Walmart

I had a bbq that I was hosting at the beach this Saturday. Drove from Fairfield to Norwalk, bought a Coleman Canopy ($ 140) to sheild from forecast of early rain. Spent $ 375 total. Drove back. Started set-​up. Opened package. No canopy. Just frame. I guess someone returned it without the canopy & no one checked before re-​stocking. Got drenched! Called to make sure there were more in stock, with All pieces. 4 attempts at calling. Either had to hold for long periods. Or they had no clue. Horrible experience. I went to B.J.‘s and spent another $ 200 there on E-​Z up. At least they have their stuff together. No one even returned my call.

Quite honestly the worst Walmart experience I have ever had. I have never been so infuriated with a retail experience.
Not only did they refuse to sell Merchandise that was listed on their site or AT THEIR STORE, based on the price checker, but they are incredibly incompetent and cannot find any online orders, despite charging your credit card.
The manager and assistant managers (Kelvin and Carl) are two of the least competent retail managers I have ever seen. If Walmart needs to close more stores, this one would be a great one to start with. I will never shop at Walmart again based on this experience.

It’s like a scary ride on l-​95 shopping here. If the customers don’t get you, the cashiers will.
I had one customer shove my cart, stop, turn around and glare at me… never said «excuse me».
I had one woman fight me for «rack space» in women’s wear, shoving items on hangers into my face. People reach over you and pick things from your «space» without batting an eye.
Parking lot is dangerous, all kinds of stories there.
I had 2 different cashiers take an interest in my purchase and ask me if I could go get them one since they couldn’t get off of their register… I don’t mind helping someone out, but that place is way out of control !
Girls behind the customer desk are hilarious in a strange way LOL LOL
World’s scariest greeter used to greet there, thank goodness she doesn’t any more — what a pain she was… self proclaimed keeper of the keys LOL Who appointed her GOD? !! Weird place. Weirrrrrd.

In contrast with the previous reviews I just want to say… This Walmart is the best I’ve found around here. The one near Wilton (Main Ave) is by far the worst I’ve been to in my whole life so by comparison perhaps I’m a little jaded. At this one I am always greeted with a smile and hello, rung up by pleasant people, as well as offered a cart whenever a gentleman is bringing them in. And in my opinion, these are all important things to find at a megaplex such as this. It’s also a super center so it has extensive groceries, clothing, and much of what you could need as well as is open late for last minute purchases. I feel like one needs to give it some credit since a lot of walmarts have gotten sucked into the get in-​get out mentality and I personally value the few niceties this one has always afforded me. But that’s just my two cents!

Yeah, it’s dogpile time.
Maybe I pay a visit to The Evil Empire once a year if I’m unlucky and normally it’s when we’re on the road and we F-​up and forget something. That happened this past Saturday night so I got to see the societal shit show that is this Norwalk Walmart.
* The place was packed. I guess a lot of the clientele were too lazy to actually park in spaces so several were just parking on or by the sidewalk along the front entrance and leaving their cars. Normally in most civilized towns that would be called parking in a fire lane but here it’s called OK as multiple people were doing it with cops in the lot looking on.
* I would guess ½ of the staff were outside smoking-​talking-​doing nothing.
* Another ¹⁄₃ of the staff were in the aisles dropping pallets because at 8pm on a Saturday night when the store is busy as hell it’s a great time to make the aisles into an obstacle course even though the actual restocking no doubt wouldn’t take place for hours.
* With the store being as busy as it was there were nine or ten registers open and the shortest line had maybe ten people in it. We were in the self-​checkout line which had two broken terminals and two that only accepted plastic plus a line fourteen deep.
I’m not going to be delusional and say that some of these thing don’t take place in comparable stores like Target but not all at once and not to this degree. If I had my way this would be the last $ 11.73 that I would ever spend at The Evil Empire for the rest of my life. Blech!

By far my worse Walmart experience, in what world does the manager not know the competitors match policy. And it almost seems impossible for any cashier to page a manager. This Walmart takes the cake not one employee was helpful and the ones that tried had no clue, I will be sure to follow up this review with an email to Walmarts corporate office making a very extensive complaint on how unprofessional this store is being ran.

