Oh my ghettoness...get your toes cuz this place is off the map ghetto!! Walmart had a kick-arse Father's Day special this weekend, and I needed to pick up a PS3 for myself. I looked up Walmart.com to find the nearest one by my condo, and this one appeared first. I was a little hesitant when I first saw the address, but I figured why not. 3.02 miles, that's pretty nice. I'm not too smart. To no fault of Walmart, traffic was insane on Saturday. The PR parade was going down on North Ave, so that extended my travel plans by 45 minutes. No big deal though. When I pulled into the lot, the only available parking was towards the back of the parking lot. I parked my car, headed for the front door...and then the fun started. There was a fight, and some sort of American Idol session going on at the same time right in front of the store. These two kids were fighting over something, while this gal was belting out some Maria Carry-sounding lyrics...I thought I was in the Twilight Zone. I quickly put my head down and walked in the store. Hey, Capri Sun is on sale...wow, when is the last time I had that? I quickly made my way to the back on the store where the electronics are at. There was one PS3 left, so I stood in line to ask one of the workers behind the counter to open up the display case and get me what I needed. Nope...couldn't happen because the lady in front of me was trying to fight the cashier for some stupid reason. I stood there in shock for about 10 minutes, trying to figure out why they were almost going to box each other out. Meanwhile, I'm looking around wondering if this is a common occurrence. No one else looked like they had a problem with it. I now started thinking that the Walmart in Niles may have been the better choice... Finally, the confrontational customer took her ass out of line and continued to argue to the side of the counter. Nice, now it's my turn! I asked the next available cashier for the PS3 out of the display case, and she looked pissed. Not quite sure why, but she wasn't happy I was buying it. Now I'm just ready to leave. This place is starting to take it's toll on me. I finally had her retrieve the PS3, paid for the damn thing....and I still knew I wasn't out of the shit yet. Now I had to make my escape plan to get out of the store. As I was walking out, I was getting looks like I had a big chocolate cookie in my hand. I started out the sliding door, and one of the 18 year old security guards had to check my receipt. I wanted to grab his billy club and swing my way back to my car, cuz I knew I was gonna run into some sort of problem leaving Walmart with a 399.00 piece of equipment. Sure enough, I make it outside...and the same two kids that were fighting earlier were now begging for money. And Maria Carry was with them as well. Oh shiz...head down....quick pace engage....go go go!! "What is that? Where ya goin?? You need help carrying that???" RUN!! Well, I didn't exactly run...but my head was on a swivel all the way to my car. I thanked my lucky stars that I made it to the car, started the engine and raced out of the lot. I couldn't leave any faster than I did. F----------- read more

This Walmart is nasty! The cashier in the Electronics Dept tried to scam me out of my giftcard. She scanned in and activated one card and tried to give a different one to me. Good thing I'm aware of these types of scam and was watching my gift card like a hawk. I had to argue with her that the card she's giving me isn't the one she scanned. You suck as a person! I'll never go back there. read more

Can't believe I'm about to review a Wal-Mart, but I have had something to get off my chest for the year I have been coming here, and it's time people... I know ive said this before, but I am NEVER coming back here. I detest this place with a fiery passion, from the lack of organization, to the employees who are rude and stare at me when I ask a question, to the lack of room to maneuver a cart. All peppered with the sweet sweet smells of the in-house Uncle Remus chicken while standing in line for 6 hours?? And thetas only after 40 mins circling like a vulture in the lot to find a spot to park. As Gawd as my witness there is no 20 pack of TP or value priced Lean Cuisine worth my able-bodied, decently employed behind putting myself through the trauma of this place. Thank you, I'm finished. read more

