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Reviewed Nov. 27, 2012
I went to Walmart in Northborough, MA at 9:15 pm. The MA stores open at 1 am. I was about 25th in line. The store employees came out and handed out maps of where the on-sale items would be. The maps were wrong. When we entered the store, the aisles were lined with employees. Not one of them knew where the Compaq laptops were, not one! When we found where they were, marked by a balloon with the number #4 the size of a quarter, they were, of course, all gone. I then proceeded to the 32-inch Emerson TV line. Per the flyer, if you were in line between 1 am - 2 am, you would be guaranteed one TV. I got my TV and was told the limit was 6! Well, a scuffle ensued when one man had 9 TVs!
I went to the store manager about the employees not knowing where anything was and the fact that they did not limit the TVs and he just shrugged and said there was nothing he could do! So, I paid for my TV and put it in the car and came back in for a WII game. It was a big mistake. They were locked up in Electronics and no one could find the woman with the keys! When she showed up, she had to try at least 5 different keys and took one game out at a time, locking the glass cabinet after retrieving each one, fumbling with the keys each time. When she had gotten 5 requests filled, she said we would have to go to Photo to get them and pay for them. When we arrived in photo, the one cashier couldn't figure out how to get the security tags off people's purchases. People were irate, she needed a key for the locks and no one could again find the woman with the keys.
It was a nightmare. People were swearing. It was hot as Hatti and some customers brought babies to add to the mass pandemonium. Never again will I set foot in the Northborough, MA store. I would like to say I will never set foot in another Walmart, but how can you? They ate up all the other stores like Ames, Bradlees, Caldors. There is no competition - it's all owned by Walmart!
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2012
Cyber Monday at 0730 I tried to order 2 double power T711 tablets. My store manager also tried to order 2 for his grand kids just like I wanted to do! A Cyber Monday special selling out at some time before 7:30am is in my mind false advertising. I cannot even place a back-order according to store management. My grandchildren are heart broken and they are not even sure I was going to buy the tablets. Please provide me with a viable alternative so I will not disappoint them on Christmas.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2012
I worked for Walmart in Danville, VA. I was a cashier. I was accused of stealing $300 in cash from my register; I did not. I was terminated immediately. I was called to clean out my locker and was escorted to the front door. It was a lie, and because I would not sign a statement saying I did it and agree to make restitution for something I did not do, I was terminated. I live in VA. I was told there was nothing I could do about it. This happened to me in 1993. Every time I shop there, I see her still there and I still wonder why.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2012
A witness saw a girl key my car, try to break in, and then hack away at the finish. He ran in and reported it to security. When I got to my car and went into the store, they said they were "watching her on surveillance, don't worry, we are hoping she will try to steal something so we can stop her." The police officer came, saw the surveillance, she had left the store. Loss prevention found her putting merchandise in her purse, told her to put it back, and let her go. No one at the store seems particularly interested in helping me and of course, they have no ID for her so it was impossible to find her with "facial identification", the police mentioned. If they were watching her, why didn't they stop her when she tried to steal? No one wants to help and Walmart "incident report" contact was very snippy with me and said there is nothing they can do. I had $600 damage to my car. Oldsmar Walmart is dangerous.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2012
The Walmart Black Friday ad had listed a Savage Model 320 shot gun in which all of Brevard County Florida Walmart had "none" of this item sent to the store. I have proceeded to search on-line for each store, again none were listed.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2012
Hondo, Texas Wal-Mart: Advertisement clearly reflected the three sale events starting at 8PM Thanksgiving night, 10PM and 5AM the next morning. Two of the items I wanted were on the 10PM sale event. I got to the store before 8PM, thinking I might like some of the sale items at that time slot too. Right away, I asked where I could find the 10PM item so that I could stand in line or do whatever I needed to do to be ready for when it went on sale at 10. I was told that particular item was already sold out. Well I come to find out people were allowed to fill their carts at 6PM with items that were not going on sale until 10 - four whole hours before the sale time! I thought that was just plain wrong. Very bad advertisement. The next day, I went back and spoke with one of the store managers who told me he was not there the night before. But he advised me that what he knew to happen sometimes was that if the crowd began looking like they might fight for a certain item. A lot of times they just go ahead and open up that item for sale right away to defuse the situation.
So basically, Walmart caters to the violent people who don't respect the Walmart store environment nor their Black Friday sale event's time and the honest customer gets the shaft. I was told there is nothing the police can do about it so they defuse the situation this way. Well what happened to removing troublemakers from the store? Any other time it would sure happen, you'd get escorted out by the local police! But on this one day, when people plan their shopping lists and leave their friends and family at Thanksgiving to go to the Walmart Black Friday event, only to find out the local, loyal shoppers get the screws while the people from surrounding towns come in and act like they are going to start trouble and they get catered to.
I hope Walmart starts looking at this problem very closely because they are going to end up losing good customers that way. Plus their reputation is already shot as far as their Black Friday circus goes. I for one will not bother to go again if they can't control their violent troublemakers and treat the good, loyal customer with more consideration.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2012
You had events on Thursday November 22, 2012. Your newspaper and television ads both stated that the electronic sales would start at 10:00 PM or event 2. I was looking forward to getting the advertised Emerson 40" Flat Screen for $198.00. I was at your Salem Oregon Turner Rd. store at 7:30 that night to do some grocery shopping and to pick up a few other items while I waited for 10:00 PM. As I passed the shoe department, I saw the 40" Emerson TVs. I went to look at them and was asked by a Walmart employee if I was interested in the TV. I said yes, and asked if that was where I go at 10:00 to get one. That's when I was told that all TVs on sale were already sold! That was 2 1/2 hours before they were to even go on sale! I was very angry and disappointed. Why were they all sold out 2 1/2 hours before they were even to be on sale? What about all those people who waited until 10:00 PM to even show up? Why make time to sell something and not adhere to it? Since you put your first Walmart in Salem, it has been the only store that I shop at, but I may be rethinking this. This was very unjust to your loyal customers!
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2012
We went to Walmart in San Antonio, TX (the one on De Zavala) to put Xmas on layaway for my granddaughter. We're in electronics department looking for a TV. We waited patiently for someone to help us. We finally saw a tall young blond gentleman wearing a Walmart shirt. We asked him if could bring a TV for us from the back and he said no, that he was busy (although he was standing there arguing with us) - very rude person. We went to customer service to complain (they were very nice) and were able to get the layaway people to get TV for me and also saw Mr. "I'm too busy wondering around" over there, joking with the layaway people. All in all, I'm so done with Walmart. I will not shop there anymore in San Antonio or in my hometown of Alice TX. Toys R Us and Target will now have our business.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2012
I cannot understand the difference. I picked up an Ice Hockey table that was on the shelf, not on the flatbed with others and got the BF price. Three of us were looking for the Monster High Dolls that were on BF for $10, could not find the Bin but found them on the shelf. We took five and only got the BF price for one. The sales associate said that four of them were not marked for BF price, only the one? I am confused, the sale bill did not state only one. She stated that they only get so many earmarked for BF pricing and the other four were not included, and if I took them off the shelf, they were not on the special pricing list, but I got all five off the shelf. She was very indifferent and said that she wished that they would mark them with a big BF where everyone would know. Well, me too, sister.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2012
I purchased a Walmart Money Card on November 20th before I went out of town for Thanksgiving. I paid the $3.00 for the card and uploaded $85.00 at the register. When I got to my family's house and tried to upload the temporary card, there was no card at all inside the package. I called the Hinesville Walmart where I had purchased it, and a manager told me to bring it in along with my receipt when I returned for the holidays. I also emailed Walmart Money Card and tried to contact them over the phone. When I got in touch with someone they were trying to put that card, not knowing who has it or where it is, in my name. I tried to explain to them I never received a temporary card but they just couldn't understand that. When I returned from my visit, I went up to the Hinesville Walmart like I was told.
I spoke with a sales associate first and she was great on trying to help me. Her manager, Ms. **, had her call the money card number and see what she could do. They told her to give me the refund in store, even though the receipt says you cannot. They gave her a reference/claim number, and stated they would send the amount to the Hinesville Walmart. Ms. Peggy was no longer working and the sales associate, **, needed help on how to proceed with the refund since it was not allowed. A department manager, Sandra, was called on to help, and she just said we cannot refund for those and kept doing what she was previously doing. ** called on ** who is one of the head managers, I guess you could say. She had to be called on three different times to get her to come assist.
When she arrived, she didn't even introduce herself or ask me what the problem was - she immediately had an attitude. She then went to basically calling me a liar, saying that there was no way I didn't receive the temporary card because they open it out of the package and swipe it at the register to activate it. Being a manager, I thought you had to be educated in all departments. When you buy a temporary card, the cashier does not open the package. The receipt has an activation number for the money as well; so you, the customer, can upload the amount onto the card. So with her saying that, I stated that the employee who I checked out with was working and she must have my card if that is the case which it was not. I asked her if she could roll back the tapes then if the cashier is supposed to activate the card then we would see her with it on camera. She then said that: "Loss Prevention is not currently working." Then I said, "Remind you, I went to the store on Friday November 23rd, so not only are you calling me a liar you are saying that loss prevention is not working on Black Friday."
I gathered my belongings and left. This Walmart is very unprofessional and the managers need to work on their customer service. The goal for Walmart is to have satisfied customers, this store #0862 in Hinesville GA, doesn't abide by that. The managers should be professional and respectful at all times. This situation should have never provoked an altercation with different managers or rude managers. The customer should not be accused of theft after waiting an hour just to speak to a manager. Why are managers raising their voice and making a scene in view of other customers which diminishes the faith in Walmart customer service?
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2012
I was at the Lake City, FL Walmart and was very disappointed. I was declined by associate and managers of layaway for my items during your designated dates. They were large toys and electronics. I will, from now on for future purchases, be shopping at more honest stores.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2012
I looked online to buy a Nexus 7 from the Walmart.com and it said these were out of stock. That's fine, until it showed all the locations in my area as limited stock or in-stock Friday afternoon. After getting to the store, I found out they're "out of stock." The sales associate in electronics would not honor the price of the 32GB, seeing they never updated their website as "out of stock" on the 16GB. Wasted trip that I didn't need to take, but I thought I could rely on their website being updated. Not! False advertising.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2012
I thought the ticket method was a great idea. However, having to wait in a line for three and a half hours for just one item was bad business for you and ultimately prevented me from getting other gifts for family and friends. I will look to other stores next year for my Black Friday sales.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2012
Black Friday Sale was a huge disappointment. The sale started two hours before printed ad times so when we drove 30 minutes to wait in an ungodly packed store, we were told that the item we wanted sold out. We're pretty sure that's false advertising!
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2012
I went to Walmart this morning for the 10k gold chains that were supposed to be on special @ 5am and the cashier stated the chains were sold out before the ad ran and there weren’t anymore and wouldn’t offer the customers rain checks or anything for this screw up! There also were other items that weren’t available this morning. I overheard several customers complaining about this false advertisement!
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2012
I went to 10:00 sale. I waited in line for 1 hour and 1/2 and you did not even have one of the phones at your store. I am so mad and hurt. It was all my daughter wanted for Christmas. Why did you put it in the paper if you did not have even one? It was a good price and all I could afford at this time. Now, she will be disappointed.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2012
I went to Wal-Mart early on Thanksgiving Day in search of Doorbuster merchandise. I went particularly to stand in line for the November 23rd Doorbuster Special buy 50" Emerson LCD television. I asked several associates to point me in the direction for this particular item. I was told by the associates that the item was sold out. I pointed out the advertisement is for Friday, November 23rd at 5am not Thursday, November 22nd at 8pm. I was informed that there was no line for the item as the item was sold out. This is false advertisement for all consumers who anticipate an opportunity to get Doorbusters that are sold several hours prior to the advertised times. The advertisement stated there were three separate events: 8pm and 10pm on Thursday, November 22nd and the third event was scheduled for Friday, November 23rd at 5am. I feel that the advertised price should be honored to consumers that were in line a day early for an item sold the next morning that were sold out. I spoke to a manager named Stacy at the Silsbee location who assured me the items were sold out despite the Friday advertisement.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2012
This was my first year at being home for a Black Friday event on Thanksgiving. The item I was looking for sold out 2 hours before the item was to go on sale. I find it very dissatisfying (since sales boosts is what this is all about) that honoring an item’s sale price that sells out before it is to go, if on sale, is not part of your store’s policy. I was at the Wal-Mart on Grantline Road in New Albany, Indiana. The item I tried to purchase was the laptop for $179.99. I wanted 2 of them and tried to get a voucher 2 hours before they were to go on sale. Well, as far as I am concerned, there are other places to shop and other stores that can have my business. If you wish to contact me, ** is my email address.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2012
I went into the store at 585 North State Street in Lindon, Utah. The manager of this store is **. We went into the store to get some things. There were motorized wheelchairs but much to my dismay, they were all broken. My sister and I got one to go but you could not go very far before it shut off. So, we talked with the door greeter and she tried to find me one, but could not, so we hurried through the store because walking exhausts me. Had I had a motorized chair, we would have spent more time shopping and maybe spent more money. How do you expect handicapped people to get around your store? Had I been driving, I would have found a different store to go to. Please make sure that the handicapped have the same opportunity as those that can walk and enjoy spending time in your store.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2012
Black Thursday - You guys ruined my Thanksgiving. You are having your Black Friday sales today. Really, on Thanksgiving. Friday was bad enough. Now you are doing it on Thursday. I got in a big argument because she wanted one of your TVs that went on sale. Since I hold the checkbook, she will not be allowed to spend my money at your store anymore. You just can't leave the one true holiday we have alone. So, I will not spend any funds at your store.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2012
I just got off working a graveyard shift at the hospital. I went to cash my bonus check to buy stuff for Thanksgiving. I walked into Walmart, saw that the check cash line was long, so I went to the cashier to cash my check, which I have done before. She wouldn't help me because the check cash place was open, so I went back and waited 30 mins because the customer was having trouble with her credit card, which I could understand cause stuff happens. When I started to cash my check, I asked the lady if it’s true that the other cashier people couldn't help me because she was open. She said, “That was false. They can help you if we are back up.” Oh yeah, there was no line when I asked her to cash my check. Her name was Carl, in her 70s, white hair, at 7:30am, at register 23. She was really rude when she spoke to me, maybe because she doesn't like Mexicans.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2012
Within 30 days, my iPod stopped working. I went to the Apple store and was told to go back to Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart sold me an extra warranty at time of sale (cost $17 on a $170 item). Wal-Mart told me to call the customer service number. I must mail it back and they will send me another. My Wal-Mart warranty will be used up and can't be transferred to my new iPod. So the cost of my iPod was 10% more than it should have been with no benefits. I haven't even received my credit card bill for this purchase. I was told at the time of purchase that Wal-Mart would replace the iPod. The clerk sounded like the store would replace my iPod. It is impossible to read the fine print while standing in the checkout line. I feel conned.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2012
I am 17 years old and I tried buying eggs at Walmart for my family because we didn't have any for tomorrow's breakfast. So, I tried buying them and apparently, Walmart doesn't sell eggs to teens after 9 o' clock. I was furious because they yanked the eggs out of my hands as if I was doing something wrong. I would like to know if they can do this to you based on age?
