Walmart

Definitely one of the better Walmarts. It was really nice when it was new. Now, it’s kind of not new. Lots of selection. Great prices. But, to be honest, I’m just not a fan of Walmart and how it’s executive management drains the government money by not providing adequate pay and benefits to its employees.

Just as a follow up, I picked up my cake today. It was awful. Looks like a 3^rd grader made it. There were several mistakes and when I called to ask them to make me a new one the lady one the phone was extremely short and rude to me. She asked me to hold so I could speak to a manager, then promptly hung up on me. NEVER ORDER A CAKE FROM HERE!

This is one of the better Walmarts I’ve been to. Located across from the Supermall, er, the Outlet Collection as it is now called, and next to the movie theater. You can see Walmart if you are driving on HWY 18 — it’s that close to the hwy.
Huge store. Obviously, it’s a Super Walmart. Clothing, camping gear, auto care, plants, sports equipment, furniture, yard stuff, décor, crafting, toys, groceries, alcohol, and then there is a Subway and Auntie Anne’s up in front of the registers.
Prices are cheap, again, it’s Walmart. Bring your coupons, they accept competitors coupons. Or weekly ads and just show them it’s on sale somewhere else and they honor it.
Cool furniture, kinda cheap looking though. Flimsy. I don’t really think we’ve bought any expensive products here besides a bookshelf that fell apart after about a year.
I love the grocery section. So much food. All reasonably priced. All organized so you can actually find things without having to wander too much. Sad they don’t sell Tropicana Tropical Punch anymore… :(
The only downside is the customer service. I’ve cashed checks here and have had the rudest employees at the customer service desk. Lines are always long, and usually not enough registers are open. They never are friendly or talkative. If you are out in the store none of them will ask you if you need help or even a hello. I tried to use the bathroom before leaving one time and a guy yelled at me saying he was about to close it so he could clean it and refused to let me go in — even though there were 3 other ladies I just watched walk in. Rude.
You also now have to have your receipt checked at the door like you’re at Costco. If they pester me about the receipt on my one item I tell them they can keep it and they get all flabbergasted and look at me like I’m crazy. Sorry, I bought some shampoo, it’s in the bag. Promise I didn’t steal it.

I loved this pharmacy & the staff until the current manager took over. Now the only great thing about this pharmacy is Norm! He’s the only reason I didn’t move my daughters & Boyfriends medications too! First I moved my prescriptions because of too many problems with refills & 2 counter people out right lying to me. Thankfully on one occasion, Norm caught the problem & let me know I needed to contact my Dr before the prescription could be released. The second time I ended up waiting for a refill going with out blood pressure medication instead of getting a loan until the problem was fixed. Next We moved my boyfriends medication. He was constantly having problems with auto refill plus even more getting strips & the correct dosage of blood pressure & gout medication! Lastly my daughters got moved. Then I had to go back to Wal mart because I have a controlled medication and like the electronic script. Sadly Not all pharmacies participate in this program. Wal Marts wait time to fill & pickup medicines is usually 20 minutes. Picking up refills is usually only five minutes.

The absolute worst customer service I have ever experienced. I purchased a gas heater for my mom for Christmas and when she finally opened it for a family bbq last week it had clearly been used and had rocks and marks all over it. When she tried to return it, they absolutely refused. I have the receipt and sent her a picture of any of the numbers they may need and they still refused. If you can’t provide your customers with a decent product at least have the decency to refund them when they try to return the product. Despicable. I will never shop here again. The sad thing is that she was dealing with the «customer service manager».

I had told the store manager that I am not leaving the line until they correct the extra items rung up twice or even three times. I did buy;. This appears to be happening quite a lot. The manager did not have any response except to give a dumb expression on her face. Maybe if the line is held up then someone there will get the message the management does not. All shoppers beware of them ringing up the items multiple times. You are paying something you did get.