Oh, so i have reviewed this walmart before based on their customer service & management. Now here comes the vision center review. GRIMEY! My 1 star is not for the quality of the O.D, that' not for me to judge but for the board. He was polite, nice and i paid out of pocket , so he got a good chunk of money. I got about 4 diff types of contact trial samples, i went in for colored and regular contact visit ( all the said the word trial on the lens directly btw, which is okay), asked him to write me a script for both color and regular. Also he told me something that i didn't know- apparently he doesn't like giving away samples because people don't come back 2 him to purchase their contacts (and i guess get them from 1800 contacts instead), hinting that he wanted me to come back and get them through him. I just smiled, and thanked him for his time, moved on with my life. Fast fwd 3 months after appt. I finally got some money to purchase them, so i went on 1800 contacts, did a SICK price match and got my pair. ( RECOMMENDED!). When 1800 called the doc's office for my prescription, many events occurred. 1st- they told 1800 contacts that they were busy and would call them back ( never did.) 2nd- Then i called 1800 contacts back a week later, they apologized profusely and called walmart non stop to get my script. 3- Same day, i get a call from 1800 . Walmart told them my prescription was EXPIRED (which makes no sense, i get 6 months till it expires!) 4- I called walmart on my own , argued with 2 ladies. The first one told me that my script expires 30 days after visit ( which i know is bullshit) . So, i asked if i could speak to someone else, she put me on the phone with her manager, who changed the story & said that scripts expire 3 months from visit ( which i know is also crap, i know its 6 months!). Then, she also told me that i only have a script written for clear and not color! and that i would have to REPAY for another visit! Pissed off, i thanked her and hung up. 5- Three seconds later, i looked at my walmart recipt from the visit and realized that my 3 months didnt even expire yet!! i STILL had a week till 3 months were over!! So now not only am i supposed to adhere to their fake deadline ( 3 months vs 6) , they also tried to jip me out of the fake deadline! Ugh 6- Finally, i went in personally ( what crap!), and then the lady told me the same exact thing, with the doctor hovering over her. I finally realized the doctor was right there, i asked him if he would fix my script. He nodded as if he was making me a deal, and then said " sure , sure, .. do u plan on buying something from the office?" WTF? Are u serious?? This is my script, u screwed up and now u give me this wicked smile and try to get me to buy something? Anyhow, i said that i have to buy a pair of glasses next week or so. The office then made me wait another 15 min, then she came out with my prescription. GRIMEY. I will NEVER VISIT dr. Jose Montes's walmart clinic again. It was grimey, a mistake they made and then sly comments on the side. I understand economy is bad, but when you are going to charge me DOUBLE of what 1800 contacts will charge me, why would i order from u? Suggestion? Go make the extra commute and head to the walmart in niles, il. They are SO MUCH MORE ORGANIZED AND THEIR doc office is so much nicer! read more

Frightening. Twilight zone 'esque.....Ghetto does not even begin to describe this 'store'. Let's start from the beginning so I can paint you a picture.....Homeless man sitting outside cart corral in front of entrance. No problem, right? Except he is screaming into what looks to be a cell phone (could have been his imaginary friend, who knows. I didn't stop to find out). Good, I am inside the store. Thinking that this Walmart would be like others I have experienced (only in Iowa and Indiana). So, I believe there will be low prices and a big selection of USABLE non-perishable items such as toothpaste and shampoo. I was dead wrong. No low prices, in fact the prices were MORE than what I would pay at Target. For everything except the Asprin. Surprised, but, whatever I am already here so why not buy the deodorant I need. They have 2 brands, Lady Speed Stick and Degree. The only Degree they have is the 'Girl' version which is clearly for teens that want to smell like tropical punch or Kool-aid. This is not fun anymore. Checkout was fine except the cashier did not take off a coupon that was attatched to an item I bought. She was wearing latex gloves and I was distracted. I guess that is how dirty it gets in Walmart...... Needed to use the restroom as I couldn't wait. No problem, the restroom was actually cleaner than the store. Walk out of the restroom and narrowly miss a 10 year old girl puking over her mothers' cart as she was checking out. Mother screams at the child, "Go to the freaking bathroom if you are going to puke!!." Yes, to a 10 year old. Why the FFFF are you in Walmart if your child is puking???? I wanted to punch the mother in the face. Instead I just mumbled, 'Ghetto MF' under my breath..... As an aside, they have an Uncle Remus chicken. If you know anything about chicken wings, you know that they have some of the best. Sauce is amazing. But, I have never ever seen a chicken shack in Walmart. I have officially seen everything. Now, I can die. read more

