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Wal-Mart Informative - What I can remember about Walmart

Review by schub on 2010-11-05
MADISON OHIO -- I go into Madison WalMart SuperCenter sometimes. I'm always waiting for some 'miracle' whether for my life or them. Not color-coordinated or attractive, I see band-aids on the floor, nail polish spills, laundry deterent leaks, cold aisles, no Zone food these days or Boca or raw milk and almost everything's packaged in plastic, some frozen foods don't say on the front what's of their nutrition, only 1 self-check out has a 'computer' that doesn't speak, they still don't offer paper bags these days yet; most of their bags are still small for pizzas, now they have one or two good dog foods, but still: beet pulp. Pillows cost $10.00, some clothes: 13. There's no Campbell bean and ham soup without the smoke flavor, all their gums have aspartame today, they have a sign that indicates that around 51% of their food gets sold everyday by the bathroom in the back of the store but with all the money they have and all the food, whether high or low, I can't believe that percentage. I tasted water from the water fountain once there, and all I could taste was like blue, black or silver floaty metal. Can't find an okay dog food there but see it of cats, don't see the 3 year old Hartz cough drops they should have with herbs and vitamins, men wear watches there and yet I hear that everybody working in the back is sick; they have 2,400 calorie pizzas, they don't have the Almay Nail Polish with fluoride... Honest, I just can't believe anything. And children fall from their siblings especially teenage girls and no one helps them get up or give a band aid. I feel like I'm responsible for all this, yet 3 hours there just a few times each month, and with only $160 on my EBT card isn't enough!!!!!!!! Oh yeah, and they used to have a lemon-lime 1000 mg of co-enzyme Q10 drink I used to buy for just 88 cents by the Centrum Vitamin(s). Sure enough, the shelf is gone too. Not only can I buy it no more, but their delivery time was horrible when they had it and I had to keep reminding them and wait a long time. Also, for awhile, none of the Garnier like conditioners (I think they were) were at the same level in the containers and it was going to be 2 weeks before a woman fixed it. I felt so yucky, even coming home. I found an Ensure I might of paid for officially that smelled like old cheese with something floating in it and I gave it to the customer service people to smell. Sure, it only happened once, but I hate it when I feel sick or see something crazy. I worry about others. I see refrigerated food sitting out like eggs, milk, and frozen too. I saw a french onion dip where some dog food was once, and I still feel that many of their prices are too expensive. In fact: Marc's is often cheaper; my mom says Trader Joe's is, and either way, so is Meijer's if you have one!!!!!! Oh, and I had a piece of clothing, I think my nice coat, tough like canvas I thought I could give or start a small business myself, or even just exchange it or something. Really, I sometimes have seen but 1 toy there that has a price tag on it but no more of than 1 or 2 of those toys in the whole rest of the store. Once, it was a dog hand puppet for 5 bucks or more and I see Salvation Army people there sometimes and they have a jar for money for a children's hospital I believe. Either way, so does the inside of Walmart. Was there not something good I could do with my coat or significant other and not have to spend $70 or more on a winter L.L Bean one again??!! Or Land's End?? Oh yeah, and every 2 months or so since it's opened, somebody mentions that I need to work there but doesn't lead me anywhere or get me a form or ask for my parents names. They many times ask if I would like to and even say "Oh yeah. I think you SHOULD!!!!!!!" Girls say that to me. One woman worker smells sick and old. 2 kind of do, but I haven't seen them lately. I know that one of them smokes, but that's not what she smells like, of which: I wouldn't mind in this situation. I could indeed smell her at least 2 aisles away and can't breathe it for 2 seconds, so I hardly ever get near her. The food door is far away from where the blood pressure stand is; the middle door they close at 10:50 at night normally, which is over 14 cash registers farther (the other way)and now I see toothpaste and deodorants kind of where the food aisles are and I can't guess if they're the best quality or not. Is there anything to look forward to? "I doubt it." People wrote BLOOD in nailpolish on their low shelf there, but gallons of nail polish have been wasted to this day. Some was on the floor one day, and I saw, but a cleaning man with his 'chemical stand' try to clean it up with nail polish remover. I told him that he could then do the nail polish area and he just laughed saying 'heh' like maybe he didn't work over there. Nothing I could understand. Sometimes cashier's light numbers are on. 2 of them!! But neither's there for over 2 minutes. Oh, and the Rolaids that are hard (no trans fat or aluminum) have been gone for weeks but the prices are still there. Yes, they're still gone!! I still don't know if I should stay there. My prescriptions I would get there, open up the bottles at home and smell a green alcohol that made me sneeze and then my medicines not seeming to work great because of that. Indeed, I tried it on my mom once; she shifted her head and sneezed some too.
Comments:
Posted by ript on 2010-11-05:
And you continue to shop there because why?
Posted by Andrea13 on 2010-11-05:
Awesome review. Especially the info about Ensure.

