A short little survey if you don’t mind…

@AmbiePam (84649)
United States
May 29, 2023 12:05pm CST
I know a lot of people do not like Walmart, including one of my best friends! They really hurt the business of mom and pop stores, sadly. I remember my late Nana used to shop at a grocery store called Doc’s. It was an independent store that charged more, but she could afford the higher prices at the time. Anyway, how many of you shop at Walmart (Neighborhood Market OR Supercenter)? Do you have one near you, and if you’ve never been there, would you be willing to go? I’m wondering for other countries if they have something like Walmart? While visiting Australia, my sister and I came across, was it the Big W? I’m sure @JudyEv could clarify that for me. Thanks for answering!
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@Juliaacv (48242)
• Canada
29 May
We have them here, but I dislike them for the same reason, they really killed alot of small businesses. They just took over Woolco stores after they went bankrupt, there wasn't alot of 'want' for Walmart. But sometimes you cannot go elsewhere, so you get stuck going there for a hard to find item.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
29 May
@MarieCoyle I see a lot of the greeters at Walmart are older people. In talking to them, they have been retired, but needed to make a little extra money. That always made me sad, and I wondered if Walmart was the only one who would hire them because of ageism.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
29 May
Yeah, I understand that.
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@MarieCoyle (27202)
29 May
I do realize that some people live places that Walmart has killed most of the other stores, so now they have to shop there, whether they like it or not. I know they ruined so many nice downtown areas as well. People who know me know that I detest Walmart with a passion. I used to live where there was a huge Walmart distribution center. Yes, they provided a lot of jobs, and yes, the pay wasn't terrible. But the work is very hard on bodies...I can think of many people there now on disability that had to have back surgery from lifting so much, loading pallets, etc. It's not all done by forklifts and such, some of it has to be done by hand. I've known many people who worked at Walmart. They were not treated well, nor paid well. I haven't been to one in a long, long time. If I never have to, that's just fine with me. But--I do have the option of other stores to get groceries, etc. from, and many do not. For now, I will just keep on avoiding Walmart.
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• United States
29 May
I do shop at Walmart but 99% of the time I order online and either do a store pick-up or have it delivered. We have both Walmart and Target across the highway from each other
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
29 May
We have a Target here too. It’s usually busier, but their employees seem happier.
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• United States
29 May
@AmbiePam on the whole Target is better for in person shopping but Walmart is great for pick-up or delivery convenience (at least here)
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@TheHorse (203753)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 May
I prefer Target to Walmart.
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@DaddyEvil (137251)
• United States
29 May
There's a Walmart Super Center two miles from us that we usually buy our groceries in... There's a Price Cutter four or five blocks from us but the prices are LOT higher there. We buy our chicken in Price Cutter. (The chicken in Walmart is always bruised and that ruins the flavor of the meat.) Walmart owns stores in 20 different countries around the world. I always think it's funny that people in other countries says they wouldn't go to a Walmart store but they do... It's just called something different there. I know ASDA is Walmart in Great Britain.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
29 May
Wow, ASDA…I never would have made the connection there. That name just makes me think of the USDA.
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@DaddyEvil (137251)
• United States
29 May
@AmbiePam I get that association, too.
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@TheHorse (203753)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 May
Interesting about the chicken. I rarely buy food if I find myself in a Walmart.
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@1creekgirl (40189)
• United States
30 May
I have a real love/hate relationship with Walmart. It's basically the only place to shop around here. We have a local Piggly Wiggly (or Piggy Wiggy as my grannie used to say) and it stays in business because everyone knows it has the freshest meats and biggest variety.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
30 May
I just love the name, Piggly Wiggly.
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@1creekgirl (40189)
• United States
30 May
@MarieCoyle My grannie always called it it Piggy Wiggy. When Nathan was about 3, he said indignantly, "You mean she can't say Pigawy Wigawy!"
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@MarieCoyle (27202)
30 May
I always go to Piggly Wiggly when I m in Panama City. I love to say ''goin' to the Piggly Wiggly' which to me is always hilarious, not sure why!
