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Related: About this forumPicked up some groceries at Walmart
This morning was my first Walmart trip since the start of the pandemicwith an N95 mask clamped to my face, of course.
Holy hell!
Id gotten used to spot shortages at grocery stores, but Walmart is positively post apocalyptic.
getagrip_already
(14,742 posts)Everything from the dollar stores, to target, to big box chain stores. Even the supermarkets are fully stocked.
I don't go to walmart unless I have zero options, so can't say what they are like. But if they are short stocked, I wouldn't expect them to stay open in my area for long.
hlthe2b
(102,247 posts)nor empty shelves as before. I too am curious where this Walmart is.. Perhaps it is a lingering issue after Hurricane Ida and the floods?
spinbaby
(15,089 posts)So totally not hurricane related.
brewens
(13,582 posts)to go. I think I'll start putting together and order to see if they are out some of my usual stuff.
global1
(25,242 posts)Bare shelves. No water. They weren't making rotisserie chickens.
The place had the look of a store that was just selling what they had left on their shelves and not reordering. They looked like they were liquidating and ultimately closing.
When we left the store I asked the receipt checking lady if the store was closing and she told me that they've been having problems getting shipments from their distribution centers.
Lack of product at the distribution centers. Fewer drivers of their trucks.
So I'm wondering if Wal-Mart's are experiencing the same.
SWBTATTReg
(22,114 posts)in (most stuff came from China, other places, after trump's mouthing off, etc., this seemed to impact the shipments more than Covid did)...
global1
(25,242 posts)They run their stores with as few employees as they could. Most don't have the slightest inkling about any of the items they sell and how they are used. They can't answer any questions.
Home Depot takes DIY to its nth degree - because their employees suck.
Quite frankly - I don't know how they stay in business.
I really prefer Menards over Home Depot.
SWBTATTReg
(22,114 posts)needs a competent professional to answer, construction-wise, really needs to go to a construction person to have answered. Retail is retail and I don't expect any serious professionals to work at HD (or any other like place, such as Lowe's, Menard's, etc.), although some do work there. But they are few and far in-between.
Personally, I think Menards is a joke, but that's me.
demosincebirth
(12,536 posts)Phoenix61
(17,003 posts)Throw in the Labor Day weekend and most grocery stores look like a swarm of locust has been through them.
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spinbaby
(15,089 posts)It would explain the bare bread aisle, but not why the giant Haagen Dazs display in the freezer case had only three flavorsvanilla, strawberry, and pineapple coconut. In some places theyd obviously arranged products to cover bare areas.
padfun
(1,786 posts)And SaveMart has a hamburger sale at $2.50 lb. that's cheap for Calif.
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)Waiting to be put away!
sellitman
(11,606 posts)Lots of them. So did our Grocery Club BJ's. I'm here in CT.
jimfields33
(15,793 posts)They are totally wiped out. No snow or hurricane to use as excuse. Just frisks sitting around waiting for ship to get there I guess.
Demsrule86
(68,556 posts)numbers of shelves with very little on them.
AKwannabe
(5,657 posts)Went to a Walmart Friday. Shelves were stocked pre Labor Day
Some stuff bought down like bottled water. I found the items I needed but didnt get too much.