I couldn't resist starting another Walmart Thread...OK, I don't post often...but I can't keep my mouth shut anymore! Eddie V. Jun 30, 09 10:42 am Don't you just love how Walmart cashiers simply roll up and stuff your brand new clothing in a bag? I ask them to either leave things on their hangers, or, I stop them and fold everything myself. The cashier can wait for me while I do his/her job. ML Laker Jun 30, 09 10:51 am The Mansfield Walmart isn't bad at all compared to the one I often go to, near where I work in Morris County. That one is a disaster!!! Always out of everything and the parking lot is a zoo. At least the Manfield one has ample parking, I don't mind going there. I am with you Calico696.. I work in Parsippany and have gone to the one in Morris Plains and it is like atlantic city during the day. The store is too busy...they do not have enough employees to handle it. I love the one in Mansfield, it is much more tolerable. Calico--Are you referring to the one in Cedar Knolls? We went there on Black Friday. That parking lot is a disaster, but on B.F. it was even worse! Amommy Jun 30, 09 11:15 am I was so happy that Target opened! The store is so clean and easy to shop in. The quality is much better. I frequent both stores. I am not crazy about the service at our walmart, but at least it is better that the one in ledgewood I guess. I think Target is slightly more upscale than walmart personally. Eddie is right the store never has enough stock at one point I needed dress socks, I had checked the store at least once a week for about a month. OMG! i was so livid the other day at Walmart. I finally got through the ridiculously long line to pay for my dusty items only to be told that they couldn' t sell me the kiddie pool. No reason, just that it wasn't for sale - but I could go back and pick another one out. Are you kidding me? But hhame on me, I actually did just that, then stood in line again paid and left. When I got home, I realized that I was only give 1 of the 2 gift cards that i bought. I went back the next day and the "CSM' said she knew about a GC beign left teh day befoer and she would go get it. 43 mintues later ( oh yes, i timed it) she showed back up with it. I left and went over to Target where people were pleasant, items are better quality and the store is spotless. I can't ebelive anyone can allow a store to be run like Walmart is. your right about the dirty part. I just don't understand going to Walmart for milk and coffee. So I understand berating them about it even less. But then again Target makes me puke so I can't say my views are exactly normal... ;-) Well said, Eddie V. I absolutely agree. Wal-Mart in Mansfield is a mess. In fact, I'm actually kind of grossed out by it. I rarely go there anymore now that Target is here. Rachael Jun 30, 09 1:10 pm A lot of grocery shopping is being done in Walmart and Target these days. Their prices are much lower than Shop Rite on quite a few things. Mount Olive has just expanded their grocery section because of this. Eddie V. - I agree. I think you should cut and paste exactly what you wrote on this forum, and put it in a letter to Walmart Management in Bentonville. They don't like to hear these kinds of reports, and would take action. If these Walmarts had a real grocery section I could understand it being something you'd think of. Otherwise it's an "I'm already here" afterthought to me. Better yet, cut and paste the ENTIRE thread and send it to the uppity ups at Wally-World. Amommy Jun 30, 09 1:48 pm There grocery sections are big enough that when picking up several things, it's a savings. I go to Super Walmarts in PA with a full grocery section, produce and meat, but it's my understanding they're having a hard time getting in NJ. There may one or two in South Jersey, I thought I had heard that one time. When you're buying food to feed a family, the dollars add up. JMO I prefer to make the longer trip and go to the Walmart up in the Trade Zone. When I get out of the Mansfield one I always feel like I need a shower.....icky. I can never find anything, and the store always looks messy and dirty to me. LVMomofBoys Jun 30, 09 2:06 pm Jen, just curious, which baby pool did you "try" to buy, and which one did you ultimately end up with? I ask because awhile back my BF and I tried to buy the very small inflatable one for our puppy and were told at the register that it was recalled and they could not sell it. I imagine that is the reason yours was rejected at the register too, but if so, they should have LONG ago removed those items from the shelf. My friend works for mansfield wal mart they just cut hours there too so i would expect worse to come.... I dont like Walmart or Target. I thought it was against the law for stores to allow people to return baby formula. when are shoppers going to learn that wal-mart handles groceries like any other merchandise that they sell...have you ever been to a wal-mart super center and looked at the meat and perishables...i have been in wal-marts all over the country...and they open nice new stores...and within a year the stores become dirty and crime ridden...look up Wal-Mart supercenters on google you will learn the truth... hilly Jun 30, 09 3:41 