Walmart

One of the worst Walmarts locations I’ve been too. Always dirty bad and rude customer service in their return/​exchange area. No one is ever able to help you especially in the electronic department or they aren’t knowledgeable at all.
Only gave it a 2 star rating because we live close and if we need something we may come here out of pure desperation.
When we saw hundreds of Walmarts would be closing this year we hoped this one would be one of them… we weren’t that lucky.

I spent 8-​ish years living less than 5 miles from Walmart’s world headquarters in Bentonville, AR, where the *only* shopping option was Walmart. As such, I try my best to avoid shopping at any Walmart, especially now that I have so many other options.
That said, just like Thomas T, I only stop here to purchase 5-​quart containers of motor oil. Why? They tend to have a decent selection and the prices are about 50% less than what you’ll pay from any other store.
But oye… is it a downer to come here.
As Stacey notes, they’re often out of stock of many things. I wanted to grab a bunch of oil filters for my car… none in stock. I flagged down a kid that I thought worked in automotive and asked if they had any more filters. He said (direct quote), «Man, this ain’t even my department so don’t be asking me about no car parts.» Ugh.
14+ check-​out lanes. Never more than 3 – 4 open. Even today, when the store was packed on a Sunday afternoon — only 3 lanes open. Checkout lines completely blocked the aisles. Cashiers couldn’t have been less interested in being friendly or expedient. Ugh #2.
Only 4 tiny self-​checkout stations. Always a line. Ugh #3.
If anyone from Corporate Walmart did any type of secret shopping here, they’d close-​up and retool the place. Major issues with morale here.

Full disclosure. I’m not a Walmart fan. The west side location is, in my opinion, a dump. Whenever I go there it’s busy (and I’m not just talking about Christmas shopping!). If it’s not busy, there always seems to be someone wandering out into an aisle and stopping — for no real reason, but blocking all foot traffic. It’s a frustrating place.
While they’ve done a lot to improve the store — adding in food & produce notably — I’d still rather hit a Target or Costco for my needs. It’s just crazy in the store, and I’d rather pay a little more to avoid that. Usually, the folks working checkout are very nice, and that’s a positive way to end a typically frustrating run through the store.
The second star in the rating is because they carry 5-​quart jugs of oil for my car. There are even some car-​centric stores that don’t do that. At least not the oil I need, which is not uncommon. So, a couple times a year I suck it up and dive into my local Walmart to grab my oil supplies and whatever else I might need while there. Otherwise I avoid it if I can.

I went in to pick up a tv that was ordered by my uncle who lives in Alabama, for my mother for Christmas. When I arrived they couldn’t find the order, then they told me that my name wasn’t on the order even though a store associate helped my uncle with this process. The store associate at this location told me that there wasn’t anything they could do and refused to attempt to remedy the situation in any way. They will only hold the tv for a week and I am keeping my fingers crossed that we can get this sorted before they send it back :(I understand mistakes happen, but I was not impressed with the way they blew me off, refusing to take any responsibility for the situation, or help me to remedy the problem.

Low stocks and somewhat incompetent staff. no worse than most Walmart in general however.

I lived on the west side for the better part of a decade so this was my go-​to Walmart. It’s fine. It’s generally clean and often surprisingly uncrowded. Go during the morning on a Sunday and you’ll be blissfully unbothered by a rush of people. The biggest gripe with this location comes with things being un-​stocked for weeks at a time. On several occasions I’ve gone to get something, seen a hole where that item should be, returned later that week, then returned next week, and then again the week after to see the same blank space. And the missing items never make sense. The last one was hand towels. They had bath towels, wash cloths, bath mats, and whatever other items get sold for the bathroom, but no hand towels in that color. Most people buy these things in matching sets, so it seemed really weird that there was a run on hand towels for this particular color (raspberry, if you’re curious — not even a neutral!). Weird stock problems aside, it’s not the worst Wal-​Mart in town, and for that I will inevitably return.

Pretty small Walmart. Not as big as a superwalmart and they didn’t have a vegetarian section in their frozen foods section.

This Walmart was super slow. I ordered one item online and went to pick it up. It took them forever at least 30 minutes to find the things for a lady before me, and at the mean time no one else came out to help me.

