Even with the 30 min drive to get here, I already know both me and my partner will be back when we can- we just felt right at home with this place. It's definitely not the area we liked about it, but the way the store itself was designed and the fact that it has almost everything reminds of us of Texas.
I couldn't believe this place had different departments beyond just gardening and clothing that typical supercenters have- this Walmart is a true supercenter worthy of its own street by the name of Walmart Plaza. It has more than just a Subway inside too which I was incredibly surprised at- I have been disappointed by so many things in the Orlando/Winter Park area, that this Walmart was an incredibly pleasant discovery. I had begun to make peace with the fact that there were very few "nice" stores in Florida that I really enjoyed going to- stores here are either incredibly crowded with unpleasant staff (and if it's not one thing it's the other), but contrary to other reviews of this Walmart, I think this is a very spacious and organized place.
I was overjoyed that they had art supplies at this location even if they didn't have the particular supplies I was looking for. This goes for pretty much every department in this store- they have a lot of things to choose from even if they don't have exactly what you stopped in for. My partner found a new phone case out of a lot of options to choose from, and we had a lot of fun exploring each department looking for what we needed even if we didn't always find it.
My only real complaint is that despite being so spacious and organized, their employees seem overworked, as the location itself is a bit short-staffed according to other yelpers and my own experience in the store. Additionally, yelpers are right again that they do overcharge for many of their items as well which kind of cancels out their whole "save money, live better" slogan.
I know it was around 10:00PM when we were checking out finally after all the fun we had perusing our options, and the cashier seemed like she was just ready to go home because she was the only lane open and a line was forming behind us. I just felt unwelcome by nearly all the employees, but it was easy to brush them off because there weren't many to encounter throughout the entire store.
I think total there were 3 on-duty cashiers, 6 people shelving, 3 on security, and 2 at the tech department, which even at a late hour, for a 24 hour supercenter, being that short-staffed at any Walmart puts a serious strain on employees that makes it unenjoyable for shoppers. I implore management for the sake of their own employees to bring more members on to help make a more enjoyable experience for everyone involved, but regardless, I have to admit that we'll be back for the spacious location. read more