pm As far as I know the stores are not suppose to exchange formula without a receipt. Mainly because of fraud...people would get formula with wic checks and then return them for cash...now I understand no receipt no exchange I hate Walmart and Target ... I would rather shop elsewhere. Walmart is a dump and Target is too expensive. deanaP Jun 30, 09 3:49 pm Against the law? Well brought my reciept in and got my cash back and then went to Rite Aid and bought them cheaper yet! It is true that stores cannot exchange formula without a receipt. I used to work in a store that sold formula and the issue has alot to do with WIC. WIC provides formula but when you purchase on a WIC check, you don't get a receipt, so it is a fraud issue. People can get free formula (which we all know is very expensive) and trade it in for something else. If you pay with a credit card they can look up your receipt and credit your account. I shop at the Walmart in Booton. They have express check out and helpful reps around the store. The store is clean an organized. I avoid the mansfield walmart - as mush as possible. htown newbie Jun 30, 09 4:23 pm every body complains about the big buy everything stores.I think they all stink.parking lots the size of small towns so you gotta walk miles always jam packed ,wait in line forever on and on. There is a sign hanging at the Customer Service counter at Weis that reads: "State law prohibits the return of infant formula." without any mention of a receipt, but maybe they just don't want to deal with people trying to get over. And honestly, didn't Shop Rite and A&P put little grocers out of business when they became popular. I've also been in small stores that gave me as crappy service as the big stores. Also, I've had people in Mansfield Walmart actually show me where on a shelf something is when I would have been happy if they pointed me in the right direction. I work in a customer service business and I think I give very good customer service on all levels. When I tell you I talk to customer service people in insurance companies that are the rudest, dumbest people I've encountered, that would a nice way of putting it. I've actually told them that if I did my job the way they did theirs, I would have been fired long ago. When you get a voice mail from a number you call at PNC Bank that says to leave your name and number and they will return the call at THEIR convenience, that tells you a lot about customer service these days. I hate to say it but customer service is pretty much a thing of the past, so besides picking on Walmart and Target, there's a whole list you can get on. Ian, Then I guess I broke the law! They returned it with my reciept. No questions asked after the fiasco. No, Christine, more likely someone at Weis has their head up their backside (-; Target was where I had the problem!>>>>>LOL! That's true about the formula, because retailers are NOT allowed to resell returned formula. I believe the law says that they have to return the formula to the manufacturer if it's returned or damaged. This is, of course, because of sickos out there who could potentially tamper with it, and leave no evidence of tampering. I get the point of not reselling returned formula because of the potential for tampering, but why is it limited to formula? Any food, beverage or drug item could be tampered with without leaving evidence. I returned some kind of food to Target last year and they immediately throw it in the garbage, safety reasons. Stores should not restock returned food. It is a safety issue and they should dispose of it. Formula - it is illegal to return or exchange formula. Doesn't anyone remember years back when some jerk was tampering with baby formula and some poor little ones died or got sick? That is why it is illegal. I actually thing it is illegal all over the country. wow. I have to agree with Alison on this one. You "blew up" at someone at a store.....and you own one..... WOW. oh as for walmart - the one is mansfield is joke if you ask me. never has anything. Oh that pool thing I heard that happened to others too. If you can't sell, take it off the shelves. I mean who wants to go all the way back to the far section of the store to pick out another when you just waited on line with the one you picked out. The one in Mt Olive is mess now because they are remodeling. I prefer to either go to Easton or Rockaway. Rockaway i find easier because they have self check out. I've never had a problem returning anything in Target with or without a receipt. The employees are pleasant and I've never have trouble finding one when I need one. I personally have no problems with Walmart or Target. Although probably the thing I like best about Walmart is that everytime I go, I end up seeing someone I know and can have some adult converstation. I don't get out much, LOL :) Never heard that about the formula. My mom returned several for me at Babies R Us when I switched to a new kind and had the old kind left. We had a receipt and they took it no problem Good to know though that some places don't do it. Both Target and Walmart are killing small business in America. Quality products carried by smaller shops and stores are geting replaced with