JESUS!!!! I don't know which is worse, spending $450 per person on an unedible meal at Spiaggia's or spending $50 bucks at this Walmart and getting enough groceries for 3 months?!!!! 5 miles west of the Kennedy on North Avenue. GET YOUR STUFF & FOCUS ON YOUR SAVINGS. I don't know how these employees even have a job. You have to laugh at them or else they could somehow pull you in to their miserable lazy lives..... When I shop here, I have Ipod in ears, chewing gum in mouth & shopping list in hand. You definately save money. Don't ask anyone for help and make sure to leave an extra 25 minutes for your "check-out". I knew there was a reason to save my mother's voice mail messages... ha ha ha!!! read more

Should be called Hood Mart. I hate this damn Wal Mart, & to be honest, unless your in a suburb far from the City, avoid them. They all seem to function the same. Always long lines, grumpy cashiers & a mess everywhere. If you people don't like your jobs, move it along. Be happy to have one and maybe try to have a little customer service etiquette. Store is totally disorganized all the time. Good luck on stuff being stocked too. Pffffffffttttt, asking for a manager is pointless. Yeah some stuff may be a little cheaper than Target, but I'd rather pay a little extra for less aggravation. SMH @ this Wal Mart, I remember when I heard they we're opening one in the area. Got me all excited for no reason! On a lighter note, there is an Uncle Remus there, flaaaaaaaame chicken! read more

I called about some laundry baskets they had in stock and the girl on the phone seemed reluctant to put them on hold for me. I get to guest services and they had them, so that was nice. Not a close Wal-Mart too me. Doubt I will be back. read more

I've gone to this location 3 times too many. The customer service is awful. The employees are awful, don't even try asking for help because they will not give it. I'm sick of the employees treating me like I'm bugging the shit out of them for asking where a product is. Last time I went, another customer tried to fight me ... FIGHT... me.. at a walmart... because she cut in front of me and wouldn't let me check out... even though my fiance was at the handing the cashier our coupons. Apparently I was a "stupid white girl" who was in her way. I refuse to be treated like shit just to save a few bucks. Never going to this place again, I'll drive all the way to Tinley Park for another super walmart, just to avoid another altercation. This place is ghetto, no way around it, and if the store and the people have no respect for themselves, how can anyone have respect for them. read more

I use to come here a couple years ago and it was tolerable. I see many people say come early or super late which is probably good advice; I showed up around 7. I was already in a bad mood and coming here just didn't help. But the review itself definitely deserves the one star. There's so many bad complaints about this store that my review is probably worthless but I had to add to the negativity this Walmart welcomes. 26? Registers and only about 7 were open. No express line was open and I kept hearing available trained register clerks (something along those lines) come to the front. Heard that voiced about five times. Lines were zig zagged and circled around every which way. Rude ass people but that's no surprise because look at the community. People are going to act a fool. When will people learn to be somewhat civilized? I grew up in the hood and I didn't come out acting a fool. Anyways..... Rude ass employees; again look where we're at. I'm sure not all the employees are rude because I bet there are a very few decent ones. BUT this cashier at the register, I didn't see her but all I heard was "this line is closed, I don't know what y'all waiting for." Need I say more... Happen to pass the cereal aisle and that place was EMPTY! Anyways, I had to voice my frustration... read more

23 minutes. That is how long it takes the employees at this Wal-Mart to figure out if they have Trivial Pursuit in stock. They don't. Just forget this place exists. It's useless, not to mention this location is depressing at best and WalMart is ruining the world. read more

I care not for the Wal-Mart for a wide variety of ethical and moral reasons. I am a member of the community where this Hell Hole is located. I cannot remember the community being asked if they wanted a Wal-Mart. It was simply installed. Local businesses around this Wal-Mart are now suffering. The local businesses must also pay a tax to help subsidize this monstrosity of tack. Yes, like all Wal-Marts it's dirty and the cheap goods (I'm cheap and broke don't get me wrong) are of substandard quality. There is an abismal air of hopelessness that permeates this place. Mental note to self: Find that darn union t-shirt. read more

