Wal-Mart.

[Vaquero]

The only way Wally World gets my money is curbside pickup. No hassle, no fuss, and the employees do the walking up and down the aisles for me. I wait until I get the email saying my order is ready. Drive to the store, call them and tell them which specially reserved spot I’m in, then go home.

They tote the beer out to ya?

 

[AustinN4]

Your comments contradict themselves. The fact that paper can be recycled is PRECISELY why paper bags are legal and the plastic bags are barred. Just saying.

Yeah, I was just coming back to correct that. I am tired.

But then why can I not get paper bags at my local HEB within the Austin city limits, but they will give me plastic? And every take out food order I get comes in a plastic clam shell which in turn comes in a plastic bag?

 

[TxStetson]

They tote the beer out to ya?

Yep, and everything else I order.

 

[Vaquero]

Yep, and everything else I order.

Daaang!

 

[AustinN4]

OK, here is what I believe is correct: Plastic is outlawed in Austin for grocery stores and maybe some other types, but not for restaurants. Makes no sense to me either.

Paper is OK because it is recyclable, but HEB, at least the ones close to me have chosen not to offer paper on their own as a cost saver, but will sell you durable bag.
Which is weird because the HEB in Westlake still uses paper bags.

And there is a court case: https://www.texastribune.org/2018/0...eatened-supreme-court-challenge-laredo-ordin/

 

[baboon]

This is the future of discount retail in America

Self check out, no service.

You walk in, put it in your cart, check yourself out and leave.

Employees who do not care

They could care less if you like it or not

I can get that & better shopping online & not deal with people who who make me think WTF! And the strange ass peeps in Walmarts are not the reason I avoid them. I really think Walmart is Bad for America! I try hard to uy American simply because we need the jobs!

 

[SQLGeek]

I was driving through Kalifornia a while back, and hit one Walmart in the town of Fairfield that had NO bags ! You just had to throw the stuff in your cart and haul it out that way if you didn't bring your own. If you find one with a bag, you have to pay for them. Really some creepy employees out there too !

You can thank the state and people of California for that.

Well that and the fact that the city of Fairfield is simply awful (I used to live in Vacaville).

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

My local WM is clean, well stocked, the employees friendly and helpful.

Possibly, because for all practical purposes this particular store is located pretty much in the country, the customers won't tolerate unclean stores or rude/unhelpful employees. They will let management know if things are not right.

Those WM's located in more urban areas shoppers just put up with that they shouldn't...maybe, or perhaps it's just up to each store manager.

Some Managers are very good at what they do and others barely put any effort into keeping the store running properly.

 

[TheDan]

For groceries I'd rather shop at H-E-B.

HEB is a fucking zoo as well. We usually shop at Randalls because there's less people. No 30.07 sign at Randalls either; not that I open carry often, but still...

 

[AustinN4]

HEB is a fucking zoo as well. We usually shop at Randalls because there's less people. No 30.07 sign at Randalls either; not that I open carry often, but still...

They must really vary also. The HEB closest to me has poorly trained unfriendly people, which piss me off to no end. But when I am coming home from the airport I stop in the Westlake HEB and it is a world of difference. As MM said, it is probably the manager that makes the difference.

 

[TheDan]

It's been around 5-6 years since they banned them. I lived in Hutto at the time. I stopped through Austin to return an item. I think it was a camera or something. They flat out told me. We can't have those bags in here....with their eyes getting huge.

I looked around to see if they were messing with me. Nope. Not a single plastic bag in the whole store.

I love smuggling those evil plastic bags into Austin.

Pro tip: If you're ever in an Austin grocery store and need a bag, go get a few from the produce section.

 

[AustinN4]

Pro tip: If you're ever in an Austin grocery store and need a bag, go get a few from the produce section.

Plastic? Oh, yeah, I remember seeing those bags now that you mention it.

 

[Moonpie]

Just about every store has its insane busy times.
I’ve been going early in the mornings. Usually very slow and easy to get in/out.
Going after lunchtime is bad enough.
Going after 5pm is asking for it.
Going on a weekend is crazy.

 

[easy rider]

Just about every store has its insane busy times.
I’ve been going early in the mornings. Usually very slow and easy to get in/out.
Going after lunchtime is bad enough.
Going after 5pm is asking for it.
Going on a weekend is crazy.

So are you saying you spend a lot of time there on the weekend?

 

[Moonpie]

So are you saying you spend a lot of time there on the weekend?

 

[sidebite252]

I think you’d have to be stoned to even work there. I can’t knock them for that one. I just hate how they pile so much crap you can’t even maneuver a cart through the Isles much less pass another costumer. It’s the Dollar General on Steroids.

 

[grasshopperglock]

I love smuggling those evil plastic bags into Austin.

Pro tip: If you're ever in an Austin grocery store and need a bag, go get a few from the produce section.

If the lady had yes to buying some. I would grabbed every stack of bags from every self-check out station in Killeen and Temple.

Fat stacks. All it'd take is money. Lol

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I think you’d have to be stoned to even work there. I can’t knock them for that one. I just hate how they pile so much crap you can’t even maneuver a cart through the Isles much less pass another costumer. It’s the Dollar General on Steroids.

People in costumes on an island?

 

[Southpaw]

My local WM is clean, well stocked, the employees friendly and helpful.

Possibly, because for all practical purposes this particular store is located pretty much in the country, .

Come to think of it, the one up in Gatesville down the hill from Hicksville Range always seemed to be in tip top shape whenever I visited there.

 

[easy rider]

Come to think of it, the one up in Gatesville down the hill from Hicksville Range always seemed to be in tip top shape whenever I visited there.

It's just a front in hopes you'll spread the news.