>>>> even more fear and angst when I discovered that there were no
>>>> open seats left in the available safe spaces within a
>>>> statistically reasonable driving distance? What?
>>>>
>>>> Would any of you experts on anything on the table like to
>>>> expertly speculate on this possibly unique event in the
>>>> relatively contemporary passage of time? At the end of the
>>>> day going forward, I allege that it would be foolish of you
>>>> to not take advantage of this opportunity to pontificate,
>>>> condescend, and denigrate. I mean, look, you know, it could
>>>> be, like, hours - even days - before such a fertile
>>>> opportunity for bullshabble as this occurs again.
>>>>
>>>> -- bill Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.
>>>
>>> The most likely issue is that they can't hire enough bodies
>>> for what they want to pay. Online orders are a major priority
>>> for Walmart. Management likes to schedule as many of these
>>> orders as they think the store can handle. The people who can
>>> handle the pace of online orders get paid a bit better than the
>>> average Walmartian.
>> Walmartian?! You should be ashamed, you xenophobe, you.
>>> For what they get paid a lot of people don't give a shit.
>>> Absenteeism is a major problem for Walmart. Many stores have a
>>> problem with people deciding that didn't feel like hustling
>>> groceries today. The Walmart stores here have frequently hired
>>> temp workers and closed their deli section to keep up with the
>>> work. They just plain move a lot of stuff. I've seen the local
>>> store with the aisles full of groceries on pallets because they
>>> didn't have enough bodies to put everything on the shelves or
>>> anywhere left to put the groceries.They didn't move your stuff
>>> quite as fast as they had hoped. It happens.
>> Well, harrumph. I think it's because they caught someone spitting
>> in the plastic bags.
>>
>> And note that the passage of time is significant, and I placed
>> the order Tue for pickup Thur afternoon. I got the possibly
>> unique email at 5:30 am Wed morning. -- bill Theory don't mean
>> squat if it don't work.
>
> Xenophobe? Hardly. At one time I was sleeping with a Walmartian,

Yeah, right.........but would you marry one?

> who, as far as I know, coined the term. And it fits. They even have
> their own language. For example, when you place an online order the
> individual items are know as "picks". Scheduling is determined by
> the number of picks. Wlamartians are given pick lists and sent out
> to different departments to fill them. Every store has an assigned
> goal based on that metric.. If necessary they will pull people from
> other departments to meet those goals. Just about everyone ends up
> working on online orders at one time or another. Department
> managers usually end up doing it as a regular part of their job.
> District managers have even been known to pitch in on rare
> occasion.
>
> Naturally, there are all sorts of possible reasons for your delay.
> It could be that their AI system simply doesn't like you.

Well, hell. If they're using an AI, that'll explain just about
anything - it'll screw up whether it likes me or not. At the end of
the day going forward, I allege that my first-hand experiences with
AIs strongly suggests that they're, like, you know, almost as dumb as
Democrats.

Note: In order for me to sorta be with the times and not stand out as
a rural redneck at a higher metric than I already do, add the
literally annoying Valley Girl inflection to the word(s) at the end of
my sentences. And since that topic is now on the table, I allege that
we need a novel punctuation mark - rather than using the "?" off label
- to indicate the employment of that VGI in the written word. Maybe a
new key on the keyboard to give something like this ┘
But curving with an arrowhead on top?

