Have enjoyed watching your Vlogs! We don’t like Walmart it’s a little busy for us we much prefer Publix it’s more expensive but better quality we feel.
To be fair, I prefer large sizes because it’s less time having to do grocery shopping. Once or twice a month is all I do. Also, there are large families who shop too.
There are only 2 of us so that's why looking at the size of stuff was funny. We would only be thinking about the possible waste from the stuff not being used. I get not wanting to go out every week for food if that was the challenge but the store was extremely busy when we went. X
I had the reverse culture shock when I visited London, Asda, Tesco- everything was smaller and expensive! My sister- who lived in Windsor at the time - said was due to smaller homes and shallow refrigerators. Our fridges are massive and we tend to buy in bulk so we don't we have to go grocery shopping all the time.
I lived in England, one big difference that I noticed was I had to go to the store 3 times a week to get food. In the US I only go to the store once a week. So I like the food in big containers I don't like going to the store all the time, just because it's in a big container doesn't mean we eat it all at once we stock up here, or at least I do.
Shannon Freeman Yeah, I remember going to the supermarket once a week when I was a boy, and I'm 84. .How long have there been supermarkets in Britain? How about air conditioning? How about, well, almost everything.
Yeah we buy bulk because it's cheaper and less going to the store. But we don't eat it all in one go lol we cook what we can eat and store the rest in the fridge for next time.
Exactly... I lived in England for 3 years. They're always commenting on how big a box of cereals are and how big the packages are. Because we don't go to the grocery store four times a week. In Japan single people go to the grocery store every evening after work to buy something to to fix for supper.
You guys are adorable but to be honest if you weren't at a Disney heavy area or a major city most of what you bought would have been half the price. Wal-Mart's prices vary based on location.
The misperception about the packaging sizes is that they are in no way meant to be eaten all in one setting. In America our fridges and freezers are much larger than they are in Europe and elsewhere so we are able to buy in bulk. This is so bvb we don't have to go to the store everyday. There's just not enough time in the day to run to the store everyday. But that's not to say that food doesn't often spoil in the fridge when we don't find the time to consume it.
**FIRST TIME EVER in Walmart** OUR REACTION | British Geordie Couple in Florida | Disney World 1256pm 12.3.22 price comparison would have been welcome ie: what are they paying for half a gallon of milk as opposed what we pay for a 4 pint carton? as for bigger portions - i mean, that's cool.. but, mostly, folk in UK with that kindda caper would be fat bastards all round.. no one would be spared!!!! as your USA stores seems to be quite a bit out of town then i can see why you dont shop everyday. i would prefer to shop everyday for such things as fresh bread. or veg.. believe me in UK we have people hassle you for going to the store everyday. they probably invented the term j-walking... they seem to think it is an issue. i do not. go figure. having to eat food is hardly a compulsion unless yer one of these fat bastards spoken of. no i think the UK would just implode with the overall masses of variety on offer. the UK consumer would be so excited it wouldnt know what to purchase.. choice is good - to some degree. it could also mean a great deal of crud is stocked on the shelves in the way of edibles. sub standard foods are an issue in UK - believe me, i know. so i am surmising it is the case over there - probably why you have weight issues, perhaps... almond milk? if you have a nut allergy then you could end up dying... beware cheap and cheerful...
@@JJONNYREPP Well, I suspect that this is culture difference in some manner with regards to portion and/or package sizes. Most Americans who aren't the obese bastards, automatically know that these big bags of potato chips are not meant to be eaten by one person in one sitting. When getting yourself a helping, you usually just grab yourself a handful of chips and that's it. You don't take the whole bag. We have these things call chip clips, which are Metal or plastic clothes pin like devices that help close your bags after you get out what you need. When I see non-Americans go into Amerian stores while on vacation, and they buy multiple big bags of junk food, we'rexall thinking, when are they gonna have time to eat all of that. You see, your used to packaging for single personal helping size, and then you assume that our large bags are the cause of obesity. Not true. Because like I said earlier, we know we're not supposed to eat the whole bag. Some people do of course, but that's not the average eye person. This goes for all food btw. For example a box of cereal should last at least a week even if eaten every day.
