Store #02508. 2 weeks ago, April was the same person who gave another family a problem over the alcohol because the wife was doing the scanning, while her husband was helping with their 2 kids. The wife was old enough and April asked for her ID, but her husband, being a gentleman, pulled out his wallet for his ID. April wouldn't accept it and the husband got upset and I understood why. He was a Veteran, a Navy Seal. Even if April wasn't aware he was a Navy Seal based on his tattoos visible on his arms, the military logos were all there. That man rightfully, being questioned about his wife's age while he's right there with the kids, offering his ID, with April it came down to who scanned the items. That's bull. I also had an issue TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH A NON ENGLISH SPEAKING PERSON! We live in Idaho. English is the primary language and those that are trying assimilate should be learning English. The only person in the deli was someone who told me "no habla English". I have previously ran into non English speaking workers in the clothing dept. Those were clothes. I just decided to try to look again, and didn't find what I was looking for. This time was over food. Not being able to speak to someone about food that day in the deli dept because she didn't speak English was ridiculous!. A worker at the check out tried Google translation but that didn't work either. April then went back to the deli. She spoke with someone she called "Coach". There was no solution to that either. THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE IN THE DELI OR THE LITTLE OFFICE THERE AT THE TIME THAT I SPENT 15 MINUTES OR SO TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH A NON ENGLISH SPEAKING PERSON. We live in Idaho. English is the primary language and those that are trying to assimilate should be trying to learn English. Walmart should be doing something to teach them English if they are hiring them or not have them work with customers until they do. I then went to the floor supervisor, who's name sounded like "Chazz" (I couldn't see his badge), and he pretty much laughed at me. The gentleman from the checkout area, who
had tried Google translate with the woman at the deli, had gone with me. He actually got a hold of "Chazz", found out where he was in the store, knew we were on our way to where he was at, only to find that "Chazz" had decided to move on to another area, likely not wanting to deal with a customer. After we walked away from "Chazz" this other young man apologized for "Chazz's" behavior. He told me he felt bad as to how this all happened. If I'd been Chazz's mom or grandma, I'd love to have wiped the smirk off his face. I did call the walmart administration
office and lodged my concern, complaint, but likely nothing has become of that. Those checking out are treated as if we are all trying to steal, buy alcohol when we are actually old enough to, and treated like criminals. Idaho doesn't play around. You get busted for stealing, you serve the fullest sentence they can give you. When you are regulars there, years after years, have had no issues, do not steal things and live by high moral standards are treated like criminals during check out or can't talk to someone in another language and they came here and not the other way around, treating our Veterans so badly, just isn't acceptable. I'm married to a naturalized citizen. He had to learn English. It was required. He spoke French before he came to the US, legally. He got into classes to learn English. He wasted no time. I get it. Our oldest son has lived in Switzerland for 16 years, working for Google. He had to learn Swiss German. He's now going through the process of becoming a Swiss citizen. I'm not new to people coming and going and having to learn the primary language of the country they have migrated to. It's English here. To put someone in the deli that can't communicate with customers is about as dumb as it gets. Clothes is one thing. Food is quite another. I'm aware that several people are starting to use the Meridian walmart. It's further and I'm usually short on time and don't have time to drive to the Meridian one, but if I have to, I will. Unless I see a change in how people are treated at this particular store, I'll end up going to Meridian. I know you people don't care because I'm sure you have enough people shopping there, but this Walmart store used to be good to go to. That's no longer the case. Now, I dread checking out. I don't bother using the deli and I've taken that business to
Fred Meyers. This is Idaho though. This isn't CA or NY, NJ. I expect people to be kind to one another, and to be able to communicate with those working there if there are questions. It used to be that way. I'm not shocked what's going on with this walmart. Lower wages, minimum starting wages for people who can't even speak English is profitable for Walmart. What's sad is that you people don't care about the customers. read more