Absolutely terrible vision center! I tried to get the woman who works at the vision center's attention long enough to ask her if they accepted my insurance. "Not a problem," she said. So, I took the CTA buses over an hour to get there- when I got there- guess what? They don't accept my insurance. The woman from the phone call claimed she didn't remember talking to me... that's because you WEREN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO YOUR JOB!!! YOU IDIOT! Next step- order contacts. Not in stock- OK, it's not a problem to have them shipped to me. A note is put on the order- they will be shipped as soon as they arrive- of course. Why should I expect any less? I get a phone call about a week and a half later- my contacts are ready to be picked up? WTF?!?! OK- I calmly explained that they were supped to be shipped. Not a problem- they will be. A WEEK LATER- I call and ask- have they been shipped? Oh... not yet.... but don't worry, we'll ship them tomorrow right away. 5 days later- I call again- 8 times- no answer. So I call Walmart and ask to speak to a manager. No problem, I will be transferred.. it rings about 30 times and the same girl picks up the phone again- and transfers me again. After 15 rings, the guy at the vision center picks up. NO- MY CONTACTS HAVE STILL NOT BEEN SHIPPED!!!!!! WOW!!! So now I'm waiting 30 minutes for him to call me back. I have pink eye from the horrible quality of sample lenses Walmart gave me and I leave for a wedding out of town in less than 2 days. DO NOT GO HERE!!!! It's totally obvious that the knuckleheads who work here DO NOT HAVE A SUPERVISOR. Knuckleheads need supervisors. read more

Rented a rug doctor from here and it was broken! I couldn't get a refund from Walmart rug doctor. I don't drive so I am now out the rental, the upholstery attachment, and two Uber's. Unacceptable. read more

The people who work here are lazy - stupid - rude. End of story!! Never helped me properly i ended up getting the wrong thing... and the girl or 'growing' lady was busy on her cell phone talking to her home girl so I never got a chance to buy what I needed to get - I just raced off in the shopping cart - because they were too busy socializing. After I told the lady at the register what a lazy dumb bitch she was, she goes... 'maybe she was just too busy to talk to you, u know?' - ohhhhh yeah thats right!!! because im the customer soooo whoever works at walmart doesn't really need to help us because the prices are sooo low and we're the lucky ones to even be there... ok yeah. suck my dick - because it doesn't exist. read more

Can you say horrible!! Bad attitudes no one wants to help you, employees are very controversial and the whole situation calls for immediate attention. In my opinion I would tell anyone that is going to shop here not to, Otis not ruining your whole day. read more

This Walmart is a fucking disaster. We've been twice, once on Black Friday. The time that wasn't on BF, there were OK deals, but the staff and the clientel were just not so welcoming. The shelves weren't fully stocked and stuff was everywhere. On Black Friday 2011, we went to Walmart about 30 minutes after the sale started. It was a madhouse. Shocking to me, nothing was actually marked "on sale" and you had to basically have a scavenger hunt to find the sale items. I swear to god it was just a game for them. It was just ridiculous to see at the cash registers all the items that were tossed aside because people wound up picking up the wrong merchandise that they assumed was on sale. Nevertheless, it was all about the damn TVs. But literally nothing else was in stock - no blenders, no microwaves, no towels, no speakers. There was NOTHING. Definitely didn't plan well enough ahead of time. We went to Target across town and it was a completely different scene. There were no crazy mobs, everything was in stock, and the place was fully open and fully staffed. I really don't like Walmart. read more

Im in the minority here but I actually like this Wal-Mart. They have what I need whenever I go there and I like the setup. Their prices are very resonable. I come here to stock up whenever I get low on things like shampoo, aspirin, detergent, etc. I don't like the location on Touhy however. To those that call this place "ghetto" and felt that by coming here they "compromised their safety".... oh please... it is not that bad. I dislike the word "ghetto" with a passion when it is used to describe people/ethnicities and based on the reviews, I don't understand how one can call or judge someone (customers/employees) as "low class" either. Try going to a store like Sears, Kohl's, Macy's or Carson's on a busy (understaffed) Saturday and see how customers leave the place behind. read more

