Not a very big Walmart, but not a bad size for a small town. This store is practically on the edge of town, further from other businesses & restaurants. I would come here mostly for work as a relief pharmacist, rather than shopping (between 2011-2014, when I lived in West Texas). The pharmacy hours were nice, 9am-7pm weekdays, 10am-6pm Saturday, & 11am-5pm Sunday.
The pharmacy (& store in general) had a somewhat cramped infrastructure, & it wasn't as convenient as they wanted it to be. They were also somewhat "Counseling Window Nazis"--meaning that after people waited an hour or so for their prescriptions to be filled, and then waiting in the pick-up/checkout line for 30 minutes to another hour, they (the cashiers) would make the people "step over to the counseling window so the pharmacist can talk to you about your prescription" (sometimes waiting a few minutes for a pharmacist to get a hand free enough to chat). I know that counseling at the pharmacy is important, but I've been to other Walmarts where they have a much better way of handling it than that. And the thing is, most people just want to ho home & take their meds after checking out, even any side effects of the meds are less painful than making them wait to jump thru more hoops!
I'm also guessing that with the large Mennonite population around town & the surrounding area, there wasn't as much weekend business at this Walmart as compared to other Walmarts. In plenty of ways, that was kinda nice, & there are other Walmarts that may benefit from cutting weekend hours (like in the small towns in East Texas with the Neighborhood Markets).
On the way out of the parking lot (which is nice & spacious for a smaller Walmart), I also enjoyed stopping at the snowcone stand, or walking to Tooney's (or The Red Barn Italian Restaurant, whatever it's called these days) next door. read more