Sam's Club Predictability
A McDonaldized place that I frequently attend to would be Sam’s Club. I love going to Sam’s Club because I can usually buy groceries in bulk instead of buying multiples of individual items at a grocery store like Target or Kroger. When I am grocery shopping at Sam’s Club I typically try to use the self-checkout line to avoid time constraints on my schedule and to avoid being impatient in a long line. I also find that self-checkout service at Sam’s Club is more convenient for me when I am in a rush or when the store is overcrowded with people. Essentially, I am using the dimension of control because I am using a service that replaces people with technology.
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before entering the store and when purchasing goods. Sam’s Club stores also exhibit the dimension of predictability by requiring people to have their receipts signed off by a sales associate before they leave the store. In every Sam’s Club, there is a café that sells pizza, prepared salads, drinks, pretzels, hot dogs and more. The prices in all Sam’s Club cafés are usually consistent. Furthermore, Sam’s Club also guarantees that all their edible products in their cafés will taste the same everywhere Sam’s Club customers go. Overall, this is an example of predictability because Sam’s Club guarantees the same experience no matter where customers go.
From my perspective, I think that I could have gotten this service online. I believe that ordering groceries offline would put somewhat of a halt on the concept of McDonaldization because it could possibly eliminate some dimensions within the Ritzer’s Theory. However, ordering groceries online could involve some potential risks such as, groceries not arriving on time, high prices, the ability to not have online coupons and no social interaction.
While further expanding the conversation on McDonaldization in American Society I would have to say that drive-through windows and supersized food options at restaurants along with banks, education systems and clinics, showcase McDonaldization because they base everything off the four dimensions within Ritzer’s
The first dimension of Ritzer’s Theory, efficiency, explains that efficiency is all about …show more content…
before entering the store and when purchasing goods. Sam’s Club stores also exhibit the dimension of predictability by requiring people to have their receipts signed off by a sales associate before they leave the store. In every Sam’s Club, there is a café that sells pizza, prepared salads, drinks, pretzels, hot dogs and more. The prices in all Sam’s Club cafés are usually consistent. Furthermore, Sam’s Club also guarantees that all their edible products in their cafés will taste the same everywhere Sam’s Club customers go. Overall, this is an example of predictability because Sam’s Club guarantees the same experience no matter where customers go.
From my perspective, I think that I could have gotten this service online. I believe that ordering groceries offline would put somewhat of a halt on the concept of McDonaldization because it could possibly eliminate some dimensions within the Ritzer’s Theory. However, ordering groceries online could involve some potential risks such as, groceries not arriving on time, high prices, the ability to not have online coupons and no social interaction.
While further expanding the conversation on McDonaldization in American Society I would have to say that drive-through windows and supersized food options at restaurants along with banks, education systems and clinics, showcase McDonaldization because they base everything off the four dimensions within Ritzer’s