Super Walmarts suck!

[aiptasia]

I am in a vacation destination and the bizarre shift in clientele is astonishing in a lot of ways.

When I lived in Myrtle Beach, we had four such walmarts and they were all zoos on the weekends during check in/check out. You pretty much avoid doing any shopping during tourist season unless you do it at 7 am on a weekday. In a beach town, if it frigging rains, you better just stay inside and avoid the malls and the movie theaters, too. Restaurants, likewise, need to be enjoyed through reservations. If they don't accept reservations, just avoid them completely.

That, or risk dealing with the self empowered "F U i'm on vacation so kiss my ass" crowds.

Not a fan of Walmart. They don't make good neighbors. They move into towns and put the small business owners out of business. I avoid them if possible. Hope they don't get into selling homebrewers supplies.

That would be like the Walmart eye of Sauron turning on it's own InBev orcs. Never happen.

I worked at a super Wal-mart for a few years in my college days. I will NEVER do that again! Plus, I wouldn't be able to support my family on that $7.65/hour. I don't know what their pay is now, but I'm assuming it's somewhere close to that still.

I made the mistake of applying for a job there in my younger years, too. It was for a position in the garden department. I was called in for what I thought was an interview, which turned out to be more like an interrogation by two men that asked me "what if" scenarios for an hour. It was truly bizarre.

 

[gdbrewer]

I still shop there, but not as frequently as I once did.

I try and stay as far away as I can. I've only been inside one maybe 3 times this year. It's really a lose-lose situation for customers. Customers have to deal with all the rude f'ing people, plus all the rude employee's (I mean "Associates"). For them, it's kind of a win-lose situation. For the most part, they treat each other fairly nicely, or at least we did at the store I worked at. I made a few long term friends that I still talk to when I worked there, and that was '98-'02. That's kind of the "win" situation.

They lose having to deal with all of the a-hole customers. I'm not defending them for their crappy attitudes though. Most of the people working there hate being in wal-mart just as much as most of the people shopping there!

I made the mistake of applying for a job there in my younger years, too. It was for a position in the garden department. I was called in for what I thought was an interview, which turned out to be more like an interrogation by two men that asked me "what if" scenarios for an hour. It was truly bizarre.

That's actually kind of funny! There are people that try to get a job there, just to steal! That's their whole goal. Maybe they figured that was a good way of weeding those people out.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

I hate Walmart with a passion. With that said, the 3 times I have allowed to set foot in one... I have to admit I was treated nicely and received good service from the associates. Fair is fair.

 

[Homercidal]

Since Sam died, their "Made in America" slogan flew out the window. And they started cutting back on labor, so there are fewer people to help you, and the ones that are there are stressed and edgy from the high expectation their managers have. And a lot of customers do have a sense of entitlement and are very often rude for no good reason.

The Meijer store has many of the same items and even though they are also a large chain store, they are close to local and do support the Grand Rapids area greatly. I often shop there because I can get my stuff quickly and self-check-out.

 

[neo71665]

Right its all walmarts

All public places