Walmart! Or should I say, Walmart shoppers. Let me explain! As everyone knows, we just bought our first house (don't worry pics are on the way once we get settled!) anyways, whenever you move you always end up needing random odd and end things here and there. Well the other day I realized I needed more hangers and that rubber stuff you put in the cupboards and under rugs to keep things from slipping. So I went against my greater judgement and since I was out and about I decided to stop at Walmart. Now I hate it there anyways, but this particular incident made me realize that I will NEVER go there again if I can at all costs avoid it! Here is what happened, I go into Walmart, American Fork walmart to be exact and go find my hangers, rubber stuff and on the way stop in the floral area and pick up some arrangements to put above my cupboards for decoration. I had a total of 5 things in my cart. 2 sets of hangers, the rubber thing, and 2 arrangements. It was the middle of the day and to my surprise the 20 items or less lane only had 1 person waiting in line so happily I got in line thinking it was my lucky day. The lady in front of me had 2 young boys, probably between 6 and 10 somewhere who were running out of control wild and she was yelling at them to "go get Grandma". Ok annoying, but whatev. Secondly, she probably had like 30 items in her cart. A little more annoying, but, it happens so the saint I was just decided to be patient. Ok so the checker starts checking all her items, he gets them through and gives her the price. She then proceeds to pull out a wad of crumpled up coupons and throws them at him and says "here". He then had to straighten the coupons, pull out all the items and put in the coupon code if they had a coupon for them. While he is doing this he was checking the coupon to see if it was expired or whatnot. Well one of the coupons (for 50 cents off) was way expired so he told her he couldn't accept that coupon, also another one had the expiration torn off so he couldn't accept that one either. She starts digging around for scraps of coupons to find the expiration for the torn one. But she couldn't find it after about 5 minutes of digging through her stuff. So she gets really pissed off, starts throwing a fit and fighting with the checker and says "fine, I don't want those things at all!" so the checker then pulls out all her bags, digs through them and starts taking off the few items she didn't get her freakin 50 cents off. By this time it had been about 20 minutes in line and the line behind me had grown drastically and I could tell I wasn't the only pissed off one. At this time, just when we think we are nearing the end here comes the ladies two sons with none other than Grandma. And poor helpless mean grandma doesn't want to wait in line with her 30 items and asks her to just add them to her daughters stuff. So the checker hurries and checks her items and then grandma has to turn around and pull out her wrinkled wad of coupons! AAUGH! Are you kidding me!? So the checker then begins the fiasco of unwrinkling the coupons, double checking the items and expiration and finally coming up with a grand total! Then the best part, he gives the price and the lady pulls out a disgusting, dirty ziplock sandwich baggy with crumpled papers in there, a few hair bands and her credit card and pays for it! 30 minutes have gone by in this stupid line, there is a stack of items that the lady and her mom didn't want from the stupid expired coupons and I pull up, pay for my 5 items and am out of there within 10 seconds. Ok so maybe by going to that aweful walmart I may have save what 30 cents, 50 cents, maybe a dollar or two, but I don't care! An hour at walmart for what should have been a 10 minute trip is not worth my time or energy! If I had a list of things that MUST go, at the top would be Wallyworld and the shoppers that will throw a fit over 50 cents off their box of granola!
Saturday, June 7, 2008
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AHHHH! I hate Walmart too! I usually never go there, but I was forced to when people gave me and Shane Walmart gift cards when we got married. It was the worst wedding gift ever.
I agree Melanie! The lines are ridiculous and I don't like Walmart at all.
You showed much more patience than I would have. I'm anxiously awaiting the pics of the home...
Debbie
Don't be a hater just case you're too good for Walmart. Us people that can't afford the nice expensive things must shop there. It saves us $30 over Smith's and Alberson's. Your experience is unfortunite but that is way they have 50 checkout lines j/k.☺☺☺☺
Ha Ha you are hilarious, I have many bad experiences at Waltmart but for some reason I keep going back..
I have chosen NOT to shop at Walmart a while back, for political reasons. The two times I have entered a Walmart store before this blessed decision made me lose all hope in humanity as a whole. A scary, scary place.
Melanie it's Teandra! It's been fun to read your blog. Congrats on the house and baby! Sounds like you're doing well.
Ill be honest, Im a Walmart maniac. Maybe its the cheap prices- or the convenience- who knows! But what I do know is Your story was fabulous.. just reading it- made me wish I was standing in line beside you. You crack me up! Hope all is well, And im excited to see pics of your new home.
It just goes to show that you should never go against your better judgement. Hell-Mart should be avoided at all cost!
That sucks. Just go during the week in the middle of the day or early early in the morning.
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