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Baby Blessing · 03-02-2009, 02:47 PM

Good golly, what in the world is with Wal-Mart these days????
Weeks ago went to get the mustache trimmer for trimming the girls and couldn't find it, a $12.88 item, lo and behold it was behind locked glass doors, had to get a clerk to help and then was told she had to take it to the check out Register 20 and I could pay at any register and they would bring it there to pay for it.
Well, yesterday evening (same store) I wanted face cream, couldn't find it, once again clerk told me it was locked up she got it, Jack wanted a new Norelco shaver, same thing locked up, sooooooooooooo
proceded to check out Register 20 and then clerk has the stash piled up behind her of other customers items (several different brands of face cream) she was able to finally find my creams then the Norelco, I paid for everything beings I was stressed out from the ordeal of all this and added difficulty at this point with my vision from all the stress. After paying Jack said it was not the electric shaver he picked out, so back we go to the register, (there was two other Norelco items besides his there on customer holds this whole process of finally paying at the Register 20 check out and getting help to get what we wanted stashed behind locked glass sliding doors took close to 45 minutes of our time not to mention the frustration.

My question is this, is it like this in other Wal-Mart stores or is it just the ones in our area?

Needless to say, when I got home opened the bag out came my much needed cough drops, grumbling looking at the rest of the stuff, I decided to just leave everything in the bag and return it and get my money back and go purchase them elsewhere where....I already phoned to tell the manager this morning to let them know exactly how I feel.

Good golly, wonder how the managers would like to have to put up with this kind of shopping episode if it were them shopping, don't think they would like it either. Now I will have to search out a store that tends to make shopping so much less stressful and will appreciate us more as a regular use to be
Wal-Mart shopper.

The comment I get from the store..... is due to so much theft this is what they are doing now and that they will be adding more glass sliding doors and locking more things up, all I can say is Wal-Mart good bye from this ole gal and Jack.

Oh my gosh, we know that the economy is in a mess and things are really bad and everyone is paying for it one way or another but now this in a big chain store here, what next?????????????

Sorry for the long post but just had to get this out and curious if others have experienced this in your area?
Patti and Jack

03-02-2009, 02:47 PM	#1
Baby Blessing Our Blessings R Many Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the shelter of God's Loving Care. Posts: 3,095 Blog Entries: 1	What is with Wal-Mart Good golly, what in the world is with Wal-Mart these days???? Weeks ago went to get the mustache trimmer for trimming the girls and couldn't find it, a $12.88 item, lo and behold it was behind locked glass doors, had to get a clerk to help and then was told she had to take it to the check out Register 20 and I could pay at any register and they would bring it there to pay for it. Well, yesterday evening (same store) I wanted face cream, couldn't find it, once again clerk told me it was locked up she got it, Jack wanted a new Norelco shaver, same thing locked up, sooooooooooooo proceded to check out Register 20 and then clerk has the stash piled up behind her of other customers items (several different brands of face cream) she was able to finally find my creams then the Norelco, I paid for everything beings I was stressed out from the ordeal of all this and added difficulty at this point with my vision from all the stress. After paying Jack said it was not the electric shaver he picked out, so back we go to the register, (there was two other Norelco items besides his there on customer holds this whole process of finally paying at the Register 20 check out and getting help to get what we wanted stashed behind locked glass sliding doors took close to 45 minutes of our time not to mention the frustration. My question is this, is it like this in other Wal-Mart stores or is it just the ones in our area? Needless to say, when I got home opened the bag out came my much needed cough drops, grumbling looking at the rest of the stuff, I decided to just leave everything in the bag and return it and get my money back and go purchase them elsewhere where....I already phoned to tell the manager this morning to let them know exactly how I feel. Good golly, wonder how the managers would like to have to put up with this kind of shopping episode if it were them shopping, don't think they would like it either. Now I will have to search out a store that tends to make shopping so much less stressful and will appreciate us more as a regular use to be Wal-Mart shopper. The comment I get from the store..... is due to so much theft this is what they are doing now and that they will be adding more glass sliding doors and locking more things up, all I can say is Wal-Mart good bye from this ole gal and Jack. Oh my gosh, we know that the economy is in a mess and things are really bad and everyone is paying for it one way or another but now this in a big chain store here, what next????????????? Sorry for the long post but just had to get this out and curious if others have experienced this in your area? Patti and Jack Last edited by Baby Blessing; 03-02-2009 at 02:48 PM.