LyLMyssChaos Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 After seeing the Kmart commercial on TV all week for "need toys? Head to Kmart, all toys are Buy 1 get the second 50% off, this week only at Kmart" my hubby and I decided to do just that. Only to have our purchases rung up at full price. I went to the customer service desk to ask about it, and they said "oh no, it's only the toys that are pictured on the front of the circular." So I said, well, your television ad doesn't say that. And they actually fought with me! So I said forget it, I returned all $200 worth of toys (which took the clerk about 20 minutes because I had a lot of "little" things) and I will be doing my shopping elsewhere from now on. I would hope that the television ad and the print ad would match, but apparently not for Kmart! I tell ya, everytime I try to give Kmart a chance, they end up doing something like this and so I stop shopping there for years. This time I don't think I'll be giving them anymore chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oodles Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Have you noticed that when they have something advertised they never have it in stock? I quit shopping there a long time ago. I don't care how good a deal it "might be". K-Mart is a total waste of my time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmcca Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I have to head to K mart because apparently they are the only outlet for a certain toy. I have been dreading it cause they are always a mess and now with all the closures there are none really nearby anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyLMyssChaos Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 Have you noticed that when they have something advertised they never have it in stock? I quit shopping there a long time ago. I don't care how good a deal it "might be". K-Mart is a total waste of my time.Yep. That's one reason why I stopped shopping there long ago. In all honesty, I only might stop at K-mart like once a year, if that. My hubby will try to talk me into "seeing if they've fixed things." And it's always the same garbage. I think the CSR totally did not expect me to return all that stuff. She just looked at me and said "Well, your receipt says you saved $19.00" and I said "yeah, from stuff that was on Clearance! I should have saved over $100!" Then she had the audacity to say "well, ya know? It is Christmas time and the toy selection can get pretty slim." To which I responded "that's all right. My children are 2 1/2 and 8 months. They won't know the difference! Just give me back my money so I can go spend it somewhere else!" Grrrrr! Stupid Kmart idiots!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheli Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I am glad I am not crazy. I saw the same commercial ONCE, and only once and I could never find the information about it... I thought it was all toys also and sent hubby to get the last 2 toys for ds, no go, he thought I was nuts that "alltoys were bogo1/2" and was mad that I sent him into a store he hates.... False Advertising!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyLMyssChaos Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 I am glad I am not crazy. I saw the same commercial ONCE, and only once and I could never find the information about it... I thought it was all toys also and sent hubby to get the last 2 toys for ds, no go, he thought I was nuts that "alltoys were bogo1/2" and was mad that I sent him into a store he hates....False Advertising!!!!That's what my hubby said "there is no way that ALL toys would be bogo 1/2" and I said "um, during Christmas it is TOTALLY possible!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloey Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 That's what my hubby said "there is no way that ALL toys would be bogo 1/2" and I said "um, during Christmas it is TOTALLY possible!"I heard the commercial and didn't thing anything about it. Its only a 25% off essentially, right? It seemed normal to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missyjane Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 We have a Kmart on the "Dead" side of town, everything over there is leaving but it is the closest store of that sort on my side of town. However, I rarely shop there because most times even when they do advertise a sale, their sale price doesn't normally beat Walmart's everyday low price. It wouldn't bother me if that store left too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpg117cg Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I stopped shopping my Kmart because if it is advertised it, it is not available. This past summer I asked for a rain check on a garden supply and when I received the postcard saying it was in stock it was marked item needed to be picked up by a certain date. They gave me 3 days from when it was postmarked to pick up my weed killer and by the day I received it I had to one day left. Didn't pick it up and haven't returned. There are a lot of people in my area that would rather shop Kmart than Walmart which is only 5 minutes in the other direction, but have given up for these same reasons. When they are gone there will be no one wondering why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchandalisha Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I am never satisfied when I go into Kmart! I hate going in there, they never have the items I want and their customer service is terrible!!!! My dad worked there (30+ years ago) when I was a kid and I know we got alot of our stuff there. I believe the store has changed over the years and it just isn't as good as it used to be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me2 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 KMart is the only store that carries vacuum cleaner bags for my ancient, but still very functional, vacuum. I go about once a year and buy all they have, figuring they too will someday stop carrying them. Other than that yearly pilgrimage, I never, ever go to KMart. The store is dirty. The employees are rude. The customers are strange. And even if they do advertise a terrific price on something I want, they never, ever, have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommie2one Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Their quantities are very limited. Do not stock much I noticed. When they have a toy I really want, if you're not there right when they open, you mind as well for get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaimhere Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I used to like Kmartabout 8 years ago, but since then... NO