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impyTime for fun with Walmart. *grumble*
Sooooooo, this morning I got the bright idea to go to Walmart to see if they had the DDG 3 pack.
Spoiler:
They DID. (click for biggerness)
So I waffled for a few minutes while Mum took her time finding me in the toy section. Do I snag one for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
zallia? Ultimately Mums and I decide that yes, yes I do because if she doesn't want it, returning it should be easy.
Z knows that part. Here's the 'fun' part. So. The shelf says $31.99, so not only am I dancing about finding these sets, but for $31.99! It's a sign!
We buy some other stuff and I fail to find the little spice rack type shelves to display my ponies (essentially this) but it's okay because I also found a plush Twilight Sparkle and while I'm not happy they don't have any other MLP stuff, this at least proves they MIGHT. One day. Also, 31.99!
At check out I make two rookie mistakes. One, I send Mum out to the car because she seems tired. Two, I check the prices as they ring up for everything but my MH goodness because at that time there's a little kid doing the "I gotta go potty!" dance and I get distracted. Freakin' kids! So I get home and check the receipt only to find they charged me $39.97 each.
o_O
I go downstairs and ask Mums what the shelf said. 31.99, she says. Is what I thought. So... um, the hell? She sort of offers/asks if I want her to take me back to get them to fix it. I ask if she'll go so I can sleep. SLEEP DIDN'T HAPPEN. (I'm wired.)
And then this happens:
Mums gets to the Walmart. She waits in line. People behind her get helped before she does. She is irked. She eventually gets "helped" by a manager(?) who eventually puts it like this: The shelf sticker/mylar was for the Clawd/Draculaura set I don't think they ever actually got in stock. Despite the fact that there was NOTHING in the MH section for $39.97 and the sets were in the 31.99 spot neatly and immediately after the store opened so a fucking employee OBVIOUSLY did this, they wouldn't do a refund/price adjustment.
Mums is not thrilled. Mums is actually spitting mad.
I have contacted Walmart to tell them, politely but firmly, that it's their fuckup and then they compounded it. Fix it. I work in retail. I work in a similar vein, even. Your employees fuck up and put something in the wrong goddamned spot? You have to deal with the hit to the bottom line because it's your mistake. Customers aren't psychic, they don't know that the shelf tag is a lie. Also? Not a single freakin' price checker in the area. You have to hike to the middle of the store for any.
Which isn't to say the price is a bad one. It's not. But it's not the price advertised. :P
Gimme my money back, Walmart.
Until you do, I think we're going to have to break up. I'll find shelves elsewhere, and Target's got all that pony stuff. Also, I'm pretty much broke so... yeah. :P
Let's end on a happier note, shall we?
Scary Tales Clawdeen. She's easily my favorite of the trio and I'm glad that didn't change from the promo pics to the finished product. I wish she had more red in her hair, but I love the makeup so very much that it's a bit of a trade off for whatever reason. (For those not into MH, she's Little Dead Riding Hood.)
Behold the casket picnic basket!
Oh. And the shoes. Which I still don't really 'get' but I'm not a shoe person beyond "hey" and "hey, that's ugly." :P
And my W1 Abbey in I Heart Fashion Abbey's dressy outfit. I rememberedpicklepud had braided Abbey's hair this way and that it looked stunning, so I tried my hand at it. I think it actually worked very well, not that you can tell from this picture. :P
And now, sleep.
Sooooooo, this morning I got the bright idea to go to Walmart to see if they had the DDG 3 pack.
Spoiler:
They DID. (click for biggerness)
So I waffled for a few minutes while Mum took her time finding me in the toy section. Do I snag one for
zallia? Ultimately Mums and I decide that yes, yes I do because if she doesn't want it, returning it should be easy.Z knows that part. Here's the 'fun' part. So. The shelf says $31.99, so not only am I dancing about finding these sets, but for $31.99! It's a sign!
We buy some other stuff and I fail to find the little spice rack type shelves to display my ponies (essentially this) but it's okay because I also found a plush Twilight Sparkle and while I'm not happy they don't have any other MLP stuff, this at least proves they MIGHT. One day. Also, 31.99!
At check out I make two rookie mistakes. One, I send Mum out to the car because she seems tired. Two, I check the prices as they ring up for everything but my MH goodness because at that time there's a little kid doing the "I gotta go potty!" dance and I get distracted. Freakin' kids! So I get home and check the receipt only to find they charged me $39.97 each.
o_O
I go downstairs and ask Mums what the shelf said. 31.99, she says. Is what I thought. So... um, the hell? She sort of offers/asks if I want her to take me back to get them to fix it. I ask if she'll go so I can sleep. SLEEP DIDN'T HAPPEN. (I'm wired.)
And then this happens:
Mums gets to the Walmart. She waits in line. People behind her get helped before she does. She is irked. She eventually gets "helped" by a manager(?) who eventually puts it like this: The shelf sticker/mylar was for the Clawd/Draculaura set I don't think they ever actually got in stock. Despite the fact that there was NOTHING in the MH section for $39.97 and the sets were in the 31.99 spot neatly and immediately after the store opened so a fucking employee OBVIOUSLY did this, they wouldn't do a refund/price adjustment.
Mums is not thrilled. Mums is actually spitting mad.
I have contacted Walmart to tell them, politely but firmly, that it's their fuckup and then they compounded it. Fix it. I work in retail. I work in a similar vein, even. Your employees fuck up and put something in the wrong goddamned spot? You have to deal with the hit to the bottom line because it's your mistake. Customers aren't psychic, they don't know that the shelf tag is a lie. Also? Not a single freakin' price checker in the area. You have to hike to the middle of the store for any.
Which isn't to say the price is a bad one. It's not. But it's not the price advertised. :P
Gimme my money back, Walmart.
Until you do, I think we're going to have to break up. I'll find shelves elsewhere, and Target's got all that pony stuff. Also, I'm pretty much broke so... yeah. :P
Let's end on a happier note, shall we?
Scary Tales Clawdeen. She's easily my favorite of the trio and I'm glad that didn't change from the promo pics to the finished product. I wish she had more red in her hair, but I love the makeup so very much that it's a bit of a trade off for whatever reason. (For those not into MH, she's Little Dead Riding Hood.)
Behold the casket picnic basket!
Oh. And the shoes. Which I still don't really 'get' but I'm not a shoe person beyond "hey" and "hey, that's ugly." :P
And my W1 Abbey in I Heart Fashion Abbey's dressy outfit. I remembered
picklepud had braided Abbey's hair this way and that it looked stunning, so I tried my hand at it. I think it actually worked very well, not that you can tell from this picture. :PAnd now, sleep.
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Date: 2012-08-11 02:09 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-08-11 11:26 am (UTC)I loathe the Super Walmarts around here but I was hoping the transition from regular if a lot behind in certain areas to Super wouldn't go from being mostly good store to instant evil. I guess the moment they broke new ground they broke whatever kept them from being Evil.
Stupid Walmart. :/