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@sallypup (57307)
• Centralia, Washington
29 May
I am guilty of shopping at Walmart.com from time to time. I refuse to shop at the physical store. The one here in my community is ugly. There is a huge pit of modern generic stores and fast food joints near it. So....I do what your Nana would approve of: I stick to the old stores and small businesses as much as possible. Or go on line....
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
30 May
@MarieCoyle When we had K-Marts, our K-Marts were like that. Maybe that's why there are no more K-Marts.
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@TheHorse (203753)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 May
I try to patronize smaller local businesses as much as possible.
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@MarieCoyle (27202)
30 May
I have one Walmart very close to me, and 3 more not far away. They are all kind of scary. Fights, the stores are grossly dirty, the lines are forever long, and the police are always there arresting someone. Even if I DID like Walmart, I would still shop somewhere else.
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@RubyHawk (99437)
• Atlanta, Georgia
29 May
I do shop at Walmart but not as often since Aldis came in.Aldi has lower grocery prices than Walmart but Walmart has other bargains.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
29 May
A whole lot of people really do love Aldi's.
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@RubyHawk (99437)
• Atlanta, Georgia
29 May
@AmbiePam I think everyone that shops at Aldi loves it.
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@MarieCoyle (27202)
30 May
@RubyHawk Aldi has good house brands as well, for a LOT less money. I love Aldi.
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@shaggin (71572)
• United States
29 May
I love Walmart. I go where the lowest prices are and that is Aldis and Walmart here. The prices at local stores are $2 or more per item. Just costs too much to shop in town.
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@snowy22315 (168467)
• United States
29 May
I shop there on ocassion, but it is not my favorite store, plus I am not close to any...I might go once a month, if that.
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@RebeccasFarm (84370)
• Wheat Ridge, Colorado
29 May
Yes there are several big Super Walmarts near here. I mean I am walking, so it is a ways for me, but within a 5 mile radius there are several and they are extremely popular..there are 3 in fact I could get to within minutes driving. I love Walmart, absolutely love them. I have to get my groceries delivered and that is my go to store. People who trash talk Walmart well I think that is silly..they are quite a good store. And yes, they kill some small stores but at the same time, they supply a lot of families here with much needed basics that they could not get at small mom and pop stores. Life goes on and businesses must cater to the masses here..there are a lot of people here.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
29 May
I have to shop there because they are the cheapest. I used to have to go to the Supercenter, but now we have a Neighborhood Market, and they are really handy. Plus, they have several $4 prescriptions. Do you not have a car anymore?
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• Wheat Ridge, Colorado
29 May
@AmbiePam Oh no I have not had a car for what 12 years now.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
29 May
@RebeccasFarm I just vaguely remember in a discussion you said something about your car, but you and I have been here so long it could have been at the beginning of the site’s creation. Do you take the bus to get to the doctor?
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@Tampa_girl7 (48855)
• United States
30 May
We live in a rural area and Walmart is about all that we have
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
30 May
They truly are everywhere, aren’t they?
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@MarieCoyle (27202)
30 May
@AmbiePam Don't you think they planned it that way? Move into a town, have bargains, kill the downtown. Then (at least I see it a lot here in the Midwest) they move their stores from the original spot and build what they call a SuperCenter on the edge of the same town. Usually, the taxes are way less and they have already murdered the town's stores so they know that they will still have everyone's business.
@MarieCoyle (27202)
30 May
@AmbiePam Like I said before, I do understand people have to go there, because they don't have choices. And Walmart has made sure they don't have them, which makes me kind of sad. It's so hard for the smaller stores to compete with them, because obviously they can't buy in massive amounts like Walmart can, so their prices are higher. Our Walmart stores here no longer have fabric departments. The Amish/Mennonite communities nearby have to go to Hobby Lobby or somewhere else to get their fabrics. Walmart sells sewing notions and other supplies, but not fabrics.
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@just4him (303373)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
31 May
I used to shop at Wal-Mart. Not anymore. I went in looking for something for my door. I wanted a nice Christian door hanger. Not a single Christian anything in the store. It took all of five minutes for me to walk through and walk out disgusted and vowed never to step inside again. I went inside again this year because one of the products I was researching for my extreme osteoporosis was supposed to be in that store, the only store in town to carry it. Guess what? NOT. Again five minutes in and out. Never again.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
31 May
Have you heard what Target did? And they lost billions for doing it.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
31 May
@just4him Oh, my. I don’t want to say it. But I strongly recommend typing in Target boycott online, and reading about it. It really won’t take long because you’ll get the gist in a few sentences.
