On 12/5/2020 3:56 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 12/2/2020 2:59 PM, Doris Night wrote:
>>> On Tue, 1 Dec 2020 13:44:29 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am waiting for a Safeway delivery but they canceled some items. So I
>>>> looked into getting a delivery from Walmart. Not sure if they have
>>>> what I
>>>> want in stock but they can deliver today.
>>>>
>>>> This time, I ordered from my phone. This time they had wax beans! Can't
>>>> remember the brand but a name brand and $1.48 per can. Their brand
>>>> of canned
>>>> lentils was also listed. They were not listed when I looked on the
>>>> computer.
>>>>
>>>> So... Were these items just totally out of stock so not listed when
>>>> I tried
>>>> to order before? Dunno.
>>>
>>> My guess is that the first time you ordered, they were out of stock.
>>> Shortly after that, they received a shipment that included those
>>> items, and they scanned the receiving documents into their inventory.
>>>
>>> Takes about 5 seconds to go from out of stock to in-stock.
>>>
>>> Doris
>>>
>> That's very true, Doris.Â* I don't order a lot online but if there is
>> something I really want I check back a little while later, often times
>> the item is available again.
>>
>> It takes a little time for the information to transfer from the
>> warehouse to the online ordering venue.Â* People are working behind the
>> scenes at the warehouse to take inventory and mark quantities
>> available for shipping to who knows how many stores.Â* It's an ongoing
>> process.
>
> I contacted Walmart last night about an order that has been sitting in
> Kent WA since the 27th. It was cereal, tea and green beans. The woman
> said they considered the package to be lost so she would reship what
> they had and refund what they were out of. No beans, no tea, and out of
> one kind of cereal.
>
> Because Walmart offered free shipping on any size order yesterday, I
> tried to order those items again. Now the beans were in store only. Had
> to order another brand for twice the price. The tea came in either one
> box, three boxes, or five boxes. I had ordered the three. It appeared to
> be in stock, but just in case, I went with the five boxes. I didn't
> bother checking on the cereal. Because the order was so delayed, I got
> some cereal elsewhere. We will probably run out of tea by the time I get
> the new order. Won't come until the 9th now.

I'm going to break out a tiny violin...

Jill