Walmart shopper blasts self-checkouts lined up like Black Friday amid new policy – and calls out staff ghost town [Video]

A WALMART customer was left baffled after a negative self-checkout experience this month.

They encountered long lines with their partner at the kiosks on a standard shopping day that reminded them of holiday rushes.

A Walmart shopper and their partner compared checkout lines during a recent trip to Black FridayCredit: GETTY

The waits were seemingly due to a lack of cashiered lanes and new self-checkout policiesCredit: Getty

“At Super Walmart today. Didn’t get much but got to self-checkout and it was lined up like Black Friday,” the shopper, Brent, wrote in post to X.

After spending a while in the self-checkout line with little movement, Brent noted that he and his wife decided to seek a cashiered checkout instead.

Few were available, and as a result, the pair still waited to leave with their items for a short while.

They each speculated over the reasoning behind the checkout complications, and Brent criticized Walmart for the lack of staff assistance available.

“My …