Posted by jktshff1 on 2010-11-05:
Have you actually tried the dog food?
Posted by schub on 2010-11-05:
By paint spills, I meant nail polish. Paint spills would be awful and it looks like I spelled detergent wrong in the first place but that's okay.
Posted by schub on 2010-11-05:
It's the only place in our town that has enough choices to choose from and is just 1.5 miles away from home.
Posted by jktshff1 on 2010-11-05:
Madison where?
Posted by schub on 2010-11-05:
Ohio.
Posted by Andrea13 on 2010-11-05:
Schub, thanks for that. My boyfriend keeps asking me to pick up Ensure, and now I know where I *won't* be buying it from.
Posted by bluediamond98 on 2010-11-05:
"...men wear watches there, and yet I hear that everybody's sick..."

Posted by ript on 2010-11-05:
schub, the tick tock of the clock is painful, all sane and logical. I want to tear it off the wall. My stomach turns and I exhale. I think sick like gingerale.
Posted by MRM on 2010-11-05:
Hothead, arent you married? You keep on mentioning your husband in the past.
Posted by bluediamond98 on 2010-11-05:
Oh hell, I'm stumped. I freely admit I'm not smart enough for this one. Going to ebay for shoes.
Posted by just jamie on 2010-11-05:
Wow! This is what you remember? I am interested in what you have forgotten too.
lol
Posted by Andrea13 on 2010-11-05:
MRM, why the question? Are you looking for a date? Guess I should count my lucky stars I don't work with you.
Posted by DebtorBasher on 2010-11-05:
"It's the only place in our town that has enough choices to choose from ..." Doesn't sound like it. It's too bad they are your only choice...
Posted by schub on 2010-11-05:
Jamie, I can't find what you wrote. Something's wrong with this site, I believe.
Posted by schub on 2010-11-05:
I go to read reviews, or your username on this green site and it only takes me to what I wrote. Why is that??
Posted by PepperElf on 2010-11-05:
i see jamie's profile page just fine
Posted by trmn8r on 2010-11-05:
The last time I heard of "no zone food," I was watching a Russ Meyer movie. I didn't know that WalMart carries it. Maybe I should give shopping there a second thought.
Posted by old fart on 2010-11-05:
the Walmart in my section of town is in a constant state of flux with merchandise being moved around the store, turning the shopping experience into a treasure hunt.Every week it's different.
Posted by getoverit on 2010-11-05:
I, for one, don't need any more reasons not to go to Walmart.
Posted by LetitGoShopper on 2010-11-05:
I'm sorry but some of the stuff you are complaining about has to do with the manufacter of the products not Wal-Mart. Second band-aids and all the other crap on the floors are not put there for decoration,no it's put there by your fellow shoppers who dont have any manners, but never mind that let's blame it on Wal-Mart.Also why on earth are you complaining about a U-Scan that doesn't say anything most people dont follow or listen to what it says anyway, or most people would be glad that it doesn't talk.Oh yeah and about the frozen food you always see sitting out,if people would have the decency to go and put it back or better yet give it to the cashier to put up the store wouldn't lose so much much money, therefore making the price of food go up, but noooooo Wal-Mart tells its employees to take raw meat and ice cream and tells them to put it on infant clothing or in the box with snicker bars, so yes yes we will stick with that cause Wal-Mart wants to lose money and raise prices an wants the customer to suffer.Also the fact that you complain about only having 160 bucks on EBT took the cake, at least it isn't 160 out of your own pocket, and yes a pizza doesnt fit into onr of their plastic bags but if im correct they do sell 50 cent reusable bags, but i guess if you are willing to complain about $160 in EBT you aren't willing to buy a $0.50 bag. I am not trying to sound mean or anything it's just how i see it.Wrong or right its my 3cents.
Posted by Venice09 on 2010-11-06:
I agree with hothead. This review is awesome!

Posted by rockfishing on 2010-11-06:
I'm just plain speechless on this one.
Posted by GenuineNerd on 2010-11-06:
Are you referring to the Walmart supercenter on Route 20 in Madison, OH?
Posted by Samtian on 2010-11-16:
I agree with Letitgo, and to the op: if your really going to complain why don't you get a job there and become the person who tells wal-mart what to get.
Posted by schub on 2011-01-19:
DebtorBasher, no, we have a Giant Eagle actually. Think I should go there??
Posted by schub on 2011-01-19:
Yes, GenuineNerd. Why?? It's doing okay now in comparison I guess, but I'm still ready to leave.
Posted by schub on 2011-01-19:
Yeah Just Jamie. I'm sure some of my words though should be changed a little though, so some of you know what I'm talking about in my sentences a little easier.
Posted by schub on 2011-01-19:
Yes jktshff1 (on the dog food) but now: I don't know how to edit my story and it said I had 2 new notes from people, but neither one is on this green site. How do I find it??

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