Originally Posted by kalina82 (Post 3269561)

your right, we shouldn't lump them all together. I'm sure the walmart your husband works at is very nice and i would love to go to one where i'm greeted and helped by someone like him. however the majority of them, especially the ones in urban areas, are trashy. I have been to a very nice one up by the outlet mall Woodbury Commons in upstate NY. very clean, nice employees, and even a starbucks!

The Kmarts in my area are the same way.

Give me target anyday. never had a problem in any target.

Originally Posted by kalina82 (Post 3269561)

your right, we shouldn't lump them all together. I'm sure the walmart your husband works at is very nice and i would love to go to one where i'm greeted and helped by someone like him. however the majority of them, especially the ones in urban areas, are trashy. I have been to a very nice one up by the outlet mall Woodbury Commons in upstate NY. very clean, nice employees, and even a starbucks!

The Kmarts in my area are the same way.

Give me target anyday. never had a problem in any target.

Originally Posted by manolos mom (Post 3269583)

Are you talking about the Hispanic community?

Originally Posted by kalina82 (Post 3269561)

your right, we shouldn't lump them all together. I'm sure the walmart your husband works at is very nice and i would love to go to one where i'm greeted and helped by someone like him. however the majority of them, especially the ones in urban areas, are trashy. I have been to a very nice one up by the outlet mall Woodbury Commons in upstate NY. very clean, nice employees, and even a starbucks!

The Kmarts in my area are the same way.

Give me target anyday. never had a problem in any target.

Originally Posted by IWAY (Post 3269439)

Wow, I'm so out of touch!
I need to ask my hubby if:
1. He speaks English
2. He's a moron
3. He enjoys getting spit on,cussed at, having carts shoved at him, etc,etc
4. He is secretly personally making Walmart policy for returns or reciept checks
5. He enjoys having a gallon jug of BBQ sauce or a sixpack of beer thrown at him

and to the person who stated "that's what you get for minimum wage"- yes it is, a guy who tries to smile and greet everyone,hand you a cart as you enter the store and bring out the electric scooters for the elderly or disabled,keep the entry area and shopping carts free of trash,-AND he's doing this while checking reciepts because unfortunately not everyone is the upstanding,kind,sweet people such as I read about.

Yes,he cares about his job,he also does his job after 3 heart-attacks & 1 stroke...
Are there people who shouldn't be working with the public at WalMart? Youbetcha-but we all know that ONLY Walmart hires no-good lowlifes.
Should you lump everyone together?
Have a good day and keep spreading the love!:thumbup:

Originally Posted by JessicaT (Post 3269876)

SO glad somebody stood up for the people who work there. My mom has worked there for over 20 years, and she is the sweetest lady you ever met and speaks English, albeit with a southern drawl, thank you very much. She has spent two decades standing on her feet for eight hours a day, being polite to every ***hole customer that came through her line, everyone's favorite cashier, all for little pay and crappy benefits, at a company that has more documented criticism than any other.

I have taken as much of my shopping as possible to Sam's Club, which is the same company. Most people hate Wal-mart because of its predatory pricing, but it is hard to boycott the place, especially around Black Friday when they have that TV you've been dreaming of for 1/4 of the price:(

It is hard to decide whether to love or hate walmart when it has simultaneously kept me and my family alive for the last 20 years yet somehow it sucked the life out of my mom and all the color out of her hair...

Originally Posted by JessicaT (Post 3269876)

SO glad somebody stood up for the people who work there. My mom has worked there for over 20 years, and she is the sweetest lady you ever met and speaks English, albeit with a southern drawl, thank you very much. She has spent two decades standing on her feet for eight hours a day, being polite to every ***hole customer that came through her line, everyone's favorite cashier, all for little pay and crappy benefits, at a company that has more documented criticism than any other.

I have taken as much of my shopping as possible to Sam's Club, which is the same company. Most people hate Wal-mart because of its predatory pricing, but it is hard to boycott the place, especially around Black Friday when they have that TV you've been dreaming of for 1/4 of the price:(

It is hard to decide whether to love or hate walmart when it has simultaneously kept me and my family alive for the last 20 years yet somehow it sucked the life out of my mom and all the color out of her hair...

Originally Posted by JessicaT (Post 3269876)

SO glad somebody stood up for the people who work there. My mom has worked there for over 20 years, and she is the sweetest lady you ever met and speaks English, albeit with a southern drawl, thank you very much. She has spent two decades standing on her feet for eight hours a day, being polite to every ***hole customer that came through her line, everyone's favorite cashier, all for little pay and crappy benefits, at a company that has more documented criticism than any other.

I have taken as much of my shopping as possible to Sam's Club, which is the same company. Most people hate Wal-mart because of its predatory pricing, but it is hard to boycott the place, especially around Black Friday when they have that TV you've been dreaming of for 1/4 of the price:(

It is hard to decide whether to love or hate walmart when it has simultaneously kept me and my family alive for the last 20 years yet somehow it sucked the life out of my mom and all the color out of her hair...

Originally Posted by manolos mom (Post 3269583)

Are you talking about the Hispanic community?