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2012
I purchased a Li'l Butterball at my local Walmart. The Walmart label listed the turkey as 10.23 lbs for $16.98. Since it was frozen, I let it sit in cold water as suggested. The water caused the label to become translucent, exposing the original Butterball label. The Butterball label listed the turkey at 8.67 lbs. The price was also lower at $14.39. I'm furious that I've been ripped off not only in the size of my turkey (since I had the weight figured out to the person), but the extra unnecessary price I paid. Money is short in my household and to think that I was purposely duped is an insult. I can only imagine how much money is made by a corporation like Walmart adding a buck or two to a line of product at the holidays that they figure no one will notice.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2012
There was an Xbox 360 Halo 4 edition priced for $59.96. I thought, "Wow, that's a good deal!" There was only 1 so before I picked it up, I took a picture of it and the price got to the register and it rang up $349. I said that's not right and I showed the cashier the picture that I took with my iPhone and she told me they won't give it to you for that. Then I asked for management, and the biggest smart butt I ever have had to deal with came and said, "No, you’re getting it for that price, and said that belonged on the bottom shelf. Well there's no way, because the only space there, was where the system was.
I showed him the picture and was told they do not have to honor that price. I said that I thought Walmart always honors their prices and that I was going to file a complaint and maybe get a lawyer and sue Walmart for not honoring their price and I think, since I haven't had a call from Walmart managers, I am going to call a lawyer tomorrow. My phone number is **, you have 12 hours left. Oh by the way, that was a special edition Halo 4 360, if it’s gone before this is resolved it’s going to cost a lot more than what I'm asking.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2012
I constantly purchase gift cards from Walmart. In the last 90 days, $2,800 worth of them and I gave them to my employees. Twice in the last month I gave out gift cards that Walmart.com isn't activating. How embarrassing for both my employee and me. When I try to address this issue with Walmart.com customer service, it is as if they are reading a script. I am tired of hearing that it will take 3-5 days to activate, which isn't true. It took 3 weeks last time. I am constantly told that someone will contact me, going on my 2nd month and no one from billing has ever emailed or called me so they should really stop telling their customers that they are going to reach out.
Apparently, even though I have purchased $2,800 in gift cards, 4 Kindle Fires, 2 Kindle Touches and an iPad3 in the last few months, I am not a good enough customer to fix this problem faster than normal or even call back. I will not make any purchases online for my employees anymore. They have lost a customer. I hope that they continue to lose customers if they continue to treat them in this fashion.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2012
I go to Wal-Mart two or three times a week. The store 4258 is the one that is close to me. Every time you go in there, no matter what time of day or night, it's always empty. Grocery shelves were half-empty. The produce is the worst. I went this morning at 10:00 to get fresh string beans and the shelf was empty like it always is. It's two days before Thanksgiving and I have been in the grocery business for 45 years and I know what a big seller they are as all produce is, so why would you be out the cabbage? It looked like it had been there weeks. Apples empty, the whole department is a total mess. As always, no product. I did ask a guy if they had any beans and he went in the back and when he came out, he said, "We don't have any." He didn't say when they would get some in, just "Sorry, we are out." Nothing.
I know sometimes products run low on things but not every day like it is here and it's not just beans, it's the whole damn place. I tell myself each time I go there, "Well, maybe it will be better this time," but that never happens. So, I have to drive 10 more miles to a Food Lion. Does anybody ever check these departments? No way they can here. Maybe it's time for a manager change or a surprise visit from someone in charge that will see this mess. I don't like to complain. I know things happen in this business, but this is a shame to let this go on and on. I know one customer like me might not make a difference to you because you have plenty. I have no idea what this store does in a week but just think if the shelves were anywhere close to being right, what they could do. Thanks for your time.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2012
I bought a Straight Talk Card inside WalMart, Espanola and I tried activating it on my phone after spending 5 hours trying to fix the problem to the activator, and was unsuccessful. I went to WalMart, Espanola and I told them the problem and they couldn’t fix it either, and asked me to buy another card. I asked to speak with the manager. She said that she could fix, as everyone I asked, for a refund and said she would not "buck up" Straight Talk. My receipt said WalMart and Walmart charged me taxes for it and they paid me taxes. Therefore, I believe Walmart is to blame and should refund me.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2012
Long waits at checkout. Two registers open, backed up 6 deep and no calls for more checkouts. We waited 30 minutes. It seems to be common occurrence.
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2012
I was working for Walmart for over 2 years. I started overnight stocking in grocery. After a few months, management moved me to dairy. I worked there and trained a few employees during my time. I was injured by pulling a pallet into the dairy cooler in Aug. 2009, and when I asked a manager if I could go to the hospital because I was in such pain, the manager simply said "Did you finish your work?" No, I replied because of the intense pain I was in and when I told him of the injury, all I was told was "Well, you can leave, but you may lose your position if you do." Not wanting to risk my job especially after just having a baby, I attempted to return back to finish my duties. But the pain got so bad I was unable to stand. Deciding it was best to be seen by a doctor than worry about my job, I left.
After telling other management, they would not let me fill out paperwork for workman’s comp and after being at the hospital, it was determined I had 2 herniated discs and a pinched nerve. Long story short, after a few weeks of physical therapy and pain meds, my doctor allowed me back to work on light duty. I was excited because I needed to bring home a paycheck for my son and me. I took the paperwork to management and asked when I could go back. I was told I was not allowed back until I was off light duty because Walmart doesn't have any light duty jobs available for me. I was told I needed to take a LOA for my injury until I was 100% better. Well, I kept trying to go back for shifts but they kept turning me away, until they terminated me for failing to return after my FMLA for my back injury.
Even though my doctor allowed me back, Walmart wouldn't. I was eventually terminated. I then hired an attorney to try and receive workman’s comp. I had 3 employee witnesses along with a customer but my attorney 'felt it was not necessary to parade all of them up to the witness stand.' I lost the workman’s comp case. I then attempted to get unemployment benefits for help with bills and things my son needed but Walmart claimed I quit voluntarily, even though I had paperwork showing I was able to work on light duty. I also attempted to get disability benefits however, that didn't work out either. I eventually lost the car I had almost paid off and now I am stuck living at my parents’ house with my son. Yes, I still am in constant pain and have little hope by now on both getting better and finding a job so that I can support myself and son.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2012
I have tried to purchase from their website on numerous occasions, 95% of the time ending with a cancelled order. I have contacted customer service on many, many occasions to determine why it was cancelled, since I use a debit card that I use on all other sites and storefronts including Wal-Mart stores, but all responses allude to it being my fault. Even my Wal-Mart card fails on their website. Failed valid orders should be a concern of the company, but I guess Wal-Mart must be too big to care but definitely too big to hire competent customer service staff.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2012
I tried to return a GoPro camera, because I was not happy with it. But I was told it had been over 15 days past their 15 return policy. I also tried to return the SIM card that I bought to go along with the camera and was told the package was missing. So this return was also denied. I asked them, "What if I had bought a Christmas gift, does this mean the recipient cannot return the item after Christmas if he/she does not like it?" The answer is yes. Do not buy any electronics from Walmart to avoid the problem I ran into. This is the first retailer that have given me problems. They have a terrible return policy.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2012
I attempted to speak to the store manager at the Wal-Mart store in Temple, Texas today. He wasn't there. However, they connected me to an assistant manager who used the name Ann. She never let me finish my initial sentence; instead, she's interrupting me, berating me, belittling me, and speaking down to me. When I tried to get her to stop running her mouth so I could explain the situation, she accused me of yelling at her. Thank God, I had a witness to the conversation. At one point when she took a breath and I could say something, I asked her if she was going to let me finish my sentence. She sarcastically responded, "Well, of course honey, you go right ahead."
I have never and will never experience that level of disrespect and sarcasm from a lower level manager in a store again. I've contacted corporate and will voice my complaint in writing to each and every executive at Wal-Mart via registered mail. I'm appalled any employee of any organization would consider it an option to speak to someone like she spoke to me. I'm very educated, very well-respected in my field and am not one to complain without a reason. I have decided as a result that I will not go to Wal-Mart for any reason and have asked all my prescriptions be moved to another drugstore. I've also shredded my Sam's Club card. I won't do business with any organization that has an employee who thinks they have the liberty to speak to someone like I was spoken to, period.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2012
I met my daughter at the Wal-Mart on 13th South 300 West in Salt Lake City. She wanted my opinion on a sewing machine she wanted to purchase. She normally does not shop at Wal-Mart, but she had been online and saw a machine for $20. Now as an owner of a computerized embroidery machine, I was skeptical of the price. Of course, that machine was not available. She wanted something simple and inexpensive, so I looked over what they had and settled on a Brother 20 stitch (the last 3 digits on item was 645) for $49.97. I even had her get extra needles. Then we waited in the check-out for 20 minutes, only to have the cashier tell us she couldn't sell it to us. There were 2 machines new in boxes on the shelf, and I had double-checked the item # to be sure it was the one for $49.97. She still wouldn't sell it. So we asked for a manager, and she said it must have a recall. I ask why it was on the shelf, and she had no answer. My daughter was upset, and I don't think she's changed her attitude toward Wal-Mart. I know it is a small amount, but young buyers start small. Please.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2012
I used to regularly shop at Walmart in the Steelyard Commons, Cleveland, Ohio. But the store is so dirty and the service is really bad. Every time I go there, employees are just walking around doing nothing, except talking amongst themselves. When I went to cash my check, the girl at the counter acted like I was bothering her and then another employee walked up and they began socializing and acted like I wasn't even there. We found clothing on the floor and clothing hung up that had been on the floor. How disgusting. The bad thing is this store stays like this. Why? Seems like no one cares. So what are you going to do Walmart?
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2012
My fiancée was forgotten about when she needed six cans of baby formula and then again shrugged off when she got to management. They got the can, with an attitude, at the Walmart in Cocoa, FL 32926. It all took approximately 45 minutes after asking. What is the problem with Walmart customer service here?
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2012
This is the second time I have ordered something online from Wal-Mart. One was an iPad 3. They put a hold on money then cancelled order for no reason. You have to wait for the hold to be removed before you have access to funds and that is up to the bank issuing the card. I just ordered a Google play card online that is being electronically delivered. They held the funds then immediately canceled the order. So the money is still being held until order is voided by bank. Is this legal?
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2012
When I was checking out my groceries at the cash register #7, she would ignore me. When I asked her for some tobacco, she would only talk to the blacks around. I asked her again if she had that certain tobacco and she said, very sassy, that "I heard you the first time" and continued to tell the young black man behind me for someone to please check the poor baby out! If not for me and the paying customers like me, we pay for her salary! All I can say is I am not the only person who has the same complaint. It's people like here that gives Walmart a bad rap! She needs to go! Marksville, LA 71351 Walmart.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2012
The layaway people at Wal-Mart Lafayette, Macon Co., TN had shown negligence on how to put safely the customer's stuff in the trunk when putting the product we ordered and picked up. Their only concern is to put the product we bought, and they don't bother to check whether the trunk is safe when they know it's open. The trunk door was open because the product did not fit, and they just tied a rope and didn't check if there was valuable stuff that could possibly fall off out of the trunk when the car rolls. Unfortunately, the toolbox that's in the trunk fell off out of the trunk and got lost. I personally complained regarding this matter, but the management said it's not their responsibility. I told them it should be part of the safety measure because that's part of their job.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2012
On September 12, 2012, I visited store #2716 located on Williams Blvd in Cedar Rapids. While shopping in the linens area, I saw a young man watching who I believed may have been following me. At first I wasn't sure so I continued shopping, until I saw him peep around the corner again. I decided to exit the area. A couple approached me to let me know that they too had noticed the young man. The couple actually found his behavior strange and humorous. The couple stated that they watched him move merchandise on the shelves to view me, and watched for me as I walked around corners. I asked them to describe the person; their description of that person was of the young man I saw following me.
I proceeded to walk towards the pharmacy counter looking for store personnel. I stood at the end of the aisle and looked around for someone. I soon saw the young man who previously watched me. I was shocked, and angered when I noticed that he was wearing a Wal-Mart vest. I stopped him and asked to speak with the store manager. I met the store manager at the electronics desk and recognized his voice (**). I had spoken to him in June concerning a similar incident. I was humiliated so I motioned for him to step away from the electronics desk for privacy. We stood a few feet away from the customers. I told him about the uncomfortable incident. ** apologized. I then suggested that he ask his associate why I was being followed. I then went on with my shopping.
I left the store angry but decided to go back an hour later and asked for the same manager. When he appeared, I asked for the store's locator number, district supervisor, and phone number. The manager asked if he could assist, I declined. I believed that if he could have, he would have done so earlier in June. He then went on to say loudly that no matter who I contacted, the call would be forwarded back to the store anyway. I felt deeply disrespected by him, more so than the sales associate who followed me earlier. He then said his associate believed that I acted suspiciously, carried a big purse, and was looking around a little too much.
I was mortified and a bit dumbfounded at his lack of professionalism as well as tact. I then pointed out to him that there were many other female customers shopping in the store with similar sized and bigger bags. His comment was that the Wal-Mart employee was “just doing his job”. I then said I don’t understand why I had been treated in this manner especially with all the cameras and security present in the store. He said, “Well the cameras can’t see you at all angles.” I have been a loyal customer for over 25 years. Up until now, I have never had a complaint about the service I received from your store, nor have I doubted the welcoming atmosphere of any Wal-Mart store I visited. I feel as though I am being personally singled out by certain members of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa Williams Blvd store.
The size of my purse has nothing to do with my character or lack thereof. I don't know anyone who goes into a shopping establishment and looks down at the floor when shopping. More importantly, any other individual in my position would have looked around for assistance. I am a female and **. I worked in retail for a number of years and performed loss prevention duties and surveillance, so I understand the job. I can also tell you that what happened to me at store #2716 is bigoted, weak minded, unjust and reeks of racial profiling. Thank you for your time.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2012
The TV ad about "no questions asked price match" isn't being honored at the Batesville, AR store. I recently was in Kroger picking up med at the pharmacy. Before I left, I checked the milk price, which was $3.27 per gal. I was going to Walmart for my Mom, so I thought I would get the milk at Walmart at Kroger price. When checking out at Walmart, I told them it was $3.27 at Kroger. She said that sale went off last week. I proceeded to tell her I just came from there and it was $3.27. Besides, you're not supposed to question any reasonable quote. Her supervisor was called and said the same thing but let him have it anyway. I turned it down and told them of the TV ad "no questions asked price match," paid for the rest of my stuff, and left. I drove back to Kroger and bought my two gal. of milk for $3.27 and went home. Could someone tell me if I am watching the TV ad wrong or was I right about it and do Walmart management never watch their own corp. ads? I might add this is not the only time that has happened to members of my family and others. Thank you.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2012
I had purchased two pairs of wind pants, both for $11.97. Well, one pair totally fell apart after the first wash, so I took it back with my receipt. The customer service lady said go find another pair like this one and she would return my money. Well, there were none like that and that's what I told her and I just wanted my money. Well, she and two other customer service ladies started laughing at me while the one was telling me that we don't even sell this product, making it look like I had bought them some place else or had sold them.
Anyway, I did not get my money for them even though it showed that I had bought two pairs the same day for the same price. Now I know what happened is that some brought them back with the tag still on them from some sales associate's mistake way back when and I just got stuck with a pair of wind pants that you don't carry anymore. So now, do I have to reap the charges on your mistake? I would not think so especially when I have a receipt which is your policy. Another thing, I don't appreciate being laughed at. I am a 43-year old woman who does not steal but does get pissed off when children cannot follow the rules a company sets forth.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2012
I saw on Walmart.com that they had the "One Direction Take Me Home Yearbook Edition" online and in stores, so I went to the store the day it came out and I only saw the regular CD and not the Yearbook Edition.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2012
I have two complaints. The first one is out of 8 lbs of meat, I had trimmed off 3 lbs of fat (picture attached) and still had a lot of grease floating on top of my soup (picture attached). Secondly, two associates were complaining about being given the assignment of straightening up housewares. "This is not my department. I can't help it if they are lazy and don't want to work," said the female. "I only have an hour to go then I am done. I don't care," said the male. I had purchased two Chuck Roast to make some homemade vegetable soup (total 6.61 lbs. at $4.48/lb. $29.62). The meat had appeared very nice with good marbling and color; however, when I opened up the package and turned the meat over, I received quite a surprise. I saw a lot of fat on the meat, a total of 3+ pounds (picture attached, weighed on a bathroom scale in 0.5lb increments) of fat from both the packages.
