Went into this Walmart 2/26/2017 about 12:30pm. Specifically to see what kinds of meats they had and if I could afford it. Meat prices are higher than virtually all other area grocery stores. I got to the Seafood section heading toward the meats sections. I turned the corner and they had some supposed never frozen fresh fish and burger followed that. Then I noticed shelving completely void of meats. I stepped back and looked down the aisle of meats and I was shocked. I would say 1/2 to 3/4 of the meat "row" was EMPTY. I don't know but I think Sam Walton would have been completely pissed if he saw that. Course, since the Great Sam is no longer with us Walmart has become just like KFC. They run FAKE Colonels out there and what Kentucky Fried Chicken needs to do is COOK THE CHICKEN LIKE THE REAL COLONEL USED TO. All 11 herbs and spices, cooked in pressure cookers and make it FINGER LICKIN' GOOD. The REAL Colonel is somewhere ASHAMED OF KFC.
Sorry but I have seen way too much of this over my 57 years. Original people who started businesses that grew into huge national and multi-national companies then passed on, the people taking over see HUGE $$$$$ and start retracting everything the original owner had in place.
Same with Walmart. Virtually no meat. I happened to go by the hot food section and was looking to get something for Denise and I for dinner. The only 2 employees were standing there face to face. I couldn't hear what they were saying but it was either the woman giving the young man a dressing down or it was personal chat. Don't know don't care but it was at the WRONG TIME. The young man seemed not to be doing any talking, just listening. This was about 1pm. So I moved on to the empty meat department then picked up a couple of things and decided to re-look at the hot food. This was about 2pm by now mind you. The two I mentioned before were STILL standing in the SAME PLACE, woman still talking to the young guy and neither one looking around for customers. I watched as two couples with kids go to where they have the hot meat, chicken and the like. They waited and waited for what seemed like a few minutes and neither one of the two that had been standing there talking ever looked up to see if customers were there. Whatever they were talking about must have been so damn important they forgot they were supposed to be WORKING.
Then I strolled up and got the same treatment. So I picked up a box of hot chicken 8 piece and went to check out.
Now I need to back up. The meat dept. seemed unmanned. I went back to the double doors and looked in. A man, the butcher, the meat putter outer? Don't know, he was on a damn cell phone. A wheeled tray cart was sitting there which looked like it was full of meat. Now, lets say I was working in the meat dept. I come in look and say oh my gosh most of the shelves are empty. I would immediately get to work FIXING the damn problem. The way it looked the meat dept had been empty for quite some time. Cell phone, SERIOUSLY? EMPLOYEES SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE CELL PHONES WHILE THEY ARE ON THE CLOCK PERIOD! People are ADDICTED to them just like drugs, alcohol and the rest of the crutches people use today. When you are working for Walmart, well you are WORKING for Walmart not the damn phone. Oh, use it on break? BS, there should be NO ACCESS to the phone at ANY TIME. What the hell is so damn important hmmm? Why do people have to have them in their hands 24/7? It is the stupidest thing I have ever seen. Now there is a MEDICAL hand problem with people holding cell phones all the time. Messes their hand(s) up. Next, what? Can't work because of cell phone hand? OMG folks, people need to get a grip on REALITY.
Got home and opened the chicken. They put the lightest side of the chicken so you could see that but the underside was BURNED. The damn coating was so hard Denise or I could not eat it. Seriously? If Walmart wants to serve up hot food, you need to HIRE SOME PEOPLE THAT KNOW HOW TO COOK!. Deli department apparently is looking to save money buy PRE-SLICING meats and cheeses. Guess what happens when you do that? It DRIES OUT AND BECOMES HARD. A deli has always cut FRESH off the chubs of meat or blocks of cheese. Pre-slicing things, first you don't know when it was done, you are there at 1pm, but it was sliced at 3:30am that morning? Can't tell, don't know, would you buy? Not me. Also, they leave it in the "air", no covering it or wrapping it. Exactly what kind of airborne bacteria might get into pre-sliced food? It's NOT as cool as you think in them coolers, there are either NO DOORS or they are ALWAYS left open. Unsanitary is what I call it. Not slicing fresh.
No wonder Warren Buffett sold all his Walmart stock. Does he see something coming that isn't good for Walmart? hmmm I wonder! read more