Walmart

This is not a 24 hour wal-​mart. They open till 12 p.m. The employees are nice: a typical wal-​mart.

Godawful encounter, on 07JUN16, @ Walmart Money Center. I was there from 01:21pm to 02:36pm bc of an employee who came out from the cashier counter and approached me around the courtesy writing desk setup. It started with, «Can I help you?», but then came the questions like an Hawaiian version of the «Spanish Inquisition». «Why are you buying those (6 moneycards)?» «Where are you sending them?» «Who is it for?» «Do you know these people?» HOLD ONE G*D D**N MINUTE! WTH! I understand name & place, that’s legit, BUT, WHY & her last question, was S**T! «Is this for business? Mind you – we’re not at the cashier counter. She bragged about her previous bank employment experiences and that she knew a thing or two about scams. Her claims would be pono if it happened at Walmart, but methinks, she does not know who is her employer, the bank or Walmart? She is sooo confusing, that I became lost. Am I being scammed or am I the scammer? I would not had gone through with the transactions if she was straightforward linking mines with other Walmart shoppers who were scammed in similar cases, BUT, she went in such a-​round-​about way of explaining her reasons, I had to go through with it. It was VERY clear that her coworkers was not satisfied with her length of time not helping with the ever-​growing line. Unbeknownst to them, she had a gnawing purpose to prove herself to me. Unbeknownst to her, to me, she was NUTS! Nonetheless, I was saved from her combativeness and countering actions, by employees; James/​Roz/​Nancy. VERBATIM: Bentonville, AR., Unilocal,Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etal.
Unpersuaded and highly doubtful of local managements resolve to this matter after initial local mgmt contact, re two detailed emails I sent to Walmart Corporate Offices in Bentonville, AR., and social media. In my many years of interaction with people, I have drawn my purpose and fortitude on my experiences and love of my ohana (family). I suspect that questionable action will be inadequate.

So, I have to admit… I am not a Walmart shopper. However, I had to stop here before I headed to the volcano park. Can I just say…“where the heck are all the workers?”. Why do they seem to disappear when you need them. I was in need of assistance, turned around and tried to follow the girl and she disappeared. I even called out to her for assistance. Oh well. I found the item I needed. The cashier was nice! The next time, I’ll go to Target :/

Walmart has progressively become less appealing to me over the years. The crowd that Walmart attracts is not the friendliest or cleanest unfortunately. Since target has opened, I find that I would rather pay a little more to have a better shopping experience. However, prices at Walmart cannot be beat! You get a lot for your dollar here. I try to make my trips early in the morning to avoid rowdy crowds.

I really don’t like Walmart all that much.
I bought fabric here a few times and the employee That assisted me Was very rude.
You can’t really find any employees if you need help and have to search for them. When you do they will direct you in the general direction but rarely come and show you. Obviously if you can’t find it you don’t need a Finger pointing In the general direction you need to be shown. Always looks like there is barely anyone on duty. Lines take forever to get through.
NO customer service at all.
But I guess it makes sense because it’s Walmart and every Walmart I’ve ever been to it’s always been the same.
I have had a friends child be accused of stealing just because they had a large bag. As you may know this is illegal. The child was Not stealing and literally was told in the most unprofessional way possible.
Never liked Walmart and enough experiences are proving why.

Don’t know if ALL Wal-​Marts are the same, but this one in Hilo has to be the worst! First thing that welcomes you is the smokers hanging out in front.
Everytime I go in looking for something, their out of stock.
I would say 85% of the employees look pissed off for some reason.
You look for someone to help you and seems like they’re avoiding you. Half of them that work there were the ones that were protesting the construction in the beginning. The only reason I gave 1 star is because I can’t put a half star

Friendly employees and great prices. Some things out of stock, but what can you expect from such a popular store?

Certain employees are friendly and helpful.
To attract more customers i believe that employees need to show more enthusiasm towards customers.
The more enthusiasm they understand the more they attract.
The sales at Walmart could improve if the manager will empower their employees.

I am waiting for the day that Walmart decides to put a bar in their stores. That would take people watching to the next level.
Okay, so Walmart really isn’t *that* bad. You come here and buy stuff at a low price at the convenience of it being open from 5AM-​12AM, seven days a week. It’s the People of Walmart that irks me. There can be some pretty crusty people that shop at Walmart. At any given time of day, crates of merchandise are left out and are waiting for workers to stock the shelves. This location isn’t exactly on the ball at keeping items stocked. The staff doesn’t go out of their way to be overly friendly but customers can be pretty rude so they have a DGAF attitude. Want help looking for an item? Well you better be able to read because you’re on your own. Layout is basic though so you don’t really need too much assistance. Save yourself the hassle and order online to pick-​up in-​store. It’s free and all you have to do is stroll over to the Customer Service counter.
For $ 0.10-$ 0.50 difference on items, I’d rather go to the competitors: You know, the one with the red bulls-​eye as a logo. One perk of Walmart is that they carry the Pioneer Woman line that a certain desert-​dwelling cowgirl is crazy about. Oh, they also have a McDonald’s in this location too.

