Why Does Menards Have Turnstiles In Michigan? THIS Is Why.

Have you ever wondered why Michigan Menards locations have one side of the building that's designated for entrance only and one side for exit only? On top of that, why is the open entrance the only one with a turnstile? You know, like you're getting onto a train or subway. I've always thought it was so that they could help shoppers know it wasn't an exit. But there has to be more to it.

Then I started to go through some pages and found some people who actually work at Menards and they were able to elaborate on the turnstiles. As one person on this Reddit thread pointed out, the turnstile is there to deter people from shoplifting, which seemed to work:

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Turnstiles are there to hinder theft by walking out the front door. It works if the gate is kept closed and the service desk has their head on a swivel. In fact, I caught a guy this week going out through the entrance door. He had to open the gate… which slowed his escape and brought attention to himself. I yelled “Sir” at the gentleman which caused him to “suddenly” decide to approach the service desk with his purchase.

The front greeters are there to keep an eye on people going out the entrance, and they also prevent people from pushing a cart out the door as well. I've heard that there are even locations that have a security guard who stands at the front, waiting to bust people who try and shoplift.

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