I’ve waited 10 minutes to get into Costco and Home Depot.
Another time, I went to Home Depot and saw there was a long line so I sat in my car and watched the progress. I was also on the phone and having breakfast, but if I didn’t see the line moving well, I was going to not bother to get out of the car and I would have just returned another day. Once I saw the line moving I got out and stood on it and got right into the store.
Another time at Home Depot, I saw the line not moving at all, They have a system where an employee at the exit will use a cell phone type thing to notify an employee at the entrance when someone leaves, so the people allowed to enter correspond with the quantity who leave. The line was really long and not moving. Then I saw a different employee come to the entrance and he was showed the system by the one sitting there. Once the new employee went to the post, he let just about everyone in at once. So by sitting in the car and watching, I spend less time standing on the line and I just hang out in the comfy car until conditions look optimal.
If I ever see a crazy line, I wouldn’t bother.
Lines look longer than they really are because everyone is at least six feet apart.