If there’s one thing I’m consistent about, it’s bitching about Wal-​Mart. So, why do we keep shopping there?
(1) There’s never enough checkers, making for long lines. Some checkers double-​bag for you, and some don’t. And, why do they always want to try and squish your chips by bagging them w/​something heavy?
(2) The Wal-Mart’s in Washington are always running out of stuff. They just can’t keep their shelves stocked.
(3) I never, ever buy stew meat at Wal-​Mart when I want to make Beef Stroganoff. I buy steak, but even that is hit & miss.
(4) I usually try to watch when my groceries are rung up, and then I always check my receipt before I leave the store or when I get home. Well sure enough, I got charged for 3 Stouffer Mac & Cheese’s when I only brought home 2. So, I have to go back and wait in another long line just to get my $ 3.28 refund.
We just need to start shopping at Fred Meyer or Safeway. The only thing I will miss about this Wal-​Mart is getting my Auntie Anne’s pretzel special. Wednesday is my fave day for the nuggets!
Update: We were in Puyallup getting the dogs groomed at PetSmart, so we went to Wal-​Mart to buy some toiletries. They wouldn’t refund my $ 3.28. Refunds can only be made at the same store location that you purchase from. And one more thing… Why is Wal-​Mart the only store that sells Minute Maid Low Acid OJ???

As other reviews have said, wal*mart has it all at unbeatable prices. where u pay is with your time. the cashiers have all day… some are really great and speedy and some should be door greeters! Seriously. And yes the customer service desk needs improving.i.e. More associates consistantly on duty. some just walk around behind the counter and your thinkin COOL. THEY’RE going to step up and help the lines get down… nope! Just kidding… They just needed to grab a paper, pen. whatever, in no way are they there to help you be on your way. I SWEAR THEY DO THIS ON PUPOSE. Now Kudos to MILDRED. SHES FAST AND POLITE. I LOOK FOR HER IF I NEED A RETURN OR MONEY ORDER.

This is probably one of the cleanest walmart’s I have ever been to.
It’s big and I have never had any problems here.
We get our prescriptions here from the pharmacy and it’s usually a simple in and out.
Everything is affordable, and it’s a one stop shop for whatever I need.
I think it’s a little bit cheaper than Target.
But I go here because Target isn’t close to me.

This Walmart is okay. Not the worst and not the best that I’ve been too. Everything is kept pretty organized compared to other Walmarts. The only issue I have with this Walmart is that the employees never seem to know the answer to my questions. They should also have a self-​checkout for those people that are only buying 1 – 2 items. Other than that, no major issues.

Pro’s
· nice and convenient layout
· I like that they close the general merchandise side at 10:00 and not the food side.
· Less foot traffic after 10:00 p.m. than the Federal Way Walmart
· Cleaner than most Walmart stores I have been in
· Much better refill times and notifications in the pharmacy and the pharmacist is great
· Better clearance
· Better selection of plants compared to other walmarts
· Some of the electronic employees are awesome and very knowledgeable
· New releases are out at midnight, not 9:00 a.m. the next morning
Con’s
· No TLE
· Good help is hard to find
· I hate it when they line the aisles with stock and limit access to departments and merchandise
· Some of the employees just seem so unhappy that you wonder why they are even there.
· Missing inventory to the point that we have to stop at Fred Meyers or Safeway to get what they are out of
· On again off again about honoring competitors prices without ads even though there is a notice at each register that states «No ad needed»
· Registers fill up about 9:00 p.m. and there aren’t enough cashiers so you have lines all the way back to ladies wear.
· If they are out of an item on the shelf in grocery, I have literally had to call the store on my phone to ask them to page someone over to help me see if they have it in the back and still had to wait almost 10 minutes for help and this is a reoccurring theme
Summary–
The pharmacist is very nice and accommodating to my pharmaceutical needs. I hate having to wait for almost 10 minutes to see if they have an item I’d like to have and if they don’t have it, I have to remember which store might have it as they won’t call to see if another Walmart might have the item I am looking for.
NO WALMART should carry plants or fish. They DO NOT know how to take care of them. It is unfortunate that this is almost our (the people on a budget) only place to shop within our means and they can’t even get us what we need. Do you know how many times I have had to ask for egg beaters? I finally had to tell them to order A LOT and I would buy them all and they finally got them in.
This isn’t the closest Walmart to my home, but the one that is close is scary. I have been to Bonney Lake and I am almost tempted to make that one my favorite once they get all their grocery items in or just give it up and trek it to Whole foods each time I need groceries. I hate that they have low prices and most of the time they can’t be beat, it is almost a monopoly. Recommended? How can you recommend a Walmart?