Originally Posted by lil fu fu girl (Post 3269957)

"Wal-Mart employs more people than any other company in the United States outside of the Federal government, yet the majority of its employees with children live below the poverty line. "Buy American" banners are prominently placed throughout its stores; however, the majority of its goods are made outside the U.S. and often in sweatshops."(PBS store wars)
The only thing that I buy there is the" Fruit and Nut" bird seed that is produced in the USA. Our economy has taken a dive, and in order for it to return to any levels that we have seen in the past, Americans must start buying American made products. The only way to decrease unemployment, and encourage new business is by purchasing products made here, in the US, by our citizens.

Originally Posted by megansmomma (Post 3269077)

:thumbdown I'm D O N E! :thumbdown

There was a time that I loved good old WallyWorld but I really do think I am officially done shopping there for the bulk of my groceries and household items. The shelves are empty, the selection of products is horrible, you NEED to know your prices, their produce is one step from the dumpster, they no longer sell their cute dog clothes lines, the lines are long and their employees are either disgruntled or just don't care they have jobs! Let's not even mention how the Super Walmart 5 minutes from me thinks that everyone is a thief and demands to see your receipt to exit the building. After waiting in line forever and stuffing the receipt into god only knows where I now have to stand at the door and prove I just waited 20 minutes in line and dropping a boatload of money with all of the other people searching for their receipt to get past this guy. There must have been 15 people standing around waiting for ONE EMPLOYEE to look over each customers receipt to exit the store! :thumbdown When I asked why he needed to see it he said for the giant package of paper towels on the cart~~even thought ALL MY OTHER FLIPPIN' GROCERIES WERE IN BAGS! :mad: If I was going to steal something I would be taking that 54" TV and not a $9 package of paper towels out the door! :rolleyes:

To put the icing on my visit~I am pushing my cart full of stuff and some woman who had on Indian moccasins and Rainbow Brite shorts with her (not face) cheeks hanging out needed to comment aloud that I had a lot in my cart! I should have taken a picture for Linda's thread or to submit to People of Walmart.com

I use to buy my jeans from Walmart~not because I am cheap but I loved how they fit and they carried tall sizes. Not any more! I loved their craft department~gone! Even my daughter commented how they don't have any selection in their clothing or jewelry departments. She would occasionally find something cute but not anymore! Nope~all gone! Sam Walton must be turning over in his grave! :(


After shopping on Saturday and now needing to go to a second store to get what they didn't have it really pushed me to never wanting to go back.

Originally Posted by kalina82 (Post 3269169)

i've always hated Walmart. The ones around me are always full of trashy people. both the customers AND employees usually don't speak english. Both are equally rude and the employees are unhelpful because they either don't care or don't speak english.

the last time i went there was around easter last year. I saw a commercial for bags of one color M&Ms. I was throwing a baby shower for a friend so i wanted to get a bag of pink ones there figuring they would be cheaper then the ones at party city. So off i go to the closest Walmart. As soon as i get into the parking lot some moron almost hits me because they neglected to stop at a stop sign. I should have just turned around then and there but i wanted those darn M&Ms. I get into the store and start searching around the easter stuff and then candy isle. no M&Ms to be found except large bags of peanut M&Ms. I figure i'll just ask someone where they are.... 10 minutes later i find an employee who works in that section of the store. I ask her about the uni-color M&Ms bags. First she points me to the regular candy isle, but then i tell her no, and explain about the commercial with the single color bags. Now she looks like she understands and takes me to the location. We end up in the baking isle and she points to the cake icing. I sigh, say thank you, and walk away to continue the search on my own. Eventually i find the M&Ms i'm looking for (in a totally obscure area of the store) and guess what.... NO PINK.... they only have orange and yellow...... :mad: so after being in the store for 40 minutes looking for M&Ms i have an arm full of stuff that i really don't need but picked up anyway on my search. i head to check out only to find 3 out of 20 registers open with at least 12 people waiting. the self checkouts are not working. at this point i'm so frustrated with the stupid store that i put all my stuff on the closest shelf and walk out of the store vowing to never return again. and i haven't.

another walmart experience that comes to mind happened a few years ago out at a store on long island. i was with my aunt and she wanted to pick up some cigarettes so i drop her off at the front of the store so she can run in real quick. I ended up having to park somewhere and wait because it took 20 minutes for her to come out. she said the people working the counter were so slow and incompetent that they probably shouldn't be the ones behind that specific counter. she had seen 3 people on line in front of her that definitely were not 18, purchase cigs from these employees.

Originally Posted by manolos mom (Post 3270038)

I understand what you are saying, was a caught a little off guard by this statement. I am hispanic and sometimes these statements are hurful. But I do understand what you mean. :)

Originally Posted by lillymae (Post 3270017)

Oh can I relate to how you feel. I do daycare in my home & used to go to walmart once a week for kid supplies, then we got a Super Walmart. What a joke they are, now I go in with the same list and come out with only about 1/4 of what's on my list and have to go somewhere else for the rest of what's on my list. I made a list of the things I can no longer purchase at walmart and called them on it. I was told 7 mo ago they would see what they could do. Let me tell you what they did NoTHing ! I heard they let go 10,000 people from the main warehouse. Well they will be letting more go soon as no one wants to shop there because you can't get what you want or need anymore. I think we all need to start calling and complaining about once a week and maybe then they will hear us and do something about it.

Originally Posted by JessicaT (Post 3270834)

Did y'all hear about that employee that was trampled to death a year or two ago on Black Friday???? To think that could be my mom!