Walmart - an observation

TXBelle1174

I was reading another thread and a lot of people mentioned shopping at Walmart (for groceries) but made remarks about how they hate it. I find this amusing. I have a Super Walmart right down the street from my house. It is very convenient, especially when I need something RIGHT NOW! I shop there A LOT!! I have two kids and I buy everything from diapers to toilet paper there. However, I HATE shopping there. I try so hard to avoid Walmart by shopping at Target but they dont always have what I need. I mean, I actually get a headache when I think about having to go into that store but yet I find myself in there at least 2 - 3 times per week. So what is it, exactly, that we HATE about Walmart? For me, its the crowds, slow cashiers, long lines, but there is something else about it.... I cant put my finger on it... Is it the general demeanor of the employees and other shoppers in the store?? If we hate it so much, why do we keep going back? For me - convenience, prices on every day stuff (diapers, milk, etc). Is it the same for you?

Note **I am bored at work. Can you tell?***

2bFitNTrim

I agree. I hate going to Walmart too. Yes, I save money & can get everything on my list, but inevitably, when it's time to check out, there will be only one register open with 100 people in front of me (I exaggerate. A little). Maybe not all Walmarts are like this, but mine is.

brittanymarie120

Thats funny. I have 8 younger brothers and sisters and do a lot of the shopping at my house.... I hate walmart too! i try to avoid it at all costs... in walmart's defense, they are normally less expensive and they do have almost everything.

maybe this is why?

- sometimes i feel like you get better quality shopping at target or other superstores.
- their produce isnt amazing (HEB is much better)
- always crowded
- i never find a good parking spot
- its almost too big

dvnjustina

I don't buy my groceries at Walmart if I can avoid it. I don't really save money, their produce and meat aren't appealing to me and I rather support my local independent stores. Walmart also doesn't have everything. I've been in 4 separate Walmarts looking for rye flour. I'm assuming that they just don't carry it.

tmos512

It's dirty and I always end up buying more than "just groceries" in there.

strawberrie_milk

I hate the shoppers.. the Walmart in my town is always filled with gross/rude people. Idk why but they always seems to flock to Walmart, they're never in any other grocery chains.

ka_bateman

Ugh, I hate it too! I'm there maybe once a week or once every two weeks b/c it's about 30 minutes from us. But I hate it b/c I own a small business and I know I should be shopping elsewhere to help us little guys.

But, I just don't feel like going to several stores for a few items and pulling the baby out every time. Plus, I need to save money too...but I still get mad at myself. It's so damn convenient. Damn you Walmart

beckylawrence70

For me, it used to be the prices but I find Safeway and the other's practically the same price, Walmart's prices are way too high anymore........I go there about once or twice a month........

jennlove79

What I find extremely funny is that when there are lines at Walmart, people start complaining about how they should open another register.

Yet, at Price Chopper(the grocery store), no one complains when there are huge lines. They just stand in line and wait their turn.

LostinFat77

What I hate about it is that it has pretty much anything I would need for daily living. I hate feeling tied to a store. It shouldn't be that way but living in a small town, competitors don't always measure up. Sometimes smaller chains will have better prices but selection is poor.

You say 2-3 times a week, ha! Try 2-3 times a day. I call Walmart my pimp's house. They stay pimping me and my pocketbook. I get paid to give up to the pimp.

2bFitNTrim

- i never find a good parking spot
- its almost too big

Yeah, I typically try to park between the two entrances. I start on the left side of the store & work my way over to the grocery section on the right side, picking up the frozen stuff last. If I forget something from the left side of the store, I have 2 choices: leave it or hoof it the 3 miles back over there (I exaggerate again. A little) & let my frozen things begin to thaw. Remember, you STILL have to get in that line to checkout. Usually, if I forget something from Side A, I just get it on another trip or hit the store close to home later on.

Sweet_Potato

I haven't been to Walmart in a decade or so because it's so inconvenient. I'd have to get in the car and drive far outside of the city, deal with a chaotic parking lot, and walk through a gigantic confusing store trying to find what I need while children are screaming and running all around me. No thanks. If I can't walk to a store to get what I need I just order it on Amazon.

mmarcy7

I hate Walmart because is represents everything that is wrong with America - a bunch of cheap, made in China crap, employees not paid a living wage, therefore they are very unhelpful. Other shoppers who also hate it there, so are rude and generally look miserable too, most of them overweight. But we have to go there because there are those few items you just can't find anywhere else. Or because it's a small town and they have put all the small shops out of business. And we also have to shop there because it's the cheapest place and everyone is broke because our jobs went to China so Walmart could buy the crap at the low prices.....

judith3

i Hate the lines, and the people who work there always seem like you are inconveniencing them by just walking in! I went into the changing room one day because i saw some shorts i thought were cute as well as a few other things well i was informed by the fitting room lady that the fitting rooms would be closing in five minutes, as i was in the fitting room she proceeded to stand outside my fitting room counting the minutes down i thought it was so rude!! It just seems that everyone there is so freaking rude!!

Perfectdiamonds1

Prices are good, but I would rather Publix. The employees are rude. I must agree with you there. I dont know why.

sdoldsMD2013

I don't like shopping at Walmart because the lines are always so long and there are always so many people there. But there are things that I can only get Walmart and it is convenient.

aillie

I never had shopped at Walmart until one day my 87 year old grandmother who lives with us asked me to please go there for her to save money. I figured it is her money & she insisted it was cheap. When I finally found the groceries almost everything was more money then Winco, & I could not find a lot of things on her list. So I am back to not shopping at Wal-mart. I wonder if people dislike it so why do you shop there?

jpfrimmer

I cannot stand Walmart! I have only been there once in the past few months and I don't plan on going back any time soon. Here are some things that make going to walmart no fun.

