R..A..N..T I'm so done with Walmart!

[yorkiekist]

Originally Posted by megansmomma

I'm D O N E!

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! 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! 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!

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!

Am I the only one that feels this way?

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.

LOVE IT!!!!

[lillymae]

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.

[Princes mom]

I never go to Walmart. It's been at least two years since I've been in one. The money you may save isn't worth the stress, in my opinion.

[manolos mom]

Originally Posted by kalina82

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...... 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.

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.

[TatumsMom]

Originally Posted by manolos mom

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.

I don't think she meant anything derogatory in that. It's kinda like me saying that I dislike going into our King Dollar because the only employee that speaks English is the cashier so you can never get help with finding anything. I don't feel that it's asking too much for the employees to be able to communicate with the shoppers.

I do have to say though that we must have an "unusual" WalMart because it's just about the only place I shop for everything. I wish we had a Target but then I would probably spend more. Sometimes I have to go to HEB for some of their HEB brand stuff I like. The only thing I don't recommend is shopping on the 1st of the month. That's when the shelves are likely to be emptier. But I think ALL Walmarts have the issue with the checkouts.... I went in last night and out of 20 registers, 4 were open. That's just plain ridiculous. I shop there for the better prices. Our HEB is smaller and I hate fighting the crowds and once two people are in a checkout line, there's no way to go around that end of the aisle. We need a makeover in that store.

[PANAMA69]

The walmart in my town is nice and so the employees, so is the local Target, so far no complaints from my part

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by lillymae

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.

Exactly! The Super Walmart is relatively new within the past year. Before it back Su(ck)per Walmart it was just a regular Wallyworld. When my kids were little I bought diapers, formula, clothes and all my household cleaning supplies and a lot of my shelf goods like cereals, cookies, snacks etc from them. Then I would go to the grocery store for my meats and other supplies. I thought the idea of it becoming Super was a one stop shop. Well not mine! This last time I made a list because there were certain things I wanted to make sure that I picked up. All things that I would have normally been able to get without even thinking about it. Nothing out of the ordinary~couple of Plugin refills, cleaner for the FloorMate, Diet Pepsi, Equal, Wonder Bread.............they were OUT! How are you out of these things? So then I needed to go across the street to Super Target.

As for it being a "ghetto Walmart" that is not the case at all. I live in a nice area but the Super Walmart is dragging the community down. In the past I have even driven to the Super Walmart in Lockport, IL which is about 15 minutes away. I've seen my neighbors shopping there since they too think our Walmart sucks! When I mentioned it at a party a few weeks ago, the entire group of women all said the same thing. They do not shop at Walmart because of the way it is now run. It isn't so much the employees but the management that is to blame for the quality of employees they chose to hire! Which is one of the things that changed when it because Super. The old manager was replaced and it was all down hill afterward. It's trickle down~when the management doesn't represent the employees follow.

Finally, I guess the mayor of Chicago must have it right. He said NO WALMART because of their business practices and lack of paying a living wage. He's rather see a Super Target built with their higher standards. As a matter of fact I was in Super Target this morning. What a pleasant experience AND a grabbed a Starbucks on the way out.

[Rhetts_mama]

I think Sam Walton would be rolling over in his grave if he knew what Wal Mart has become. I remember when the first one came to the San Diego area- I made the trek out to Santee just because it was a cool store, clean, well stocked with American made products at fair prices that treated it's employees well.

I think if someone were to take that business model and do it again, and stick with it, they would have phenomenal results.

[JessicaT]

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!

[IWAY]

Originally Posted by JessicaT

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!

or my husband

[pancakepat]

I don't shop Wal-mart. Not enough "made in USA".
Also...don't shop Target. Their owned by the French who has stabbed us in the back way to many time over history. Just something to think about.

[Sharly4]

I do shop at Wal-Mart and I do think their produce is a shame. But I like their cereal b/c it seems they are the only ones that carry the family size boxes. Their groceries are cheaper than H.E.B. but H.E.B. does have better meat selection and produce and then they have coupon deals where you buy one thing and get a few other things free. Like for instance buy fajita meat and get beans, rice, tortillas, and a soda free. Nice deals. So I flip flop. Clothes I buy at the mall or online at Disneystore.com I am addicted to Disney.
Actually we built our house 5 min from Wal-Mart b/c we shop there so much. We have been shopping there since it opened 9 yrs. ago. We know all the night time employees. lol!
But I do understand where you are coming from.

[SUKIGIRL10]

Aww these walmart stories are sad. =/

Where I live we have a Walmart on every exit. =]

The store workers are very nice it's sometimes crowded but I always go on the weekends. We still have a craft section too.
I believe Walmart is going through some major remodeling. Has it been done in your area yet?
Our pet section has a really good selection of pet clothing from LuLu. IDK if you've heard of it. I bought Suki several outfits from them. Her bowls are LuLu also. I use them for travel because they're so light, they're pink with polka dots. They also had this cute pet taxi that was pink it was only $15.00.
Maybe in bigger cities it's just that way. =/ I believe my town has 5 super Walmarts

If I shop at Walmart it's for school supplies, pet clothes, Craft supplies. Occasionally I'll buy snacks but never my full on groceries. I go to Costco =]

Also keep in mind. Walmart is a franchise (I believe) the way it's managed is because the franchise owner isn't doing their job right.

[luvfla]

I only go to Walmart when I have no time limit. Our is clean and the people are nice but y'all are right, they have dropped a lot of things that I used to get there. I go to Publix and Target. Target has great meat...not as cheap as Wally's but MUCH better taste.
As for Sam Walton....go to the library and get his book... I think it's "Made in America" I got so pissed at his greed and disrespect for other business I couldn't finish it. That was 2 or 3 years ago and everytime I think of him and hhis tactics...I get pissed all over again.

[RachelandSadie]

i hate it too...i never in my whole life thought i'd ever do this..but i'm now a target and hy-vee shopper. i HATE walmart! i hate the people i have to be around and i hate their products. since dh now works for walgreens i go there for toiletries, Hy-vee for groceries and if i need bigger housewares i'll go to target or lowes! i hate wally world and don't like to go back...i agree i miss their fabrics and crafting dept. now i have to go joanne's clear across the city for it. and i hate their super expanded CHEAP CRAP electronics dept. that took it's place. i'll never buy a tv from them... they all suck...i bought speakers once and i took the same set back three times and changed brands and took them back luckily to a friend that worked there who gave me a full refund in cash...i'm sick of their crap and i'm totally a target girl now