way. Junk and messy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebony0421 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 It is such a shame what Kmart has turned into. The store that is nearest to me is clean usually, the shelves are pretty full but that's about it. It is like they have alot of "stuff" on the shelves. The employees are really helpful and friendly but unless there is something really good there, I don't take the drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hope1976 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I don't go to Kmart unless I absolutely HAVE to anymore. In my opinion, it has definitely gone downhill Every store I have been in seems so dark and just "depressing" and the employees are always hard to get help from. Granted, I've had issues with Walmart, but they always take care of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenofshopping Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 i have a kmart w/i walking distance of my house, while the closest walmart & target are 20 mins away, but i never, ever go to kmart - it's always filthy, the prices are never very good, lots of cheap-looking store brand stuff, etc...in fact i think i've only been there once in the past 4 months (for luggage tags bc they have the american tourister accessory line) & even that was barely tolerable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugs Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 i have a kmart w/i walking distance of my house, while the closest walmart & target are 20 mins away, but i never, ever go to kmart - it's always filthy, the prices are never very good, lots of cheap-looking store brand stuff, etc...in fact i think i've only been there once in the past 4 months (for luggage tags bc they have the american tourister accessory line) & even that was barely tolerableYeah, I also have a K-Mart within a half mile of my house and I always drive the 10 minutes to Target instead. :) Even when they have hundreds of signs advertising 50% off stuff, I don't waste my time turning in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohio_gal1959 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Hate Kmart checkout lanes, seems like every one of them has HI_JACKED a Turtle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RedStateGirl Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Yeah they really blow. I do not like them at all, yucky poo poo!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deals4Me Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 This is all soooooooo familiar. I used to stop in for a grocery ad. Once in awhile when were bored at 11 at night, and cant sleep...in the summer, we go there. NOW., a pack of wild horses couldnt pull me out.... Tired and cold... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi2121 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 we drove to KMART when we went shopping in the usa..and it was HORRIBLE! things seemed way overpriced..even their CLEARANCE was not a good deal to me at all! i dont even know how they are still opened with places like WALMART/MEIJER/TARGET as competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopping mom Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I do not shop K-Mart either. Once I waited in the Sports dept. for 30 minutes and never got helped, bad service, lack of mechandise, and so so prices. Target is alot better!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayakmom Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Hubby and I had to go do a training a few weeks ago and he was teaching a class and needed some rope. We ran into KMart since it was near the school where we were teaching. I agree with what everyone else has said here about the quality of both the store and the service. The one thing that we did find that was cute was an igloo ornament for $2.79. I had hoped to find some things for the kids (sweaters mainly..flyer had said they were on sale) but there was barely any selection and everything seemed very low quality. Basically we left with the rope and the igloo, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlyGirl Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 We don't have any more KMarts where I live, Walmart ran them out of business. I wouldn't go to KMart, it was like going to the slums, run down and dirty. I have stopped going to Walmart, just because it seems like when I'm there all the rude and incosidirate people are there. Target is where I shop for the most part, I may spend a more buck, but it's worth it to keep my sanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couponprincess Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I do visit Kmart every once in a while. The ones here are kinda messy but it doesn't seem horrible. Target is my absolute favorite store, I go there probably 4x a week lol. Walmart? Don't even get me started....... I do NOT shop there, even if Kmart Target and Meijer closed I would not shop at Walmart. I'd order online from somewhere else or something lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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leefamily23 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 We only have 1 left in our area and I haven't been there is many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baraginfinder Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Have you noticed that when they have something advertised they never have it in stock? I quit shopping there a long time ago. I don't care how good a deal it "might be". K-Mart is a total waste of my time.That is exactly why I don't shop there. I still look at their ad though. If something is a really good deal I take the ad to Meijer or Walmart for a price match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappynik Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Very rarely do I go to Kmart....they never have what I want in stock and plus thier prices are higher than Target and Walmart. I did stop in there back in October to look for something but I ended up getting a bunch of tank-tops for 25¢ but that's all I bought! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Wonder if there are chances of them imporving things since Sears bought em out. We HATE KFART here too. They never have anything they advertise, and whatever they have in stock is so HIGH priced why would anyone buy it if ya can run across the street and get it cheaper. Not sure if our is gonna remain open or not. The only time you see ours busy is on Thanksgiving since everything else here is closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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