Crap.
I made the trip from lower Westchester NY to Norwalk CT (to avoid going to that horrid White Plains location) where there are 2 Walmarts a few miles apart. My experience at the first Norwalk location (Main St) was a slight improvement from the White Plains, NY location. Then I came here…
The staff is just as bad, if not worse than the White Plains, NY location. They were either too busy socializing with each other, flirting with female customers, or just milking the clock. One of the stock guys was pulling pallets from the stock room to the floor and apparently I was in his way. He never asked me to move, just stood there and stared at me trying to look like he was some sort of tough guy or something. Once I realized, though certainly not my fault, I moved so he could pass and I said «excuse me». He didn’t even give a thank you nod or anything and just proceeded to go past with his pallet. Just the rudeness of that employee already gave me the feel of what kind of workers are in this store and what kind of poor management must run this location. Like the White Plains, NY location, the fact that these people have jobs is an insult.
The store is pretty spacious and the layout is similar to most Walmarts. Some of the aisles are a little thin and of course messy. The toy section looks like an abomination. Granted, some parents have no control over their kids and let them run rampant, but this is where stock guys come in. At least in all my retail years, I would do my best to at least make things presentable — but of course not here, because that would mean the paid employees would actually have to work! $ 15 an hour… lol, please!
At the end of my trip, I made my way to the front only to find ONE cashier and a very long line. This was unacceptable. After about 15 minutes, someone with some sort of authority decided to open up a second register (awesome, a whole TWO registers now!) — which of course made the people all waiting behind us scatter to that area, which did nothing for myself or any of the people who’ve already been waiting in front of us. No apologies from any employee — just routine store business.
The only one good thing I can say about this store is the fact that it’s Walmart and the prices of most items are very good if you’re looking to save. Just leave your pride at the door and take your patience with you, because you’re going to need it. I usually leave stores like this, shaking my head at the trash places like this hire — but this was one of the first times I actually wanted to punch employees in the face. Yes, they’re THAT bad in there.

I can’t even describe how awful this store is! I just can’t stand it. I’ve never ever experienced anything like it! It’s just so so depressing, :(

Such a depressing place. I try to limit my visits but the cereal is always cheaper than grocery stores, so I take advantage of that– but boy oh boy-​sometimes I ask myself if it’s worth it. I feel like I need a shower after going here-​it just feels germy. Had the worst experience getting a price check at costumer service one day that I actually recount the experience to my friends because it was so absurd, it’s actually funny. Stay away if you can.

Yesterday I rushed out of work and stopped by my local Walmart to pick up a gift for a child’s birthday party. Unfortunately for me I work 10 to 12 hour days and have made it a habit of picking up birthday gifts hours sometime minutes before parties. I ran into Walmart, located the gift I wanted to purchase, and jumped on the express line. After standing there for one minute I looked at the front of the line and saw the look on the associates face. He looked a bit worried. My line had several patrons waiting in front of me and they all did not look happy. I looked to my right and saw a regular cash/​credit line (Station 11) and noticed that there were only three patrons waiting. I quickly moved there. I saw the cashier at that station named Chris. He was amazing. After watching him with the three patrons in front of me and then dealing with him I understood why his line moved so quickly. He was confident, efficient, pleasant, and interacted with them in a way that was personable but did not delay the next person in line. When it was my turn I received the same treatment. I really feel that Chris enjoys his job. Kudos on such a great team member.

This place is nearby, so I find myself here at least once a month. And since it IS Walmart, it has the best prices for toiletries and other bath goods.
Pros:
–shockingly friendly cashiers… consistently friendly
–inexpensive prices
Cons:
–terribly stocked shelves (take a look at the nail polish selection — I don’t think the shelves have been refilled in years)
–employees walking the floor are unhelpful, if you can even understand what they’re saying.
–dirty store
If you’re closer to somewhere else (Target???), or even another Walmart (Wilton???) go to that!

Entering this Walmart actually gives me anxiety. I literally dread the times when I need something from here. Let’s start with the parking lot. People don’t pay attention and drive like they’ve never been behind the wheel of a car. I always have to look out so I don’t run over the small children who’s parents are walking several paces ahead. I remember when I was a child, and my mom HELD MY HAND in busy parking lots, or at least kept me close to her. Imagine that.
After dodging the stragglers and aggressive, asshole drivers, I find a parking spot 10 minutes later. My heart races as I make my way to the door and I suddenly feel lightheaded, because I know what is coming. Why do I do this to myself?
First of all, this place smells like body odor and poor life choices. There is always some woman yelling dramatically, either at her boyfriend/​baby daddy or into her cell phone. Babies cry, we all know this. They cry harder when they are left unattended in shopping carts. People could save money and take their kids to Walmart instead of the circus or zoo– it’s pretty much the same experience. Many patrons of this particular store run around like wild animals, roaring and shrieking and grabbing things off shelves and simply running them over with their carts if the item happens to fall on the ground. The young, weak ones are left to fend for themselves– you need to be pushy, grabby, and rude to survive longer than 15 minutes in this store. Walmart = survival of the fittest… or loudest and most obnoxious. The employees look tired and defeated from having to be around all the excitement– or maybe they’re just stoned, which is more logical considering I overheard one employee talking to another about the drug-​fueled evening he had planned. Classy! I don’t give a shit what you do in your personal time, but don’t talk about it openly on the floor while there are customers walking around. I have only found one helpful employee the entire time I’ve known shopping at this hell hole, and even she didn’t know why she was in this particular Walmart.
Thankfully, I have since moved further away from this 7^th circle of Hell, and now frequent CVS, where the employees are much nicer and I don’t have to risk accidentally killing someone/​being killed when trying to park my car. To sum up what we have learned today, this Walmart sucks. If you don’t totally hate yourself, have basic morals and a regard for other people’s feelings, like employees who actually do their jobs, get a thrill out of neatly stocked shelves and clear aisles, and dislike the sound of women arguing and babies crying, go elsewhere.

