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This was one of the cleanest & most well stocked Walmarts we've seen since we begun our cross country food road trip in Northern California 2 weeks ago. Pretty sure we have stayed (overnight) at 4 & shopped at more than that. Everything from the garden center to the parking lot was sparkling. Even a secret set of bathrooms towards the back of the store where the audio/video dept is located. Cleaner & less traveled than the ones everyone knows about near the front. However, their wifi sucked. Had to pirate the photo center's & it was just crappy.
We called ahead to ask about overnight parking for RV's & spoke w/ Kay, who picked-up the main line in less than 2 rings. I usually ask to speak w/ the manager on duty to make sure over night parking is allowed at each location before just showing up. Additionally, finding out where they prefer us to park almost 60 feet of class A & SUV in tow is just common courtesy when you are not paying for accommodations. Usually on the perimeter, furthest from the entrance. Kay asked me if there was anything she could help me w/ before transferring me to management, which can usually be quite a wait, so her gesture was appreciated. She informed us where to park, welcomed us & reminded us of all of the conveniences her store offered, as well as being open 24 hrs. We ended up going in 3 times over the course of the evening & in the morning, spending over $400 in toiletries, food & bottled water, RV supplies & AV equipment. Good business planning if you ask me.
Parking lot was suuuuuper quiet overnight. It was such a cool summer night we were able to turn off our generator & open the screened RV windows for air, granted I do sleep w/ earplugs. But, they certainly drown out everything (hubby snoring). Had a great night sleep, no interruptions. Did a little more shopping in the store in the morning before we headed out for Hershey, Pennsylvania - see my review of Hershey Chocolate World.
Wonderful stay. Thank you Kay!
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