Walmart, Good Or bad?

[EagleLady]

I say, Good, they are the biggest conglomerate as far as Supermarkets go in the US. I find the people who work there to be friendly and helpful, although people who shop there can be really slow

[anne-o-gg]

I love Wal-Mart - because they're inexpensive...that't the biggest reason for me. We ahve this dollar store here (I used to go there for birthday parties - since everything gets thrown out I didn't like spending a lot) anyway, Walmart is cheaper than them on many items...

I'm always on the lookout for a deal!

[thelongrun]

I agree. They usually are Ok, but now and then (as in all other palces) a jerk employee shows. Like last Xtmass a ladie left me talking alone, I was asking her something and she just walked away... But in general they are Ok.

[Stars]

We have two Walmarts in our neck of the woods-one is absolutely filthy, and the other is clean. I always go to the clean one, but I do patronize Target more often than Walmart. However, I may need to go over and check out those Eagles T-shirts!

[EagleLady]

I don't see how they can stand to see their stores so dirty. Makes you wonder about the groceries you buy from a dirty store.

[MikeA]

We have two Walmarts in our neck of the woods-one is absolutely filthy, and the other is clean. I always go to the clean one, but I do patronize Target more often than Walmart. However, I may need to go over and check out those Eagles T-shirts!

There are several Walmart Stores in Wichita. I only go to the one up north occasionally and very frequently to the one on the East Side of town.

The one on the east is fairly new, the one up north is rather old. The old one isn't dirty, but it could easily come across as "cluttered". It's one of the smaller stores but the management has narrowed the isles and crammed a lot more junk from China in....almost as much as is in the very clean, well lit Eastern Super Store. Or at least they've tried to cram it all in!

The condition of the stores varies very widely from location to location and it's not reasonable to judge them all whether good or bad, on any one of them. What I have found in any store (Walmart or K-Mart or Target and other large chains) is that the employees attitudes pretty much reflect the conditions they work in. The better the conditions, the better the attitude. Most of the employees speak at least a little English, but God Bless 'em if they have to manually count out change! I've found that true with employees in most stores.

[Fan_For_Life]

Have heard numerous complaints here and there. But for the most part I've not had any problems shopping there. It's convenient and I can do clothes and groceries at the same time. However if I need only a few items it's the neighborhood Winn Dixie.

[Brooke]

I have two area Walmarts. They are usually pretty clean and friendly. I shop there a lot because of the ease of just going to one store.

My worst complaint is that they are so big and I can kill a couple hours too easily!

[luvthelighthouse]

Must be a location thing... but our Walmart's do not have groceries. I mean, no meats/veggies etc. They have dry boxed foods only. It's just a discount retailer. They are not thought of too highly around these parts of town.

I think if I lived in a smaller community, perceptions would be different. However, I know many people who won't even step into a Walmart. I of course, like the deals... but even my Walmart is getting expensive. If I have to pay higher prices, I may as well go to Target. Most of the Walmarts around my area are so messy, you can't hardly find anything... but the clientele is what really turns me off.

Again, I think it's an location thing.

[ticky]

I live about 20 miles outside of Portland in a rather large community. Portland has a population of a little over a half a million people. We do NOT have a Walmart. We WANT a Walmart, but the closest we have is on the outskirts of Portland on the NE side and its a VERY old and dirty and small Walmart. The next closest one is Woodburn. It is a Super Walmart (Includes food marts et al..) but it's about 40 miles south of Portland. They wanted to put a Walmart in here but it was going to go about 1/2 a mile from my house here on a small side street with ONE cross street in the middle of a residential neighborhood. I dont know WHAT they were thinking there, it was turned down. They says they're going to build one in Cornilius, about 15 miles east of us in a very small rural township. Go figure.
NOW!... in Medford... about 500 miles south of us, there are currently 4 Walmarts (okay, in all fairness thats actually the Rogue Valley which encompasses Medford, Ashland, Talent, Phoenix, White City and Eagle Point... yes EAGLE point..*G*... which in total area and population, is about the size of Portland and surrounding areas.. I did not include the one in Grants Pass here.. about 20 miles away from the Rogue Valley) 4... they have 4... we have 0 ....
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HEY WALMART.... WTF??