I had trimmed the fat (picture attached) and cooked my soup. I still had about 1 cup of fat that I had skimmed off the top (picture attached). I had gone ahead and canned my soup as I normally would. Out of 16 quarts, I could not get four to seal due to the grease (picture attached). I had contacted the USDA canning division to see if my 12 sealed jars would be okay and the attendant told me that I should just freeze the soup. I had shared the pictures with her. I have been canning for years and I will say I am very disappointed in my expensive meat choice. The next thing (I would not have even taken the time to write a complaint about this incident but I am including so maybe those associates could have an opportunity to improve teamwork) is teamwork. I understand how difficult it may be for some to reach out and lend a helping hand; however, if negative thoughts are expressed then it is known by more than yourself how dissatisfied you are with your work.
Many people are unemployed and everyone is replaceable. I am a well-seasoned registered nurse at a hospital and at times, I do not like my job but I will never express that so someone could hear. I have more self-respect, respect for my patients, and patient families to express anything but a positive note.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2012
We pre-ordered Black Ops 2 for Josh and put a $5 credit at Walmart to hold the game. We went at 7am to pick it up and pay for it and the cashier (Kimberely **) accidentally charged for an extra $5 instead of crediting us $5. By the way I would like to mention, she's the only one who remained apologetic and empathetic through this whole ordeal and I have no complaint with her at all, it was an honest mistake. So we have to go to customer service to have it canceled and redone. This stupid rep named Debbie was refusing to refund me my entire purchase and re-ring me correctly and she only wanted to give me a $5 credit. I explained to her the card gives you a credit for pre-ordering and to ensure there are no problems to refund and re-ring me. She's trying to overtalk me and credited the $5 against my will without even telling me. At this point I requested the highest manager on duty to file a complaint and told her she knew nothing about customer service and she needed to stop acting like a ** and show customer service because she had no skills.
So I waited over 10 minutes patiently for this unprofessional assistant manager ** after requesting her 3 times to come, whose even more uncooperative than the rep. The customer service reps all ganged up on me and started lying, saying she was doing what I was requesting and that I was out of line for calling her a **. Josh, my fiancé, had to come over to tell the manager she was lying too and she didn't pay him any mind. I said I didn't call her a **. I told her she was acting like one. And repeated again what I wanted done. The rep I had a complaint about said, “Well the cameras don't lie and we can see it right now.” I yelled, “Watch the tapes. I'll stand right here and wait so you can see I didn't become an upset customer until she started refusing my request and bypassing what I said.” I told the manager, “Ask your other reps around her what she did and they can choose to lie or tell the truth at that point.” I again made my request and the entire CSR department is hanging up on me.
I called home office at this point, which they didn't know, and I was irate then because I was not even getting respect from the manager. She threatened to call the cops on me and told me I could deal with them and the judge. I told her I was not out a line and then she yelled, “That's it, call the cops. I'm not going to allow you to harass my employees.” I said, “Harass? They're harassing and ganging up on me.” As a manager she should have shut them all up. So as the rep I had the problem with called the cops, I was explaining this entire story to the home office. Not even lying that I said she was acting like a **. All of a sudden, ** said, “Just take care of her!” Then Rosie, who was the first rep accusing me of calling Debbie a ** was quick to change her attitude and started helping and resolving my problem (probably in fear that I'll complain about her next for lying).
**, the manager, just walked away without saying anything further to me, Debbie disappeared, and Rosie gave me a copy of the canceled transaction, that showed proof Debbie didn't do what I asked and my new receipt with the purchase. But unfortunately the damage was done and the police were called. We walked away to do more shopping and when walking through the store, the police arrived. So I had no idea if they filed a complaint against me, or what now? Who knew they might have an APB out for me, lol. I'm supposed to hear from the store manager within the week.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2012
For two months, I documented the disgusting state of the fish department in my local Walmart: dead fish, no filtration working on more than half the tanks, overcrowded tanks, scum and algae everywhere. Some of the tanks are so filthy you can't even see what is inside. The fish are all quite ill. Last night I waited for 20 minutes in the department after they paged for customer assistance. No one ever showed up. I then went to customer service, watched two employees talk for several minutes, and waited for them to acknowledge me.
Finally one asked what I wanted. I asked to speak to a manager. They would not get one for me. I then asked who was in charge of the fish tanks. I was told an outside contract company handles the tanks when they bring new fish in. I showed them 10 photos of the current conditions (because neither was interested in going clear back to pets). Never did I get to the bottom of it. It's sick that PETA will fight for a bug, but these "pets" are left to suffer and die in filthy conditions. It's sad and Walmart should be ashamed of itself!
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2012
The Super Walmart opened just months ago. The grocery portion is clearly not up to par with other supercenters. The stock is lacking, shelves are usually empty or very low. Fresh fruit/vegetables/lettuce are always rotten and mushy (as if not properly refrigerated), the bakery area has items that are past the sell date and yogurt/milk area is rarely stocked. Something is wrong with this new Walmart.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2012
Wrong prices - I have been in my favorite Walmart store and brought to the attention of a manager about the prices saying one thing and when you get to the cashier, it is another. On the Blue Bell ice cream, the sign says gold top pints are $1.98. When I get to the register, it rings up $2.25. That is false advertisement.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2012
Wal-Mart photo developing - After uploading my very sharp, crisp, high-resolution photos taken by a professional photographer to your site for prints, I could not be more stunned at the blurry, poor quality prints I received in the mail today (8 days after placing the order). They honestly look like a photograph was taken of my photos and then attempted to reprint yet again. What I sent in was high definition, sharp and detailed and what I got back was closer to an oil painting. Unfortunately, the deadline I had to make to get these photos to the framer to be used in a National Championship display is today and there is no time to do anything but use these embarrassing images. My only hope is they will be displayed at a distance so those looking at the display don’t think somebody was inept enough to use blurry photographs in such a professional display. I honestly did not expect this level of amateur work and service from such a giant in the retail world.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2012
I strongly dislike the new packaging for Equate nutritional shakes, to the point that I'm about to change brands. I buy one or two 6-packs of these every week and have for years. I hate the fact that the attached straws are necessary to open and consume each shake. I hate the straws and drinking through them. I want to open and consume a shake without the straws, as I used to with the cans. You can't get all the liquid out of the new packages, and they're not recyclable as the cans used to be. Please go back to packaging that doesn't involve using the straws!
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2012
Our Walmart in Winnemucca, NV is the only place to buy yarn but you can never get any help. And when you ask for a color of yarn, the dept. manager says you get what is there but you can go to Reno and get it at any of their Walmarts.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2012
I went to Walmart in Magee, MS today, 11/9/12 8:30PM CST. I got a pack of football cards off the shelf. I have been thinking about buying that brand for a few weeks. The price said $4.98. I went to the register to purchase and they rang up for $9.98. It was busy. I told the cashier to take them off. I went and checked them again to make sure, then I went to customer service and asked a lady to come help me. She did, she explained the cards were in the wrong spot. I told her they have been there for a while and she told me I could get a pack for the $4.98 price. I was happy with that. As we walked to let me get the cards, she told someone else. He took the pack, looked at me and said they were in the wrong spot and walked off with the pack. I tried to stop him and recover the pack and hid it because they removed the rest of the product from the shelf.
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2012
Well, I was shopping at Walmart in El Paso on Alameda & Americas on 08 Oct. 12 for some ammo. I went looked for the caliber I needed but was hesitant about the size caliber. I purchased 45 cal. ACP. I took two steps from the counter when I realized that it was the wrong caliber. I went back to ask for an exchange in size when the clerk told me he could not help me out. I asked to speak to a manager which took over 45 min. to actually get them to have any attendance to the situation. All I asked was that they exchange the ammo which they denied. I asked to read their policy, which they denied me the chance once again. Policies are posted for customers to realize that all sales are final and not refundable. Other stores at least show, display or announce the policy within the stores. I really have a bad experience dealing with the store manager and the sporting goods employees that day. Hope that this is fixed for all to enjoy a better shopping experience.
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2012
First off, let me start by saying that I have worked in the retail industry for many years. I understand what proper customer service is. I also understand that many times, in reviews/complaints such as this, the customer tends to over-exaggerate. I will try to be as fair as I can regarding both parties and use only facts. Last night, I went to the Wal-Mart in Los Lunas, New Mexico. I needed some basic things but also intended to buy some ammo from the sporting goods dept. (which is locked up for obvious reasons). I have a few boxes I needed - easily over $100 worth of product. I waited, standing in front of the display case for approximately 15 minutes, for an employee.
At that time, another customer who needed assistance with a different product at the end of the aisle had to go look for an employee to help them. They came back a few minutes later with an employee who was unfamiliar with the product that the customer was questioning. The employee stated that that department. was not normally his and the person scheduled there just went on break. So the employee went to find another employee that was more familiar with the department. They came back a few minutes later, and the second employee was slightly more helpful to the customer. Meanwhile, I'm still standing in front of the display case, waiting my turn for some assistance with ammo. I noticed at least one other employee walked past, looked directly at me, but kept walking.
After the other customer was satisfied, both employees walked past me and never even acknowledged me. Shortly after, I left without purchasing any ammo. I would estimate that I stood in front of the case for about 30 minutes in total. I can say that when I worked retail I was taught to acknowledge every customer, every single time you see them, even if you just noticed another employee ask them if they can be of assistance. It’s good customer service, and it's also a theft deterrent. It seems like every time I go to that store, the service gets worse, the employees are less knowledgeable, and everyone simply seems to care less about the customers. I hate to say it, but I think Wal-Mart has gotten too big for their britches and act like they aren't afraid of losing a customer.
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2012
My sister (who is blind) wanted to buy a necklet. The girl showed her where the necklet was and said, "There, you can look at them for yourself." All the time we were standing there, I was telling my sister to move over here and don't go too far one way. She should have known she could not see as I was reading the necklace to her. She acted like she was angry when I asked her if she had the kind my sister was looking for. When we went to check out, the woman at the register was so grouchy. We had gotten a little shirt that said it was on clearance for $1. It rang up the price before clearance. She sent one of the women to see. When I told her it was on sale for a dollar, the other woman came back and said that side of the table wasn't on sale, but it was the same kind and color. It was just a smaller size and I would think if it was on the sale table, if anything, it should have been cheaper than the larger size. So we checked out and she asked, "Do you want the shirt?" I said no and we left. We were so happy to be out of Wal-Mart and we went to another store.
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2012
I bought the WWE W12 PS3 game from your Wal-Mart Store #1224 at 2650 Creighton Rd. Pensacola, FL 32504. I have taken this game back three times now. Today was the last time and I had lost my ticket after the second return. So I explained my problem to the CSM, and she told me she could only give me the same game. I said I would rather just get a different game and pay the $30 difference for the other game, and she told me she couldn't. So I said fine, I will just get the same game. Then I went to back to get the same game and they would not exchange it because the case on the new game was a different color than mine. So they went to back to find one like mine that the CSR told me they had 15 of them in the backroom.
I waited for 45 minutes for this game for them to tell me they didn't have any more when the CSR had told me they had 15 in the backroom. So I asked to talk to the store manager and he came. I explained to him my frustration and he could care less how I felt. And since they could not find the game, they still refuse to make this right and just let me trade for a different game because I had no ticket and it was open. He told me that it's not his fault the game doesn't work and for me to go to another Wal-Mart. So I asked him "I thought the customer was always right?" He said, "If you had a ticket, yes." I was like so every customer that does not have a ticket is wrong. He didn't say anything and just walked away.
So here, I bought this game that doesn't work. I just wanted to say thank you, Wal-Mart, for screwing me out of my hard-earned money. $35 down the drain for a game that just went in my garbage since I have no more use for it because it won't work like it was supposed to. From now on, I will just shop at Target or K-mart. Maybe there, their customer comes first and is right and they will do whatever they need to do to make the customer happy.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2012
I bought a trampoline from Wal-Mart in Bessemer, AL in 2010 for Christmas. I just found out that this product had been recalled. My child has broken her leg on this trampoline, and I did not know that the net would not hold. She fell, and the whole net and poles around the net broke. I stopped my children from using it until I got a net, but I have not been able to find a net or poles at a good price.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2012
I am a queen/plus-sized woman and most of my clothing was purchased at Walmart as you had my size and clothing I liked. Why did you stop carrying 2XL or 3XL White Stag jeans? The jeans are the best fitting jeans ever. I recently was in an accident and the ER cut off my jeans with me protesting, "That is my best fitting jeans - do not cut them off." Needless to say, they paid no attention to my pleas. Where can I get another pair of White Stag 2 or 3 XL jeans in dark denim?
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2012
I purchased an iPod Touch for my daughter, as well as an extended warranty. One day after the manufacturer’s warranty expired, the iPod went haywire. We filed a claim and received a confirmation on October 4th. On the confirmation, it states if you do not receive a shipping label or box within 5-10 business days, to contact support again. Every 10 days, we went through this. The 3rd time (which was 20 working days), we were told it was pending through tech support.
I just got off the phone again after 36 days from claim and was told a shipping label was sent out on 6 days ago; to wait 5-10 business days to receive it via mail. We will see. It has taken them 36 days to figure out how to send a shipping label. I am concerned how long it is going to take to get the iPod repaired/replaced. I have my letter already in rough draft for the Better Business Bureau. I will follow up on this post as to what kind of service we get. After reading everyone else’s reviews, I am in fear it's going to be “Sorry, can't honor warranty." We will see.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2012
On 11/3/12, I purchased some buffalo chicken sliced meat from the deli department at the Walmart in Wilkes Barre, PA. After making lunch for my self and my children, we all became ill within a couple of hours of eating it. We had terrible stomach cramps, diarrhea and vomiting. It is now 2 days later, and the meat smells. I have had it in my refrigerator since the purchase, and it has caused my whole fridge to smell.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2012
I have been going to Walmart long before the Quincy, MA store opened. I am disabled and I also had major surgery, which I will not be recovered until the end of February 2013. I have spent a lot of money in that store. This morning, I went to exchange a size 5 (which was with the size 6's). I am not supposed to walk or stand more than 20 minutes at a time. I exchanged the underwear but I also purchased a Fruit of the Loom bra and a drape tie back. When I finished, I went back to the customer service. I was asked where the package for the exchange underwear was. I was always told I had to have a receipt. When I came home, it was then I realized that I was not given a receipt for the bra and tie backs. I also realized that the underwear was the correct size but not the hi-cut, they were bikini.
I am 57 years of age and do not wear bikinis, due to the fact that because of the surgery my skin is hanging off of me. I was a size 18, now I am a size 4 in clothes, 6 in underwear. When I talk to your people, they do not have enough patience and always say I do not have the time to talk to you just come back. Well, I just cannot do that because of my condition and illness. I did ask and ask and ask for help but everyone was too busy. This was when they opened at 7:00am.
