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

[fasteddie]

That sounds horrible! By law (in most states at least), you actually don't have to show your receipt, except at membership-type stores...

Ask The Consumerist: Do I Have To Let Stores Check My Receipt? - The Consumerist

[Cha Cha]

Originally Posted by Beamers Mom

I used to love the fact that Walmart sold USA made stuff. Those were the old days when Sam was still alive.
Bruce does all the shopping and he rarely goes to Walmart. But if I want a particular item (like when I was looking for my dehydrator), I look at Walmart online to see if they have it and if the stores near us carry it. If they do then I send Bruce for it. In the case of the dehydrator I had to order it online.

But I find it isn't a good idea to call the local store for anything, they put you on hold and then forget about you.

I was at Wal-Mart one day looking for something that I found online. It was cheaper online so I told the associate I would just order online. He told me that Wal-Mart online is not an actually Wal-Mart, and Wal-Mart does not control online prices. The online Wal-mart sets their own pricing. He said they are a packing warehouse and they "contract" with Wal-Mart. I don't know if he knew what he was talking about or not.

[boopster]

My biggest pet peeve is the shoppers who bring all 80 of their kids and turn them loose to play in the store while they shop. The few who don't seem to view shopping as a competitive sport and like to spread out the whole family to block the aisle. Then if you say excuse me to pass by, they act like YOU are the rude one.

George won't go to Walmart with me anymore because I have a habit of telling mothers to control their children in the store. I don't need carts banged into my legs, I don't need to fall over stuff the kids leave on the floor, and I don't need to buy merchandise broken or dirtied by kids. And I'm normally so mild-mannered I will do about anything to avoid confrontation. Hometown Buffet seems to also bring out the virago in me -- George is still talking about the "Ice Cream Machine is not a Jungle Gym" incident of a few years ago...

[Beamers Mom]

Originally Posted by Cha Cha

I was at Wal-Mart one day looking for something that I found online. It was cheaper online so I told the associate I would just order online. He told me that Wal-Mart online is not an actually Wal-Mart, and Wal-Mart does not control online prices. The online Wal-mart sets their own pricing. He said they are a packing warehouse and they "contract" with Wal-Mart. I don't know if he knew what he was talking about or not.

My friend's son in law is a manager of a Walmart, and her daughter (who is like a daughter to me) used to be a CSM at Walmart, so I will ask if Walmart online is just a packing warehouse or not, although it doesn't matter to us, the consumers If it is the identical item then I would buy online and save some money.

[Rhetts_mama]

Originally Posted by boopster

My biggest pet peeve is the shoppers who bring all 80 of their kids and turn them loose to play in the store while they shop. The few who don't seem to view shopping as a competitive sport and like to spread out the whole family to block the aisle. Then if you say excuse me to pass by, they act like YOU are the rude one.

George won't go to Walmart with me anymore because I have a habit of telling mothers to control their children in the store. I don't need carts banged into my legs, I don't need to fall over stuff the kids leave on the floor, and I don't need to buy merchandise broken or dirtied by kids. And I'm normally so mild-mannered I will do about anything to avoid confrontation. Hometown Buffet seems to also bring out the virago in me -- George is still talking about the "Ice Cream Machine is not a Jungle Gym" incident of a few years ago...

Tee hee... I put a rant on FB a few weeks back about mothers letting their kids run wild while yapping on the cell phones with their friends about how wasted they got the night before. I'm usually pretty tolerant of kids because I know they are only as good as the parent requires them to be. But for some reason that day, kids crawling up the racks just got on my nerves!

[Poochieheaven]

Originally Posted by Cha Cha

I was at Wal-Mart one day looking for something that I found online. It was cheaper online so I told the associate I would just order online. He told me that Wal-Mart online is not an actually Wal-Mart, and Wal-Mart does not control online prices. The online Wal-mart sets their own pricing. He said they are a packing warehouse and they "contract" with Wal-Mart. I don't know if he knew what he was talking about or not.

Walmart has other retailers that sell on there as well- sort of like Amazon. I think on certain pages you can tell it well say- sold by ____

[Robin Lodal]

Wal-Mart is a last resort for me - only if I can't find the item anywhere else. I think most of them have been remodeled recently and are crap. I hate that they no longer carry fabric (most of them don't) anymore yet they have put all the smaller fabric stores out of business in the past few years. hmmm

I shop at Kroger and Meijer anyway. I like to use my coupons and those are the stores on my list (grocerygame.com) and WalMart isn't a list store for me... so I rarely bother with it anymore!

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by fasteddie

That sounds horrible! By law (in most states at least), you actually don't have to show your receipt, except at membership-type stores...

Ask The Consumerist: Do I Have To Let Stores Check My Receipt? - The Consumerist

That's very interesting! I should print that out and the next time the greeter asks I'll hand the article to him instead

[IWAY]

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!

[Poochieheaven]

Originally Posted by Robin Lodal

Wal-Mart is a last resort for me - only if I can't find the item anywhere else. I think most of them have been remodeled recently and are crap. I hate that they no longer carry fabric (most of them don't) anymore yet they have put all the smaller fabric stores out of business in the past few years. hmmm

I shop at Kroger and Meijer anyway. I like to use my coupons and those are the stores on my list (grocerygame.com) and WalMart isn't a list store for me... so I rarely bother with it anymore!

Sadly, walmart is putting a lot of small businesses out of business. A town I lived in a for a while refused to allow a walmart to build because they knew what it would do to their down town area.

[Cha Cha]

Originally Posted by Beamers Mom

My friend's son in law is a manager of a Walmart, and her daughter (who is like a daughter to me) used to be a CSM at Walmart, so I will ask if Walmart online is just a packing warehouse or not, although it doesn't matter to us, the consumers If it is the identical item then I would buy online and save some money.

I wanted the store to match the online price, because some places will do that, and that was their reason for not being able to do it. But you're right, it does not matter to me if it is an identical item.

[SophieKatesMom]

Oh I used to hate, hate and hate Walmart (yes I know hate is a strong word) until.... Black Friday 2009.

Yes you read that correctly, I started to love Walmart on Black Friday. I spent HOURS in line with my friend while she waited for $299.00 laptop for her daughter. I spent a lot of time strolling around the store, breaking into the Door Busters and generally having a great time. At one point I started filling carts for people standing in line. As you can guess its a 24 hour Walmart so we got to wait inside the store.

I pass two Walmarts to get to "my Walmart" it is the best kept secret in North Fulton county, no one goes there but me a few other people (members from the area its on Hwy 9 just North of McFarland).

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by IWAY

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!

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.

[Rhetts_mama]

Originally Posted by SophieKatesMom

Oh I used to hate, hate and hate Walmart (yes I know hate is a strong word) until.... Black Friday 2009.

Yes you read that correctly, I started to love Walmart on Black Friday. I spent HOURS in line with my friend while she waited for $299.00 laptop for her daughter. I spent a lot of time strolling around the store, breaking into the Door Busters and generally having a great time. At one point I started filling carts for people standing in line. As you can guess its a 24 hour Walmart so we got to wait inside the store.

I pass two Walmarts to get to "my Walmart" it is the best kept secret in North Fulton county, no one goes there but me a few other people (members from the area its on Hwy 9 just North of McFarland).

LOL- That is a nice one. The one up in Dawsonville across from the outlets isn't too bad either.

[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.

Gotta disagree with you on this one.