Only go if you absolutely need to. The only good thing about this Wal-Mart it's open late and there's cheap stuff like any Wal-Mart. So first off, the place is a complete mess. There's prices and tags for only some items. But worst of all....I waited in line for a total of 38 minutes. Who in the world waits in line at a Wal-Mart at midnight for 38 minutes?! Unless it's Christmas shopping time, it makes no sense. The cashiers are slow as hell and do not know how to add. They only called one extra person to come and help at the registers and still, STILL, it too 38 minutes. And as a side story....the woman in front of me was paying for her items with a Link card but then asked her son for $2, he pulled out a wad of $100 bills and $50's, are you serious?! Then, the manager of Wal-Mart who was checking us out didn't know how to subtract $1.61 from $2.00. I had to say "It's 39 cents" over and over and over again. I will never go here again unless there is an emergency or absolutely no where else to go. read more

Ah, the main Walmart that I occasionally frequent. The first thing you notice walking up to it is the beggars outside of it. Usually there's one working the bus stops and another at the front door. Occasionally there's some teenager selling candy or trying to help with groceries. They do actively try to keep away the smelly homeless with ragged clothing and only have "professional" beggars like the homeless people selling "Streetwise" magazine or the aforementioned kids selling candy. Kind of ironic that they actively keep away the people that need help the most (how about help clean them up, get them counseling, and give them a job as a greeter.) In-store is your usual Walmart crowd albeit surprisingly not as bad as you would think with this store being so close to crime-ridden neighborhoods. I find it ironic that all the white people and hipsters coming from good neighborhoods go to this place and call it "ghetto" or hell on earth when they don't even know what ghetto is (so exactly why is it ghetto? hmm). The selection they have is alright, most of the things you think they would have are in-stock. The cashiers are pretty friendly and if they get out of hand they are pretty much blacklisted from working at Walmart (Lucille, a cashier that worked here got blacklisted for defending herself from a customer she provoked lol.) They even warn me when I'm about to leave something at checkout which is always nice. I also noted the "undercover shoppers" walking around in casual clothes that I could see were clearly Walmart employees on the prowl for shoplifters. It was funny because some of them even had poorly concealed walkie-talkies. I was dressed to the nines one day and noticed some undercover guy come and try to check what I was doing while I was in the electronics area checking out the computer/video-game accessories. He was trying to be so nonchalant about it that it became so obvious that I laughed while looking at him which made him walk away in a hurry. Prices are cheap as you would expect, there's a couple of strip malls within the area as well so it's pretty much a one stop shop if you go here. They accept credit cards, cash, EBT/Link/Foodstamps, etc. as forms of payment. Due to the area it's in I wouldn't advise shopping here at night though, you're pretty much inviting trouble. As always my advice when dealing with customer service is to not come into the store with a "I'm better than you" attitude. People don't like undeserved arrogance and pick up on it easily. read more

Yikes! Nothing good to say about this place. Poor customer service Awful Lighting - It gives you a headache. Totally unorganized Crowded GHETTO! Take the extra 15 minutes and travel to the Wal-mart in Skokie or take your business to Target. read more

The worst service ever possible. 0 Stars deserved. Stuck in a line for 30 minutes as soon as I get to cashier she starts to blurt out the register has closed and walked away yelling. Managers or whoever was in charge let this happen. read more

Wow! This is the LOUDEST walmart I have ever been to in my life!! Screaming, crying children, and screaming crying parents. Ghett-O! Lines were insanely slow...worst shopping experience ever...one extra star for all the parking available...but it's walmart, there's always parking! I'd rather make the hike to a walmart in the burbs! read more

Walmart blows in general. Fuck its cheap prices. They're really not THAT amazing. Psssht. The one on Toughy is shit and so is this one. I went there for cheap flip flops and came out less than satisfied. I was going to buy trail mix on a whim but decided I'd rather go to Costco or Target. Also...really annoying people come here (kinda like the one on Toughy; I'm noticing a Walmart theme). Stay away. PS -- I farted in the folded shirt corner of the men's section because I hated my experience so much. read more

