If staying in Seagrove...

[BeachSteelers]

Worst company in America. Might as well eat at Mickey D's everyday as well. Oh wait they got them inside of Walmart. Hooray this is what we should be fightin for... a Walmart in every corner of Walton County. They're great so long as you don't try to compete with them. SHHHH... I think their spies are onto me!

 

[InletBchDweller]

DO NOT GO TO THE WALMART IN PCB!!!!! I was told that they have lost many many employees. This is after I abandoned a buggy full of stuff. There are only a few (6-8) cashiers and that is including the express lanes. I stood in line the other day for 35 minutes. (I know I am CRAZY) anyway I just went to Kmart by the bridge to get some other items. There is a Sams in PC and if you go that far there is another Walmart that is maybe a 1/2 mile east of there.

 

[Camp Creek Kid]

DO NOT GO TO THE WALMART IN PCB!!!!! I was told that they have lost many many employees. This is after I abandoned a buggy full of stuff. There are only a few (6-8) cashiers and that is including the express lanes. I stood in line the other day for 35 minutes. (I know I am CRAZY) anyway I just went to Kmart by the bridge to get some other items. There is a Sams in PC and if you go that far there is another Walmart that is maybe a 1/2 mile east of there.

I heard the same thing about the PCB Walmart, and have experienced the same LOOOOng lines. Apparently the manager was fired after working for Walmart of 20 years. Certainly something strange happened there.

Its not worth the trip unless you need something that Publix does not carry. Or go early in the a.m. before 10. Every Walmart is always crowded this time of year. Also, the Sandestin Publix and the Publix by Carillon are much bigger stores than the Watercolor one.

 

[ShallowsNole]

As far as awards for being crowded go, Publix at Watercolor has been holding its own fairly well the last couple of weekends. I went in for three things yesterday afternoon and came out like .

But, it was obvious that the back-up was not due to customer service issues...all registers were open, each department was well-manned, etc...it's just summer in Seagrove.

 

[audie]

sounds like you guys have the same walmart issues we have her in indiana. i refuse to go there, period. can someone tell me - what is the purpose of putting in 24 checkout lanes if only 3 are gonna be open at a time ?

 

[goin' coastal]

As far as awards for being crowded go, Publix at Watercolor has been holding its own fairly well the last couple of weekends. I went in for three things yesterday afternoon and came out like .

But, it was obvious that the back-up was not due to customer service issues...all registers were open, each department was well-manned, etc...it's just summer in Seagrove.

We were there a few weeks ago and it is dangerous. I was dizzy by the time I left. I ask a young employee when would be a less busy time to return. He replied, "Winter". Customer service was good. Deli was a nightmare.
Publix at Carillion area is much better!

 

[SHELLY]

I ask a young employee when would be a less busy time to return. He replied, "Winter"!

Those clerks at Publix are a stitch!!

 

[Paula]

I kept saying to the kids and my husband when we were there last week that things really didn't seem as busy as I thought they'd be based on comments from this board. We live in a college town so SoWal was much less busy even during the peak summer week we were there. And our college town clears out during the summer, but I think we're still busier than SoWal. So, I guess it's perspective. If you live there or grew up there and are used to off season or the way it used to be, it would seem crowded. If you come from a busier place, it may not seem as crowded compared to other vacation areas. It also probably depends on where you are on 30A. I imagine Seagrove and Seaside would be busier, but frankly we didn't think they were too busy either when we drove by those areas.

I tried for two years to see what it was like in peak season so we could tell our guests. Last year we were scheduled to come the week after Dennis, so it wasn't crowded at all. This year, I think we were there at a peak time and we didn't feel it was too crowded at all. We only had to wait once at a restaurant, and the waiter said they were short two staff and that's why the wait was longer than usual. And, as I said, Publix was busy on Saturday night but frankly we bumped a few carts but there wasn't a wait at the checkout counter (maybe one person but I can't remember). I really don't like waiting in line or being in crowds much (I've never been to one of our football games in our college town even though they're a really big deal because it's not worth the crowd or standing in line to me), so I think I'd be particularly sensitive to crowds in SoWal.

Anyway, SoWal seemed like a relatively calm place to visit compared to when we went to Siesta Key once during New Years. I think the July 4th week could be much busier given what I saw on the Bay Bridge when we were leaving.

 

[SGB]

DO NOT GO TO THE WALMART IN PCB!!!!! I was told that they have lost many many employees. This is after I abandoned a buggy full of stuff. There are only a few (6-8) cashiers and that is including the express lanes. I stood in line the other day for 35 minutes. (I know I am CRAZY) anyway I just went to Kmart by the bridge to get some other items. There is a Sams in PC and if you go that far there is another Walmart that is maybe a 1/2 mile east of there.

A friend told me today that she was at the Walmart in Destin a few days ago and many of their employees walked out too. Apparently they have made many full time employees into part time employess to avoid the benefits cost. They they asked them to work overtime. Everyone walked out. The Publix in Destin has exceed their old record sales numbers as a result.

 

[peapod1980]

sounds like you guys have the same walmart issues we have her in indiana. i refuse to go there, period. can someone tell me - what is the purpose of putting in 24 checkout lanes if only 3 are gonna be open at a time ?

Excellent question, audie, and so true. We don't shop there, either.