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@just4him (303373)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
31 May
@AmbiePam No, I didn't hear what Target did.
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@Scrapper88 (5958)
• United States
29 May
I do shop at Walmart some, but not very often.
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@ainnaqo66 (303)
• Indonesia
29 May
i can't relate. we don't have walmart here, it says it closed in 1998.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
29 May
Oh, really? That’s interesting; thanks.
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• Indonesia
29 May
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30 May
I have near used Walmart as it is not available in my place
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
30 May
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@mayka123 (16555)
• India
30 May
We do not have a Walmart here but we do have a lot of Supermarkets around. I go there once in about 2/3 months because I hate the crowds there and also dislike standing in long queues during checkout.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
30 May
Do you have self checkout lanes too?
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
30 May
@mayka123 Oh, ok. I just wondered since self checkout lanes have helped speed up the lines here. Although, they are still long anyway.
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@mayka123 (16555)
• India
30 May
@AmbiePam No we do not have self check out lanes in any of the supermarkets near my house. Am not too sure about other places.
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@rebelann (110771)
• El Paso, Texas
29 May
Anymore I shop more online than instore and as far as mom and pop stores are concerned I really wouldn't buy much in them because they rarely stock organic food .... I rarely buy much more than food for me or the kritters but if it's something I need I check online to see if I can get a good price plus cash or points back for my purchase.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
29 May
I would love it if I could shop online more.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
29 May
@rebelann With groceries I haven't found any place that takes food stamps over the internet.
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@rebelann (110771)
• El Paso, Texas
29 May
You don't have to answer but I am curious why you can't?
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@wolfgirl569 (93525)
• Marion, Ohio
29 May
I shop there because we don't have a lot of different choices anymore.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
29 May
Yeah, I imagine it’s like that for a lot of people.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
29 May
@wolfgirl569 We don’t have either of those, and I don’t know why. We have Crest grocery stores. Do you have that chain of grocery markets?
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@wolfgirl569 (93525)
• Marion, Ohio
29 May
@AmbiePam We have Meijer and Kroger also. Both big stores
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@RasmaSandra (72517)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 May
I found the other stores here in Florida like Publix and Aldi went through Instacart, It got to be too expensive for me because Instacart even started charging for the gas it took to deliver the items. Then I discovered Walmart and I could order straight from them to be delivered to me. I love it that I can have their store brand for less Great Value and I am happy to order from them once a month,
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
30 May
I was always curious about Instacart.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
30 May
@RasmaSandra I used the Wal-Mart delivery option for awhile, but they kept delivering my groceries to the wrong address. A couple of times I got someone else's groceries. Eventually, I decided I had to start shopping myself in person.
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@RasmaSandra (72517)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 May
@AmbiePam as I said expensive, charge quite a bit to serve, and add all kinds of extra charges From what I remember they have deliver fee, service fee, and then you tip the shopper and as I said I was also charged a bit for gas and then I had, had enough. With Walmart there is a delivery fee but the tip for the driver I can adjust how I want and do not have to pay a certain percentage
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@JESSY3236 (18753)
• United States
30 May
I do shop at Walmart. We have a Neighborhood market one near here and we have two big Walmarts in town. I also shop at Food Lion.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
30 May
Do you prefer the Supercenter over the Neighborhood Market?
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
30 May
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@JESSY3236 (18753)
• United States
30 May
@AmbiePam I like the supercenter better because they have more variety of cat food.
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@JimBo452020 (42639)
• United Kingdom
29 May
We have loads of places like Wal Mart Our ASDA is related to Wal Mart. Thankfully most of our stores are better than ASDA
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
29 May
Walmart is the cheapest here, but not close to the best.
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@AmbiePam (84649)
• United States
30 May
@JimBo452020 The food too? Over here the food at least is fine.
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@JimBo452020 (42639)
• United Kingdom
30 May
@AmbiePam Asda here is crap lol We don't go to it very often
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