OMG, look at the picture. That is EXACTLY what you will see when you get there. I know this was going to be a bad experience when I first got there as I went to the customer service line to return something. The lady that was helping customers, was yelling and rolling her eyes at another employee who apparently forgot to clock out for lunch. She was actually very fast in assisting me but I felt sorry for the employee she was yelling at. We decided to look around in this Wal-Mart for some items since we were already there. It is strange how disheveled the entire store was. It was as if the store had a going out of business sale and decided that instead of putting the items back, they just piled more items on top. The great this about this was that you can tell if the item you want has been picked through since pretty much anything that looked as if it were in a "normal" store was untouched. The funny thing was that there were tons of employees around working. I'm not sure what they were doing but they certainly were not replacing items back in the original location. It is really embarrassing place to look at and really depressing as you can see the neighborhood it is in. The surrounding place isn't really upkept either and it seemed it just spilled into the store. I am very sure that any corporate manager would be highly upset at the condition of this place. Even the bathrooms were a little off. I mean there were three sinks, two soap dispensers (in which one was literally 8 feet off the ground) and one barely working hand blower. The saving grace of this place was the cashier. She was very friendly, very nice, and smiled and thanked us for shopping at this Wal-Mart. Like she knew it was a POS place to enter but she needs a job and is happy that you can over look the mess of the place and still find something you wouldn't mind buying. I'll more than likely will never go back. read more

This walmart is the bottom feeder of walmarts in the Chicagoland area. I placed a site to store order for one of my son's Christmas gifts on Dec. 3rd. I received an email on Dec. 11th stating "the item order is delayed in transit, for new store delivery date view the tracking option in your walmart account". I'm thinking oh okay no big deal it's just late. Next 2 days no follow up email, so I view the tracking option and it say's the package was delivered to the store on Dec. 11th. I call walmart's customer service their system say's the same thing, customer service calls the store, found out the package was delivered but the toy somehow "disappeared". This item a Max Steel Turbo Sword is not available in any Chicagoland stores, and has to be ordered online (by the way, it's now sold out on line.) Someone that works there either stole it, or bought it for their kid once it was delivered, and after visiting this store I'm going with the stole it scenario. This is the last straw, I'm done with walmart completely! I started using site to store to avoid dealing with the rudeness and attitudes of their employees, and now that doesn't even work! Ridiculous! read more

Walmart is not as good as Target. However, sometimes the stuff is just cheaper (i.e. name brand paper towels, toilet paper, etc.). This location is just a bit too far out of my way, however, to make it a good deal. Dog food costs just as much here as it does at Strack and Van Til or Petsmart. Too crowded, too many insane trashy people for me to handle in an hour or so. Everything is just sort of all over the place and disorganized. There's kids running around screaming and no one is around to discipline them. It's really irritating. Most Walmarts are trashy shitholes, but this one really takes the cake. The ones in the suburbs are better if you're ever in the area or willing to drive out. Aww... I just noticed I wasted my 200th review on this place. :-( read more

I went to this Walmart in search of a cheap floor lamp. I read the reviews and the website said "in stock." Apparently not. I could not believe the horrendous selection of lamps available. I figured out it must be that you can order it online and then go there to pick it up, which i will do in the future. Much of the basic list of cleaning supplies I wanted, they did not have. Things like rubber gloves and a squeegee. If it was there, Lord knows it must have been buried. But they do have a nice grocery - and a nice selection of other items. I'm moving soon, so doubt I'll be back to this location. Won't be a loss, however! read more

You don't go to Walmart for customer service. You go there for rock bottom prices. You know that, I know that. It is the closest full service Walmart to the loop and easy to get to on the 65 Grand CTA bus. That being said, it can be a zoo in there most of the time. I would not consider going on the weekend. Checkout is always a mess and honestly, at the wages Walmart is paying, it would actually be worth the added expense to staff all of the checkout lanes. read more

