Current Events > Are any Walmarts open 24 hours now?

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My local used to be before covid. Now that literally no one cares about covid they're still closing at 11pm.

I used to like shopping in the middle of the night.

Not that I have seen.

3AM walmart was the best.

none around here. honestly it probably costs more to pay cashiers to be there overnight than what they actually make during that time so i wouldnt be surprised if they use it as an excuse to keep it that way

Same by me, but I live in a shitty little town, i'm surprised it was ever 24 hours.

But yes, walking around Walmart late at night is oddly relaxing. I miss it too.

WE had a Wal-Mark worker here talk about how they are likely not going back.

I agree I use to love late night Wal-Mart runs.

Huh I didn't know they were doing that. Though it's been quite a while since I've been in a Walmart at any time of the day.

24 hour wal marts used to be a good scouting location for easy girls.

Huh. Didnt realize that. The one by me used to be 24/7. Just looked it up, and their hours are now 6am-11pm.

Keeping them closed overnight also cuts down on customer theft! But they totally used the pandemic as a excuse to roll back their overnights

Cuts on theft
Cuts on payroll

It's a no brainier for them

FatAnimeBooty posted...

Cuts on theft
Cuts on payroll

It's a no brainier for them

Overnight shifts still exist though

loved 24 hour walmart shopping at 3 or 4 am no lines and no crowds was the best

JasonSehorn posted...

loved 24 hour walmart shopping at 3 or 4 am no lines and no crowds was the best

Yeah. The only issue I had was walking around pallets/boxes blocking aisles and employees stocking shelves. They wouldn't move out of your way.

But still better than day Walmart.

LeoRavus posted...

Yeah. The only issue I had was walking around pallets/boxes blocking aisles and employees stocking shelves. They wouldn't move out of your way.

That's Dollar General all the goddamn time, tho.

Questionmarktarius posted...

That's Dollar General all the goddamn time, tho.

Dollar General is the trashiest shit I've ever seen in my life. One of the ones down here kept a display of squished up Hershey bars for several weeks. I bought one and it was white when I opened it...

The stores always look like a horrible mess too, and there's barely any room to walk down any aisles.

I don't think the DG here has wiped off their scanners in months, it's all white and smeared always. The store is disgusting, and i'm not really exaggerating. They are normally 40% out of stock storewide also, cat food section is always 20% stocked on a good day.

MabusIncarnate posted...

I don't think the DG here has wiped off their scanners in months, it's all white and smeared always. The store is disgusting, and i'm not really exaggerating. They are normally 40% out of stock storewide also, cat food section is always 20% stocked on a good day.

Every single one I go to is like that. It's so bad. I would hate working there.

MabusIncarnate posted...

I don't think the DG here has wiped off their scanners in months, it's all white and smeared always. The store is disgusting, and i'm not really exaggerating. They are normally 40% out of stock storewide also, cat food section is always 20% stocked on a good day

I forgot you said that you lived in the sticks. DG is just to worst.

Super_Slash posted...

Dollar General is the trashiest shit I've ever seen in my life.

I don't think DG has ever pretended to be otherwise. It's the store that suddenly appears in towns and old neighborhoods that aren't quite big enough for a Walmart.

Not where I live, they all close at 11pm since the pandemic. So annoying.

MabusIncarnate posted...

I don't think the DG here has wiped off their scanners in months, it's all white and smeared always. The store is disgusting, and i'm not really exaggerating. They are normally 40% out of stock storewide also, cat food section is always 20% stocked on a good day.

Hehe, You brought up Cat Food!!

Strangely, DG is a pretty decent place to by cheap Lego sets.

Super_Slash posted...

Dollar General is the trashiest shit I've ever seen in my life. One of the ones down here kept a display of squished up Hershey bars for several weeks. I bought one and it was white when I opened it...

The stores always look like a horrible mess too, and there's barely any room to walk down any aisles.

I thought my local DG may have just had bad management, but I guess it's the norm. I only go there when I want to ship something FedEx because they're a hub or whatever. Last time I went in it looked like there was a mudslide. The floors were filthy and there were boxes and debris all over the place.

There's a Family Dollar around the corner I go to for cheap stuff and it's usually clean.

LeoRavus posted...

There's a Family Dollar around the corner I go to for cheap stuff and it's usually clean.

Family Dollar and Dollar Tree are the same thing now. They get "poverty store" right.

Im not sure, we dont have a Walmart in my town or the nearest metro area.

samsungsugar posted...

Im not sure, we dont have a Walmart in my town or the nearest metro area.

Where is this, Finland?

Questionmarktarius posted...

Where is this, Finland?

or vermont

Vermont escaped the walmart?

