I'm an ex-Walmart employee – you can cut the amount of time you wait at register by asking for help

DOING the big weekly grocery shop can be a hassle, especially if you end up getting stuck in a long line at the checkout.

But a former Walmart employee has revealed that there is an easy way around the long lines - just ask for another lane to be opened.

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Former Walmart employee Paris Mars, known online as Heyparis, told The US Sun that if a queue is taking too long, you can request another register be opened.

Walmart's policy, according to Heyparis, specifies that no more than three consumers should be in line at any given time.

The staff is "not supposed to say no" if you ask for another register to be opened, she stated.

"If the line is too long, and there's only like three cashiers open, you can go to the cashier and say: 'Can you call someone to hop on this register that's empty because this line is too long,'" the social media influencer shared.

At the time, Heyparis' own hack was to ask for a register to be opened as soon as she entered the business.

That way, when she's finished shopping, there aren't any long lines and she can pay and leave promptly.

While it appears that asking for assistance will help you skip a lengthy checkout process, there are situations when it will not.

For instance, if you have a question regarding a product, the workers aren't properly trained to assist you.

"No Walmart employee is trained for any department that they're put in," Heyparis told The US Sun.

Employees will even tell you they don't know the answer and lie about finding someone who does.

"No one else is going to come," she said.

"You're going to be standing there for hours, okay, because Walmart employees do not care."

If you're in the technology department and have a question about an iPad or a camera, Heyparis said you should just read the box yourself because that's what employees are trained to do.

According to Heyparis, other things to know about Walmart include the possibility of receiving a gift card if you complain respectfully.

She also shared that personnel are unlikely to search the stock room for additional items.