Now I am waiting for ink to come ship to store for the 9th. All I need was someone to help and only 1 woman helped me with the tie backs. I ended up in your Quincy store from 7 to 7:50am. This should have not happened. It shouldn't have taken this long. This is not the first time in this store employees have been mean. Your guidelines are not reasonable! I did not use profanity or threats or insults.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2012
Pertains to Walmart on Silber Rd, Houston, TX: I placed an order online. My order went to this Walmart in error (two hours from me). I was told to call and tell them to "expire" my orders. The order was sent in two different shipments. I called, got the order cancelled and credit was applied promptly to my card. I called a few days later to cancel the second half of order and was told to wait 3 to 5 days for credit. 7 days later, no credit. I called again, talked to a different person and was told to call back in an hour and talk to person who was to make credit. I called later. The original person insisted I had picked up the order. I explained impossible, I'm 2 hours away. She said to give credit "a few more days". A few days later, still no credit. I called and asked for the assistant manger. He said he issued credit and it should show in another "few days". He said someone probably "hit the wrong key" when I was told the order had been picked up.
7 days later, still no credit. I called and spoke to a customer service manager. She said she would look into it and call me back in a few minutes. The next day, I called back. She said the assistant manager did issue credit to call the Walmart.com people to find out what they did with it. I called Walmart.com people. They showed no credit issued at all. They promptly issued my credit and sent an email conformation. Come on Walmart, is this customer service?!
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2012
I received an email from Walmart with 3 different ads. I placed an order for a Toshiba computer C855D-S5315, which (I printed their ad) they have listed as $248.00. They disconnected me twice and the third time, I asked for a supervisor. Then I was told there had been an error in that ad, it was priced wrong. Today is the first day the ad is open (November 4). I have never had a store not honor its own ad. I still have this ad and I'm really upset because Walmart always advertises how they honor ads and they can't even honor their own ad. Pathetic.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2012
Wal-Mart's use of Adobe Omniture Site Catalyst software to track - When you proceed to checkout on the Wal-Mart website, you activate the tracking software called Adobe Omniture Site Catalyst. You can't block this tracking because if you do, you can't check out (pay). When blocked and you choose Proceed to Checkout, nothing happens. I would think that now of all times when Microsoft IE and Google Chrome are both implementing Do Not Track and Wal-Mart must be wanting to make as much as possible, they would not knowingly allow their website to be programmed so that you must be tracked if you want to buy from them.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2012
Store manager in Sanford, Maine 04073 had no diligence or capabilities on decision-making. Battery was two months out of warranty and I haven't used it in six months. The answer I received was the warranty is over and to buy another one. Truly, this is a bad mark for Wal-Mart in my book. There are other wholesalers out there.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2012
On October 26, 2012, I went into the Walmart to deposit my check on my Walmart money card. I deposited my check and left the store to go pay my bills and grocery shopping. I started to pay bills and my card was rejected due to being expired. I drove 6 miles back to Walmart only for them to tell me there's nothing they can do. I explained to them that I have no cash and needed to provide food for my children. Again, the response was, “Sorry, there's nothing we can do, but you can call the number on the back of the card.” So I called on the phone with them and they said I can shop in the store and they will manually put in my card numbers.
No, I didn't want to spend anymore money there after they charged me $12 to deposit my check. It's only supposed to be $6 and $20 to FedEx my card because I was told it would be 10 days to receive a new card that they, by the way, sent to the wrong address 6 months ago. I used to love Walmart and shop there frequently, but after this experience I will never shop at Walmart again. Poor customer service is never good for business. You're never supposed to tell a customer they are wrong. This is just wrong. Thanks, Walmart, for not caring if my children were fed or not!
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2012
I bought a prepaid phone from Walmart. It's a Straight Talk from TracFone. They offered me an extended protection plan warranty for 18 months with the phone which I decided to, just in case I would experience problems. I never really thought how bad this would get after that purchase. The phone is a Samsung T528G almost similar to the Flight II from AT&T but without a keyboard and it felt more lightweight. About a month after purchase, the phone began to exhibit strange symptoms of flaws such as rebooting on its own, or turning off overnight to only discover it was off after I woke up. At first I thought it was the battery; it had been low and it turned off to conserve power but no, this phone does not have that feature and later on, I discovered it began to do this more often. It began to turn off and on frequently, sometimes I was in the middle of using it (media playing music or watching videos) to more frustrating circumstances (writing a text or about to send one).
It got me so worked up that I decided to go back to Walmart since they told me there if I had any inquiries regarding the warranty to take it to Customer Service where they would help me. However about 3 months after purchase, the phone was already failing completely. I had no choice because every time that it would turn off and on, I couldn't access the messages and there was more and more lagging. It was really infuriating to wait whenever it wanted to display them. I went to Walmart, talked to Customer Service. They told me to call the number in the receipt and booklet to the company that is insuring my phone; however, the lady trying to look at what plan I enrolled in was a bit confused because apparently the person that sold me the phone in Electronics was supposed to circle and highlight what plan I got. However, in the booklet, the plan was explained to be the type you pay a monthly fee rather than just one sum at the purchase which in the receipt says "18-month plan" which cost $20. Then she just told me again that since it has been more than 30 days, I couldn't return the phone to them; I must file a claim.
So I went home and decided to call the company in the book that has my phone insured. I entered my information, my claim info and then when they asked the make and model of my phone. I gave it to them and then a long pause of waiting and then they told me that they could not find my phone. So I asked the representative (who I keep forgetting to take down their names or just because it's so hard to keep up over voice) why they could not find the phone and she could not give me a good reason other than apologizing and to just call at another time to see if they could find my phone. No luck so then I decided to go online and see if I could just do it through there. I entered my info, my claim info and then the interesting part comes where I see why they failed me, why Walmart failed me. As I went to find my phone, I chose to go by manufacturer and model then it asked to choose my phone's "Carrier" and when I proceeded, I couldn't find my carrier.
I only saw the 4 major carriers (Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T). I didn't see Net10, Straight Talk or TracFone at all! So then I got even madder because I began to understand that I was screwed at Walmart by buying a fraudulent warranty that covers nothing - $20 down the toilet! So then I tried live chat support with the company "Asurion" and the results were the same. My final step was to resolve this conflict by calling Walmart one more time to ask if I could get a refund on the warranty I bought from them since they were no help in covering my phone and it was useless. I just wanted my $20 back and after calling Customer Service, they put me on hold. Someone else answered and I had to retell my story all over and then they told me that yes if I bring the receipt and again another mistake of mine was that I forgot to ask their names but I didn't because I wasn't expecting the following mess to occur. It's a stupid retail store not a 1800 hotline. When I got there the next day, they acted as if I never called or even recall any of this that occurred over the phone because I couldn't say who I talked to since I never asked but I told them the exact time but they were no help.
They turned me down - they told me that since 90 days had passed, that was their excuse so now I'm stuck with a useless warranty, $20 gone down the drain and a useless phone! However on a side note, I contacted Straight Talk directly to let them know of my situation and the phone and good news at last from them was that they decided to send me a new phone of the same model for free since it is still under its manufacturer warranty and I didn't had to pay any deductible, just send my old phone back. However, I'm still mad at what Walmart did to me selling me a bad warranty. I want justice here!
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2012
On October 24th, 2012, I went in to the Redlands, Calif. Store on Redlands Blvd. I wanted to put clothing on layaway until the pickup date of Dec. 14th for my grandchildren, as this is more important than anything as their mother cannot buy them for them. I was told at that time that they will only layaway Toys and Electronics. I feel this is unfair to the people who feel that clothing for children who cannot afford those items, and it makes it easier on Grandma to buy them for Christmas and easier on my pocket book as I cannot afford to buy them all at once. Clothing is more important than Toys and Electronics. Please consider expanding what you will put on layaway. Thank you.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2012
Walmart at the Fernandina Beach store on Amelia Island, Florida is now asking for ID to make a credit card purchase. It doesn't matter how much you spend or what you buy. This is absurd. You feel like a common criminal. I can go and spend any amount of money any place else, even online and I am never asked for an ID. This practice is more than annoying. You are not protecting me. The next time this happens, I will not show an ID. The line will be held up and a manager will have to come.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2012
On Sunday, October 21, 2012, I attended the Walmart on Keele and Lawrence at approximately 9:30 PM. My husband was approached by an employee named Rebeccah, stating that he needed to leave the store because our 2-year-old son was running. I then sought clarification; at which time she told me the same thing. She wanted me to leave the items that I had in my basket, and the store, because my 2-year-old-son was running. I then informed her that he was only 2 and he was just running from his father to me, his mother. She insisted that I leave the store. She continued to follow me around until I sought out the store manager. He apologized to me profusely.
I was wrongfully treated and harassed, and I don't appreciate the unfair treatment from a Walmart employee. I have been shopping there for many years, but this experience has turned me off from shopping at Walmart. That employee, Rebeccah, has treated me unjustly. She harassed me and singled me out.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2012
On 10/20/12, I ordered a Little Tykes Cozy Coupe 30th Anniversary Special which included a pull along trailer. The item bundle was listed online for $49.97 and expected to be available for pick up on 10/26/12. An additional item was ordered to be picked up the same day. I did not receive any e-mails for Wal-Mart regarding the status of my order. A few days later, I went to the local Wal-Mart to pick up my same day shipping item and was told they had nothing for me. I went online and saw that my entire order had been cancelled by Wal-Mart. They no longer have the Coxy Coupe bundles listed online for $49.97. I assumed the reason for cancelling my order was due to a pricing error. I have not received any explanation from Wal-Mart about this. When an item is mispriced in the store, they are required to honor the listed price if you point this out to them. Should this not be the same for online shopping? This is the second time I have ordered an item from Walmart.com and the second time they have not honored their own posting. Even if I have to pay more, I will never again order anything from them.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2012
I purchased a Toshiba Americana Laptop on September 13, 2012 from a Walmart store in Albuquerque. I also purchased the two-year Walmart Care Plan. Cost of computer is $368.00. Total Paid including two year Care Plan is $463.79 The model number is C855-S5214. The laptop worked for a month, when it went off. It would not turn back on, even with the power cord plugged in. When I purchased the laptop, the salesperson told me that if I purchased the Care card, if anything went wrong with the laptop within the two-year period, I could return it to the store and they would either have it repaired or refund my money.
I took it back and got the runaround from Customer Care about how they would not honor the Care card and have the laptop repaired or refund my money back, because the product had to be returned within 15 days. The laptop quit and would not turn on after a month. So either the salesperson lied to me or Customer Care lied to me. I will never purchase another product from Walmart again. I am out $463.70 for nothing but a piece of junk. The store has the laptop, receipt, and Care card and I am out $463.79. If they were decent, they would honor the Care card and refund my money.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2012
Do not get a large money order from Walmart! I purchased 2 money orders from Walmart, one for $700 and one for $999. Walmart refused to give me my own money back for the larger one, saying there's a problem with the check. It's some type of 'fraud prevention program.' Now, I'm trying to find someone to cash it as many local banks will not due to the amount. Never again!
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2012
The sign said $59.00 for Innotab (regular - $79. 00). It scanned for $79.00. I explained the sign. I got two items and was only given one for that price instead of two. Not right at all. Then I was told I should check the numbers on the bar. I didn't know I had to check bar codes.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2012
When placing order with the Sports counter person for a pocket knife and paying cash, there were no instructions for having ID to pickup order. After talking to the manager, I said, "The Sports counter person can see I was the one that placed the order," and it was still no go. Then I said to give back my monies. The manager said, "We need ID," so now ** Walmart has the items and the monies. What a win-win! No one asked for ID when spending cash, now I have a receipt marked cash but can't spend as cash. You need an ID.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2012
My family used to shop at this Walmart every day, but not anymore! The young woman at the checkout counter made us feel more than unwelcome. She was even obnoxious to my young children. I found out the name of this young woman and I can assure you that I will be pursuing some kind of consequence for her behavior. This was unacceptable and I am astounded this is tolerated! Her name is Jackie ** and she works at the Walmart in Paris, Illinois. I can promise that my family and I will not go back to this Walmart until this is resolved.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2012
Today at 3:30pm, I called our local (Cranberry, PA) Wal-Mart and talked to someone at the service desk. I was told that I could refund or cash a MoneyGram with the checks alone not the receipt, being that I was the purchaser. (I called because I could have stopped at my home to get the receipts.) I also called MoneyGram to ensure that this was policy. After loading my screaming and crying 5-month-old into the car in the rain and driving 20 minutes, I arrived at the service desk. Upon arrival, I had a very rude customer service attendant tell me repeatedly that this was not policy. After explaining to her many times that I was the purchaser, my name on the checks, and that I called, etc, she still disagreed. I asked for a manager.
By this point, the two other workers at the desk have been repeating, "That's just not the policy." I stated that consumer laws state that you have a certain amount of days to return an item in the first place and that you could not possibly have a policy against returning an unused item. The extremely rude worker said, "Well, I don't know or care what she is talking about but I know that is not our policy," and continued to tell the customers following us that we were wrong and just being a pain when it was against policy. I said nothing to her. The cashier helping us got a manager as I had asked who instructed her to call MoneyGram as I had done earlier.
My husband and I listened to the call. She at no point asked if a purchaser could return, exchange or cash a check. She instead (to MoneyGram on the phone) said, "It is not our policy to cash checks if they are not made out to Wal-Mart or the person cashing them so I can't cash this." She told us she could not do it. When we told her that we were listening and she never asked, she ignored us and said, "That is the policy." I called them (again) myself and was again told by MoneyGram that this is possible. An actual manager was called (because he happened to be walking past). He simply got out the policy (on paper) which stated that we could return it within 30 days (as per state consumer law) but that we needed the receipt. After over 20 minutes of trying to resolve a simple issue, we had been disrespected, irritated, and wasted time and gasoline.
We also missed the time that the post office was open to send the forms with the money orders where they needed to go. They are time sensitive immigration forms requiring the nearly $2,000 in those money orders. I was as calm and polite as I could possibly be at the store mostly because I had my 5-month-old son with me but I am furious at the service that we received as well as having to make another trip, driving another 40 minutes and dealing with such ignorant and rude individuals. Something needs to be done about the idiocy of the persons employed at this Wal-Mart. This occurred at the Wal-Mart Service Desk, Cranberry PA at 3:50pm on Thurs., Oct 18th. How many Wal-Mart employees does it take to do the job of 1? Five! Also, I wanted to click 0 stars.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2012
Alert! Alert! Alert! Walmart brand Equate Ultra Weight Loss Shake, lot #071412-11CRC-2047, best by date 14 July 2013. The drink is rancid. When I called Equate/Walmart to tell them about it, they told me I didn't know what I was talking about and if I had a problem, to just take it back to the store where I bought it at. Wow, I'm to take it back with all the other cans with the box, plus the receipt and drive 60 miles and they will give me another box. Well that is ** because I looked and there are no other cans that have that lot number in my refrigerator and I have 20 cans in there right now. The box is long gone. So please, please do not drink a can from this lot number. I have been sick all night and most of the day from just one swallow.
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2012
I have previously owned 3 pet stores. My concern was killing fish by not providing proper care. This includes feeding, water changes, etc. Every human being in this world knows all living creatures: humans, a beta fish, a guppy, a molly, an Oscar, a pleco, dogs, cats, rabbits, etc. Even the most uninformed staff should have enough common sense to feed a fish. And we wonder why this keeps going on? Who do you think is one of the biggest supporters of animal shelters in your towns? Wal-Mart! They are donating food to shelters, and that's great. But animal control and animal shelters should be the first ones up there putting a stop to this widespread, downright abuse. Fishes aren't living, breathing, helpless creatures; we are all responsible.