This Walmart is always packed be ready for that when you are coming in for something real quick! This isn't the worst Walmart for me but its not the best! I have only came here once where the staff showed me exactly what I was looking for which I say that is a person who truly cares about the customer. If I'm in the neighborhood I try and get here early or later in the day to avoid the craziness of the parking lot. They do have a big lot but that doesn't stop the congestion and the road rage of other customers. With the holidays quickly approaching all I have to say is I will go some place before fighting with people over a parking spot! read more

The promised gift cards appeared at my door today. The address was missing our apartment number but it's only a two flat so that shouldn't have been an insurmountable issue. Our carrier translated the cryptic bar codes and explained that the post office erroneously tried to deliver the certified mail to our previous address, rather than to the current address on the change of address form. So, Walmart did follow through and the gift card delays were due to a postal error. I feel much better knowing that this store did make a good faith effort to resolve the situation to my satisfaction. Wanted to set the record straight; doubled the rating of this store to 2 stars. I will continue shopping at Walmart in the future, but will use the gift cards at another Chicagoland location. read more

I am kinda anti-Walmart, but if I need to, and Target doesn't have what I'm looking for, I'll resort to Wal-Mart. I think this was/is the only location in Chicago. And I can see why after going there. The place was a mess, and there were huge huge lines. They didn't have many xmas trees, which is what I was looking for. Ended up getting a great one at Lowes for cheaper. Be careful going under the train tracks if you go on North Ave. There's room for two lanes, but people don't act like it. read more

It's Walmart. What do you expect? Just don't be out here too late... the location isn't all that awesome. read more

This place is the worst Walmart I have ever seen. Not only was it completely disorganized and a complete mess, but they don't carry as many items as a Walmart normally does. Need Help? Forget it. Even if you are lucky enough to spot an employee wandering around chances are they are talking on their cell phones and will completely ignore you. When you do get someone attention it is like you are inconveniencing them by asking for help. I was excited to find a Walmart in the city, but you'd be better off driving to the burbs. read more

I give this 0/5 stars. Customer service is terrible. General employee knowledge is worse. How can you ask for directions from someone who doesn't know how to professionally talk to a customer? Sales are decent. I'd only recommend this store to people who are in-n-out customers. If you have ANY questions, your best bet is to take it up with google. I've been a frequent shopper here but from my previous experience, I would gladly commute to the Walmart location by Cicero & Diversey. I called with only a few questions regarding the flu vaccinations I was told word of mouth about. The lady that answered was unprofessional in her choice of words, "hold up." She kept me on hold for 30 minutes before I hung up. During the 30 minutes she picked up twice to ask what I was calling for. "Oh ok hold up." After the second time I waited 15 minutes before hanging up. Her communication skills were far below average. I would've waited an hour if she had said the pharmacist stepped out, call around xyz, is there anything I can try to answer in the meantime, etc. While in the store, I would ask for directions and be taken further than from where I wanted to go. If I asked about a product they said to try it. I just wanted to know if the box came with batteries or an outlet plug. Just "trying it out" doesn't cut it. Again, only come to this location if you're going to be in and out. Do NOT come or call for general inquiries. read more

I have mixed feelings about this place, and about Wal-Mart in general, hence the 3 stars. I was semi-excited about the prospect of this particular Wal-Mart opening, mostly because I live about a mile away from it, and because the 'hood needed a bit of a shot in the arm (jobs, general commerce), though it will undoubtedly have the usual Wal-Mart ripple effect: certainly the strip of mom-n-pop cheapo store clothes pervasive on North Ave between Pulaski and Kostner will be affected. This store itself: eh....it's kind of a mess and for some reason, it isn't a 'Super Wal-Mart', meaning it doesn't have a full supermarket/grocery store, which seemed really stupid for a while (the neighborhood had ZERO supermarkets, but now has a Food 4 Less, so no biggie). I reeeaaalllyy don't think their prices are all that great, I can do as well or better paying attention to sale papers for Walgreen's or the local supermarkets, without going through the hassle of walking through 20 thousand square feet of Wal-Mart when I just want some laundry detergent and toilet paper, y'know? If I want cheap furniture or clothing, I'd probably go to Target (or a thift store or Kohl's) before here. And this particular store always seems to be out of stuff. The staff, in my limited experience, has always been OK, though. As for the bitching about the neighborhood: yeah, it's in a ghetto. Shocking though it may be, you're gonna get all the usual ghetto bullshit (weird vendors in the parking lot, beggars, teenage baby-mamas screaming at their kids, families of ten who insist on going shopping together). If you don't like it, don't come. Stay in the Gold Coast or Lincoln Park or whatever, nobody cares. I'm not a big fan of Wal-Mart in general....I think there are better places to shop, and I prefer to shop 'small and local' if I can, but like I said, in this neighborhood, it kinda works. I almost never shop there, though, honestly. Occasionally it works for me, though, cuz it's close and a helluva lot easier than going to Target on Western/Logan. read more