a very small and awful selection of everything in these megagarbage stores. These stores are not only hindering small business from getting started in general but they carry very poor quality items that will be thrown away in the near future. They flood our market with forign made garbage that you people buy up so fast that they can hardly keep them in stock. You want to do something for this town and america? Don't shop there. By doing so you only support this kind of garbage. I just bought a new swimsuit from WalMart on 6/23/09 for my daughter-she wore it ONE time and the color was stripped from one portion of the suit. I had the receipt and tried to exchange the suit. I was told that they do not take back worn items. So, basically, the clothing they sell is meant to be disposable? It was obviously defective, but yet they do not stand behind their products. It's the last time I give my hard earned money to WalMart. Jeff, hank3 Jul 1, 09 11:45 am no place will take back a worn bathing suit, regardless of the reason it's being returned. That is not True ImOnSaxton. I have returned items to the Children's Place in the past because they should not have worn out so fast and I got a new one. That's the difference with the Walmarts. They are crap... suzannesmith Jul 1, 09 12:13 pm that was the point I was trying to make in my post.I know those days are gone but back when our stores were mostly on main st.(dad & lad,endicott johnson's,foster & lee,grand union,acme,the local furniture stores , meat markets ,hardware stores etc.99% of the time you got quality merchandise,good service and most of the time the merchants knew you by name because they were your friends and neighbors.I know the town has sadly outgrown these types of stores I guess.I doubt they could be able to accomadate the population of h'town anymore.still it's nice to remember back when.sorry just wanted to put in my 2 cents,by the way would still get ya something at the little mom and pop stores.I'll shut up now! I guess things have changed, but I remember when there were strict "no returns" policies on bathing suits due to "sanitary" reasons. makes me think twice about buying Children's Place suits. sorry that the ones we have now came from there. The point is, they should discard the suit and refund the money. I worked for a men's clothier and we took things back if they were defective-but if they were worn, we would discard them. I'm not advocating taking worn items and reselling them-but the clothing sold by Walmart should not be a one time wear thing either. JMHO. "Christine - you know I love you and please don't take this the wrong way, but do you think it is possible that they went ahead and took the return because of the way you were reacting to the whole situation" Since I agree that most of Walmart's clothes are crappy, I'm careful about what I buy in that department. I tend to stick to the name brands I know, otherwise steer clear. I have bought a few things there that have held up pretty good but I think that's the exception. On the flip side, I've bought a shirt for $35.00 at Lane Bryant and it washed up terribly. You never know what you're going to get these days. Thanks, Christine. I didn't mean to attack you or anything, I was just going by what you said. If they didn't explain then I would have been pretty mad as well. While I dislike Walmart in general, you guys who think the Mansfield Walmart is so bad apparently haven't been to enough of them regularly. It's certainly comparable stock wise to other nearby small town ones such as Clinton and Whitehouse. And the bigger ones with bigger stock are often so congested, they're out of stock anyway. And it's FAR better crowd and congestion wise than the bigger ones such as Nazareth PA, and nearly all of them in Morris County. It's also much better than the one in Newton. YetAnotherNewGuy Jul 2, 09 8:35 am Since we're telling funny Target stories I have one too. I was at the Rockaway Target about this time last year with my mother and kids. A employee past and said "Alex?" So of course we all looked at him a little skeptically and my son Alex said "yeah?" The employee said into his walkie talkie "cancel the code adam" or whetever they call it there. I told him don't do that, they had the wrong Alex. The funny thing is my Alex fit the description of the missing Alex. About the same age, same hair color and same clothing color. The difference was my Alex's shorts were the color of the other one's shirt and vice versa. They found the right Alex standing outside the store. Alison - I am not trying to be argumentive but I think you are being too harsh on the cashier. Many kids work at Target and some may never have seen a health insurance card before. To call someone "ignorant" who found and returned your wallet is very unkind in my opinion. How would you feel if they called you ignorant for leaving your wallet in the store? :) BLD, come on...to assume that the big "AETNA" logo on the top of a plastic card is the NAME of the cardholder? That's absolutely ridiculous. If the "kids" of today can't read a health insurance card correctly, I feel very worried about the future. Further, is it so difficult to figure out how to search