“Four stars for a Walmart - maybe I'm losing it. Or maybe when my expectations are already so low to begin with, that when I stumble across a decent location, that it sticks out that much more (and better). Who knows really. While typically all Walmarts are stocked the same - you know the layout of one, you know them all - it comes down the how clean things are and IF things are even stocked at all. This one had both. Everything looked organized, clean, and with no empty shelves. I suppose the biggest reason I gave this location four stars is because not only were there more than 2 cashiers, but there were no lines. I literally walked up with what I intended to buy and was rung up immediately. I'm still shocked about that even as I'm typing this. It's never happened at any Walmart that I've been to - and you're talking about multiple Walmarts in multiple states. While usually reviews of Walmarts are poor, you can't beat their prices on select items. Most locations are either stocked poorly and/or have terrible employees. This one had neither issue. I don't normally go out of my way to have any dealings with employees at Walmart in general and there was no exception here. I only dealt with the cashier and he was friendly. A friendly employee at Walmart.....imagine that! How novel! Again, the layout should be familiar to those who do frequent Walmart in general, as well as the prices and stock. The parking lot is large and you should be able to get a spot very easily. Located in a decent shopping area - plenty of other businesses and eateries close by. Really it's three stars, but due to having more than two cashiers, no lines, and a friendly cashier - they get the fourth star. There's a first for for everything I suppose. Say what you will about Walmart - and I've said plenty over the years on this here site - but once in a while there are decent locations around, and this is one of them. Maybe for those in the area, they don't know any better and this is their only experience - trust me, there's far worse, bottom of the barrel locations out there and that if you were to try them, you'd be begging to come back to this one. So appreciate a decent location, because if there's only a handful of them - this is one of them.”
“Corey at customer service was so helpful and friendly. I asked her to check a price on something. She was more than happy to do it just need more employees like her”
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