I don't care what any unappreciative, "I-love-to-complain" person says about this or any other Walmart location. I LOVE IT! Helpful employees are throughout this store! Like every other WalMart, it has great prices on many items, although some items, I found for lower prices at other places such as Family Dollar. This is the ONLY Walmart location within Chicago's city limits, for now, because two or more are planned for the south side. I can find anything and everything that I want throughout this store, because the signage is easy to read and the aisles are easy to navigate through. Every time I come here, I see shining clean aisles, and hardly any merchandise strewn about on the floor. I love how an employee welcomes you to the store, and I love how another employee tells you to have a nice day as you leave. I love this store, and I will always return to it for things I need, if I can't find them at the nearby Cook Brothers. read more

Horrible, the place is a big mess. Not sure if it's the workers or the clientele or a combination of both. There are skids of products blocking the aisles on a Monday at 6pm ... you'd figure they would do it after hours and parking is bad. read more

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Well. I have been here twice. The first time was when I hadn't quite started moving into my apartment and needed a few things (blinds, step stool, etc) to get it ready. Ran here (as it is close) and man was I in for a shock. I am from the burbs and used to the cushy life I guess. This wal mart is all over the place. There is no rhyme or reason as to where things are placed. There is random empty shelves everywhere and then cramped shelves packed to the gills in other spots. THEN my biggest pet peeve of all time. When I went that first time and when I went again yesterday after fulling moving in, I bought several items each time. The first time I bought some blinds and the second time I bought a dish tray and a hand towel amongst other things. They all rang up at significantly higher prices than those that were marked on the shelf. When I brought it to the cashier's attention they got very huffy-puffy and asked someone to go check how much it was. It was very suspicious, as the person who would go check how much the items were would ask how much it rang up at, walk away for about 1 minute and then come right back and say that the item was what it rang up at. Needless to say, I won't be back unless it is only something I can get at wal mart. read more

OK...firstly, all Walmart's are suspect when it comes to the Customer Service that they 'Potentially' could offer, but this location takes 'Potential' energy, and puts it in complete chaotic motion. The employees are more speculative than factual when it comes to the Products. I can understand if you don't know something about an item, but don't guess, and surely don't try to find out what you don't know. This is Customer Service. When you call this location, there is a 20/80 chance you will be either disconnected by the operator during the transfer, or 'Hung-up' on by the Associate while they are 'Looking for the item/pricing/etc.' that you have inquired about. The associates use inappropriate language and engage in conversation topics not suitable for a Company that is basically a Neighborhood Superstore. The Manager that I had interactions with on one occasion, could barely look at me, and choose to answer my question to the cashier to whom I was standing right beside....it was literally as if the associate asked the manager my question (while I was standing right there), and totally disregarded my presence. Very unprofessional for management. All I can say is, "What are you gonna do." Their pricing of the store in General can't be beat. The Wal-Marts are surprisingly few and far between so you don't really have an option...unless you frequent Target..which is a little bit longer drive...but way better service! Do your own research and don't rely on the Associates product knowledge, and if you call, and get connected, remember what I said, and don't be surprised if you find yourself looking down at your receiver saying "hello...Hello....EXPLETIVE!" You've been warned. read more