Worst Places to Shop
This list is for the worst places when it comes to shopping.
I have to have at least two drinks before going there. HORRIBLE! The store is filthy, with rude, mean-spirited, and mostly non-English-speaking employees. They seem to hire hundreds of stock people who are constantly milling about and blocking the aisles, which are already too narrow for reasonable business.
There are as many employees as shoppers, so the store is constantly packed. You can never find the same thing twice. They stock old, expired products and advertise "deals" assuming shoppers are stupid, e.g., "Special Price 10 for $7.00" when the item is regularly priced at $0.70. You can't push a cart through the aisles because they are so narrow, and everyone is running into each other.
I've gone to the store where there were only two express lanes open, and I was sent back and forth because I had well over the item limit for an express lane. Yesterday, there was only one lane that wasn't "Cash Only" or an express lane. While waiting in that one line, a "Cash Only" cashier started checking out people from the rear of the long line.
If you try to complain to a manager, they just look at you like you're crazy. There are no apologies, and most can barely speak English. Employees hang around locked exit doors and just watch as you try to find a way out.
And then there's the parking lot, which is just as chaotic as the store and makes no design sense. The main concerns there are avoiding being run into, either in or out of your car, or getting mugged. They have somehow blocked Target from coming to our town. I don't know how they get away with so much.
As of this comment, I will never go back there, even though it is close to me. I'll pay higher prices at the supermarket, which is just as close, or drive 30 minutes to a Target. I hate it!
I have to agree with all of you. They have some vulgar stuff, but in most Spencer's stores, they put all the really vulgar items in the back.
This store is alright, but my girlfriend hates the vulgar items inside, including the tampon nunchucks and the Cheetos dildo. Yikes!
I'm too scared to go in here because of all the nasty stuff inside.
KMart is just plain boring!
The items are outdated, and the store is so small. The cashiers are slow and take forever to scan items. What if you have to go somewhere quickly?
When I first went to this place as a kid, I looked around strangely and just wanted to stay in the car. Never want to go there EVER!
As much as I dislike Walmart, I think that Kmart is truly the most depressing chain in the US.
How it's still around, I have no idea.
I hate the blue light guy!
They say you save on everything, but the one and only time I went there, everything I wanted was at least $30!
There's DUMB, and there's K-Mart DUMB!
This store is so boring! I'm glad I almost never have to go there.
A total rip-off. I prefer Lowe's over this store.
I saw a dead mouse there. Creepy.
I hate Big Lots. Once, I was walking around the store with a bag of marshmallows, and I dropped it. A worker argued with me and almost kicked me out of the store.
Everything is out of stock in there, and they have very few choices to shop from.
Big Lots? More like a big waste of space.
Food like crackers is always stale, even if it's in date. Stores are always messy, and the furniture doesn't last long.
In my opinion, Toys R Us sucks.
Once when I went there, kids were all over the place - whining and screaming - and the staff did nothing to stop them or prevent them from ripping up all the boxes. I fell because there was a toy on the floor.
There are not many staff members, and the lines are always full at checkout. Everything is overpriced. A Barbie doll can cost 35 dollars, while the same one is about 15 or 20 dollars at Target or Walmart. They never seem to have any sales.
Once, a kid peed on the floor at the one in our mall, and nobody bothered to clean it up. It smelled horrible on the first floor of the mall.
The people there are rude. Parents don't control their kids, and there are no staff members available. This store sucks.
I HATE this store. They're always showing things I dislike, and when I am forced to go in there, I don't want ANYBODY thinking I shop there. Also, they call me a "lady." I am NOT a lady, so you're WRONG!
Plus, there's so much pink. Eww.
I saw my 90-year-old social studies teacher bra shopping here! I can't get that image out of my mind.
The ads and commercials are totally inappropriate for children to see.
I personally do not like it. There are many open windows, and I don't really want random people or my crush knowing I shop there.
It is overly perfumed and bright pink.
Their toys are some of the worst in the world! They are made of cheap-quality material and break in a few weeks or less.
I own two "fashion dolls" from there, and their heads, arms, and legs pop off too easily!
Everything costs $1. That's great! Except, after a week, it breaks, and you have to buy a new one.
Everything there costs one dollar, yay! But it breaks in a week, and you have to get a new one.
I go shopping every Thursday, and there's always one shop I avoid: Aldi.
Their products made me sick, and their employees insult me when I do go there (occasionally). Sure, they save you a few bucks, but the product is not worth the cheap price!
They are trying to be original by calling orange aid "fizzy orange" and saying, "We sell leading products that are the same but cheaper," but that's not the case.
All their food is terrible. Don't even get me started on the adverts.
Bad food and nonexistent customer service.
JC Penney reminds me a lot of Sears.
The clothes are extremely overpriced.
I walk in and walk out.
I know their employees are overworked and unappreciated.
Who really shops there?
Can I get a price check for these jeans? Someone ripped the tag off!
Oh yeah, these too. And this one - a customer wants a bigger size!
Eh, this store's alright in my opinion.
The only thing I hate about it is the occasional price screw-ups. Some of the clothes don't even have a price tag, so there's no way to tell how much something costs until you get to the checkout.
