Walmart - an observation

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.

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

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.

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.

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

I boycott Walmart. Have to two years now. Watch the documentary 'Walmart - the High Cost of Low Prices'. It will change your outlook on this evil entity. Yes, I said eeeeevil!! Saving a few bucks on cheap *kitten* ain't worth it to me. I'd rather give my business to LOCAL businesses, or even shop online from select companies.

Walmart is the devil. I call it Hellmart and I avoid it as much as I can. However the closest Target is 1/2 hr away and Hellmart is 10 minutes away. There is something about the store as soon as you walk in it just puts you in a BAD mood.

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.

wow! I've heard from many people that they don't treat their associates the best. It's sad that they wouldn't try to accommodate her in any way, especially after having worked there SEVEN years.

I shop at wal mart and I dont hate it,its a store just like any ohter to me

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!

I guess it dependeds on your wal mart,im still wearing the summer clothes i bought there last year