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2012
As I was exiting Wal-Mart, an employee at Wal-Mart shouted out a code money something. She said it multiple times. I believe that's what they use when someone is walking out without paying. I then exited out as other customers did. I then was grabbed with force on my right arm. I was shocked and calmly told her not to ever put hands on me. The employee then yelled loudly asking for me to show her the receipt. I then calmly told the employee, "I don't have to show you anything," and walked away as others just stared. I then walked to my car, put what I had purchased at Wal-Mart in my trunk and went back to talk to management. I noticed the employee was no longer there. I spoke to the person in charge and let her know that I did not like the employee putting hands on me especially when I am frequent customer and not a thief. They said nothing in return and stayed quiet.
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2012
I have been to Wal-Marts on Saron Dr. and New Circle Rd. and the customer service there is horrible. They pretty much treat couponers like welfare recipients. I would rather take my coupons to Krogers and get better customer service. The cashiers at all the Wal-Marts are not consistent with the way they handle couponers - looking at the coupons even though they scan, holding up the lines, and making customer take all the products out of bags as though they were criminals when all they did was come there to coupon and help people in need. The service of your business has gotten just horrible. I really am starting to hate Wal-Mart and its stores. So many incompetent workers. I really hope more people stop shopping with your stores and go back to Krogers, Meijer, Roses, Walgreens, Rite Aid, and whomever. Oh Ashley at Saron Drive Wal-Mart in Lexington, KY was just terrified of taking coupons. What are the managers doing to the workers to scare them so bad and it ain’t even Halloween yet? Enough said, I will take my coupon-shopping ** somewhere else. Thanks for the headache you’re causing over coupons.
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2012
I am a constant Wal-Mart shopper. My mother and I are always in Wal-Mart, but Wal-Mart has the rudest and unpleasant customer service employees I have ever met. I have bought flat screens and 5 laptops as well as groceries, clothing, etc. I brought an Acer laptop, a very small blue one on Wednesday. All I wanted to do was switch for a different color. I had my receipt and the lady said it’s fine and to go ahead. When I walked back up, the front customer service was fully crowded. It’s frustrating. When it was finally my turn, it was a different employee who moved my receipt.
She was rude and didn't know where she put my receipt and then proceeded to tell me I couldn’t return the laptop because I didn’t have my receipt. She was the one who moved my receipt in the first place. I do not appreciate being treated that way when Wal-Mart gets my money on a regular occasion. I spend good money in there to be treated the way I was treated. Several other customers who witnessed this even got out of the line and left. No managers came when they were needed. It was a fiasco and I’m tempted to write to rant and rave in our newspaper. I know I would have plenty of Wal-Mart customers behind me. The entire event was so uncalled for.
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2012
I bought shoes at Walmart. The laces are too long that it wrapped around the pedal of my motor-powered bicycle, which caused me harm and broke a $50.00 clutch lever when I fell over as I had no control of the pedals. The shoes are starter and I do not know why they use real long laces as they are so dangerous. They do not need laces real long in shoes like that as they are very dangerous. When I fell, I could have been hurt real bad or more serious.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2012
Just to start off, you American's aren't the only ones who have it bad working at Walmart. It's just as unfair and unprofessional up north. I have been with the Walmart company for 4 years and 2 months now. I started with the company when I was 20. I've had many little jobs here and there but nothing that was more than just a summer job as I was still in high school. The store I work for was once rated the top store in Walmart Canada for sales, pulling in on average about $300,000 on a normal day (not during the "golden quarter"). It is now currently #3 in Canada. With that being said, there is a lot of freight that comes into the store every night.
When I first got the job, I was brought in for orientation, did my CBLs and within a week I was working full-time as an Overnight Stocker. I have always been a dedicated worker with a very strong work ethic and this continued forward into my Walmart job. All was fine for the first few months. I enjoyed what I was doing and really didn't mind the job at all. Then, as I got more familiar with the departments and where everything went on the shelves, I started getting a bigger work load every night.
At first I would start off just stocking the Housewares department, then as time progressed they would add Hardware, then Automotive and Sporting Goods and eventually Seasonal to my nightly stocking routine. The 24/7 sheet which shows the amount of freight that came into the store for each department, how many hours it would take to stock and how many people needed to stock would show that Housewares alone needed on average about 5 hours to stock for 1 person. Hardware was 2 hours to stock on average, Sporting Goods and Automotive were 1 hour to stock on average, and Seasonal about 30 minutes to stock on average a night. I would start work at 11 pm and end at 7 am, having two 15-minute breaks and a 30-minute lunch during work. So, I had 7 hours of solid work not including breaks to do, on average about 10-1/2 hours of work. Being a strong worker, I managed to get the vast majority of it done each night, sometimes completing all of it before my shift was over.
Instead of being praised for a job well done, they kept adding more and more to my work load. After completing all of that work, I would have to go and help out in the dry grocery department to make sure they finished up their work. What bothered me is the days where I wasn't feeling well and couldn't finish the impossible work load. I was constantly nagged and threatened that I had to finish my work before I could leave. Still being 20, this being my first real "full time job" I wasn't aware of my rights as an associate and stayed until my work was done. Never once did I get the recognition from my Overnight Assistant Managers that I deserved for doing essentially the job of 2, sometimes 3 people a night.
Finally about 2 years into the job, the Store Manager decided to come in for a Overnight shift to see where we were succeeding, and where we were weak. He gave each and every one of us associates a challenge, which was to stock 300 boxes worth of merchandise in the night. He wanted us to keep track of where we were at and tell him every break. I was always one for competition to prove that I am good at what I do so I gladly accepted that challenge. At our first break 2 hours into the shift, I had already hit half of his goal for the night whereas most people had maybe 60 boxes stocked. At the halfway mark of the shift, I told him I had hit over 400 boxes stocked already where most people just hit the halfway mark. He was astounded and quite frankly didn't believe that I had already beaten the goal he set. So after lunch, he followed me around and watched me work and offered to work along side me boasting he was once a strong stocker himself. Not even an hour after lunch hit, he was already exhausted, pouring sweat and couldn't keep up to me.
He was amazed at what I could do in a night and later that week called me into the office and gave me a merit raise. Later that month a position for an Overnight Support Manager came up and he personally came up to me and told me that I should apply for it because he believes I would be great at the job. So I applied, along with about 10 other associates, all at least 10 years older than me and after 3 interviews with the Assistant Managers, Store Manager/Co-Store Manager and finally District Manager, they all agreed that I was best suited for the job. I was given the promotion to help out the Assistant Managers each night, filling out paper work, holding associates accountable for their actions in not hitting targets or being tardy for work, placing associates in designated working areas and assisting associates with their work when required. For this job, I was given only a 40-cent raise to essentially do the Assistant Manager's job. Let me tell you now, after being a part of management in my store, managers are extremely two-faced.
To your face, they act like they're there to help you with your problems, but as soon as they are behind closed doors, they degrade and make fun of their associates and mock the valid problems they brought forward to Management. The management at my store is there solely for the purpose of making money and advancing in the company and not giving a rat's ass about their associates. I was the only member of Management on overnights who even attempted to help alleviate some of the problems the associates faced on a nightly basis as I, too, was recently one of them who had the same problems. They seem to forget that they, too, were once in those shoes facing similar problems.
A specific Overnight Manager was playing favorites with a certain associate. This associate failed to do what was required of them each night (which was only 2 hours of required work for the night on average) and when I approached the associate and tried to discipline him and coach him to be more work oriented, this Overnight Manager butted in to the conversation and just set him back to work like nothing was wrong. I know for a fact that this Manager and associate were friends outside of work which goes totally against Walmart Canada's policies. A member of Management is not supposed to have any outside communication with associates, especially not supposed to go and drink with them each night. I brought this problem to the Store Manager and Co-Store Managers and it fell on deaf ears. You are not supposed to place favorites. Everyone is supposed to be equal.
Eventually this Manager quit the company and the other Overnight Manager was on stress leave, leaving only me to run the crew. Each night, I had to organize about 40 people and let them all know where they would be working. I was given keys to the store and codes to the security systems, essentially I was the Assistant Manager. When I asked for a raise because I was the Assistant Manager, the Store Manager shrugged it off. They were about to send me to SOL (School of Learning) for Managers but yet, would not give me the Assistant Manager wage (which was easily an $8/hour raise). I argued for a few weeks about this, bringing it up to even my District Manager (who is friends with my Store Manager by the way) and still, nothing. I was 22 years old, running one of the busiest Walmart's in Canada making only $13/hour (minimum wage being $10.25 + $1 premium for Overnights), whereas an Assistant Manager (although salary and not paid hourly), after calculating it made easily $20-22/hour. I got fed up of being used and abused after 2 years of working my ** off for the company, so I quit and found work elsewhere.
The story doesn't end there though, folks. It turns out the job I went to, I was offered $18/hour doing Masonry work (mostly stucco). My boss took all my personal information but didn't do anything legitimately. In other words, I thought I was working legally but he paid me under the table. I didn't get paid until a month into working for him because he kept making excuses saying he had to wait for the paperwork to go through. Long story short, when I found out, I reported him to the Labor Board, and he fled the city, leaving me yet again, out of work. I called around to find a job but most gave me a long wait time to be hired, so I sucked it up and called up Walmart again.
They offered me my Overnight Support Manager position again, but I declined as I wanted to work days, didn't care if I was demoted or not; I just needed money to live. So, I ended up becoming the 2nd Shift Truck Unloader Supervisor. Our store takes in 2-3 General Merchandise trucks a day, each truck totally at least 2500 boxes and a Courtney Park truck (dry grocery) which is always a full trailer worth, which is 30 skids, sometimes they are doubled so it could be upwards to 50. My crew is so short-staffed it's ridiculous. We are supposed to have 9 truck unloaders a day to unload all this freight. We are lucky if we get 6. We are given a strict deadline for each truck to be unloaded by. If we fall short of that time line, we are verbally harassed. We are essentially set up to fail, day after day.
Not only do we have to unload these trucks, we also have to pull both backrooms full of freight, and get out all the picks that are generated daily. Both backrooms are completely full the minute we walk into work. We have zero room to place full skids of merchandise. We are forced to bring them directly to the sales floor and eventually have to block off aisles from customers due to the sheer amount of freight in the building. So normally when the store is at its busiest, there's already a ton of freight out on the floor stopping customers from shopping in certain aisles which leads to them complaining (which I don't blame them) which leads to management complaining to me stating it's our fault the store is in disarray. We rarely ever have time to complete our required work for the day due to being short staffed, and having zero room to work. We have management coming up to us daily asking why we didn't finish, threatening us stating, "you can't leave until everything is done or there will be severe consequences."
Just today my crew and I were pulled into Management's office and verbally coached because of our "poor performance" during the holiday that just passed for us, Canadians. We are constantly being put down, lowering our morale and work ethic. We bring up valid points to management about freight not being processed on overnights resulting in the overflow of freight in the backroom, and how we are so short-staffed we never have the required people to complete the job and it all falls on deaf ears.
To sum all of this up, Management is not there to help you. Most of them are there solely for personal gain. The management at my store couldn't care less about their associates' needs. Nothing is changing. In fact, we have one of the highest turnover rates for new associates in all of Walmart Canada. We are constantly being set up for failure and never given recognition if we go above and beyond what is expected of us. I am only with this company because finding work in this city with a decent wage is very hard to come by. The moment I can find something worthwhile, you bet your ** I'll be saying goodbye to Walmart for good.
Reviewed Oct. 9, 2012
I ordered curtains through their website which said the item was at the store. I placed and paid for the order. I received a confirmation within 30 minutes that the items were ready for pick up. 45 to 60 minutes later, I received an email saying only partial order could be completed and this was for the curtains, so if I couldn't get the whole order, I was not interested. I went back onto their website and followed their exact procedure to cancel the order, which according to their instructions should have cancelled it. When I received no confirmation of the cancellation, I called their 800 number. After being on hold for a while, I was told I had to contact the store directly which I should not have had to do. I called the store to be directed to the wrong department and was told to contact the 800 number. I had to call the store back 4 times and each time they gave me another department and not one person had any idea how to process it or what to do.
I requested a store manager and I was left on hold for over 30 minutes. I called back the 800 number and finally got a person who said they would process a ticket and send it to the store to cancel it. I received a call tonight from the store that told me I must come to the store in order to cancel it and get a refund. Thank God I guess that I ordered from a store I could get to; otherwise, I guess I would get nothing back! This is a large billion dollar company and their internet service is absolutely the worst I have ever experienced. Before the Christmas holiday shopping starts, I just want to warn consumers this: do not buy anything through the Walmart.com.
Reviewed Oct. 9, 2012
Wal-Mart shipping process is just terrible and the worst! I ordered and paid through PayPal on September 24th of 2012 and the promised delivery date/pickup in store date is October 1st - October 8th which didn't get to be shipped. And now, I have to wait for another week before I can receive the item for my kids! I hope this item was not being shipped from China! No more Wal-Mart shopping online. No more Wal-Mart shopping in store!
Reviewed Oct. 9, 2012
As I approached the Sporting Goods counter, a clerk was there (unknown name, name badge was in shirt pocket) folding shirts. I waited for him to acknowledge me. After he reached for the second shirt, started folding it, and still had not acknowledged my presence, I asked if he could help me with the purchase of a hunting license. His reply to me was, "That will cause me to go over," as he was looking at his watch. I replied with the question, "Do you have anyone replacing you that can help me?" His answer to me was, "I don't know." I then proceeded to leave and find another source. At this time, another customer walked up and asked if he could get some help in the paint department. The associate told him, "Sure, I will help you."
As the associate and other customer were walking away to the paint dept., the associate yells out, "Renee, can you help this guy out with a hunting license or whatever it is that he wants. I have to go over to the paint dept." At this time, I stopped to see if someone is coming over to help me. To my surprise, Renee comes around the aisle towards the counter holding two balls in the boxes and kicking a third one down the aisle and behind the counter. She says to me at this time, "Do you need something?" I replied to her saying, "Yes, I would like to purchase a hunting license. She says, "Give me your driver's license." She then typed up my information asked for the purchase price. I gave her cash. She then handed me my license, change, and that concluded the transaction.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2012
I had shopped for Halloween, had 2 pumpkins and a witch broom. The clerk said there was no tag and couldn't sell it to me. Then, I said there was another one. I went to get it again but there was no tag, then he told me to step aside while he waited on the customer behind me. He also asked me if I had a husband to help me with my pumpkins. I don't feel I should step aside because your store fails to mark items properly and asking me if I have a husband is very personal. It was the store at Yuma, Arizona 2501 S Avenue B terminal 23003789 at 11:39am.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2012
I attempted to return a battery to the store. I purchased it at another location. It is three years free replacement, but to my surprise, I have to pay a difference. I asked to speak to a manager, but a customer service came in. She talked to the salesperson and turned around. Before she left, I asked her why there was a charge and she asked me why I did not return at the store I bought it at and left. I went to look for a manager; he told me to go back to auto. When I went back, the manager from that department asked me why I talked to the store manager when he was the manager from that department. I ended up paying $23.49 for a replacement that was said to be free. The experience of a bad customer service. I chased for a manager to get help. I've been ignored, not a good experience.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2012
I purchased a TV on 12-22-12 from Wal-Mart online (pickup in Salem, NH). This was a Christmas gift. The TV has been running fine until last week. It will turn on (you can see the LED light); however, there is no picture or sound. It was intermittent - meaning it would come on, then you would shut it off and try again, and it would not come on until Thursday, and then there was nothing. I tried to bring this back to the Plaistow, NH store but they said that the warranty ran out and I needed to go to Vizio. I came home and called Vizio and gave them all the pertinent information. Vizio 22-inch TV, Model: E220VA, S/N: LTTXGEUM4001545.
