I have reviewed Walmart, Somersworth on several criteria as delineated below. I believe it is important to specify the reasons for an opinion.
1) Customer service: The store manager, Jesse, feels that it is appropriate to hang up on people for no reason whatsoever. The phone call lasted less than five minutes and she hung up after admitting to business practices and then denying those admissions. When I asked for clarification, she hung up. At no time was I rude to her.
2) Caring about customers: The store has NO LIMITS on clearance merchandise and in fact, sells their full lots of 75% off clearance Christmas merchandise to a local store (O'Keefe's) who, the manager admitted, buys ALL the Christmas tree clearance from EVERY area Walmart and has been doing so for years. So, all you loyal customers who want a break at the end of the year are passed over in favor of another retailer. How loyal to customers!
3) Cleanliness: For a long time now, I have had an issue with their bathrooms, which are not kept up on a regular basis. They do not have sufficient supplies, the toilets are downright dirty quite often, and one is generally disgusted when one sees the condition of the room,
4) The merchandise is not kept well stocked. It is often poorly stocked and where it used to be well stocked, it has suffered either because of neglect of financial difficulty, One cannot speculate on this, and thus suffice it to say that inventory is spotty, sometimes out of date, and the selection is poor. Perhaps this is because everyone has given up and gone to the retailer whom they sell their merchandise to down the road.
5) A store who takes advantage of employees should not be encouraged. I an a pro bono advocate who gives out advice to individuals and more than one Walmart employee is on one or another type of welfare despite 30 hours of work per week. Also, my local news station carried coverage some time ago on Walmart employees collecting food stamps because Walmart will not allow them to work sufficient hours to make a livable wage. Whether one wishes to support an establishment that forces some of its employees to go on food stamps to make ends meet is a valid criteria in deciding whether to shop there--it is a moral issue.http://www.politifact.com/virginia/statements/2016/mar/14/bernie-s/bernie-sanders-says-walmart-heirs-are-wealthier-bo/
6) The parking lot is crowded on certain days (weekends and Fridays). I find it difficult to find parking there.
Conclusion: Go to a clean, well stocked store with VALUES who appreciate YOU the customer and the EMPLOYEES, not hang up on people. read more