Okay. Tonight marks the last time I go to this Wal-​Mart.
I went with the intention of buying some sort of Tablet. When I got to the section, a gentleman was being taken care of by Lauren. They were in the middle of getting a GPS (I think) so I decided to go down the isle and look at antennas and do a quick turn around. On my way back, a lady walked up and explained that her GPS didn’t work in Canada. Lauren didnt have an answer for her (understandable) and the woman said that she had some other questions when she was finished. Lauren got the man’s item out of the case and away the three went.
I stood there for a good 5 minutes waiting for her to come back. No Lauren. She ended up coming over close to where I was and proceeded to get out locking cases from a cabinet. She stood up and looked at me and gave me this weird look and I said, «Will you help me?» As we were getting out 1 tablet at a time, she kept hold of the boxes like I was going to run off with them. Really?
Lauren should have been taught how to take care of one customer at a time and acknowledge others who are waiting. A simple, I will be with you in a moment or I will be back in a minute sure would of went a long way.
And to the woman who couldn’t wait, you should learn some manners.

It is a Wal-​Mart… however, if I am comparing this Wal-​Mart to other Wal-Mart’s that I have been to, this location is definitely lacking. Surprisingly, it is normally very busy, which leads to sometimes having popular items being out of stock, including grocery items and healthcare items. It does need a renovation because the inside looks outdated. Friendliness of the staff is a hit or miss. I’ve experienced staff that went beyond expectations to help me, while others seemed like they hated their jobs and wanted nothing to do with me.
For extensive shopping, I choose to go to the supercenter Wal-​Mart or Target. But if I only need a few things or a redbox movie, then I bite the bullet and go to this location.

I’m going to elaborate on why this is the dirtiest, crappiest Walmart.
Many comment on its size. Remember this is an original Walmart. Not like the Supercenters. It appears they tried to put some groceries in this location to make it competitive with neighboring retailers. That wasn’t a good idea…
This location seems to attract a lot of not-​so-​great customers. Please don’t yell at your family members in the store.
This Walmart is not well kept what-​so-​ever. The parking lots needs refinishing, the interior could use a face lift. The merchandise needs to be reorganized. Why do you need to pack so much crap into a store? Go over to Target and take a few lessons from there store planners…
Avoid this location at all costs. Madison Area Walmart’s tend to be poorly maintained.
The combination of a crappy store and a not-​so-​desirable neighborhood.
I’ll stick with Target.

Sooo… It’s Walmart. What can I say about this particular location… hmmm well there is generally plenty of parking! Um, what else. Oh and stuff is usually pretty easy to find. But my god, what a disgusting establishment. This location could learn a thing or two from the super Walmart just a couple of miles away. Staff is LESS than helpful, even though things are easy to find they are just strewn about on the shelves, the bathrooms are awful, and the overall feeling of the store is unclean. I’ll pop in here for the last minute item or the occasionally lower priced item but other than that I try to avoid shopping here. They are well staffed I will say but they never seem to want to help you.

Maybe my California WalMarts have spoiled me, but this one just seemed old. It was outdated, kind of dirty, and just… old! It definitely needed a facelift. But considering I was just visiting and it was convenient, I can’t complain too much. But a facelift wouldn’t hurt!

Its a Walmart. They have pretty much most Walmarts do. Yes, this one doesn’t particularly have much selection for the grocery section, but do remember… This is not a Walmart Supercenter, so don’t give it a lower rating because of that.
The bathrooms are kinda gross, and look a bit run down, but overall this store is pretty clean. They used to also have a McDonald’s inside, but it is now a Subway, which is nice, the smell of that bread just pulls you in while shopping.
Overall, if you just need something quick i would recomend Walmart, but if you a super picky person and everything bothers you, probably not for you.

This location is one of the smaller walmarts that I have been to. Only reason I come here is because it’s location by my house and the red box right at the door by the exit. They have the normal things that most walmarts do, but the grocery section is lacking. There is no fresh meats, all frozen. One thing that I do like is that I can go through the garden entrance and be at the sporting section very quick to buy my fishing permit.