UPDATED WITH NEW ENOUNTER:
Store changes, Removal of self check out by the door. New self checkout inadequate. Harrasses their customers.
NEWSFLASH WALMART: The high-end consumer, that you are desperately trying to attract and keep, wants to be valued as a customer. Treating them badly only pushes them back into other stores because we can pay more for good customer service.
This Walmart changed everything around and makes shopping here painful. It is obvious that they are forcing customers to go into every nook and cranny of the store to get basic items. It no longer a quick in and out. They removed the self check out area near the frozen food section by the front door. Instead you must walk past all the long lines of only like 4 check stations that had a cashier, on a Friday, to go all the way to the back near the garden center. 2 groups of 4 self check stations with out a way to really stand in line without blocking the isle completely.
Don't buy any multiples. They are on top of you like TSA agents. Today. I was confronted because I bought 6 rolls of tape that cost $3.84. I was told to open the bag. She was standing right next to it. I said it was in that bag and pointed. She asked me to open it. Ridiculous as I had a full length cart in my way. I leaned open to try to unsuccessfully lift it. No help from her. Then she came back around, in the middle of processing my payment, to harass me because I bought 2 gatorades and treated me like I stole them.
I have started to do more food shopping at Trader Joes & H Mart and order the rest through Amazon Prime to limit my Walmart exposure. I have been a regular here since 1997 and I was offended by the interaction, not so much because of checking on the items, but not being of assistance in any way. How about saying hello first before accusing me of being a thief.
NEW ENCOUNTER:
I dropped into Walmart to conduct some business at the customer service department. I have to say, the customer service department is very friendly. I would stop coming to this store if it wasn't them.
The new self check out line is in a bizarre location. Walmart set up a barrier that made sense for waiting, but it was not enforced. Instead customer chose to flag me down saying we are waiting, but they formed a line hidden down the home goods isle...WHY?
So I went through a regular checkout with an unfriendly "associate" . Now when I go through the self-checkout I always keep my receipt in hand, but this "associate" put it in a bag. The greeter is now a bouncer checking receipts as you leave. No big deal, I told him I don't know where the receipt is, it is in one of the bags. He proceeded to get agitated with me, rather than help me look. Demanded the receipt. I told him it is in one of the bags (which there was only 2). He moved on to someone else, I started to walk away behind another woman that was doing the same thing. HE BEGAN SCREAMING AT ME, WAVING ARMS, AND YELLED TO SOMEONE ELSE SAYING THIS WOMAN HAS NO RECEIPT. Someone else came over and found the receipt immediately which he picked up from one of the bags without moving anything.
Walmart, get better employees, train them properly. Value your customers. For the records, I went from spending over $200 per trip to under $100 . read more