The grocery pick up process needs serious improvement. I spend a lot of money on groceries each week for my family. Physically shopping for a weeks worth of food is aggravating at best. So, I use grocery pick-up curbside. There is not a week that goes by that there is not something wrong with my order. I have to carefully review my receipt every single time. I've been charged for things I didn't order. But mostly, they forget items all the time,and I still get charged. The worst week, I was missing 16 items. $80+ in refunds. Getting a refund is actually super easy. They'll refund you with no questions asked. (Not sure how that's working for THEM.) I can't believe after multiple times of requesting returns, no one has bothered to contact me.
I don't know what their process is for the actual shopping part, but it really seems like they can conveniently mark something as "out of stock". I have on numerous inconvenient occasions gone into the store (before I go to curbside to pick up my order) to get what I need, and lo and behold, my items are indeed in stock. Very same day. Laziness. I understand thing do go out of stock sometimes, but this is BS. I feel like they are mad that I have so many groceries. I'm not sure who does the shopping, but the item count has become a problem particularly in produce. I've ordered 1 bunch of "tomatoes on the vine" and received 1 damn tomato. Same thing with bananas. Organics come in a prepackaged bunch, and regular bananas are ordered by quantity. This is confusing, because when it came to substitution time, I ended up with 6 bunches of bananas. Poor training. Oh, and substitutions? I've had the weirdest subs for completely unrelated items. I think they just don't care. And it sure seems like they won't sub me and item of lesser value. If they would pay attention to my order, I have many store brand products in my list. I guess it's too hard to refund my money, but they're sure good at charging me for things, and not giving them to me. I only have two positive things to say about this situation: I do appreciate when they substitute and item that cost more, but still charge me for the cheaper item. (MOST of the time, but not ALWAYS) And the employees that bring the groceries out and load them up are always friendly, they work fast and efficiently even in this awful heat. (Sometimes I do have to wait a little longer than others, but I always blast my AC for them:) Inside the store is clearly understaffed, and move at a snails pace. I use to use the Brandon Walmart for pickup before this one started offering it. Never had an issue!!!! I can only guess it's poor management. I would love to be a fly on the wall and see what goes on behind the scenes. How do they keep leaving out so many items in my orders? Is someone taking them home? Check your receipts people!! I have also received other people's things, but wasn't charged. I feel bad for the other person. Oh and another thing that has been super inconvenient lately....I am not getting the substitute notifications on time if at all. Unfortunately I'm stuck shopping here. (And I hate shopping on the inside.... Overcrowded, stockers everywhere, slow lines, and "no thanks" to self check out on the amount of groceries I buy) Whatever construction they have going on in the parking lot, I can only hope is for future improvements. But it feels like it's been this way for over a year. And their shoppers need some serious re-training! They can't possibly be the same people that are bringing the orders out. They are usually pretty efficient and friendly. read more