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A simple "on-line orders pickup" sign/queue is how most places handle this. Panera has a rapid pickup section/shelf, or at some places you can sit at a table an

A simple "on-line orders pickup" sign/queue is how most places handle this. Panera has a rapid pickup section/shelf, or at some places you can sit at a table and put in the table number for your order (although I'm not sure if you should use their app after the recent Panera security post on here). The bank transfer issue is another thing entirely. Zelle is suppose to fix that issue in the US, even though most other countries have this figured out: https://penguindreams.org/blog/the-american-banking-system-is-still-in-the-1990s/ https://penguindreams.org/blog/the-american-banking-system-i... But from what I've read, Zelle has a lot of the same issues as non-bank services like Venmo. So I haven't shopped at a Wal-Market since 2009. They offer some app/pre-order services, but they don't have a sign for pre-orders or on-line transactions? .. or they call out your name? How does their system work? How do you think it could be improved so it didn't look like you're jumping the queue?

downandout 9y ago
A simple "on-line orders pickup" sign/queue is how most places handle this Yes, and that’s what Walmart has (an “express line”) that is setup right in front of the cashier. But the regular line is several feet away and faces the express line. The signage is clear to those actually entering the express line, but not so clear to those in the regular line. All most of them apparently see is someone hanging out by the cashier trying to cut in front of them. I think a big part of the problem is having the main line face the express line...people are already annoyed by waiting in line, and that annoyance only grows by watching others go directly in front of them. The bank transfer issue is another thing entirely. Zelle is suppose to fix that issue in the US, even though most other countries have this figured out: I actually mentioned BofA by name because of how ridiculous I find this policy to be. My bank doesn’t yet have Zelle either, and Walmart is far cheaper than both the sending and receiving fees would be if I sent a wire.

downandout 9y ago

A simple "on-line orders pickup" sign/queue is how most places handle this Yes, and that’s what Walmart has (an “express line”) that is setup right in front of the cashier. But the regular line is several feet away and faces the express line. The signage is clear to those actually entering the express line, but not so clear to those in the regular line. All most of them apparently see is someone hanging out by the cashier trying to cut in front of them. I think a big part of the problem is having the main line face the express line...people are already annoyed by waiting in line, and that annoyance only grows by watching others go directly in front of them. The bank transfer issue is another thing entirely. Zelle is suppose to fix that issue in the US, even though most other countries have this figured out: I actually mentioned BofA by name because of how ridiculous I find this policy to be. My bank doesn’t yet have Zelle either, and Walmart is far cheaper than both the sending and receiving fees would be if I sent a wire.