The Newcomers
Garbage service, garbage deals, and garbage products. This store is not expensive enough.
The store setup is very nice, but my problem is with the people who work here. They are rude, condescending, and, even if you're already spending $1,000, they will try to sell you every annoying warranty, safety plan, and anything else to cost you more money.
It's so annoying.
This store is revolting! Almost everything is covered in mold, and lots of overweight people shop there.
Best Buy? You mean Best High Buys. I don't shop there!
You know what makes me very angry? ASDA.
I hate having to use the self-service checkouts. I was there the other day, buying some Red Bull, crisps, and salsa dip, and I went to the self-service checkouts because the tills were busy. I scanned my first item, and the stupid thing said I had to wait for help. I saw a worker coming by, and I shouted, "Excuse me," but she ignored me, walked straight past me, and went to talk to her friend. What an ignorant person.
I had to wait 10 minutes before someone came. Even that same worker came back and said, "I hope you haven't been waiting long." I said, "I have been waiting for 10 minutes." Then she said, "Sorry, I am very busy today." That is rubbish. There were hardly any people at the checkouts.
I then carried on scanning my items, but the machine told me to bag the item even though I had already done it. What a pile of nonsense. I hate self-service checkouts. I hate ASDA.
I was there last week and had the same problem again. This time, there were hardly any staff around. I had to wait ages, and I saw one of the staff playing on their phone. Do your jobs, you lazy, useless people.
I had one guy open my return. It was really funny, to be honest. The employee asked me if I had opened the box, and I told him no. I had left my license (ID) in the car and was told I needed it for the return.
When I came back, the guy said, So you said you didn't open it? and I said, Yeah, I didn't open it. Well, this guy got so excited and ripped it open like a child opening a gift on Christmas. I just stood there, wondering what the heck this employee was doing, as he had a big grin on his eager-eyed face.
I had to help the guy with the box in fear that he was going to drop it because he wouldn't slow down. His evil, childlike expression dropped after he pulled off the plastic and looked at it. He gave me my money for the return as I tried not to laugh at whatever he had done.
I still don't get what he was doing. This experience has me thinking twice about whether I should continue to shop there. Sam's Club, maybe your employees need a break from time to time before another box gets violated again. Ouch!
If you don't know what it is, it's a store with sodas, candy, chips, and goodies from all around the world.
I love the store, BUT there's one big PROBLEM: THERE'S ONLY ONE CHECKOUT! And there are a lot of people there every day!
I hope they get more checkouts.
Dillard's is like a thrift store. Most of the clothes they sell have been returned.
There's always a yellow label on almost all their clothing, meaning they were purchased before.
Dillard's is so expensive, especially compared to Charlotte Russe, Love Culture, and Forever 21.
The store sells fake brands and some really disturbing stuff.
They go out of control because they let kids sort through everything just to get a little stuffed bear.
It really went out of control during the Pay Your Age event in July 2018. They offered an extremely cheap discount so that the bears cost only a dollar or two. This prompted tens of thousands of children and adults to form huge crowds and lines, waiting for hours just for a stuffed bear.
Some stores had wait times of over nine hours with mile-long lines inside and outside the stores.
All that chaos for a $1 or $2 bear!
Some people spent almost half their day at the store just to buy a stuffed bear. Can you believe it? It makes Disney's lines for their rides seem better by comparison because this was beyond extreme.
It was like Black Friday all over again. People went completely out of control - parents were fighting, and kids were crying and throwing tantrums.
After all of that, when many reached the end of the line, Build-A-Bear shut the event down, leaving everyone disappointed. People waited over nine hours only to go home without the bear they wanted.
What's the big deal about a stuffed bear? I respect other opinions, but we should think about how important people's lives and families are. There are so many better things to do and enjoy in life.
The company was clearly chasing profits, considering the madness and crowds they caused with their disastrous promotion. This is an example of when we should prioritize people and families over money. You know what they say - money is the root of all evil.
I just bought shoes from Payless, and the soles fell apart. They're completely destroyed now. It's only been a little less than two weeks! I'm not coming back.
ANY place that sells live creatures as if they were products should be shut down immediately.
Or at least boycotted.
The place is supposed to have pets, but every time I go, they don't have any.
Do they even feed the fish? Why are they dead?
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When they run their "buy something, get something free" promotions, the free item is always mysteriously "gone" - even when it's sitting right behind them. If you put something on hold and ask them to retrieve it from the back, they say, "Sorry, I guess we sold it."
Their stuff is cheap, and it breaks easily.
In all honesty, I hate Justice. If you go to middle or high school wearing a Justice top or pants, you'll get made fun of. People know it's from Justice because the brand puts its logo on everything they make.
On top of that, their products break or rip easily. It's really annoying, and the repetitive music they play in the store doesn't help.
I work at Reasor's, which bought the last Albertson's location in my city.
So that's why Albertson's is #15 - because we assimilated it into oblivion.
It's all cheap, and the material is so thin. There's no point buying a T-shirt for £3 if it only survives in the washing machine three times.
If you're looking for cool, colorful clothes that will actually last, try Superdry instead.