We have been going here for a few months to do our bi-​weekly grocery shopping and it’s been pretty good. Definitely a step up from the Winco we had been going to before
BUT… Last month in June we had gone shopping. In that trip, we grabbed some Hormel pepperonis off the end cap. A couple days later my husband calls me to the kitchen and asks me if they smell bad. They smelled so rancid! I looked at the expiration date and they were three weeks expired! I debated on going back to return them but decided it wasn’t worth the $ 3.00.
Today, we went back for our grocery shopping trip and we walked by the same end-​cap with the pepperonis so we did a little digging. We pulled out at least 20 packets that were expired! We found May, April, January… And get this… November 2013! We were only looking for about five minutes and found this many. We ended up finding an employee and showing them. They paged their manager but nobody answered and they said, «oh I guess they’ve gone home for the day… I’ll let them know when I see them.»
At the end of our shopping we walked by to see if anything had been fixed or taken out and there wasn’t. We definitely pay more attention to expiration dates now…

I’ve always heard so many horror stories about Walmart but I never lived close to one before. This Walmart is nearby and I find myself going there about once a week. It’s always quiet, even near Thanksgiving and Christmas. People are nice and helpful. So far I’ve always been able to find anything I’ve looked for. Great store!
UPDATE: Just had a horrible customer service experience where they basically lied to me after I said they double charged me for an item. I called corporate who contacted them. They then called me back to apologize for the «error.» Unscrupulous business practices.

I liked the location of this Walmart better before they moved to the other side of the mall– that being said I can understand why they moved as they did a lot of improvements to the new store, its right by the theaters now, so the main problem I see happening is people using their parking stalls to go to the movies.
The checkers at this Wallyworld are very fast and courteous, if I’m down here in Auburn (I have no idea why its listed as Algona when I did a search as the address is clearly Auburn) I would shop here.

This is where I do majority of all my shopping. There is a great grocery selection, clothing, NFL apparel, electronics, bakery, hunting gear, camping gear, automotive, household goods, some furniture and toys! Pretty much a one stop shop that won’t kill your wallet.
Because it’s so big you might want to preplan your trip so you’re not running back and forth. Also good luck finding am employee that knows where anything is or that can help you. You can get store maps at the front of the store by the doors. Otherwise everything is grouped together, for the most part.

This is by far my go-​to Walmart. It is huge by comparison to other locations and is for the most part not ghetto. They have a massive selection of just about anything you could need or want. It is the exact meaning of one stop shopping and they have pretty much perfected it.
The only complaint I have is the location. It could really use a freeway off-​ramp or a more direct roadway. You literally have to go completely around the Supermall to get here.
The parking lot is massive and never that packed. Overall it is a great place to shop for all your household needs.

Great prices, long lines. Bring a crossword puzzle or something and you’ll be good.

I like this walmart. I was from a small town and the lines in walmart were oddly always very long and it was very irritating. Every time I go here (which is about 2 – 5 times a week) I don’t wait a long time in line I think the longest time ive waited was probably around the first. I always find things easily. the workers are very helpful when you ask for something. one lady was so determined to find what I was looking for and she was like I hate to give up she looked for about 10 minutes just looking for cabob sticks lol.
I don’t usually like walmarts it tends to stress me out but this walmart has a calm vibe to it and the workers are usually giving off happy vibes sometimes I tend to get cashiers who are all moody and I do admit it kind of irritates me but besides that I like this walmart.

Wal Mart is Walmart. a little bit of this. and little bit of that. I went in for a return and the customer service gal could have been a little more personable. I even smiled at her when going to greet her. No problem with the return however. I had my receipt. If I didn’t, I’m sure it would be hellish.

Prices are typically good. Not always, like some of their produce items are hit and miss on the deals. But DVDs, automotives, pet food… solid prices. And their selection is usually the best in town.
Now, paying for those items is a whole other issue. It not uncommon to see a line of 8 people and a lone register open. Or 8 people in each line with carts bulging and the cashiers continue to move at the speed of glacier.
Don’t expect help either, no one greets you and no one looks like they have much life left.
And…to return something is dreadful. Pure dread. I’ve had defective items before and pondered if enduring the return line was worth the $ 2.50 I’d get back. They typically have 1 (perhaps 2) employees working the Return/​Money Order/​Check Cashing/​Mail Order Bride line. And if you go any time round the beginning of the month when all the welfare and freebie checks go out to «needy»…just suck it up and eat the cost of the defective item because you’re in for losing an hour of your life, and a few ounces of faith in humanity. Yes, I’ve decided that if a sewer of life were to exist, it’d most certainly be at the Wal Mart Check Cashing Center when the state handouts are sent out.
More often than not I find myself dreading Wal Mart. Even Target these days.