I recently went to the Henderson, NC Walmart this past week. I live in a town 40 minutes away, but I was in the area, so I thought I'd purchase my groceries and other items at this location.
Well, I found a fabric that I wanted to purchase. There were 5 Walmart associates conversing and complaining in this area about how/why they needed to rearrange the craft/fabric section on this particular day. I tried to ignore them as they complained with disgruntled language and behavior.
When I asked the associate, Stephanie, if the store had any more of a particular fabric in stock she said, "Well look, you can see the colors of the fabric just like me". Well obviously I HAD "LOOKED". There were several fabrics on the very top of the shelves that I couldn't see or reach. So I then asked her if she could check her inventory on her electronic device attached to her person. So she walked away from me and went to complain even more with her fellow associates. I thought I would let her cool down for a few minutes before asking her another question.
About 5 minutes later I asked Stephanie to count the yards of fabric on the fabric bolt so that I could get it priced. I also asked her if she could look up the inventory in the store so I could purchase the correct amount. I needed 16 yards, but I was willing to buy both bolts of fabric so Stephanie and her associates didn't have to do their job. She said, "I don't know how you buy fabric online and I don't know how to price the fabric". So what that sounded like to me was, "I am not willing to help you find the rest of the (8) bolts of fabric in THIS Walmart AND I am not willing to make you a price tag so you can purchase the fabric in my department".... Then, for the fourth time in an hour's time I asked for someone to please cut me a yard of vinyl fabric that was literally right beside the cutting counter. Again, Stephanie grumbled and complained to her associates. Then she yells, "I ain't had no break or lunch".
Stephanie yells out to her neighboring associate, Chris, to come help her because she doesn't have the little ...... that makes the tag for the fabric. He comes over and tells her that she's wearing it. She laughs and then tells Chris to make the tag anyway. Chris and Stephanie had a full on conversation about why they hated their jobs while I waited another five minutes for Stephanie to cut one yard of fabric that was sitting right there at the cutting counter and for Chris to make the price tag for the bolt of fabric that they didn't even open to confirm 9 yards. Keep in mind, there were 5 associates doing one task in one aisle, so they definitely weren't short staffed.
Well, after picking up some groceries and hearing another customer calling for assistance at the deli I decided it was time to leave this establishment. I went to self checkout and scanned my own items, because I definitely didn't want to put anymore staff members out of their way to do their job.
I proceeded to scan the "Chris" made price tag for the fabric and it totalled $5. The fabric was $6.88/ yard and there were supposed to be nine yards. Remember, we don't know exactly how many yards of fabric there were, because Stephanie was too hungry and disgruntled to count it and Chris didn't know WTH he was doing. So, I got 9 yds of fabric that should have cost $61.92 plus tax for $5.
So, when Walmarts continue to close all over the country and we are left with online shopping only I hope Stephanie enjoys collecting her unemployment check. With the pandemic any and everyone should be happy to have a job, because millions of people are jobless and hungry right now.
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