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The biggest thing keeping me from shopping at Walmart is their anti-competitive and predatory behavior and the way they treat their employees and vendors. Noth

by lolsal 5y ago

The biggest thing keeping me from shopping at Walmart is their anti-competitive and predatory behavior and the way they treat their employees and vendors. Nothing else really matters to me regarding Walmart. There's no subscription service that would get me to shop at Walmart more than I do today (which is zero). There's no competitor that could decline in such a way that I would shop at Walmart. I know many in my social circles feel the same way.

grillvogel 5y ago
do you shop at amazon or target?
- lolsal 5y ago
  No.
quickthrowman 5y ago
There are no ethical global multinational companies, sorry to burst your bubble. Every other giant retailer is doing the same to employees, vendors, etc.
- lolsal 5y ago
  What makes you think I live in a bubble regarding large retail companies?
- rsuelzer 5y ago
  Walmart really started the race to the bottom, killed countless good paying retail jobs (many union), so I choose to hold them accountable, even if it's irrational at this point given their competition (Amazon) is arguably just as bad or worse.
- xeromal 5y ago
  Costco treats their employees very well comparitvely.
ineedasername 5y ago
Where do you shop that isn't roughly as bad on at least one if those factors?
- lolsal 5y ago
  The same places people shopped before large internet retails became the norm - locally owned and operated places. I am very fortunate that I have the opportunity and means to vote this way with my wallet; many people don't.
pessimizer 5y ago
They're all terrible; as a customer I actually love the way they abuse their vendors - Walmart is not going to be happy a lot of returns on your product, they'll just find another vendor. It's like the anti-Amazon, everything I buy from Walmart works well. If both Amazon and Walmart are slime, I'm going to Walmart.
- leetrout 5y ago
  They are anti consumer on returns lately. I bought a Keurig that broke on the 3rd day and they wouldn’t take it back because I bought the extra warranty they sell on them. Warranty company wouldn’t do anything because it was within the store refund timeframe. I’ve not had that problem with Amazon.
  - LegitShady 5y ago
    >I bought a Keurig that broke on the 3rd day and they wouldn’t take it back because I bought the extra warranty they sell on them. They wouldn't take something back within the return period because you bought an extra warranty? What am I missing here? How did they justify it?
    - leetrout 5y ago
      The warranty they up sell at checkout isn’t through Walmart which I didn’t know at the time but of course learned real quick. The store manager eventually told me they would not accept the return on anything that had the extended warranty which is conveniently right on the receipt. So this is the second time trying to return it when I wait to get a manager so I went to my car and called the warranty place again (Asserion) and got an agent on the line. Told the agent I called the day before, followed the advice to come back and get a manager and it didn’t work and she agreed to stay on the line while I walked back in the store to get the manager again. She was awesome and a total boss. I put her on speaker, told the employee at the returns desk she’d speak to me and the manager and we waited five more minutes on him. When he came back again I told the manager I had the warranty company on the phone refusing to service the contract and she rattled off all the info he needed to hear and what Asserions policies were and that he needed to do the manufacturer return on his side. 10/10 great experience with her. Then he said go get one off the shelf and take the swap.
user3939382 5y ago
I don't shop there because I take pride in the things I own and prefer quality. They sell specially cheapened versions of popular brands (e.g. Tide) and their store is filled with low-quality products. It's sad because Walmart Labs has been one of the few groups from a big company putting money behind Clojure/script, which I would like to see succeed.
- leetrout 5y ago
  I’ve never heard about cheapened brand products like Tide. Do you have more information?
  - user3939382 5y ago
    Here’s an article that touches on it: https://reclaimdemocracy.org/walmart-product-quality-durability-longevity/ https://reclaimdemocracy.org/walmart-product-quality-durabil... Basically, Walmart is responsible for so much of some products’ sales, they dictate the price to the manufacturer. Manufacturers respond by producing special versions of products to meet their price demands. Product quality is sort of a hobby/passion for me. Most popular brands these days prioritize price wayyy over quality. Even without Walmart, finding well-made products is difficult, inside a Walmart, I don’t even bother looking anymore.

by lolsal 5y ago

grillvogel 5y ago

do you shop at amazon or target?

lolsal 5y ago
No.

quickthrowman 5y ago

There are no ethical global multinational companies, sorry to burst your bubble. Every other giant retailer is doing the same to employees, vendors, etc.

lolsal 5y ago
What makes you think I live in a bubble regarding large retail companies?
rsuelzer 5y ago
Walmart really started the race to the bottom, killed countless good paying retail jobs (many union), so I choose to hold them accountable, even if it's irrational at this point given their competition (Amazon) is arguably just as bad or worse.
xeromal 5y ago
Costco treats their employees very well comparitvely.

ineedasername 5y ago

Where do you shop that isn't roughly as bad on at least one if those factors?

lolsal 5y ago
The same places people shopped before large internet retails became the norm - locally owned and operated places. I am very fortunate that I have the opportunity and means to vote this way with my wallet; many people don't.

pessimizer 5y ago

They're all terrible; as a customer I actually love the way they abuse their vendors - Walmart is not going to be happy a lot of returns on your product, they'll just find another vendor. It's like the anti-Amazon, everything I buy from Walmart works well. If both Amazon and Walmart are slime, I'm going to Walmart.

leetrout 5y ago
They are anti consumer on returns lately. I bought a Keurig that broke on the 3rd day and they wouldn’t take it back because I bought the extra warranty they sell on them. Warranty company wouldn’t do anything because it was within the store refund timeframe. I’ve not had that problem with Amazon.
- LegitShady 5y ago
  >I bought a Keurig that broke on the 3rd day and they wouldn’t take it back because I bought the extra warranty they sell on them. They wouldn't take something back within the return period because you bought an extra warranty? What am I missing here? How did they justify it?
  - leetrout 5y ago
    The warranty they up sell at checkout isn’t through Walmart which I didn’t know at the time but of course learned real quick. The store manager eventually told me they would not accept the return on anything that had the extended warranty which is conveniently right on the receipt. So this is the second time trying to return it when I wait to get a manager so I went to my car and called the warranty place again (Asserion) and got an agent on the line. Told the agent I called the day before, followed the advice to come back and get a manager and it didn’t work and she agreed to stay on the line while I walked back in the store to get the manager again. She was awesome and a total boss. I put her on speaker, told the employee at the returns desk she’d speak to me and the manager and we waited five more minutes on him. When he came back again I told the manager I had the warranty company on the phone refusing to service the contract and she rattled off all the info he needed to hear and what Asserions policies were and that he needed to do the manufacturer return on his side. 10/10 great experience with her. Then he said go get one off the shelf and take the swap.

user3939382 5y ago

I don't shop there because I take pride in the things I own and prefer quality. They sell specially cheapened versions of popular brands (e.g. Tide) and their store is filled with low-quality products. It's sad because Walmart Labs has been one of the few groups from a big company putting money behind Clojure/script, which I would like to see succeed.

leetrout 5y ago
I’ve never heard about cheapened brand products like Tide. Do you have more information?
- user3939382 5y ago
  Here’s an article that touches on it: https://reclaimdemocracy.org/walmart-product-quality-durability-longevity/ https://reclaimdemocracy.org/walmart-product-quality-durabil... Basically, Walmart is responsible for so much of some products’ sales, they dictate the price to the manufacturer. Manufacturers respond by producing special versions of products to meet their price demands. Product quality is sort of a hobby/passion for me. Most popular brands these days prioritize price wayyy over quality. Even without Walmart, finding well-made products is difficult, inside a Walmart, I don’t even bother looking anymore.