They then came back to me and said that this was not under manufacturing warranty because... this was purchased once and returned to Wal-Mart and was supposed to be sent back to Vizio. The woman I spoke to, Serenity (ID # **), said that instead of sending this back, they (Wal-Mart) resold the unit (to me). Vizio will not honor any warranty. She recommended I call the store and have them validate the serial number, and if they have further questions, to call Corporate (Wal-Mart). The warranty needs to be covered by Wal-Mart. I have spoken to three people in the Plaistow store, and they all have referred me to the manager. I have now been on hold for 20 minutes. I do not want to get caught up in a "he said, she said" scenario. I have a unit that is 9 months old that does not work. I want it fixed or replaced or my money back.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2012
“Hi, my name is Josh. How may I help you today?” is how my day goes. But lately, I have noticed that some of my associates have not been feeling the same way. And I think it’s due to the lack of employment for night zoners at the Kilgore, TX Wal-Mart. By being understaffed at night when the store needs to be zoned before stocking, it causes the associates to have to zone multiple departments each for no higher pay or benefits, before they go home. This usually ends with an associate clocking out and leaving work, unfinished or for other workers. And it causes extreme hostility among the associates and managers.
I personally enjoyed my job until I was switched over to night zoning. Then, it all fell apart due to my college class times, and me not seeing how the store could only have one associate on the general merchandise side, and having no one but cashiers and managers to check out and help customers. Also, when there is other zoning to be done in other departments, but it’s your time to get off, it suddenly becomes your problem since you are already finished. And no matter how you try to work it out to where you still leave on time, it doesn’t fit; and the next day, an incorrect account of the talk with the managers is written up to make it look like you did the wrong thing.
Another thing is, having a 30-minute long meeting about not finishing 5 minutes before we get off is just not right (then getting mad and treating us when we leave). Sometimes I feel like we are there to wait on the bad associates or the bad managers, not the customers. By not helping them so we can go deal with the problems the managers have with us (doing or not doing what they ''ask''), it causes the customers to dislike the Wal-Mart brand, therefore making less people shop there and losing more stockholders’ money in the company as a whole. Therefore, if any changes are not made at this store and others, Wal-Mart will continue to lose customers and associates due to the attitude the associates have after a meeting.
Also, having your register code disabled and not telling the associate why it was done is unlawful and is the highest insult you can give anyone. And because of that, you feel extra demoted to only be called for help the untrained in associates in the department. And my last thing is managers should not let some associate engage in conversations and hound the others to finish their work quickly so they can go help the taking group with theirs. I think in order to save time, Wal-Mart should have at least 1 or 2 people at night in every department so the attitude at that time can loosen up and the associate can finish their job peacefully.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2012
I visited Wal-mart on Gillford Drive, Frederick, MD 21701 today around 5:00pm. I have frequented both Wal-marts in Frederick almost on a daily basis and never had such a bad experience with a cashier. To add, I almost always have a pleasant experience. Let me first say I waited in line to pay for almost an hour. I was with my fiance and 2-year-old son. When we finally got to the point of checkout, she started questioning my fiance about her WIC purchase's choice of brands for cheese. It is not stated to only buy store brands and a CSM confirmed we were in the right. After the WIC issue, she mis-priced a small pumpkin that we had picked out for our son. It clearly stated on the barrel it was originally in that it was 79 cents. She rung it up as $1.79.
I then began to tell her it seemed as if she was playing games with us. So, I stated that to her. She then rudely and unexpectedly said some remarks back to me and my fiance. At this point, she was holding up the line for an additional 7 minutes. The entire line was staring at the situation. I then asked her for her name and said I was going to file a complaint. She stated her name as **. She works in line 5 today. Not sure what can be done, but I had to take my time and let you all know about this. I can be contacted about this at anytime. I would like to know if any actions are done about this. Thanks.
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2012
I went online looking for a specific TV which is a 47" Vizio 3D Smart TV and it showed that 5 of the stores had them in stock. So, I got in my car and drove to the store and they said "no", we don’t have that item in stock and have not had it for over a week. So, I drove to the next store and they also said, "No, we don’t have that TV and have not had it for about 5 days." So now I am "very upset"! I called customer service for Walmart.com and they say they don’t have control over what is in stock and what is not in stock. So I say, why do you even have this option to let customers know if a product is in stock when you don’t even know what stores have it in or not. I will "never" shop at Walmart again!
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2012
I've bought dozens of pizzas from Walmart. Today, I bought the usual Friday night pizza. When I took the box from the fridge, it smelled so strong of insecticide. I even got a bitter taste in my mouth from sniffing it. Now this is certainly huge enough, but the 'customer service' got nasty with me. She said, "Ok, just bring it back and we'll give you a refund." I said, "Are you hearing me? There is insecticide on the pizza box and all you can say is I'll give you a refund?!" For crying out loud, this is dangerous! I asked for the store manager who never did come to the phone. I'm having this box analyzed. The attitudes of the employees at Walmart are horrible. I think you all need some good healthy competition.
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2012
I attempted to make a food purchase at the Monroe, GA Wal-Mart and was unsuccessful in doing so. The cashier attempted to manually input my card number in. She failed. She got an error message that I never saw. I stood at the register and checked the balance on my card, which was $11.47. My purchase amount was $10.88. After four (4) attempts, she locked my card. I feel that she did not have sufficient training. Her superior wasn't any more educated than her. She proceeded to tell the cashier it was the card company who was at fault. I called to confirm the card was ready for use. I was informed there were not any problems on their behalf. I was unable to buy food for my children that day and all I received was an apology for the inconvenience. "I'm sorry" does not feed my children. When learning to drive, I was told "Before you hit anything, stop!" Because of their lack of knowledge, I'm worse off now than when I went in.
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2012
I was looking for a specific brand of detergent. I asked ** if they carried it, and she said, “I don’t know. Go look.” I said that I did and asked if she could check in the back. She then told me, “Look lady, I don't give a ** about your damn detergent. I’m busy.” I told the front desk, and she said she would take care of it. It’s been about a month, and I finally went back to Wal-Mart, and she still works there. How can someone keep a rude person who doesn’t care about customers work at a customer-based establishment? Fire her or I will take my money elsewhere and tell everyone I know not to shop at Wal-Mart franchises. This girl had frizzy blonde hair and was medium build.
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2012
I went into your Ajax store on Monday, October 1st, to buy 9 items and the front end was so lined up such as the Express checkout. I was number 23 and they had 4 desks open, the grocery shelves were half empty, the Health and Beauty aids shelves were half empty, so I just dropped my basket and left. I cannot wait till Target opens up in Ajax. On Wednesday, I was in the Brock & Taunton Mall so I went into Walmart at that location and I was amazed at the condition of that store was compared to Ajax. Grocery & Haba shelves were full and the front end had lots of cashiers, so I went to the Express and I was number 8 and they had 6 Express lanes open. I was so happy with that store and the friendly staff. The manager in that store is an operator and a customer service manager.
Reviewed Oct. 2, 2012
I was in the Albany, OR Walmart today and I will never shop there again! I waited 30 minutes for the manager to acknowledge four of the checker attendants that they needed assistance with the self-serve checkout machine. We all witnessed her walk by the the end of the check stands and totally avoided their calls for help. My opinion, she should have at least responded to them that she was with another customer and that she would be there as soon as she could, but she didn't. To me that is rude. Get her some customer service skills!
Reviewed Oct. 2, 2012
I went into the Walmart in Homewood, AL and purchased a shrink-wrapped, sealed in the box iPad. When I opened the box at my home, I was floored to find it full of paper. I experienced skeptical Walmart management that said they track all returns. They informed me that I was the only one who had purchased the iPad, meaning it had never been returned. We then took the shrink wrap that it was in and compared it to other iPads for sale in the store. We all agreed it was the same type wrapping. They even opened up another iPad to see if it was full of paper - it was not. Walmart would not give me another iPad or reimburse me. I then called the police, who took down the report and now I'm waiting to see what will happen.
Next I called Apple and informed them of the incident. They looked up the serial number on my paper-filled box and told me someone had already registered the iPad. Apple would not give out private info, which is fine; the detective can get it. This should be proof that I never did have the iPad. It's a shame that we now have to open up sealed items at Walmart to confirm what's in the box. I also thought that after I called the police and filed a report, that maybe Walmart management would see that I was not a scammer and replace the iPad.
Reviewed Oct. 2, 2012
I took over 70 images to be printed in one hour at the Walmart in Southgate, MI on Sunday at 11:45 am. I came back one hour later and they said they had not even started on the photos and told me to come back the next day. On Monday, 10/01/12, I returned at 12 noon and they told me the pictures were not ready. I came back later in the afternoon and again they were not ready. I returned at noon on Tuesday, 10/12/12, and they told me none of the pictures were in the system even though I had the receipt. What happened to Wal-Mart? Is it too big? I will not go there for pictures again.
Reviewed Oct. 1, 2012
I went shopping and thought I would try Sam's choice fire side gourmet black Angus pub-style hamburgers. It looked great on the box but unfortunately when I got home, I went to open the box to prepare for dinner for my family. Mind you, we had spent $400 (cash) on groceries but I seemed to choose these for the first dinner to prepare. Inside the sealed bag was four good-sized patties but each end patty was frostbitten. They broke apart nice even though they had no paper between. So, I cooked them anyway thinking maybe it was normal for these. I had never purchased it before. Two patties were lighter colored and two were a little darker. I had taken a few pictures before I cooked them. They looked okay to eat just a little freezer burned. I thought maybe they were lighter because possibly they had a higher content of fat or something. They cooked up nice and stayed fairly big-sized after prepared, but the burgers tasted rubbery. I believe the frost bite on them had drew the moisture out. I will not purchase these again as they were not tasting like black Angus meat in the least to say.
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2012
I had very little money to spare out of my paycheck this week, and needed to buy pads, so I bought the Equate brand instead of the brand I usually get. Big mistake. I woke up to a mess after sleeping with the pad on. Of course, I thought this might have been due to the way I was sleeping. I found out at work that this was not the case. I used the pad while at work. Two hours into my shift, I discovered that there was a mess! In short, the pads failed, and I had to change my clothes. (I was wearing two pads to try and prevent messes).
Not having clothes with me, I had to call my mother. My mother had to drive an hour just to bring me clothes to change into. That was time she could have done something more productive with if this product would have worked as it should. I've never had this problem with any other maxi pad brand, and I will never buy Equate pads again.
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2012
Let me start by saying the store employees confirmed, after I showed them the spoiled meat, that it happens often in the meat market. One worker from the seafood deli said he himself had pulled off meats from the shelf that were also expired over a month. I was going to buy a pork loin in there meat market section about 6:30pm on Sept. 29th, 2012. When I lifted it up to look at, it I smelled something awful! It was the meat and not only that one; it had leaked and contaminated all the other meats on that section of the shelf. As I hope whoever reads this letter will know that this is serious to have spoiled meats and for them to be sold to the public like that.
I told the guy in the seafood deli to please call a manager as the meat market people are gone for the day. I waited 20 minutes and no one came. That’s when the same guy from the seafood department came over and said, "Let me try to help you. What’s wrong?" I told him to smell this meat. The first thing he did was look at the date and said this happens a lot in the meat department and I’m not going to lie. He said he himself has pulled meats he saw out of date over one month and has spotted some in customers carts and told them "No, you can’t buy that; it’s out of date."
When I put it back and went to the cashier to call the manager as he never came, a young man came up as the front store manager and I told him what was wrong. He said, "Oh I’m sorry." I walked off to the front of the store and said, "No, you have to go pull that stuff off now, not later because that’s serious having those spoiled meats on the shelf." He then said okay and left again. Let me tell you I’ve seen out of date meats before at this same Walmart and why is the store manager letting this stuff happen over and over?
If this continues, I will say this: Next time I’m shopping there, I will go take a cart, find all the out of date meats myself put them all in the cart, call the news team from my local city or Behind The Kitchen Doors Team from the local news channel and let them come see how Walmart is letting is putting the public at risk. There is no excuse to their turning a blind eye to this matter.
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2012
I ordered a cake for my son's first birthday and ordered it with Bavarian filling in the middle. The price did not matter to me due to it being for my son's birthday. I spent $30 on it and got it to the party. I cut the cake and it was really dry and there was no filling! I am extremely annoyed with this! The manager that I spoke with didn’t seem to really care about the problem!
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2012
I purchased a ring at the advertised price of $15.99 through PayPal. Money came out of the account and shipping details were received. Later they cancelled the order and the price was changed. I called their customer service and they told me the order was cancelled because they did not have that size, yet I confirmed they in fact had that size. I was told I could purchase the item but not at the price I had already purchased it for. I have all receipts to prove Walmart's actions. Price not guaranteed!
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2012
I often go to the Wal-Mart in Islandia, NY. When I asked one of the employees for help with a comforter, she said, “No speak English.” I was told they have to speak English to be hired. This has happened several times in this Wal-Mart. One time when I wanted a watch band fixed and was kinda in a hurry, the lady in that department had one hand, which is great that they hire people with disabilities, but someone should have been in that department with her. Look, I love Wal-Mart but that one. I don’t shop there anymore. I've taken my business to Target. They have Spanish people there too, but they don’t act like they can't speak English when a customer needs help.
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2012
I went to the Palmyra store to purchase a few things including Suave Body Wash (I switched to this from Irish Spring because they changed the amount from 18 oz. to 15 oz. but did not lower the price). Today, when I went in, the bottle with the 20% more free (18 oz - normal size is 15 oz) was replaced with a bottle that has only 12 oz. at the same price. Not only does that make me just a little angry but worse is the Walmart "roll back tag." It says that the price was "rolled back" to $1.67 from $1.93! I have been buying this body wash for the last 6 months at $1.67 (their "new rolled back" price). This has got to have legal implications. It is certainly fraudulent.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2012
In my main store, I love to shop at Just Got Stump from a cashier on a Tuesday night, 9/25/12 at Walmart in Fairfax, VA and I live in Annandale, VA. First, I was very uneasy with the cashier but his lane was empty. As I was emptying my items on the belt, the cashier ringing up items, I was putting the bags in my cart. My cart was so full. I was shopping for my daughter and four grandchildren that live in Raleigh, NC; they lost their food, so I take care of my own.
After finishing up checking out items, he looks all around my basket for God knows what! I put everything up on the belt, by no means stealing. So he comes around from the register and touches my walker and said not once but twice, are you going to pay for this? I said, "Hell no because it's mine. I own this walker." Then this ** touched my pocket book, touched and then had the damn nerve to pull the side of my pocketbook open. I asked him, "What the ** are you doing? This is my purse, you do not have the right to touch or try to open my personal belongings. You have the nerve to do that." I'm going, what the heck just happened? I told him to get the hell out of my personals. Now check this part out. This fool asked me was I going to pay for this pocketbook. I said to this fool, "This is a Coach Bag. Walmart does not sell them (Coach Bag)."
This was a nightmare. As I was leaving the store, debating whether to confront the manager or just go home, I was shaking so bad because I was mad as heck. I loaded my car and called my daughter and told her what happened to me. First she said, "Ma are you okay? Your voice is shaking." So, I explained what happened to me in Walmart for all places. My daughter calmed me down and said, "Ma, you cannot drive home feeling shaking the way you are. I hear it in your voice." So, I went back in the store to confront the manager. ** came and asked if could he assist me in any way. So, I told him what happened. He said do I know the cashier because there was no name on the receipt, but I know what he looks like. ** said I will talk to my manager about this problem and was very sorry this happened. I pray this will not happen to anyone else!