a wallet for some identifying information? Again - did Alison get her wallet back with everything in it? She can't be grateful about that but instead she calls the cashier ignorant. And you wonder why people don't help others. The cashier *was* ignorant of the fact that Aetna is a health insurance provider. Why wouldn't Alison be able to point that out and *still* be grateful about getting her wallet back? And then is it okay for the Target employees to say that Alison is ignorant because she left her wallet behind? GEEZE Jan Chill out will ya. we got your point may not agree with it but we got it. How does leaving a wallet behind demonstrate ignorance? I would more accurately define it as carelessness... Ignorance is the state in which one lacks knowledge. Alison did not know where her wallet was. walmart in mansfield is cutting their employees hours so customer service will just get worse. I was told that by 3 employees when I went there. I just wanted to buy a storage container. maria Jul 2, 09 1:59 pm OK - Here goes! Thanks Christine - That is so sweet of you. But if I do and you find it and return it to me I won't call you ignorant. WOW what ya can get goin with just a few comments about walmart.BOY HOWDY!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow, I guess that Im not the only one to be disappointed w/ Walmart in Mansfield. But while I appreciate the honesty about the Mansfield Walmart still being better than some others, do we really want to conform to accepting a badly managed store because it's worse somewhere else? There are some very rich executives making a pretty coin off of our hard earned money and they are not lifting a single finger to improve the conditions at Mansfield or some other stores because they aren't the big money-makers. Eddie V Jul 2, 09 5:14 pm Alison, sad these days but everything causes an argument on this forum. Too bad the format of this board is so user friendly, just not friendly users. Bessie Jul 2, 09 10:36 pm Thanks, Bessie. I feel better. It just always shocks me how you can post something completely innocently with no ill intent and it gets ripped to shreds and misinterpreted. So anytime I temporarily forget where my keys are means I'm ignorant of keys? I guess not understanding what the word "ignorant" means makes one ignorant. :) not knowing where one's wallet is makes one 'ignorant' of it's whereabouts. BrotherDog Jul 3, 09 9:10 am Well, BrotherDog, what I wrote didn't come out the way I intended. I understand what the word means. This is what happens when you try to be funny at the same time you are falling asleep. :o) I love this quote from Thomas Merton. 5 days after my mother died very suddenly I went into Walmart with several black and white photos of her as a child, her wedding photo, a photo of my sister and I with her as small children. I made copies on the machine and when I went to the counter to pay for them, the woman there asked if I had permission from the photographer to copy them. My mother died at 70, the photo was 64 years old. The photo of me was 40 years old. Did she think the photographer was still around? I told her my mother had just died, the pictures were old....she took them from me, tossed them into the garbage and walked away. No apology, just "company policy". LVMomofBoys Jul 3, 09 10:26 am LVM, I hope you meant that they threw the copies in the trash. If it were the originals then I would be suing them from every direction. I pray that it's the former. justintime Jul 3, 09 11:11 am LV, Walmart is a stickler for that, other stores that are more relaxed and reasonable about it. I understand the policy is in place to avoid people from going to get 20 copies of a professional photo they just had done of Mary and Johnny so they could send it to all the relatives and not pay the photographer what's due him. However, who's losing out on pictures that your trying to copy for pictures taken long ago. I don't understand it. Bessie Jul 3, 09 11:25 am Oh yeah, the copies (Oh thank GOd, yes)...and I understand the reason for the policy, as you said Bessie....but for OLD pics it seems a little ridiculous. I suppose what it means is that the people who work there arent given any room for making a decision on their own about those things. LVMomofBoys Jul 3, 09 2:49 pm if the store policy is never to allow copies then why offer the service? BrotherDog Jul 3, 09 8:22 pm they allow you to copy pictures as long as they are not professionally done, so you can copy pictures you take with your camera. I know professional picture done before a certain year allowed to be copies. Would you know what year that is Mommyof2? I never heard that before but that would certainly make sense. Bessie Jul 4, 09 10:10 am It's pretty far back. I know I was able to make copies of pictures taken by a photographer that did my grandparents wedding and my dad's baptism. Take in consideration my grandparents got married in 1928 and my dad was born in 1931. So pretty far back. I some places post the year limits on their machine but I don't think i saw them on the walmart in mansfields machines. On point i was told it has to do with the photographer "losing money" on his work and once they hit a certain