As much as possible I try not to go to Walmart. This is an update to my previous review. Heres my reasons why I hate this store:
1. They’re always out of items
2. Workers never ask if you need help
3. Store is dirty inside and outside
4. Parking lot smells like urine… ewww
5. Workers are constantly gossiping and swearing.
6. Store is a mess; items are never fronted and always unorganized
7. Still, workers are rude. Maybe 3% are actually cool
8. 97% of employees are unprofessional
9. Product knowledge for associates are a big fat zero
10. It’s Walmart…
I would only go here to get toiletries, nothing else and I would cringe doing so. Just to find basic things like socks, soaps, shave gel, they are always out of stock! Ahhhhh!
If I could give negatives I totally would. Thank you Walmart for making my shopping experience always a terrible experience! Over it!

It seems Walmart has stooped to an all time low and is now selling twerking bears. Miley Cyrus… What have you done to society? It’s kind of funny but sad at the same time.
The sad truth is that currently, this Walmart, is only good for purchasing dog food and automotive cleaning supplies.
Yikes!

Debbie at customer service should get a 10 star for herself. Thankyou so much for hiring people like her. Knowledgeable of her job and capabilities all about customer service. What an awesome person!!!

What can you expect from Walmart really? Well the prices are still the lowest in town if you don’t mind putting up with the consistently empty shelves. Out of everything in foods and half of cleaning supplies pretty much everyday. Step it up Walmart.

I really hate this store. Everytime I go I always get terrible service. EVERY SINGLE TIME… I usually only go here for toilet paper & paper towels. But I am starting to think of going to Target and pay the extra 4 bucks. ALL THE WORKERS CANT SPEAK ENGLISH… I asked one with these super gross teeth where the pool supplies were and he just laughed out loud. I asked him if something was funny and he just smiled this weird smile and I began to wonder if he even understood what I asked him. He continued to take us to the auto section and said he would be right back to help us. We just left at that point…
Cashiers almost never smile and they always stack products in isles making it impossible to shop. They always just barrel through, twice I go the skin on my ankles scraped off from someone pushing a huge cart of dog food right up my A$$. Neither time did they apologize. Apparently I am in the way. The selection just keep getting smaller and I feel target is a much better option. Who ever the manager is needs to step it up. Give me 1 month in that store and I would turn that place around so quick.

Every time I walk into this place a small piece of my soul dies.
However, it is really affordable. Oh, the sacrifices we make in life for cheap deodorant and cereal. tsk.tsk.

We stop by here to find boxes for moving my parents stuff into storage. When I ask this employee. Her name was rose she was so quick to help us out. She told us to come back in a little while and she would have some for us and gave more info on how to call in box orders for later. When we returned to find rose she had a ton of boxes for us and we appreciate your time to help us out rose in these days of uncertainty. Walmart really hired a great person. Mahalo again rose !!!

Can we talk about the customer service? We could, if there was any. If I could give this place a 0 out of 5, I probably would except I came here for something I couldn’t find at Target. We literally waited for about a good half hour for someone to open a locked case after we walked around the store & asked 3 different workers, who then relayed the message to who the heck knows. While we were waiting, employees walked past us without even acknowledging us. Granted, it was night time so I guess I can understand the lack of workers. It also would’ve been cool if the guy apologized for no one helping us sooner, but it just seemed like we were inconveniencing them. At least the cashier was friendly, she’s the only reason I didn’t walk out completely unsatisfied.

Yeah, I’m a fan of Walmart. This location is no exception either. What makes this Walmart stand out from ones in the mainland is that this place has affordable souvenirs to bring back home to family and friends.
They have a nice souvenir section that includes everything you can find at Hilo Hattie. We also bought a bunch of Mauna Loa Macadamia goodies! We saved money by purchasing them here rather than at the Mauna Loa factory!
If you do not mind the crowds, then this Walmart is the place to shop at and save money! If you do mind, then there are other places to shop at.

Pros:
–cheapola
–good souvenir stuff if you are visiting
Cons:
–go see the website People of Walmart
–how can a store be completely out of toilet paper?
–parking here sucks
–umm…hello? It’s Walmart

Cons: As people have stated here over and over – the parking! To save stress I’d actually park in the back of the lot and take a nice stroll to the store. Also, the folks here don’t seem to get the concept of how traffic flow works in the store – most people block aisles, leave carts in places and overall don’t really care about being a nice co-​shopper.
Pros: Good god, the prices… amazingly cheap for souvenirs. The same stuff you find elsewhere can be found here at a FRACTION of the cost. And the Mauna Loa nuts? Buy them here – by far the cheapest on the island (even better than Costco).
I’m not a WalMart fan, but in Hilo you don’t have much choice overall when it comes to shopping. Next time I’ll try Target – didn’t notice it until later since the last time were there it didn’t exist.