Walmart Merchandise And Stocking Issues

Complaint #1 Ok it happened again..I went to Walmart to do my weekly shopping which I do every week..spending at least $150 each visit..of course I located the aisle my wanted items were on and what do you think I find?..Yep, a large wooden skid filled to the brim with unwrapped unshelves food stuff standing directly in front of the items I was wanting...I had no way to reach around the stacked merchandise and of course no way to move it out of my way..and there was no one ie: a Walmart Employee around to help me..so what did I do? I finished my shopping and what I could not get at Walmart due for this reason I purchased elsewhere..as I said I spend about $150 a week at Walmart this time I spent $75..your loss Walmart!

Complaint #2 - Why is it when something at Walmart is valued by the customer does the price suddenly go up or else it disappears off the shelf completely only to be replaced by an inferior Walmart brand who's price by the way has skyrocketed..example..I love Johnson Baby detangler..it was on the shelf for a mere .99 this stuff is great..suddenly the price went up to nearly $3 I stopped buying it and started buying the Walmart brand which wasn't as good but it was priced at only $1.89 suddenly their price also sky rocketed to around $3 so I switched to a different brand which was $1.09 imagine this that price went to almost $3 also..does Walmart think they're being smart?..uh no I now buy my detangler elsewhere and I pay only $1.09 for it..the sad thing is if Walmart doesn't have a store brand for that item then they take it off the shelf completely..I love Prell shampoo..one day I went to buy some and it was gone completely..Walmart had their own brand in it's place..I switched to a 2 in one name brand for $3..suddenly the 2 in 1 I liked was gone and I could only get them seperate..meaning instead of paying $3 for one bottle I had to pay $3 a piece for shampoo and conditioner..imagine that I go from paying $3 to paying $6 because of Walmarts greed..I now buy my Prell elsewhere for get this $1.99 sale price regular price $2.59..your loss again Walmart I was paying a little over $3 for Prell at your store..if this keeps up I wont be doing any shopping at Walmart..I now have certain items I no longer buy at Walmart and I save alot of money that money goes in my gas tank..let's see Prell shampoo elsewhere $2 Walmart does not carry it, but what they do carry sells for around $4 that's a $2 savings..it's good for all hair types you don't have to read the bottle because it's a simple basic item..my hair looks better in one week then it has looked in nearly 2 years..and that's without conditioner..btw it smells really good! Always pads at Walmart around $7 elsewhere a little over $5..$2 saved.. $4 so far saved..bread Walmart $3 elsewhere $1.59..see Walmart isn't always the cheaper choice..so you see Walmart we can and will do without your buylling tactics if you don't carry something I like or if you do and it's not at a reasonable price or you remove it fronm the shelves coz it's outselling your store brand..then I can and will look elsewhere for it and I will save money..with my last savings I had a extra $20 for my gas tank..in your face Walmart!!

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I agree. I have noticed in recent weeks that Wal-Mart prices go up and quantities go down. Today (Aug. 11) I wanted to pick up some sandwich cookies. They had recently gone from $1.50 for 32 ounces to $2.00. I noticed a price drop to $1.67, and picked up a couple of packages. Standing in the checkout aisle, I suddenly had a thought and checked -- there was now only 25 ounces, NOT 32. They had cut nearly a quarter of the weight! Their dog food had skyrocketed and many house items seem no longer available. I understand from a business article that the former head of Target stores is now running Wal-Mart. They want ad agencies to spend more linking their products to Wal-Mart, with threat of removal if they don't. As the article said, "Sam Walton must be spinning in his grave," as the customer and value have given way to the bottom line.

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That very thing happened to me. I was doing my shopping when I saw this guy stocking a shelf he had this big pallet sitting in the middle of the aisle..at first I thought one side was clear for shoppers, but as I got closer I realized he had stacked opened boxes on one side of the aisle and was standing on the other side of the aisle putting merchandise we could not reach on the shelf..people were lined up trying to get past him or get to merchandise he was stocking he ignored us all and a few people got mad and turned their carts around...I had to go all the way around to the other end then stretch my arm and body just to reach what I needed..all the time this guy was acting like WE were inconviencing HIM with our anger..when I made a comment about how stocking should be done during less busy hours he shot me a dirty look, but said nothing!! Lucky for him! I finally got mad and left my full cart sitting..I went to Save Alot and paid $42 for my groceries and bought everything on my list btw those same groceries at Walmart would have cost me over $100..