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2012
My wife and I have spent over $2,000.00 in the past three months. I am disabled and can't walk far because of back surgeries, neck and knee surgeries. I tried to get the employee to help with a motorized cart and he said, “Look around. See if you can find one,” and never bothered to help. When I went to check out, I asked the lady at the register why there wasn't someone at the door anymore to help with the disabled. She said, “You can help yourself. We don't need to help you.” I asked her what happens if someone unplugs a cart and gets shocked. She said that's my problem. What has happened to your customer service? It stinks. I will pay a little more and shop at Brookshire’s and other places that will help. I know when I worked at Wal-mart, customer service was top of the list. I guess since you guys are at the top of the list, you could care less about the people who keep you in business. This store is in Canton, Texas.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2012
I work in this store, Wal-Mart #119, Batesville, AR. Everyone who works here knows what has happened. We find it appalling that the store manager ** can get caught cheating on his wife by having sex with an associate ** and have the general manager ** come in and only give them both a slap on the wrist. Both still work here! What kind of message does this send to the community, not to mention the impact it has on your workers! Our hours keep getting cut; I know that's an entirely different issue, yet we have to see this man and woman everyday and we all have to assume she is getting special treatment. Not getting her hours cut, perhaps even a raise or just the fact that she still has a job here.
Obviously, ** is getting special treatment since he is the store manager. Obviously, ** turned a blind eye to the situation. We were all warned that if we spoke about this "incident," we would be fired on the spot. If that does not violate Wal-Mart's Code of Ethics, I am unsure what does. Please help.
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2012
I purchased a box of quart canning jars, looked all around the box, and could not see that these were made in China. The box had to be taken to customer service by an associate and taped because it was coming apart. When I got home, I had to use them them and found they were made in China. I could not turn around and go 30 miles one way to exchange them, so I had to use them. I'm very unhappy. I could have bought USA-made. On the bottom of the box was the info that they were made in China. It could have been seen if it had been on top or on the side.
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2012
I understand that people make mistakes, they have bad days, and sometimes you just have a bad experience with a new employee. But my experience today showed a systemic problem. I never buy baby formula from Walmart because it's too expensive and they lock it up. But I know Walmart has been running ads that they price match and honor the coupons from other stores. So, I brought my coupons to Walmart, went to the baby formula aisle, pressed the button for customer service and no one showed up.
I waited patiently for 25 minutes before roaming around to find an employee. Once I found someone, she told me to never push the button because no one responds to it. She took the formula to the register (because you're not allowed to walk around with items that are locked up). I went to the register to buy the formula and the cashier had no idea how to price match. After consulting with a supervisor, they figured it out, but then I presented my manufacturer's coupon and they didn't know how to process it.
Another supervisor came over (eventually) and they made me purchase the four containers of formula in four separate transactions. No one had a good attitude. I was frustrated because I had waited for so long and it seemed like no one knew what to do. I complained that it took forever to find someone to unlock the cabinet and they dismissed my complaints. I was there for well over an hour, but the trip should have only taken 15 or 20 minutes. I dealt with 4 employees (two of which were supervisors or managers) and none of them apologized.
Then, I tried to complain on Walmart's customer service form online, and after filling in all the information, the form would not submit. I kept clicking "Finish" and it never did anything. It's not my computer and it's not my internet. So in my frustration, here I am. It wasn't just someone's bad day or an honest person's single mistake. It was a fundamental lack of care for me, as a customer, from multiple people who work for and represent Walmart.
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2012
Two times now I have called the Wal-Mart store in Helena, Montana and have asked for someone in the RV dept. I was put on hold for three times at approximately 5 to 7 minutes then told that they were sorry but no one must be in that dept. Just today, I called again and these calls are around 6:00pm to 8:00pm and asked for the Sporting Goods dept and again was put on hold for approximately 5 minutes. Then the customer service person said she would try it again and the same thing, so I finally hung up. It seems to me we need more people working in the evenings or at least some that will answer the phones.
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2012
Several times, I have gone to the Wal-Mart in Franklin, LA 70538 and in the milk department, they have several shelves of whole milk, 1%-2% in gallon size. They have plenty of fat free in 1/2 gallon size and no gallon size fat free. This has happened almost weekly. I think you should sell more fat free in gallon size and stock up on this milk. It just makes common sense.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2012
I was looking for 9 months old shirts and pants and all there was 6-9 months and 12 months. 6-9 is too small and 12 is too big. I need 9 months or 9-12 months. I hate driving thirty minutes away to get clothes at the mall when Walmart is only ten minutes away from me. It's ridiculous. Get these sizes please.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2012
I was in the express checkout with my two kids. The lane light was on. I had five items totaling about $65. The cashier lady waited until we moved all the way up to put our items on the counter and she said she was closed and I noticed then she turned the light off. She then said she was not going to ring us up, that she was going home and I had to go to another lane. The store was packed, and I said no and left my cart right there and walked out. I am very dissatisfied with the way we were treated and went and spent over $100 at Meijer’s. This was the Wal-Mart in Oswego, IL on Route 34. My family always shopped at Wal-Mart but after being treated like this, we may not be back. I have had other problems there but it was because there were not enough lanes open and had to wait forever. But this was the final straw. I am willing to spend a little more to be treated better, and that's what we are going to do.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2012
I was falsely accused of shoplifting after making a complaint to the management about an individual who was following me around in the store. He was a loss prevention associate. When I was accosted, I had the receipt in hand for the item I purchased. The loss prevention person then changed his story and said "No, this was last week when you committed this." Okay if that is the case, why wasn't I approached then? LP guy said, "Well, I wasn't here." Then how do you believe you know I shoplifted?
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2012
I worked at the distribution center 7048 in McCarran, NV for six years. I've never called in. I killed myself out there to make these people happy and they fired me for something I did in the privacy of my own home. I took a pain pill that wasn't prescribed to me for some pain I was feeling in my leg and they did random drug test on me two days after I took it. The results came up positive as a narcotic and the clinic reported it to the distribution center and they terminated me because a positive drug test violates their policy and it results in termination. Six years down the drain, which tells me they don't care what you do for them or appreciate it. Human resources said the termination had nothing to do with my job performance.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2012
Discrimination/Rudeness/Dismissive Behavior: My fiance and I were the third in line at the check-out, with an employee named Tara, at the Clearfield, PA Wal-Mart. The two people in front of us had about a half cart full of items they were purchasing, as did we. Tara was extremely slow, as if she just couldn't be bothered to do her job efficiently. My fiance was in a wheelchair, as he has a broken back and other problems which are a result of a terrible car accident many years ago. He is able to walk, but not for long distances, which is why he uses a wheelchair in the store; he also uses a wheelchair for protection - he has been hit in the back by careless people pushing their carts before, and he can't take another hit to his back; otherwise, he could end up paralyzed.
Anyway, we were waiting in the line for ten minutes when Tara finally finished the first man in the line. As Tara began to ring up the lady in front of us, she handed the "register closed" sign, turned off her light, and told the lady in front of us to put the sign at the end of her items, telling the lady in front of us that she was the last person she was going to ring up. We were the only other people in the line, and she didn't bother to tell anyone before that she was going to go on break, nor did she have enough courtesy to tell my fiance and I that she couldn't ring us up. Even if she had done that, it still would have been inexcusable, and I wouldn't have tolerated that, either.
My fiance was in front of me in his wheelchair, and I should tell you now that he has long hair that he wears in a ponytail and he wears a bandanna around his head. He's not a hippie, he's not a druggie or a dealer, he's not anything other than a good, decent human being that is kind and expects kindness in return. Too bad he didn't get that at Walmart. Tara was rude. She was dismissive of us, but the look of derision she gave my fiance was inexcusable. She never bothered to speak to him. Rather, she spoke to the lady in front of us who had nothing to do with us - she was doing her shopping as we were doing ours.
My fiance and I both feel that her behavior was disgusting, rude, discriminatory, and we're both sick and tired of nonsense like this. We are both educated people. I'm a nurse, my fiance was a teacher before his accident. It shouldn't matter that we're educated, though. It shouldn't matter what we look like. It shouldn't matter that my fiance is in a wheelchair, or has long hair. We shouldn't have to be anything other than what we are - customers who deserve the respect any paying customer should get. The consequences are this: I am beside myself with anger and my fiance feels as if he's a nonentity because this is not the first time a lazy, ignorant, judgmental jerk has treated him badly in Walmart. How are you going to fix that?
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2012
Follow Up to Previous Post - The Walmart supervisor got in touch with the freight company that was/is supposed to pick up the wrong item. They never got even one of the 2 call tags. That's being processed now and they'll get in touch with my daughter for the pick up. Had I not called Walmart today, we'd still be waiting for nothing to happen. Unreal. 70% of the consumer reviews for Walmart "earned" one star. Any questions?
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2012
I ordered a mattress online for my daughter's NYC studio apartment. She was told she had to be there for the delivery (which ended up not being accurate). She took the day off work and 1/2 hour before the time frame she was given, I called to find out the status of the delivery. I was told it had been delivered in the morning. What? The shipping company left the package outside the door of the building and never alerted her that it had been delivered. No phone call, no doorbell, nothing. Not only did she lose a day of work for no reason, the wrong item was delivered. Had they told her they were at the apartment, she could have told them then and there that it was the wrong item and it could have been taken back then.
I lost count of how many customer service people I spoke with, one referred to my daughter as "or whoever she is" and suggested she takes the wrong item (70lbs and 7ft long) to a UPS store to return it. On the subway? A NYC bus or cab? Really? I was also told that if my daughter didn't return the wrong item, she would be billed for the purchase. I was (almost) speechless. How a customer becomes responsible for Walmart delivering the wrong item was just so over the top. I finally spoke to someone in the corporate office who issued a return tag request and was told the shipping company would call her the day before the wrong item was going to be picked up. That would be today and she has heard nothing from the company.
I called Walmart again to find out what was going on and was told that 2 people had issued call tags - one was canceled (why, I don't know) and they don't know if the other call tag was valid. As I write this, I'm on hold with yet another supervisor who is calling the delivery/pickup company to find out if they actually have a valid call tag number. The final irony is that the customer has to leave the item outside the house/building. The company won't go in to get the item, which means of course that my daughter has to drag this large, heavy box outside to the front of a NYC apartment building for the return pickup. One can only hope it will be there when the delivery company finally shows up.
I made it very clear that if it's left outside and isn't there when the pickup company comes, there is no way we'll be held responsible for that. I (perhaps naively) remain hopeful that the customer service person I'm on hold with now will, in fact, settle this problem once and for all. All I can say is if I ever patronize Walmart again, and and that's a huge if, on principle alone, it will be only an in-store purchase. I'd have to be a special kind of stupid to attempt anything online with them again, especially a big ticket item. A truly awful and inexcusably unprofessional experience, from beginning to end.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2012
Hanes 7 briefs priced at $5.97, but $7.47 on checkout. Fruit of loom priced at $5.97, checkout $8.96. I did not notice this until I was at home 25 miles away. This mis-price has happened several times before on several different items. It appears the situation is getting worse. I admit that I have seen it in other types of stores (having items' price on shelf different at the checkout), not just Walmart.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2012
My roommate purchased the Equate brand "flushable" wipes recently. She ran out of toilet paper and used the wipes instead. This constant use of your so-called flushable wipes caused me a $1,300.00 plumbing repair bill. The wipes do not break down quickly enough to get through the drain system and they created a clog that backed up into my basement bathroom bathtub. Thanks so much for being forthcoming in what your product truly is. I will be sure to never purchase any Equate product again in fear it is not actually what it is labeled.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2012
I was in Walmart in the latter part of June or first of July and made a car payment through MoneyGram for 440 dollars. 26 days into thinking payment had been made, the finance company said they had not received the payment. I have contacted Walmart Corporate, Walmart Rochester, NH and MoneyGram, and I cannot get answers as to where my money went to. I do not have the extra money to resend payment naturally. Nobody has worked with me in this matter. I do realize it takes a lot of extra work to find this mistake but this is my hard-earned money I worked for. I have used MoneyGram for several years through that store. I know there are register receipts, monitors, carbon copies of transactions. Why has this been such a problem getting help? My next step is to BBB as this was wrong from the start and I would like my refund or send payment directly but I am now looking for results. This has been going on since Aug. 2012. Thank you.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2012
I am in Puerto Rico visiting my uncle. I went to Walmart in Manati, PR, Store #3716, to purchase a Sterilite 4-drawer cabinet of which the price was 78 dollars in the store. Online on the Walmart website the same item is $63.88. I went to the store with the print out of the Walmart website showing a picture of the same item. And I was sent empty-handed because they will not do a price match. So your so-called price match guarantee works with the competition but not with your online store. I am very disappointed. From this point forward, I will conduct my business some place else. I wonder what other misleading promotions you have.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2012
On September 3rd, my wife (age 70) fell in store #3392 due to water on the floor of the deli case. I filled out the paperwork and on 9/12, she finally received a call from the store stating that this is their first chance to call to see how she is doing. I am sure that the call was the result of two emails and a phone call to the corporate office. The phone call was not from the store manager, but ** called. He asked how she was doing and if I had taken her to the doctor. We said yes. She fell on her knee and arm and there was bruising and soreness. No apology was issued in the call stating that, "We were sorry she fell due to our negligence of water on the floor in front of the deli case." No offer to cover the doctor appointment was even mentioned.
Do they take a class on being sensitive to customer situations? Apparently not. I have always been nice over the phone or in previous emails. I just believe Wal-Mart still owes her an apology and she deserves better than a phone call from a non-manager. By the way, my wife has had two knee replacements and you should be more concerned about your response time.
Reviewed Sept. 17, 2012
Walmart at 91st Ave. and Thomas - I went (9/16/12) to the store to buy banana that was price match but the store employee told me I can only buy eight pounds. I showed her the paper for the other store ad and told her, "there is no limit," and she said that it is up to her put a limit on. If it is, then the company ad should include it on the ad. Why are they making me go there and waste my time?
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2012
I purchased cereal for the family at Wal-Mart in Waldorf, Maryland for $2 value pack. Cheerios were no longer available. Since Clinton, MD store is within 7 miles drive, I went to that store to get the brands I like. There was a $3 difference for the same items. I asked to speak to the manager. Mr. Joe, who was polite and helpful, went out of his way to assist me and answer my questions. I asked to speak to the manager, at which time he contacted one. A female, who did not identify herself, gruffly asked what the problem was. I asked if she was the manager and she said yes. She did not look in my direction and she continued to address the associate as though I was not visible. I asked about the price difference and was given this excuse, "We are a store within a store." What? I asked, "What does that mean?" No other explanation was given. You are not independently owned. She replied that she would not call the Waldorf, MD store to verify what I said because Wal-Mart does not compare prices. She then walked away leaving me standing near the display. How rude! Manners do matter!
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2012
I went into Walmart to buy a battery charger. I found the one I wanted and proceeded to the checkouts. All that was open were the checkouts with a cashier. All six registers had four to six customers in each one, with their baskets full. There was a man in front of me with only coffee creamer and a quart of milk. I only had the battery charger. The man with two items and I, with one item, had to wait over 25 minutes. If there had been a self-serve cash register open, this would have alleviated the problem. This was happening at all six registers and, and this was at 8:00pm at night. Not a single one was open. I could understand if it had been late at night, but 8pm on a Saturday. The store I'm talking about is the Forney, TX store. This store is on Hwy 548 Forney, TX. 75126. I worked for Walmart many years ago and I know the manager sets the tone of the store. This happens a lot at this store. Can someone please help this manager correct this problem? Thanks in advance for your prompt resolution to this problem.
