Try to take it a little easy on the employees themselves. I am a former victim of Mr. Sam's employment, and can attest that the company doesn't give the folks in the stores the tools to help the customers the way they should... They also promote more for how good you are at towing the company line and brown nosing than they do for skill or intelligence.

I'm not saying to excuse poor service, but do try to be patient with the folks you speak to...

Your issues with stock also have something to do with how the stores themselves operate. The day's trailers usually arrive at the store itself somewhere between 8pm and 2pm the following day. The crew that unloads the trailer arrives at 4pm and is *EXPECTED* to have that trailer completely unloaded no later than 7pm (regardless of how many pieces are actually on the trailer) Ammunition is *USUALLY* put into a locked cage with the high ticket electronics, then distributed to the floor some time between 10-11pm to be restocked on the shelves overnight (before 7am). (*This is for non-24hour Walmarts, at the 24 hour ones the product can actually hit the shelf any time, but usually in that 12m - 7a window.)

7am is *USUALLY* going to be your best time to hit up Walmart if its not a 24-hour store. If it IS a 24 hour store, the wee hours of the morning might be your best bet, but it can really be a crapshoot.