Can someone explain something to me about Wal-Mart?

Contributor: kinky girlfriend kinky girlfriend
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Originally posted by LicentiouslyYours
You will find that any food that is not in season (or can't be grown locally in your area) has to be shipped from where it is in season. Also, I am sure Walmart uses a pretty large food distributor and has much of their food delivered in large ... more
ok well I will just be more careful and check things better when I buy too...I thought squash was in season though..u know winter squash? acorn,buttercup...One I bought was called god nugget it was orange never heard of that kind so I bought it haven't ate it yet.
11/13/2010
Contributor: Trashley Trashley
Buy produce at the farmer's marker. They're real farmers, trying to make a living. Wal-mart's all about the big bucks. The farmer's market is often pretty cheap too.
11/13/2010
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
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Originally posted by kinky girlfriend
Is it just the wal mart here or everywhere I have these problems with? I was looking through their large bin of squash and I gasped in surprise as my finger just dives right through an acorn squash it is so rotten and old sittin in w ith newer ... more
You've got a very poorly run Wal-Mart. Were I you I would contact Wal-Mart HQ and conplain...you can get the store number from the service desk.
11/13/2010
Contributor: Kim! Kim!
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Originally posted by ToyGeek
A fine example of why I won't go into Wal-Mart. I stopped to grab a bag of salad one night, because I was in a hurry, and it was brown and slimy inside the bag. I pointed that out to the employee in the produce section, and he actually told me ... more
What the hell?! I'm not sure that I have any other words for that. Wow.
11/13/2010
Contributor: Kim! Kim!
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Originally posted by ToyGeek
Yep. You do not want to get me started on their predatory behavior, and the damage they do to small towns. Since Walmart arrived, our downtown is nothing but empty storefronts. The grocery store is gone, the pharmacy is gone, even the little ... more
The Walmart in my town has been pushing for at least 5 years to take over the old "mall" space and build a Super Walmart. Fortunately, it hasn't gone up yet. I try to avoid Walmart for those reasons but I live in a really small "city" (it isn't a city, at all, but it is defined as one) and there isn't much here. Sometimes I end up there because there's no place else to go without making a decent drive or paying a ton of money. I mean if I need shampoo, cat food, cat litter, pull-ups (child is not night time potty trained yet despite my best efforts) I do sometimes stop at Walmart because our grocery store is overpriced to begin with and items like that are quite expensive. Other times I don't want to go into Walmart so badly that I pay the ton of money.

I do the vast majority of my grocery shopping at a little locally owned store. It has an adorable fake apple tree with Christmas lights, a wooden floor, and a lot of deliciousness. I don't have problems with my produce from there either. Their produce is often cheaper than everywhere else in town (other than maybe Aldi and I do not eat their produce, it always looks bad), it's their dry goods and other stuff that gets a bit more expensive. I also hit up roadside stands (told you I lived in a rural area!) and farmer's markets. There's one on my college campus every Wednesday and some throughout the area.
11/13/2010
Contributor: kinky girlfriend kinky girlfriend
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Originally posted by Trashley
Buy produce at the farmer's marker. They're real farmers, trying to make a living. Wal-mart's all about the big bucks. The farmer's market is often pretty cheap too.
well if there was a farmer's market in this town I would shop there...o;nly place is wal mart grocery,then 2 other regular grocery stores. This town is small there is no mall,there is no target,no kmart,nothing except super wal mart and a jc penny and vanity clothing store there are alot of hair salons tho. The bad thing about this town is it seems a ton of people moved here latly the trafic is alot more than what it used to be I lived here about 7 years. You see alot of semi's. I heard someone mention the town isn't growing out its being muffin topped. It's a shame the mcdonalds here doesn't have enough workers t hey have to ship people over from another country who wish to work...
11/13/2010
Contributor: Viktor Vysheslav Malkin Viktor Vysheslav Malkin
I think, if you see someone walking around near you, with a pompous walk and a business suit, you should chuck it at said person because they are more than likely a manager.

Used to work at one of these stores. Their produce is not as bad as how they treat their "associates".
11/13/2010
Contributor: kinky girlfriend kinky girlfriend
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Originally posted by Viktor Vysheslav Malkin
I think, if you see someone walking around near you, with a pompous walk and a business suit, you should chuck it at said person because they are more than likely a manager.

Used to work at one of these stores. Their produce is not as bad as ... more
that reminds me I'm going to see if my cousin got my message she works there I asked her if she would tell someone about it..oh how do they treat them

hmm well I don't think if someone is offline on yahoo messenger the message u type gets recieved..
11/13/2010
Contributor: Danielle1220 Danielle1220
Our walmart has very fresh produce. I guess it just depends on how the store is run.
11/13/2010
Contributor: Alicia Alicia
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Originally posted by Viktor Vysheslav Malkin
I think, if you see someone walking around near you, with a pompous walk and a business suit, you should chuck it at said person because they are more than likely a manager.

Used to work at one of these stores. Their produce is not as bad as ... more
Again I think that this is probably different in each Walmart and it's not fair to make assumptions on the company as a whole. I know people who work at Walmart and LOVE it, they think management is awesome, they get good benefits and profit sharing and have not had any kinds of issues with how they're treated.

Also in ours the managers to not wear business suits. They wear a dress shirt and khakis, but that's typical manager attire at any store.
11/13/2010
Contributor: Envy Envy
Gross gross gross. I think I like Costco and Fresh and Easy for food shopping, but lately F&E has been high priced for their meats and produce.
11/13/2010
Contributor: Viktor Vysheslav Malkin Viktor Vysheslav Malkin
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Originally posted by Alicia
Again I think that this is probably different in each Walmart and it's not fair to make assumptions on the company as a whole. I know people who work at Walmart and LOVE it, they think management is awesome, they get good benefits and profit ... more
Probably
11/13/2010
Contributor: DustBunny DustBunny
My boy works over nights for Sam's club working the audit team. I can't tell you how much they throw out of rotten fruit and how often he'd find it on the floor(where you shop, not where you walk). The staff that stocks that stuff normally doesn't know or care, some do, but not many. I'd stay away from stores like that for produce, normal grocery stores or even farmers markets are your best bet for fresher produce.
11/13/2010