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Central Emporium

4.3 (4 reviews)
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Walmart Supercenter

Walmart Supercenter

2.6(12 reviews)
3.9 mi
•$

Back where we live in the Carson City area, there are 3 Walmart option, all that I consider last…read moreresort shopping. But here in Spirit Lake (on vacation), this Walmart is a life line for selected groceries, toiletries, and supplies for the Cabin. I think I was here 3 times during our last visit. As I know what I'm looking for while here, it's usually an easy in and out. When I get turned around in part of the store, I've found it pretty easy to find store staff to help me forward. The key purchase this time was a sweatshirt for Gayle. It was a little colder here than what we packed for....and she wore it a lot during our week here.

I love this super store! I'm not from Iowa nor am I used to going to a super store, but I am a fan…read moreof this Walmart! Friendly smiles upon entry, plenty of carts, bathrooms near entry, clearly marked sections with big blue signs with white lettering. The grocery section has a fresh produce section as large as a regular grocery store and everything I bought was fresh. There is also a large frozen food section with an entire side of an aisle dedicated to ice cream/desserts. Only in the Midwest! The center of the store is dedicated to men's and women's clothes. I found some awesome PJs here as well as intimates for low prices. Walmart does a good job at buying and setting low prices. I found some awesome buys like men's PJ pants, women's undies, and baseball caps all at low prices under 10! The best department/experience was the Electronics. The floor manager came over and talked to me about the TVs I was looking at and helped me by explaining the difference in everyone I was looking at. Each cashier I experienced was super friendly and truly interested in knowing about my shopping experience. A+ to this store! I feel that it must be managed well to have a crew of helpful employees. Plenty of parking too!

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Walmart Supercenter

Walmart Supercenter

2.2(15 reviews)
77.4 mi
•$$

Gabe in Electronics is great. He knew what we needed, where it was and how to run it. He was…read morehelpful, patient and smart. He helped my sister pick out a new laptop. He helped us with new TV accessories and a phone. Walmart is lucky to have such educated help. We will always ask for Gabe. I like the Pharmacy girls too, patient and helpful even when their very busy. Susan K.

Walmart to the rescue! Checked in to a close by hotel. They don't have a shower bench?! Walmart…read moredoes. Of course they do. People. I needed to get groceries for the next few days also. As usual Walmart has everything -- one stop shopping. Store was clean. Could find most everything. B U T -- here I am -- geriatric person with a rollator, three bags of grocery items on the rollator and two gallons of unbagged milk and a shower bench box. And they want to see a RECEIPT on the way out the door?! Seriously??? How offensive. Shame on you, Walmart. I was so pleased with you having everything I needed. EDIT : Ok, so I purchased a reduced plastic container of fruit. Needs to be eaten quickly. Of course. Get it to the hotel room refrigerator promptly. Finish some work, get cleaned up. Time to eat the fruit. Wait .... brown slimy area. Ok. One piece of bad fruit. Out with it. Check the rest. Looks fine. Get the next cantalope piece in my mouth ..... oh no. It is bad. Try a strawberry ...... taste is off, too. At this point it is not worth risking any more. I need to show up to work tomorrow. Do better, Walmart..

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Target

Target

2.7(7 reviews)
77.3 mi
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Me and my friends got kicked out of the store because one of the products sprayed and locked to…read morewhere my friend couldn't stop it then the "security" came over and kicked us out because 1. He said we had been in the store to long (we were there for 30mins) 2. Because one of their products faulted good job target products suck and so do the employees

This is a Target. As a store, Targets are becoming interchangeable. The only difference is the…read moreatmosphere, which always mirrors the neighborhood where the store is located. This store SCREAMS Fort Dodge. It has pretty much everything you would expect from a Target. A decent selection of electronics, the same clothing, household items and toys every other Target has. They have a decent grocery section (not as vast as a Super Target - hence the "Super" moniker). Even found Templeton Rye on our last visit. But again, remember, you can put a Target in Fort Dodge, but you can't take the Fort Dodge out of the Target. Does that make sense? If you can deal with the citizens of the fine city of Fort Dodge, then you will have no problem dealing with this Target. Unless, of course, you want to take advantage of the Starbucks located in the store. We went to this Target on December 23rd. As you can imagine, it was rather busy. After selecting our items, we split up - my girlfriend got in line to purchase our goods, I went to get in line at the Starbucks to get a cup of coffee. In the entire time it took her to wait in line and check out ON DECEMBER 23RD, the good folks at the Starbucks counter had helped exactly ZERO people. ZERO. I repeat, ZER-O. The idiocy that operates this counter is absolutely stunning. And it's not just the holiday rush. I've been the only person in line and waited 5 minutes before. This is one Target that should never have been allowed a Starbucks counter, because they simply do not have the mental capacity to operate it. Other than that, it's a pretty darn good Target.

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Central Emporium - deptstores - Updated October 2026

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