age they can be copied. I will ask my mom if she remembers tomorrow when I see her what the exact year is. OK---I hve to get my 2 cents in christina Jul 4, 09 10:08 pm Walmart is an evil corporation that has to be shut down. Heres a funny story for you all: A few months back i went job hunting. One of my friends told me that Walmart pays better than my last job. So i went up to the service desk to ask about a job, the lady called the manager. The manager than walked to the other end of the store where they sell smokes. After about 45 mins of waiting, he waved me over, asked me 1 or 2 questions than told me to go back by the restrooms and there will be a computer there where i can fill out an app. Some one please tell me how it takes 45 mins to ask 2 simple questions, 1. is there an opening, 2. where do you fill out an app. Also get this, the app had all kinds of odd questions on it like "If you and a patron got into a fight what do you do?" A. get mad B. help them as best as you can, or C. Call over your supervisor. Its almost like they want mindless people who can't think for them selfs there.... ~Triconick~ Jul 5, 09 2:19 am I don't understand all the posts about Walmart not being able to sell you something. I have never heard of this before. Can anyone clarify? What do they do this? What are some of the reasons they give for not selling to people? Alison, It happened to me when I went to buy a crib for my niece. If there is a recall they refuse to sell it to you. Instead of offering you the kit to repair or fix it they send it back. Good in a way but not always! I haven't had it happen to me but I was on line behind someone that was having a hard time buying something because they couldn't find the price of it. She paid for the things she had and went over to customer service so I don't know how it turned out. All I can say is I would have been really mad if I couldn't get the last of an item in the store because they couldn't figure out what to charge, LOL. Bessie Jul 5, 09 10:47 am Bessie: Nope, they never called me. I am kind of thankful now tho, Who wants to work for an evil corp that just puts out the little people? I still Remember when the area where they built wise was all farm land. All big crops really do is put the little guy out, and buy out farm land that is needed. I rather look at Cows than a big white building. ~Triconick~ Jul 5, 09 11:54 am Why wouldn't they just take recalled items off the shelves. Sounds strange to me. Are these sale items they say they can't sell? Maybe there is a bit of "bait and switch" going on here. Having "RV"d all over the USA,we only use Walmart as absolute last resort,and encourage others to do likewise. ABBIE Jul 14, 09 9:58 am People make me laugh. They only need one item and they say well I am going to go to walmart to save a dollar or two. So instead of walking in a local store and getting quick great service they go to the over crowded long line waiting Walmart. Then complain that instead of saving a dollar they ended up buying things they didn't need and spending more money. Lets see ... was that a smart move... NOT!!! kristine Jul 14, 09 12:15 pm I don't think you always get great service at local places. I've walked into stores in town and had to listen to the owners personal phone call the whole time was in there without as much as an acknowledgement that I was there. I left and never went back. This doesn't apply to all, just some. My point being, just because they're local, doesn't mean there great. JMHO I wouldn't buy anything in Walmart because they are "anti-american" in a sense!! They refuse to support anything that has to do with American veterans, even so far as to refuse to take collections for Toys For Tots. Pretty sad if you ask me (and I know you don't)- I am still trying to support American products but I admit it isn't easy. I challenge you to shop and buy everyday things that are made in America -almost impossible. Just try to go two days without buying Made in China or Vietnam - good luck!! I find it very hard to buy clothes!! frustrated Jul 14, 09 4:07 pm I shop anywhere, even Walmart. I'm just wondering where we fit in the chartiable things that Walmart does or do we ignore them and assume it's Walmart propaganda. Only trying to be fair and find the truth. I like the prices of the food in Walmart and household items. I will get sweat pants there.. but everything else seems 'off'.. i love Tarje'! and if the lines in walmart are reallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly long (cuz on a saturday or sunday, they only have 3 of the 15 aisles open!) go to the music dept in the back or the jewelry counter.. its great! usually no one is there.. well, now that may change! hehehe :) darlugh Jul 14, 09 4:51 pm I get clothes from Target too if I'm buying pj's for my son, sandals, underwear, socks, etc. I get paper towels and stuff like that from Target! Wal-Mart does suck, but the prices are good Birdie Jul 14, 09 4:52 pm i hear ya birdie .. walmart does have low prices.. but its kind of like scary in there sometimes.. ! darlugh Jul 14, 09 5:02 pm This topic has not been commented on in more than 6 months.
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