-it's always very crowded
-their carts are terrible
-there are always long lines no matter when you go
-other shoppers are rude and some don't even bother putting on real clothes to go shopping! A lot of the parents don't even pay attention to their children while they are there.
-the quality is not the best, especially their produce
-we've taken our cars there a few times for oil changes because it's cheap, but they are very slow so I won't be taking my car there again.
-the cashiers always question my coupons when I am following their policy
-it's always DIRTY!!!
-sometimes they don't keep a very good stock

I'm sure there are more things that annoy me about walmart! LOL

Meggles63

It's certainly not as nice as Publix and Winn-Dixie...but it is much cheaper! I, personally, haven't had a problem with any employees. My big problem is that I get behind non-English speaking people on Food Stamps who always have a problem swiping their cards! Other than that, I love it!

PicNic00

I hate Walmart, yet spend about $500 a month there. They price match adds from other local grocery stores... So if Fry's has milk on sale, and Safeway has group beef on sale, I can get it for those low prices. HOWEVER.... That doesn't change the rude employees, the crowded stores, the crappy produce, or the overall sense of filth. Guess that is the price we pay for trying to stretch our dollars.......

xuashe

Their meat is soo damn expensive.
Their produce quality sucks!

I only go to pick up bait and sporting goods and fiance and I will do some grocery shopping but its so much easier to go to Price Chopper or Red-X.

Neconilis

I mostly dislike their corporate policies, especially how they treat their lower level employees. It's hard to resist the lure of cheaper stuff, I get that, but when you think about what the company is doing on a macro level instead of just how it effects me in this moment it's easier to step away and go elsewhere.

EmilyTwist1

I hate the classism of Walmart. I've been to one in a wealthy neighborhood, and it was cleaner, better organized, and had better selection than any other Walmart I have ever seen. Is it too much to ask that all Walmarts be clean? Why do they only clean for rich people?

MinMin97

I simply CANNOT shop there...it literally repels me.

KellyMirth

I only go to Walmart under duress. I don't love the crowds, I don't love the chaos, I don't love all the cheap (and I mean cheaply made) products and their produce is pretty gross (at least at mine). I try to stick to my nearby Basha's, it's the same distance from my house and I love the people there. Yes, it's more expensive on some (non-food) things, but I'm keeping my money in my community and their produce and meat are wonderful. Plus, the same employees have been there since I started shopping there four years ago and they all know me by name which is really nice.

KaleidoscopeEyes1056

It's kind of a long store, but here goes:

My mom worked there for seven years, and in the course of those seven years, she had several surgeries on her back. Her back always gave her problems, but the surgeries made it worse. The managers at walmart were unwilling to adhere to very reasonable doctor's requests for my mom, such as letting her sit for a half an hour for every hour she worked. She worked in the infants and boy's and girl's sections, so it would be simple for her to sit while folding clothes or organizing shelves. But no. And, that was another thing, they had her working three departments by herself, and threatened to fire anybody who helped her
There was finally a time when my mom could no longer work for walmart because of her back issues, however, she had to get fired from there to be able to collect money for her disability. She still went into work and did her best, never really trying to get fired, but still needing to, all the same. But, instead of firing her, they put her on unpaid leave of absence-- for a year and a half. At this time, both my brother and I were too young to work and my dad was dead, so she was the ONLY source of our income. I blame them for the hard time we went through, and I don't shop there. I will go out of my way to shop somewhere else.
Also, while working there, they had some employees do what is called "comp shopping" which is sending them to other stores to scan the prices of certain items. They did this to keep their prices the lowest. And this happens to be illegal.

karenwill2

I hate Walmart but I love mine. The people are super nice, they have a Gluten Free section and a lot of the stuff I can get only there. However,. if I only need a couple of things, I always go elsewhere!

clydethecat

i'm not going to be popular with this stance, but i love walmart.. i was just there the yesterday to get bins to pack my house up in. i got three huge bins and ten smaller ones. not only did an employee help me put the bins in my cart, but when i got to the register, (no line at all) the cashier took all the bins out, scanned them, and then loaded me back up. and he was very nice about the whole thing.

my walmart is very small considering and there is always parking. i park in the back under the trees so i have shade. i have never seen the place over filled.

there is a bigger walmart a few miles away, and the times i've been there were annoying. mostly because of the shoppers. i've always found the employees to be cordial at least.

Lift_This_

ok....so i like shopping at the walmart!!! LOL

The one near me is nice...the employees are helpful and I don't think i have ever been in a super long line.

I know this sounds so not true...but it is.


but...they do have their flaws...yes some areas are not stocked well, it is dirty and all i ever see there is men with lucious mullets!!!

Doing_The_Unstruck

I don't shop at walmart because a I like to support local stores / companies. Walmart can suck my...

KatiD83

I detest Walmart! My city has several of the super sized stores and I tend to avoid them at all cost. I was forced into one a week ago looking for summer clothes on sale. I noticed the fabric on the tshirts and tank tops is thinner than what I get at other places. I bought one shirt and it shredded in my washer because the fabric was so thin. I took it back, and the customer service employee didn't speak a word of ENGLISH! I had to wait for someone else with a thick accent to help. Instead of refunding my money, she charged me again. I complained to a manager who said they were new employees. Needless to say that was my last trip to Walmart!