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2012
Your advertising says that you price match other store prices. Well that's not true. We had an ad from Hy-Vee on their brand products so we thought that Walmart store Raytown, MO would match it with your Great Value brand. We were informed that it only applies to name brand products. If that's true, your advertisement is false. We would appreciate if you would acknowledge this note to you. It makes one not want to shop at Walmart when they false advertise. We go to this particular Walmart in Raytown, MO every Saturday, but around that Walmart are the other stores that do match. We've always loved the Walmart store. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2012
I ordered an item online from the site to store pick up on 9/8/12 and paid $38.06. On 9/13, I got an email that my item was ready. When I went to Walmart, the girl went to pull my order and checked twice. She said she couldn't find it. I then cancelled my order the next day, 9/14, and will be credited the $38.06 in the coming days. No apology or effort was made to get me my item - not even a shipment to my home that would guarantee any theft from a desperate and immature employee. I know Walmart (million or billion dollar industry) doesn't care, unless this complaint could get to the right person in the chain of command.
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2012
I went to Walmart with the intention to buy a phone, among other things. On a total of three visits in four days, we were told that the person in charge of phones was on lunch and that we would have to wait no more than half an hour. They didn't offer someone to back them up. And it didn't matter what time of day it was, they always gave the same excuse. The fourth time they did this to us, I got the nerve up to ask for a manager. The employee was reluctant to call one up until I was about to get one myself. Employee called one up, and the manager promptly arrived and behold, about ten minutes later, I was helped.
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2012
I became disabled just over four years ago. Over time, my condition had worsened to the point where I begin using a cane because of certain episodes, stability, and balance. Using this device is more difficult than anyone may imagine not only physically but mentally. When I began using the cane, I made every effort to leave it home because it showed my loss of ability. But over time, the necessity outweighed embarrassment and guilt of using the crutch (cane). We very recently got a super center Wal-Mart in our town. I had not yet visited the store but my wife and son had. I don't usually go because of the walking distances involved, although my son and I visited it last night to get some insoles for his shoes.
When the checker completed her transaction with the customer in front of us, she turned to help us and the first words to me were, "So what do we call you, gimpy?" I could not even reply. All I wanted to do is leave. Although we finished our transaction and as we left out the door, my son actually turned to me and said, "She was not being very nice. It's like she was mocking you on purpose." I understand that shopping at Wal-Mart as advertised may save you lots of dollars. But now I also believe the local store's motto is shop local for a politer hometown greeting. I know now though. I don't plan on going shopping or even out much more as I would rather not be that person called out in public.
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2012
Wal-Mart made unlawful charges on my credit card. Your company, Wal-Mart, mistakenly processed ** (Incident: **) and ** (Incident: **). There was no identity theft. If you look, Wal-Mart canceled the order before I saw it. The hold on my credit card caused it to be in overdraft. My financial institution requested a fax sent to 512-532-8323 from Wal-Mart stating reference number ** in order to release this hold. I talked to a Wal-Mart Customer Service rep named Mariah with ID number ** at 10am on 9-7-2012 and gave her the same information.
I know my financial institution’s policy is on hold. I want Wal-Mart to know these holds have caused an overdraft. I had just purchased an airline ticket to go to see my father in Florida who has been admitted to intensive care. I never placed this order and now I have overdraft fees. I am under a lot of stress because of this. Who is going to pay for the overdraft and any additional ones that occur because your company made a mistake and processed an order that never was placed? Does your company even care about the consumer who uses your services? What are you going to do to make this right? Should I contact a lawyer? “We understand your concerns and we apologize for the inconvenience” is just not enough in this situation.
This was on the Wal-Mart customer service survey I filled out: “Is there one thing Walmart.com could have done to completely satisfy you? Please be as specific as possible.” My reply: Wal-Mart mistakenly placed two orders on my credit card and then canceled them. I asked a fax be sent to my financial institution to release hold, but they refused and said I just have to wait the 3 to 5 days. This hold put on my credit card caused an overdraft charge on Friday morning. This is Monday and I still don't have grocery or gas money because of Wal-Mart making a mistake. I really think it is very unfair for your company to try and take my money and then won't give it back. Isn't that called theft? Why do you think it is ok, because I will get it back eventually? I think you owe me the original amount taken, overdraft charge, and a gift card for groceries and gas, along with a written apology.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2012
I am so tired of not finding what I'm shopping for in this store and the address is in Cobleskill, New York state in the United States of America which is not listed here, not good at all. My issue is, I like to have Kool-Aid to drink. This store in Cobleskill, New York in America for the last two months has orange and orange only. This is one instance of what this store location is like. I have been to other Walmarts in other locations and they are okay but this location is the worst. I always leave without at least 10 items I intended to buy but as advertised. It is not in this store. What the heck is up with Cobleskill? They have bad service and no product. I'm so tired of it.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2012
I was shopping for my son's first day of school. I had my boyfriend, grandma, son and my boyfriend's brother with me. My boyfriend's brother was walking around in the store. We were nowhere near him and didn't think about it. He said he was going to the bathroom. Well, it was like 30 min. went by and my boyfriend decided to go look for him. Well, he was walking to the car when my boyfriend found him. A lady came out of Walmart telling my boyfriend's 17-year old brother to stop. So he did. She said to undo his pants and let her see what was in them.
At this time, she suspected that he had stolen from there the other day so that was her excuse to tell him to unbutton his pants. He was a minor at that. Well, he did have something on him but we didn't know anything about it. My boyfriend came to me and told me what was going on. So, I went back to see what was going to happen to him. I thought he needed to be punished for doing something like that. He told us that he had seen someone else do it and thought he would try and for the record he didn't take anything the day before.
What happened was she banned me and my family from Walmart because of what he had done. I asked her why I was banned and she said, "because I don't want you all here." I have never been in trouble and I don't understand why we were banned when we did not do anything wrong. I feel like she should have to apologize to me and my family because I work for everything I have. I am no thief and wouldn't steal anything from anybody and I feel like I can sue Walmart because of her. She should get fired for banning my family from there when we didn't have anything to do with it and didn't know anything about it.
I shop at Walmart everyday and spend most of my money there and I don't feel like it was right for her to ban us. But as for him, I think he should be punished and he was and I feel like he should be banned but not me and my boyfriend. What can I do to be able to shop at Walmart again? I would like for someone to contact me by email asap about it or I will talk to a lawyer.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2012
Walmart cashier took a check from a man (I am female), did not even look at him to check ID or anything, just ran the check through with the TeleCheck. Now TeleCheck expects me to pay them the amount, in which I will join the guy (that wrote checks on me) in jail before I will pay them. Walmart and their cashier should take the loss and pay me the $60 I had to pay to stop the checks for them being too lazy or in a hurry to check ID.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2012
I wanted to price match a pair of Michigan pajamas and socks. I didn't bring the ad with me because the last few times I went to Walmart, they didn't ask to see them! Of course, today they did. I told them I would bring the ad back with me. The lady said they would keep the items up at the service desk for me. By the time I got home, I was so upset about this. I called Walmart and told them they could put the stuff back on the floor and that I was going out of town to do my shopping!
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2012
I had the 1-hour photo service on Sept. 7, 2012. I came back on Sept. 8, 2012 and they couldn't find them. I came back on Sept. 9, 2012 in the morning to do them over. I came back that evening, Sept. 9, 2012, and they said they don't have paper, so they couldn't print the pictures. They said they would call when they are done. They never called me. I called them on Sept.10, 2012 and they were done. When I picked them up, I did get them for free. I just feel that wasn't good customer service. With gas prices going up, it took five trips up to Wal-Mart.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2012
For the last 4 to 5 visits to the Walmart store in the Johnson City, NY, I have been very unhappy. I live less than a half a mile away and would love to shop there. But every time I take a chance going there to buy something, I find that they’re always out of stock of what I'm there to buy. Last night, I went there to buy a simple item, a drip maker coffee pot. They had 4 to 5 on display but were out of stock on these items. The shelf was empty of the ones I would have bought. Two other couples were also looking and were amazed that there wasn't any. We were all upset that we were going to have to go someplace else to buy one. We chatted for a few minutes and they too have problems with this store being out of stock on certain items. The bottom line is that we did not spend our money at Walmart and had to go to another store to buy our product. I don't know what’s happening here but would like to see it resolved. Thank You.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2012
I called for warranty on an air mattress. They then told me I had to call the brand directly, who then told me they do not cover air mattresses and that I needed to call support again. I called them and they told me they will send a return label. I then stressed the fact that I live over an hour away and asked if they can have UPS come pick up the defective item I purchased. They said they absolutely cannot do this. I asked to speak to a supervisor, who also stated they would not reimburse a call tag from UPS and there is no one who can override this. So basically, I need to spend $4.00/gallon of gas to drive an hour to UPS for this junk I purchased to be refunded. Worst service ever. I'll be sure to pass it along to everyone I know.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2012
About 2 weeks ago, I bought two 5 x 7 rugs to put into my living room when I noticed about a couple of days later there were fleas getting on my kids. So, I went to the Pet dept. and bought 2 tins of powder and well, they still had fleas after. I also have a much larger rug in the living room which I noticed they had gotten into also. I put all 3 rugs in my basement and went back to Walmart and bought flea fogger bomb things and set off all four even though my husband said it was overkill but guess what? They were not. We still had fleas so I returned to Walmart and got some more powder and some flea spray and well that didn't work either. I even left the powder on for a couple of days and it didn't even seem to affect them. I am upset for my husband and I are out of work and we just spent and lost (because I give up and have thrown the rugs out) about $150 in rugs and buying flea killer stuff that didn't work.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2012
My husband wanted a refund on his money order he purchased at Walmart on Friday, September 7, 2012, after noon after cashing his check there. Well Sunday, we wanted a refund on the money order. Employee Judy made him sign it to cash it as a check. For some reason she was unable to cash it. So to make it short, on Sunday 1:25pm, shift Manager Tiffany was called and employee Jason were being really rude. We told Tiffany that to forget about us trying to get a refund, to give us our money order blank like we had handed to them and they refused to help us. They did not give us our money order back blank after Judy made my husband sign it. Tiffany did not help us at all being a Walmart customer. The address where this happened at is 4300 Rib Mountain Dr., Wausau, WI.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2012
Your brand of Equate Children’s Pain and Fever Reducer is not child-proof. My grandson got it open and it caused him to go to the hospital.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2012
I filed a complaint with Walmart because there was one transaction that was unauthorized charged to my account. I received an email stating that I bought two iTunes gift cards and I didn’t make this purchase. When I called to complain about this, I was told by a customer service representative that there has been a lot of this sort of thing going on with many other people and they would take my complaint and contact me about reversing the charges on this. I then got an email from my bank account stating that I had overdrawn my checking account because Walmart had taken the money out of my checking account to cover for these iTunes cards. I have these charges on my bank account and the overdraft fee as well.
I contacted my bank to let them know that there were some unauthorized charges on my account and they said they would look into it and would take the charges off my bank account as well as the overdraft charge. I was told that it was taken care of about a week after the incident. One month later, these charges for the iTunes gift cards were put back on my bank account minus the overdraft charges. I contacted my bank and they said that Walmart told them that they did an investigation and they came to the conclusion that I did order these cards. I did some research on this and found out that when you order these iTunes gift cards that a PIN would be sent to my email to activate these cards. Someone somehow got a PIN and is using these cards on my dime.
I contacted the company that issues these cards through Walmart and they are supposed to look into this. In the meantime, Walmart is not working with me on this and investigating how this happened. I told them that since they have been having problems with this happening with others, why can’t they return my funds and take care of their problem? They are saying that these cards were ordered on my end and I would have to pay for these. I am 51 and very illiterate with what the heck these are for and how they are used and I am being scammed by Walmart.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2012
I am so sorry to see that Wal-Mart is losing money and must do away with match pricing, even though they continue to advertise it. I have always brought in ads from other stores and they have matched the price, even if it was a store brand. A while back, a local store advertised their store brand hot dogs at 69 cents for a 12 oz package. This means grandchildren were coming and we were grilling out. What a deal! I got six KBar brand. I was told it was not on sale because it was no Wal-Mart brand. (Funny, about five weeks before, I got them as a store brand and they did honor the ad.) No time to run, so I took them for 98 cents. Yesterday, I took an ad for Ruler Foods (Kroger), picked up Great Value diced tomatoes 28oz can and Wal-Mart brand ground beef 5lb flavor seal. Ruler advertised the tomatoes 99 cents a can and the ground beef at $9.99. At check out, the clerk said they only match the brand that is advertised. What?
Since when does Wal-Mart carry Kroger brands? Some lady behind me also questioned this. According to the clerk, they were told to do this per store manager. Of course, when I asked to see the store manager, he was not there. Head cashier said, "It has always been that way and evidently, I had gotten a few new cashiers that misunderstood the ad." What? How many years have I been that lucky? Well, to make a long story short, I left the articles. I've never done that before but Wal-Mart has really ticked me off and I haven't even mentioned all the times I've been overcharged by them and had to go back or just eat it. I live in a small town. Wal-Mart is the only major department store besides Dollar General. I do go to Louisville, KY about once a month so I've decided to do most of my shopping away and shop at the local stores (not Wal-Mart) only for necessities. So much for keeping revenue in a small town.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2012
I purchased some GV English muffins and they were cut so badly I hardly had a top on them. If you are going to pre-cut them, then please cut them equally in half or as close as possible and not where you have all bottom and no top. This is not the first time I have bought them with this problem.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2012
I am regular customer of Wal-Mart. Today, I was interested to buy a fish with an aquarium for my new apartment. I talked with 3 or 4 associates. They all said the same thing: "I don’t work in this department and will send a person who works in this department." I waited there for more than 30 minutes and there was no response from any one. Finally, I talked with one associate to send someone to help me and then she replied, “I am not responsible for that area. Search another associates.” This was the limit for me to leave the store. This incident happened in 1001 73rd St., Des Moines, IA, 50324. According to my bill, manager was **.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2012
I purchased $125.00 worth of gift cards from Walmart.com because they didn't have them in the store. The shipping was free. I paid with PayPal and received an email stating that my items were shipped via USPS, but didn't include any tracking information. I was told they would arrive by 7/31. On 7/30, I emailed Walmart.com to ask where my gift cards were. I received an email stating that someone would be in "contact" with me within 3 business days. That didn't happen. I contacted them again, both email and customer service 800#, and was told they would have to investigate the matter. This went on for almost 20 days, no response other than it has been elevated to the next level.
Approximately 30 days into this, I received an email stating that $75 was credited to my account with no explanation. I sent multiple emails to them stating that I ordered $125 worth of gift cards. $100 Brinker Restaurant, $25 Starbucks, how and why am I only being credited $75? To this date nobody has ever bothered to contact me from Walmart. I opened up a case with PayPal and was told after further review that there wasn't enough evidence, no tracking number, etc., and that they could do nothing more. I am still out $50 because I have never received the gift cards and if I was told that there was no tracking available with free shipping, I would have never purchased them from this company.
I have used them many times in the past and have always had a tracking number for my items. Buyers beware. Do not purchase anything online from Walmart. They do not stand behind their policies regarding items that were never delivered!
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2012
Our primary residence is in Mexico, but we travel back to Atlanta, GA once a year to buy products that are hard to find here as well as seeing our children. We have now made a determined effort to look anywhere else we can find rather than to go to Walmart. Change for a small bill at the register, hardly ever. Candy kept filled at the checkout lane, forget it. Restocking shelves, sometimes. Rotate stock, only if it is sold out before the new inventory.
It is a shame because your problems are so easy to fix. Instead of employees standing at the end of sections talking to each other, they might try working. When a checkout line is long and another cashier is standing talking to a friend, they might try opening the register. As for running out of simple products, it is your loss. We also go into Guadalajara once a month with a shopping list. First we go to Costco and only if they don't have a product do we go to Sam's. Please folks, don't morph into Kmart. Your customer service needs an awakening.
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