Walmart stores have a reputation for not having enough registers open. “Due to panic buying, Walmart has opened a second register” is a joke that has been printed on many images. The joke became popular at the start of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
     
”#BREAKING Because of ‘panic buying’, @Walmart has decided to open a second register #truestory #coronavirus #COVID19” was posted on Twitter by D on March 11, 2020. “Due to panic buying, #Walmart has opened a second register. #CoronaVirusUpdate” was posted on Twitter by Christina4#Trump#Maga later on March 11, 2020. “Due to panic buying, Walmart has opened a second register” was posted on Twitter by ᗷᖇIᗩᑎ ᖴᒪᗩKE on March 11, 2020. “Due to panic buying, the Walmart has opened a second register” was posted on Twitter by Bob Golen on September 20, 2021.
     
“Due to panic purchasing, Walmart has opened a second checkout lane” and “Due to panic purchasing, Walmart has opened a second register” are other forms of the saying.
 
“Area 51 is where they keep all of the Walmart cashiers” and “Walmart will be closed Christmas Day so both cashiers can be with their families” are other jokes about Walmart cashiers.
       
   
Wikipedia: Walmart
Walmart Inc. ( /ˈwɔːlmɑːrt/; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores from the United States, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded by Sam Walton in nearby Rogers, Arkansas in 1962 and incorporated under Delaware General Corporation Law on October 31, 1969.
       
Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/joefalco999 March 11, 2020
Due to panic purchasing, Walmart has opened a second checkout lane.
       
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D
@dcampbell214
#BREAKING Because of “panic buying”, @Walmart has decided to open a second register #truestory #coronavirus #COVID19
4:20 PM · Mar 11, 2020 from Asheville, NC·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Christina4#Trump#Maga
@ISF_PA
Due to panic buying, #Walmart has opened a second register. #CoronaVirusUpdate
5:44 PM · Mar 11, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
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ᗷᖇIᗩᑎ ᖴᒪᗩKE
@BrianFlake68
Due to panic buying, Walmart has opened a second register.
6:17 PM · Mar 11, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
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3 wetfingers….
@iamatwin57
Due to panic buying ,, WALMART has opened a second register
8:30 PM · Mar 11, 2020·Twitter for Android
     
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SoutherñXiBelle
@SouthernXiBelle
Due to panic buying, Walmart has opened a second register.
11:36 PM · Mar 11, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
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@potato_mum
Due to panic buying, Walmart has opened a second register
4:30 AM · Apr 14, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Bob Golen
@BobGolen
Due to panic buying, the Walmart has opened a second register.
8:42 PM · Sep 30, 2021·Twitter Web App