They have 3 in the entire state IIRC
(and hardly any billboards)

My local walmart closes at 10.

They do not want to be open 24 hours. Walmart has no staff and no security at night. It's hard on the O/N team because they have to finish stocking and do not have time to deal with customers. Also, it's a waste of payroll to have O/n cashiers and O/N Supervisors watching them.

cjsdowg posted...

WE had a Wal-Mark worker here talk about how they are likely not going back.

I agree I use to love late night Wal-Mart runs.

Probably me as I work at Walmart.

Super_Slash posted...

Dollar General is the trashiest shit I've ever seen in my life. One of the ones down here kept a display of squished up Hershey bars for several weeks. I bought one and it was white when I opened it...

The stores always look like a horrible mess too, and there's barely any room to walk down any aisles.

Tbf DG is cheap on everything especially payroll. Employees do not have the time to maintain the store.

LeoRavus posted...

Yeah. The only issue I had was walking around pallets/boxes blocking aisles and employees stocking shelves. They wouldn't move out of your way.

But still better than day Walmart.

Stockers are on a strict time limit. They can and will get shit canned if they don't finish the freight in the allotted time. All pallets have to be finished and any overstock have to be put way in the bins before the Store Manager gets in and does the morning tour.

Questionmarktarius posted...

They get "poverty store" right.

used to spend 20$ a month there until they changed prices and limited customers in the store at one time.

LeoRavus posted...

I thought my local DG may have just had bad management, but I guess it's the norm. I only go there when I want to ship something FedEx because they're a hub or whatever. Last time I went in it looked like there was a mudslide. The floors were filthy and there were boxes and debris all over the place.

There's a Family Dollar around the corner I go to for cheap stuff and it's usually clean.

I live like 2 minutes from a dollar general so i go in there for simple food stuff a lot, and the one near me is mostly fine as far as cleanliness and service goes. The weird thing I've always found about it is despite being branded as a discount store their groceries are on average about the same as any other grocery store in the area, and more expensive than wal mart.

They started getting rid of them even before the pandemic. The pandemic just got rid of the remaining ones. They're not coming back.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Where is this, Finland?

I'm in NYC and Walmarts are not allowed here at all. You have to drive into Long Island, Upstate NY, or NJ.

archedsoul posted...

They started getting rid of them even before the pandemic. The pandemic just got rid of the remaining ones. They're not coming back.

I'm in NYC and Walmarts are not allowed here at all. You have to drive into Long Island, Upstate NY, or NJ.

Yonkers has no walmart?

Questionmarktarius posted...

no walmart?

it's a cursed supermarket :(.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Yonkers has no walmart?

White Plains had one, which was about 10 miles from Yonkers, but it closed down a bit before the pandemic.

MarcyWarcy posted...

I live like 2 minutes from a dollar general so i go in there for simple food stuff a lot, and the one near me is mostly fine as far as cleanliness and service goes. The weird thing I've always found about it is despite being branded as a discount store their groceries are on average about the same as any other grocery store in the area, and more expensive than wal mart.

It's the same with Family Dollar. Some things are cheaper than other places like canned food. But stuff like milk and cheese can be more expensive than a regular grocery store.

I just consider them small department stores. Not sure why "dollar" is even in the names of these places since they're not dollar stores.

They used to be dollar stores, now (at least for DG) it's because everything is a full dollar amount. It's been awhile since I've been in the family dollar (funnily enough because they opened a genuinely nice DG directly beside it) , so I can't recall if they're set up the same.

Damn, it must be nice to live somewhere where there's very few Wal-Marts, if any at all.

Honestly 24 hour retail stores dont really serve much of a purpose outside giving shady people a reason to steal shit

Baha05 posted...

Honestly 24 hour retail stores dont really serve much of a purpose outside giving shady people a reason to steal shit

They were also good for recluses who don't like crowds, or if someone has an emergency in the middle of the night. I guess at the end of the day it's really not worth their time to stay open all night. But it was a nice option.

I loved late night grocery runs. It was so nice being the only one in there sometimes, and no lines at all.

Kajagogo posted...

I loved late night grocery runs. It was so nice being the only one in there sometimes, and no lines at all.

My brother and I used to go in around 2am and ride the motorized carts. He'd pretend like he was disabled and the employees would move shit out of the way so he could roll through lol

The good ole days

Theres a Walmart Neighborhood Market right down the street from me and I used to love going there at like 2am for late night snacks

:(

archedsoul posted...

White Plains had one, which was about 10 miles from Yonkers, but it closed down a bit before the pandemic.

That's not upstate.
That's just North of The City.

I'm not sure. I haven't had to go to the store overnight in years

No, I don't think anything is back to 24/7 here now except the gas station down the street