I hate Walmart!

by Elsewhere 137 Replies latest jw friends

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  Elsewhere

  I rarely ever set foot in the place and will go out of my way to avoid shopping there. Tonight I made the mistake of giving Walmart the benefit of the doubt and walked in the door.

  They didn't have the main item I was looking for, but they did have one other small item. I headed to the front to check out only to find they had only a few check-outs open and all of the lines were far too long.

  One thing I absolutely will NOT tolerate at a store is a long line at the check-out. I refuse to be treated like damn cattle.

  I walked over to a few people who were closing out some check-out stands and asked if they would open a new line but the response was: "There are no open lines at this end of the store, you have to go to the other end."

  Hello!!! That isn't what I asked!

  I told them that the lines were too long and again asked if they would open a new line. They responded by telling me that the checkers had all gone home, so they could not open any lines.

  Fck that! I dropped the item I had on a stand next to me and walked out.

  The management must think customers will tolerate a long wait to check-out and will only hire enough people for it. If they want my business they will have to do a hell of a lot better!

  This isn't the first time I've done that at a walmart. More than once I've left a full basket at the front because the lines were so damn long.

  Have I mentioned how much I hate Walmart?
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  John Doe

  Ironically, they are the number one retailer in the world and your complaint stems from them being popular enough to elicit long check out lines. Seems like a silly thing to bitch about. Perhaps you should listen to you dislike and not make more work for the workers by getting things out you're not going to pay for.
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  journey-on

  Me, too, Elsewhere. I boycotted them for 11 mos. I tried to make it a year, but needed something one night late and they were the only ones open. I avoid them for many reasons, but customer service is the main one.
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  R.F.

  I'm a frequent customer of Wal-Mart. Heck, there's not much else to choose from around here. Sometimes it can suck to shop there, or get in and out when you're in a hurry, but oh well, could be worse.
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  Hortensia

  I never shop at Walmart, although it's for a pointless reason. Someone said that Henry Ford created the middle class in America and Walmart is single-handedly destroying it. Like my not shopping there will make a difference. I mostly shop online anyway.
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  lavendar

  Heck, there's not much else to choose from around here.

  That's because they put everyone else out of business!

  I'm also a member of the "Hate Wal-Mart" club.....even though I'm surrounded by them! Their customer service is a joke; employee wages are pathetic; they've brainwashed everyone in this state against Unions; they put other stores out of business;.....to name a few reasons.

  Well, that was a nice rant. Thanks.

  Lavendar
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  4JWY

  Just heard of yet another reason - WTS style - teens in Mexico working at Wal Mart are classed as "volunteers" and are unpaid workers!

  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20056614/site/newsweek/
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  monophonic

  i have never been to a walmart thanks to the city i live in not allowing them to open one w/in city limits.
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  Tatiana

  If you haven't watched this yet, "Walmart: High Cost of Low Prices," please do. You will never shop at Walmart again.

  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3836296181471292925

  I made the mistake of working there for almost 4 years. It was hell. It's not the cashiers fault on the front. They cut everyone's hours, and short-staff to save money. They got rid of ALL security for an entire year, claimed a loss of $650,000 in MY store alone, then tried to blame it all on the employees.

  I only worked self-check out, which should have been called "thief alley." Working self-check means you have to watch 4 lanes of customers, catch thieves, repair the computer system when it freezes in the middle of a credit card transaction, or fix it when the customer breaks it....clean up after customers who let their kids throw soda/yogurt/spit/diapers... all over the belts, and then just walk off and leave it for YOU!

  I watched customers walk out with carts of merchandise, flat screen TV's, etc., and we were told we couldn't touch them. I got cursed at, called all kinds of names, almost hit twice. A 75 year old sweet lady and me were all the security the store had. No one was watching the cameras.

  I quit. I'd had enough. They do not pay you enough to go through what I went through. It started as a part-time job when I broke up with my fiance. I needed a second job fast. I then got laid off from my GOOD, full-time job, and ended up @ Walmart full-time.

  This company is the worst company I have ever worked for in my life, and I will never shop there again.
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  MegaDude

  Never buy electronics at Walmart. I believe they sell refurbished items as new, because every electronic item I've bought has broken way too soon and it's the same story with quite a few other people I know.