--
bill
Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

On 8/31/2023 12:21 PM, bfh wrote:
> Technobarbarian wrote:
>> On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 9:14:27 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:
>>> Technobarbarian wrote:
>>>> On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 5:31:35 PM UTC-7, bfh
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> I got an email from Walmart this morning:
>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
> We had to reschedule your pickup
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi William,
>>>>>
>>>>> Due to an unexpected issue affecting store operations, we had
>>>>> to reschedule order 2000111-33185574 (my grocery pickup
>>>>> order) to Fri, Sep 1, 3pm-4pm. We know this is a frustrating
>>>>> experience, and we're very sorry.
>>>>> -------------------------------------------------- OK, I can handle
>>>>> that, because I fortunately have no other commitments
>>>>> and I'm not going to run out of bread, but is there some
>>>>> reason they couldn't soften the inconvenience and tell me
>>>>> what the "unexpected issue" is? Is it because "there is an
>>>>> ongoing investigation" into the "issue"? Is it because
>>>>> discussion of it "would compromise national security"? Maybe
>>>>> because unfettered knowledge of it would be a threat to
>>>>> democracy? Because it might instill unnecessary fear and
>>>>> anxiety into my life, and literally uniquely possibly create
>>>>> even more fear and angst when I discovered that there were no
>>>>> open seats left in the available safe spaces within a
>>>>> statistically reasonable driving distance? What?
>>>>>
>>>>> Would any of you experts on anything on the table like to expertly
>>>>> speculate on this possibly unique event in the relatively
>>>>> contemporary passage of time? At the end of the
>>>>> day going forward, I allege that it would be foolish of you
>>>>> to not take advantage of this opportunity to pontificate,
>>>>> condescend, and denigrate. I mean, look, you know, it could
>>>>> be, like, hours - even days - before such a fertile
>>>>> opportunity for bullshabble as this occurs again.
>>>>>
>>>>> -- bill Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.
>>>>
>>>> The most likely issue is that they can't hire enough bodies
>>>> for what they want to pay. Online orders are a major priority
>>>> for Walmart. Management likes to schedule as many of these
>>>> orders as they think the store can handle. The people who can
>>>> handle the pace of online orders get paid a bit better than the
>>>> average Walmartian.
>>> Walmartian?! You should be ashamed, you xenophobe, you.
>>>> For what they get paid a lot of people don't give a shit.
>>>> Absenteeism is a major problem for Walmart. Many stores have a
>>>> problem with people deciding that didn't feel like hustling
>>>> groceries today. The Walmart stores here have frequently hired
>>>> temp workers and closed their deli section to keep up with the
>>>> work. They just plain move a lot of stuff. I've seen the local
>>>> store with the aisles full of groceries on pallets because they
>>>> didn't have enough bodies to put everything on the shelves or
>>>> anywhere left to put the groceries.They didn't move your stuff
>>>> quite as fast as they had hoped. It happens.
>>> Well, harrumph. I think it's because they caught someone spitting
>>> in the plastic bags.
>>>
>>> And note that the passage of time is significant, and I placed
>>> the order Tue for pickup Thur afternoon. I got the possibly
>>> unique email at 5:30 am Wed morning. -- bill Theory don't mean
>>> squat if it don't work.
>>
>> Xenophobe? Hardly. At one time I was sleeping with a Walmartian,
>
> Yeah, right.........but would you marry one?
>
>> who, as far as I know, coined the term. And it fits. They even have
>> their own language. For example, when you place an online order the
>> individual items are know as "picks". Scheduling is determined by
>> the number of picks. Wlamartians are given pick lists and sent out
>> to different departments to fill them. Every store has an assigned
>> goal based on that metric.. If necessary they will pull people from
>> other departments to meet those goals. Just about everyone ends up
>> working on online orders at one time or another. Department
>> managers usually end up doing it as a regular part of their job.
>> District managers have even been known to pitch in on rare
>> occasion.
>>
>> Naturally, there are all sorts of  possible reasons for your delay.
>> It could be that their AI system simply doesn't like you.
>
> Well, hell. If they're using an AI, that'll explain just about anything
> - it'll screw up whether it likes me or not. At the end of the day going
> forward, I allege that my first-hand experiences with AIs strongly
> suggests that they're, like, you know, almost as dumb as Democrats.\
But, of course, it's not a Democrat posting AI yacks here. HawHawHaw!

>
> Note: In order for me to sorta be with the times and not stand out as a
> rural redneck at a higher metric than I already do, add the literally
> annoying Valley Girl inflection to the word(s) at the end of my
> sentences. And since that topic is now on the table, I allege that we
> need a novel punctuation mark - rather than using the "?" off label - to
> indicate the employment of that VGI in the written word. Maybe a new key
> on the keyboard to give something like this ┘
> But curving with an arrowhead on top?
>