Walmart Supercenter

The Walmart tire center ROCKS! We were traveling through and our Penske trailer got a flat and other tire centers were closed. Josh and his team of ladies were exceptionally helpful and were able to change it out in no time and we are on our way! Problem solved and very pleasant, considering the circumstances! Thank you for your professionalism!

Department stores are the pillars of capitalism. Who cares if the products were made in sweat shops by disfigured 5 year olds in some third world country whose name I cant pronounce. This is America! We run this world! …sometimes I think the employees should not be so apathetically dour… …My sense of humor is often met with a blank stare… …or outright telepathic hostility… …but they normally always have what I need (super soaker, kerosene, kitchen matches) at any ungodly hour that I would need it. I can also cash checks, and wire money to Nigerian princes that I met on the internet in their Money Center. This place is a great convenience to me and I sincerely appreciate all the people (who apparently just pretend they are somewhere else) who work there.

This particular Walmart seems a little sketchy to me. I understand that there have been shootings in the parking lot, which isn’t a good thing, that’s for sure! That would really take the fun out of a family day shopping here. And an exceptional amount of shoplifting. Then again, it is huge, so fun to get lost in. As Howie says, the workers are nice and friendly. But I wonder if that’s because they don’t want you to steal from the store, or don’t want you to shoot them. Maybe I’m just being paranoid. I don’t know…

Who doesn’t get at least a little giddy with anticipation when they know they’ll have the unique pleasure of spending their hard earned cash at Wally World? It is a unique pleasure, at least for myself, because I know that when I’m headed to Wally World it’s specifically because I have no alternative option to go anywhere else, period. Who wouldn’t look forward to a visit to this parking lot? As it turns out, the parking spaces actually share elbow room with shopping carts, which is such a cool alternative to the old put-​the-​cart-​away-​yourself ordeal. Really classy customers, here. They’re often sporting pajamas. Want the latest ABQ fashions? Hit this Wally World in particular.
And really, the pajamas are simply an extension of their unique approach to customer service, where the Express lanes often compete with the usual check-​out lanes for pure sleepy indulgence. The last time we were here, no joke, my wife jumped in an Express lane and I left the building, drove the car to the Wangstop (one mile away), waited for them to cook up an order of fries, hopped back in the car and arrived back in front of Wally World just seconds after my wife paid for the goods. Amazing! And have I mentioned how unique the products tend to be? Totally unexpected finds that will crack, sputter, wheeze and die within weeks of purchase. I’m sure this is precisely the vision Sam Walton had for his empire when he stressed the importance of American Made. And then he died. And his children clearly had other plans. Sublime.
I know I’m being a little snarky here, but give me this one note of honesty: the cashiers at this location are always friendly and surprisingly cool.

Super Walmart to the rescue!
When on vacation, I try to use some local grocery store to find something to eat while commuting, or too busy to find a convenient meal.
SuperWalmarts have a food section/​deli/​Subway/​and a lot more sale items.
We tried some of the Birds-​eye Voila! frozen foods. To our surprise, they were pretty good. A $ 6.00 bag of Alfredo sauce over linguine made two adults — two meals. So only $ 1.50 per serving.
Yay Super Walmart!
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This place can be a real pain in the ass to get in and out of. The parking area is always a madhouse. I’m not sure if other walmarts are like this but this particular location just stops selling things that they’ve been selling for years. I go to get my favorite muffins… GONE! I go to get my favorite frozen dinner… GONE! And then there’s the deli counter. Oh good lord! I waited for 20 minutes for ¼ lb of salami. Yes, I was 4^th in line but apparently the people who do the prepared foods and bakery areas are unable to help customers, and there was only one elderly lady doing the slicing! Finally, I just gave up and left. The checkers are just as apathetic. Sometimes, they’ll quiz you on the food you’re buying. Sometimes, they’ll stop ringing you up to talk to co-​workers. Sometimes, they’ll take your coupons and don’t bother to check if they were taken off the total… then give you attitude when you request the coupons back to get a refund. I really wish I could give this pit 1 and a half stars. Oh, and the cleaning supplies are with the groceries… go figure.

Hell on earth… the Walmart in Albuquerque.

1. Open 24 hours = dangerous 2. Grocery store found inside the Walmart = bizarre 3. Optical AND Salon = scary 4. Cashier too young to ring up the alcohol I bought = sad.
But hey, when in Rome.

While I think all walmarts suck shit, this particular one sucks more shit than I thought possible. Avoid at all costs!