It is extremely rare for me to leave a 1 star review but this walmart definitely deserves it.
Walmart is usually one of the two places that I buy anything from and I have been to many Walmarts thru out the USA. This location has to be the worst one that I have ever been to and it’s such a disappointment almost everytime.
Most of the managers and the assistant managers are extremely rude and lack customer service. I have even heard their employees talking about how certain managers are mean, rude, and are hated by their own employees and
I have had issues with a manager when there was a price mistake on an item. There was a big sign at the entrance stating that if a wrong price is listed, you will get the item for free. I went to buy a flashlight along with a cartful of other items, but the flashlight price was more than what it was listed at. I brought it up to the cashiers attention, they didn’t want to deal with it so they called a manager, then the manager did not honor the free item saying that there was a price limit of $ 5. Nowhere on the sign did it say that but when I brought that up to the manager all she said was, «do you want this or not.» Customer service is a joke here.
I recently came back into town last week and of course since I usually only come to walmart I’ve been there a few times even though it’s about a 15 min drive compared to the 5 min drive to their closest competitor. These past few visits have made sure that they are pretty much my lasts visits here until they have some improvement. Their employees are rude and don’t know how to talk to customers. I needed salt to melt some ice but I had no idea where to find it. Right when I walked in I saw the greeter not even paying attention to who’s walking in. All he was doing was sitting down playing with his cell phone. I asked him for what I needed and he said he didn’t know and pointed at a lady for me to ask her. I went to the lady and said «excuse me?» she didn’t even look up because she was counting something and she just said,“wait.” I waiting while she was counting but she was literally taking forever to just count some bills. I understand that she didn’t want to lose count but she could have asked what I needed after counting one set of bills. Anyway, after waiting for her to count everything, I finally was able to ask her for what I needed. Her reply was to go ask someone in lawn and garden. So I go to lawn and garden and I look everywhere for an associate but nobody was there. I look around all the closest departments and no employees to be found. Finally I find an employee walking by and ask him if he could find someone that handles the lawn/​garden dept, he just says «what do you want?» I reply with «salt.» The next part is ridiculous, he first just starts walking away and then says «we don’t have any.» Ok that was really weird.
Alright enough rant about employees of this store even though i have had a few other horrible experiences. Selection is limited and smaller than other Walmarts in certain departments, a few items don’t even have prices listed. I know the prices I usually pay for things since I always shop at walmart and some of the prices here are 25% more than other Walmarts. Lately their carts are horrible as they are always usually stuck together and not easy to pull apart. Some of the carts need some serious maintenance, when you push them the wheels will wobble, vibrate, or just veer either left or right.
This walmart is the worst walmart I have ever been to. I hope things change here so I can start coming back. But for now I’ll be shopping at their closest competitor. I don’t mind paying higher prices and even paying for parking (even though I think paying for parking at a business if you’re shopping there is ridiculous in itself) as long as it’s better, faster and more competent service with more consistent products and pricing. This location has completely pushed a long time walmart customer away. Hope they can get their $#!+ together.

Why oh WHY do I continue to return to this place?! It is really this particular location that has an issue. I am still recovering from a fit I had here before the holidays. The «Managers» here are not helpful at all. I will intentionally go out of my way to go to other locations just to avoid this one. Unfortunately last night we decided to come here on our way home because I was too tired to drive to the other location in Westport. My boyfriend needed to return his chromecast and he couldn’t find the receipt. However he had a photo on his phone of the receipt.
I stayed in the car with our daughter assuming this return would take 15 minutes. There I go assuming the best. After 25 minutes I see a message on my phone from my boyfriend saying that he was told to go to a Staples location to PRINT OUT THE PHOTO of the receipt on his phone. He was also instructed to call their corporate office because they can’t look up a receipt from another location.
Immediately I google walmart returns, purchases from another location. What do ya know, there’s a policy that says clear as day that if you purchase from another location you can return anywhere. So now I’m packing up my toddler and bringing her in to the store to find my boyfriend sitting down on the phone on hold with Walmart corporate.
I asked him who told him that nonsense? He points to the ASSISTANT MANAGER — Wes and young lady who was at the counter. Another woman comes out and helps my boyfriend instantly after I explained what was going on. I spoke to the Assistant Manager and asked him how is he even a manager if he doesn’t even know the policies of his business. He didn’t even say anything, just stared at me.
Nearly 40 minutes later we are finally leaving this Godforsaken place. This location seriously needs to get it together. I’m assuming they have several Assistant Managers because everytime I come here I see a new one.

