Bracket, good observations. I try to shop in away from home stores when I can. I find some amazing buys that way. Few days ago I picked up 15 pounds of bacon for $25.00. Freezer is still full.
UNEX Walmart observations
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bracketquant
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Away from home is what I do a lot of. There is one discount supermarket in town, with another of the same store one town over. Every time I pass through that town I stop in, even if I have no shopping list. It seems the days that I have no shopping list are the days I find the huge discounts. That store is in a poorer town and the poorest area of that town. It has the same products, at an even lower price. A very minor inconvenience is the herds of young children running around in that store. Intersections at the end of aisles can be a bit dangerous.
savurselvs
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About 3 weeks ago a Plainview tx distribution employee showed up at a buddy's jobsite looking for work. Hours cut by 65%.
In addition to the scaled down soup isle, I have noticed they have started fronting in my WM.
It was in the cereal area. All the actually full shelves were knee to chest Level. Anything below or above was one single box lined all the way down the row.
To look at it from the end cap it looked completely full, but look closely and I estimated it was about half full.
It was in the cereal area. All the actually full shelves were knee to chest Level. Anything below or above was one single box lined all the way down the row.
To look at it from the end cap it looked completely full, but look closely and I estimated it was about half full.
bracketquant
Veteran Member
You're just noticing this, now? Your WalMart must be about 6 months behind the times.
The latest, here, is supermarkets with loaves of bread placed sideways.
We are in a very rural area, I have been looking for it, and it just started here. I am in Arkansas and a warehouse distribution center is 30 min from here. That may be why we were better stocked, for awhile anyway.
bracketquant
Veteran Member
If it continues, you have much to took forward to. Perhaps soon, they will be spacing the cereal boxes so that about three or four of them take up about 8 feet of shelf row.
If this is all new to those in your area, people will start grabbing the last few items of a product, even when they don't need it.
Forgot to add
Hahaha...I had all my cashiers call in tonight and my self check out. I have me and my customer service. But I got 8 packs of bacon on my lunch..its on sale
bracketquant
Veteran Member
Well, maybe my local WalMart will now make the news. I just heard on the radio that a woman put on a WalMart vest (stolen?), filled a cart with several hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise, and just strolled out of the store. Apparently, the getaway vehicle was stolen from that nearby city that I mentioned, earlier, that has that filthy unorganized WalMart.
DC hours slacking off does not surprise me, Both Walmart and target have stated that they are cutting back orders to get rid of the over inventoried portions of their store inventory. Target has stopped ordering inventory from quite a few suppliers for a couple months now. Walmart is doing the same but more strategic about it. We are now in the time when Halloween would be shipping to stores and likely some Christmas too although that is usually in Oct when it arrives.
Stores around here are more overstocked in General merchandise than I have seen even pre covid (Especially back to college items and apparel).
Typically Walmart will stage Hurricane items in specific DC's (like south GA for FL stores) that can be transported to areas hit by Hurricane's but they don't typically overstock stores ahead of time.
Stores around here are more overstocked in General merchandise than I have seen even pre covid (Especially back to college items and apparel).
Typically Walmart will stage Hurricane items in specific DC's (like south GA for FL stores) that can be transported to areas hit by Hurricane's but they don't typically overstock stores ahead of time.
ChicagoMan74
ULTRA MAGA
Thought I would add here, yesterday, during a trip to my local Sam's Club the bottled water section was filled to the max as well as 2 other areas of the store that essentially had "aisle dividers" made of 4-5 high packages of bottled water.
This is in Crook county Hellinois...not exactly hurricane country...and not exactly a geographic location suffering from the lack of fresh water.
This is in Crook county Hellinois...not exactly hurricane country...and not exactly a geographic location suffering from the lack of fresh water.
Saw that in the commissary the other day.
tiredude
Veteran Member
has anyone commented on walmart selling dented cans now..........
bracketquant
Veteran Member
The dented can/box stand alone display, with prices at a steep discount, has been gone from here for about six months. With shortages, people just aren't as picky, anymore.
tiredude
Veteran Member
NO NO NO..... this is on the regular shelves..... regular price......and they sell it all day long. (never used to see that)..... I bet there are many 'discount' stores no longer in supply because of this.......
Color me Green.
bracketquant
Veteran Member
I understand. That's how it is here, now. We never saw dented containers on the regular shelves with regular prices, before.
We previously had the damaged goods/reduced price display. If other WalMart stores never had a damaged goods section, they likely gave those dented cans/boxes to the food banks, and customers never saw them.
bcingu
Senior Member
Update:Wal-Mart distribution center in Ottawa Kansas now indiscrimentally laying off person from all shifts. While still hiring new personal at higher starting wage (smh). Still sending personal home early due to lack of incoming merchandise & lack of trailers to load as discussed before.
bcingu
Senior Member
Update: All shifts as of today August 30, 2022 hours cut by1/3 for at least one month however, warning that shifts will still be sent home early if remember necessary. Due to no product, or trailers to load.
Normally they would have seasonal product staging in designated areas. By now there should be 75+ trailers in these areas...they have three trailers for Christmas.
Normally they would have seasonal product staging in designated areas. By now there should be 75+ trailers in these areas...they have three trailers for Christmas.
Redcat
Veteran Member
Interesting visit to Walmart today. I was looking for a new pair of ear buds in electronics. I hear a commotion going down in the main aisle.
A black man is yelling loudly "you are targeting me, because I'm a black man, F*** YOU. Over and over. Following him are security (closely) and heading him to the pharmacy side exit. He screamed this over and over. I am assuming he was caught on camera stealing something. They don't put up with that stuff out here in flyover NY (and this particular WM is in a higher cost of living area, they really don't play that game).
Everyone was on point, waiting for a fight. Didn't happen, because there were 4 cop cars delivering officers into the store to greet him. I saw three of the cars when I left, the other had already taken him to intake I guess.
Pulling the race card just doesn't work here. Be anyone caught doing something wrong, act like a a-hole screaming profanity throughout the store and the cops are gonna clamp your butt. Heck, if I did that I would be walked out too.
I found the ear buds. I seriously need to shop online more.
A black man is yelling loudly "you are targeting me, because I'm a black man, F*** YOU. Over and over. Following him are security (closely) and heading him to the pharmacy side exit. He screamed this over and over. I am assuming he was caught on camera stealing something. They don't put up with that stuff out here in flyover NY (and this particular WM is in a higher cost of living area, they really don't play that game).
Everyone was on point, waiting for a fight. Didn't happen, because there were 4 cop cars delivering officers into the store to greet him. I saw three of the cars when I left, the other had already taken him to intake I guess.
Pulling the race card just doesn't work here. Be anyone caught doing something wrong, act like a a-hole screaming profanity throughout the store and the cops are gonna clamp your butt. Heck, if I did that I would be walked out too.
I found the ear buds. I seriously need to shop online more.
savurselvs
Veteran Member
We hit a WM in Taos NM two weeks ago, not a Taos fan but the wife wanted to see the town. (Mountains), they had no bags as well.
yep, people buy 2, 3, 4 cases of bottled water - hope they're getting what they paid for - we've been drinking/using distilled water for 40years - can't stand municipal water, don't trust well water - plus, no empty plastic bottles to deal with (we recycle everything)