Me and my friends entered the Walmart. Myself (16), my friend (17), and my two 14 year old friends were in the store to simply shop and look around. The Assistant Store Manager was yelling at some kids for "running in the store." We found this quite humorous so we watched. The manager and other employees proceeded to talk on their communicators about the kids who were running and about us for laughing. We proceed to walk back to the bike section and look around. We were greeted by two, one male, one female, somewhat polite employees informing us that "this is a store, not a playground" which is a fair statement even as we were not acting as if the store was a playground, other than laughing at the manager and employees. We continued looking and the Assistant Manager came up to us and asked me and my friend "can we help you find a bike?" We politely replied "No thanks, we were just looking around." She then asks "Are your parents in the store?" We replied "No" as me and my friend drove our vehicles to the store. My friend then asks "Are we doing something wrong ma'am?" She replied "No. We just want to make sure you aren't damaging our property (which we clearly weren't) and aren't moving things around." She and the other employees continue to remain around us until we left this section of the store and went to the front for me to purchase a drink. I went through the self checkout line, grabbed a mountain dew, inserted the correct amount, took my receipt, and left the store. On my way out of the store there was a male employee talking on his communicator, who made eye contact with me, as if to imply "He just stole this drink" even as I clearly paid for it. The only bright spot of our trip was the incredibly polite employee who was watching the self checkout section. She made conversation with us and treated us as though we were actual human beings. I appreciated this very much, as she was polite to us and did not treat us as delinquents or act as if we had disturbed the store even as we did nothing wrong. During our visit, the assistant manager yelled at the other group of kids in the store stating very harshly "there will be no running in the store for safety reasons." She proceeded to follow these kids around the store for a few minutes, until my friends and I entered the bike section. We were then harassed, followed, watched, and reminded that "this is a store, not a playground" even as we did nothing illegal, or even wrong. We did not shoplift, run, yell, use inappropriate language, move items belonging to the store, or do anything else disrespectful, illegal, or disruptive in the store, aside from laughing at the employees for following us around while we were just trying to shop. My friends and I did not appreciate the rudeness of the manager and employees, nor being watched and harassed as though we were doing something wrong while we were simply trying to enjoy our shopping. Employees in stores should be helpful to customers, while making sure the store remains safe, and in order. This does not, however, intel that the Assistant Manager and fellow employees should follow my friends and I around, watch us throughout our visit to the store, talk on their communicators about me and my friends, and borderline harass us throughout the store. We did not move items, damage items, run, yell, use foul language, say rude things to the employees, nor do anything else illegal, wrong, disruptive, or disrespectful. I would appreciate being able to visit Walmart without being followed and harassed, and if the employees, especially assistant manager, would be more polite to customers and allow us to enjoy our visit to the store. This is by far the rudest and most disrespectful group of employees i've dealt with during a visit to any store. This Walmart could definitely use better customer service and more polite, efficient employees who use their time to make the store a safer and better place to shop, rather than harassing the customers who are currently shopping. read more