This is just a rant on Walmart. I have never been a fan of Walmart. It’s the last place I will shop and I avoid it most of the time. Pioneer Woman products are sold there, so once in awhile I make a stop just for those products. Why on earth PW choose Walmart to sell her merchandise I will never understand. In a town like Ames with multiple shopping options, Walmart tends to draw the most interesting eccentric people. My shopping experience today was to be a quick in and out grab two things and be done. First there was the loud mom with the 3 loud kids. The teenage boy was pushing his two siblings in the cart all between ages 4 and 14. They could be heard continuously through the whole store. They had the loudest inside voices and would bicker even louder. Soon the younger ones were yelling and throwing tantrums. The mom just yells and makes a bugger scene. It was awful. I observed a tall skinny mail carrier in uniform with a box of kids cereal and loaded up on Little Debbie everything from Ho Ho's to Twinkie’s and cupcakes. I saw a couple guys wearing stocking caps and heavy flannels even though it was 80 degrees. I saw an employee with rainbow hair. I saw a lady wearing full pajamas at 4:39 in the afternoon. Once I headed to the front to pay, all I needed to do was check out. In the past 3 or 4 years Walmart’s have added more self- checkout areas. This is great for those that have 3-5 items. In the last two years it has been all self check and only one checker. wow for Walmart cutting out more jobs. They have already closed most of the small business's across the country and now they are eliminating more jobs. Today and the past year when I go to checkout there is a giant line at the self -check station and only one checker at a regular lane. This makes me so angry. I wait either way and sometimes for long periods of time. It kind of defeats the pint of the quick self check. I can also assure you there are plenty of people sneaking items into their shopping bags without paying. How could they not? It just seems ridiculous. Today I decided to wait on the regular checker. My guy was either special needs, uneducated, or a drug burnout. He tried to carry on a conversation with me, but he lacked the intelligence to really make any sense. I was polite and tried to talk with him. By the time I gather my grocery bags, I cannot get out of the store fast enough. I always feel that way. It is always such an unpleasant experience. Target has always been my favorite place to shop for supplies,. They have a classier store, quality products, and everything feels cleaner and more professional. However, in recent years seeing their pride signs, products and employees frequently going through physical gender alterations, it has really made shopping Target quite uncomfortable. I feel yucky when I leave the store. I really wish there were more options for large department stores.
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