Just when you think that this Wal-Mart couldn't get any worse...
I subscribe to Walmart+ just so I can avoid shopping at this incredibly cluttered and often dirty store that lacks even mediocre customer service. Even then, I have only had ONE correct order delivered from this store -- just one.
Still, I keep ordering in the hope that I might have had just a handful of bad experiences that aren't "normal." The problem is that it is normal at this store to ONLY have bad experiences.
Last night, I ordered (via Walmart+) to have my items delivered between 9-10 AM today. This required a $10 "Express" fee on top of my yearly subscription fee. Still, it was easy peasy.
- This morning at around 8AM, I noticed that everything was listed as already "SHOPPED." I just needed to wait for it to go from "PREPARING" to "ON THE WAY." I felt confident that Walmart might get it right this time.
- At 9:30 AM, I noticed that the status was still listed as "PREPARING" despite everything already have been shopped. At this point, I was growing concerned.
- After 10 AM rolled around without my items, I tried calling Wal-Mart in Mountain View. In fact, I tried calling 12 times (to three different departments) and no one ever answered the phone.
- I got on Walmart.com chat. They assured me that my items were shopped and should arrive at 11 AM.
- After 11 AM and no groceries, I called a few more times. No one answered. So, I went on the Walmart.com chat again. They explained that the new expected delivery time was 1:45 PM.
- After 1:45 PM rolled around with no groceries, I tried calling Walmart in Mountain View yet again. No one ever answered any of the six attempts. So, I requested a callback from Walmart.com.
- Walmart.com customer service called me and told me that they would contact Walmart in Mountain View. Five minutes later, the Walmart customer service rep told me that the Mountain View store never answered the phone despite calling them numerous times.
- So, Walmart.com customer service cancelled my order. They told me not to worry, because I wouldn't be charged for the groceries that were never delivered.
So, in conclusion, this store is HORRIBLE. It is CLUTTERED, DIRTY and LACKS NORMAL CUSTOMER SERVICE. Items are perpetually out-of-stock too. It's almost impossible to find someone in the store to assist you with a question (and, in the rare instance that you do, they simply tell you to come back next week).
It's also nearly impossible to maintain "social distancing" in a store where the aisles are almost always cluttered and the people forced into the narrow aisles.
Simply put: This is the worst Wal-Mart that I've ever had the displeasure to shop at.
It doesn't even help to pay for the Walmart+ subscription for grocery delivery -- because the store is so terribly managed (or not-managed). I've ordered basic items that are conveniently "out-of-stock" with nearly every order. Yet, I drive to that same Walmart a half-hour later and find those items on the shelf.
It is a difficult thing for me to say that I "hate" a store. However, I truly hate the Mountain View Walmart. I've never experienced any store that is so poorly-run. My only guess is that it continues to be so poorly-run because there aren't any other Walmart stores in the peninsula. read more