This has to be the WORST Walmart in Connecticut, if not the entire country. Here’s why:
1. Shelves are consistently understocked … think you’re gonna find those envelopes or that gallon of milk you need? THINK AGAIN. If they do have what you’re looking for, there’s a good chance it’s on the floor of another aisle.
2. Nobody cares about anything … don’t know where the wiper blades are? good luck finding anybody who will help you. if the employees aren’t slinking through aisles kicking things and avoiding people, they’re in the back. If you ask the returns desk, they’ll just stare at you. I have yet to see a manager, I don’t think one exists.
3. The customers are all jaded and full of hate … people will routinely push you out of the way, and jam up lanes with their multiple carts full of garbage. People CONSTANTLY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXIT to check their bags, or button their coats, or scratch their butts or whatever.
Never, in my life, have I endured a worst shopping experience. This place should be condemned and razed to make more room for parking at Home Depot.
Unquestionably, unequivocally, the worst-​run Walmart I have ever visited. It’s a dirty smelly joke, and it the joke is on the customers of that store. If Walmart corporate had any sense, they’d shut down that store and make it a public park as an apology to all of Norwalk and surrounding towns.

Words can’t do it justice. Just go visit it yourself…

Horrible.
totally understaffed. long waits in line. NEVER order anything online that you will pick up in the store. One day I couldnt find anyone. next day some problem and the excuses go on and on.

Why do I hate myself so much that I continue to go here? This particular Walmart is my own personal hell. I hate this store so much I literally become a marathon runner, running down the narrow aisle with my cart, where I then become a World Class bodybuilder, lifting the 50lb bag of dog food in about 2 seconds where I inevitably get trapped behind a family of 5 pushing 3 carts who stop to browse the DVD’s, so no one else can get by.
Things I would rather do than walk into the insanity that lies within these 4 walls?
Have an ex-​CIA interrogator shove bamboo rods underneath my fingernails
Drink a smoothie mixed with the bowel movements of all 3 of my PitBulls
Stick my tongue onto a frozen pole only to have Gordon Ramsey cut it off with a serrated cooking knife. But I digress…
I have 3 rather large dogs, they eat a lot of food, and Walmart sells their food for $ 10 cheaper and 18 pounds more than anyone else. I am a cheap bastard so I continue to torture myself.

This is the worst place to shop in Norwalk. The worst. I don’t care how low the prices are. I don’t care that its a one stop shop for everything from hardware to potato chips. This is the worst shopping experience imaginable. It’s actually degrading. Why don’t they hire more cashiers? Simple. Because they don’t want to pay them. Why are the lines stretched far into the aisles? Because for every 20 minutes you wait in line that’s 20 minutes they don’t have to pay another cashier. The employees are unempowered, untrained and visibly unhappy. If you are willing to put up with this to save a few bucks then that’s on you. They’re not going to improve or change anything to make it easier for people on welfare their entire lives to shop there.

Why did I just spend 20 minutes getting 1 jug of car wash? Because whoever manages this Wal-​Mart got their business management degree from a cereal box.

What’s the interview process here?
–Interviewer: «Are you lazy?, do you think the world owes you something?, do you want to get paid the most for doing as little work as possible?»
–Employee: «uuuuhhh, yea, that’s me»
–Interviewer «Perfect! Your hired.»
I usually give a location a few tries before giving a 1 star review. Congratulations Connecticut Ave Walmart, you are now the proud owner of 1 star.
As a toy collector, I no longer come to this location because all of the hard to find (collectible) toys are always stolen/​taken out of packages. Security at this location is a joke. That is why this place is PACKED with ghetto a$$ trash all day. Its christmas time in the hood, free shiznit for everyone! Yea, its the busiest location, but not because people are actually BUYING items.
The clowns that run this Walmart are lucky upper management (corporate) are just as clueless as to how to run a company as they are. Whats that corporate? You take offense to that? Prove me wrong.
Just imagine if Sam Walton were still alive and tried to purchase something at this location. LMAO! I would expect that he would close the store down, fire everyone, and start fresh.