@@JJONNYREPP oh regarding Choice of Varieties of the same food type...well, your concern about having a lot of varieties that aren't as popular as others is handled via basic marketing and sales records. Companies come out with new varieties all the time. They then monitor how well each is selling and in what locations. And if a particular variety isn't selling well in one location, or at all anywhere, they will discontinue that variety. But if it's successful, they'll continue to make it. But you never know what's popular unless you make it. Companies are willing to take the risk and innovate their brands to find what the people want and like. In UK's case, it seems you're stuck with just a few basic varieties which has a tendency to stagnate your choices.
@@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay **FIRST TIME EVER in Walmart** OUR REACTION | British Geordie Couple in Florida | Disney World fat bastards or no - the fault may lie with the aforementioned sub-standard product being purchased. supermarkets are hardly the last bastions of good food and clean living...leaving folk bloated and liable to wind as opposed to being sated(?) are we saying above average goods are on sale in these wholesale type clearance stores? as for eating a big bag o chips in one sitting... yeah, some would, but then the UK large portion would be smaller in size to the american large portion... though, again, i am not sure why americans are afraid of seeing an empty cupboard or a cupbaord that they aint keeping constantly well stocked.... do they feel it's a loss of face if their cupboards, upon inspection, aren't chock stock full of wares? dont mention the donner party, perhaps? ...(IF YER OFFENDED BY USE OF VERNACULAR THEN STOP READING)... y'see, it's all relative. UK has smaller portions becuz... a smaller nation with a population which dwells relatively speaking, near it's food source, refer to sam kinison and his skit on starvation...isn't gonna wanna bulk buy. not when it's a 10/20 minute walk to the store...you probably bulk buy when yer in a malls as opposed to a local corner shop. and american consumer kultur seems mall biased... this is hardly hunter gather mentality, though - and i think your people may be.. erm... ok; they would still be deemed the fat bastards we have deemed them to be. and i know not all americans are fat bastards. go work in a dark room - you'll soon pile on the pounds. though, again, not all americans work in a dark room. i wonder if my father was deemed a spic cos he went into a walmart in florida? i am just surmising... on a more personable note i am thinking: away with all these idiots and their you cant go there or there or there you have to stand there or there and talk to him or her... as for choice of store to shop in - rather difficult when folk sabotage the produce and/or sources from whence food emanates. do you have corner shops in america ie: little stores where you buy yer vittles? i am surmising old walmart began in such a small setting and rose to be the massive commercial concern it is today...? it's good to have choice... but then again i have never been to the USA and could not ascertain how your towns are set out. maybe it's all geared towards out of town shopping where you are required to get in a car and drive to get yer groceries..? hardly stuff which need concern me but then again do we give a damn at the end off the day as this is merely chit chat and hardly the end of the world if we deem people fat bastards or lazy sons of bitches for hopping into their cars every 5 mins cos they feel the OCD need to drive about cos they've an irk to deal with...
My Wife is from the Philippines so when I first took her to a Wal-Mart she was even more overwhelmed then you guys were. Did you notice that most stores in the USA are very cold inside? We Americans love our Air conditioning.
The purpose of those big sizes is so families don't have to do a weekly shop. My family can do 3 weeks without shopping. We also have a big house party and gathering culture here. Like those giant tubs of cheese balls are for parties where multiple people would be eating them. And some massive packs of chips or cookies have "party pack" labeled on it.
👍👍👍👍👍👍 Hey Mark, relax and just realize that we do things different here. The amount of choice at Walmart is not a source of frustration or confusion. After you know what know what brands you like and what you are going to buy you kind of ignore the rest. We aren't all overweight but plenty of us are, and for that matter so are many of you. One of the biggest contributors to our waist lines are the fast food places, convenience food, and car culture. Yes we drive everywhere. Even short distances. Things here are very spread out and the country is massive. I live in Seattle in the state of Washington that is a flight distance of 2555 to Orlando Florida. (That's approx 4100 km) or the flight distance from London to Tehran (Iran) The US has 6.6 million miles of paved roads and the UK has 400K. (Canada has 1 million and Russia 1.3 million.) So of course we've built our lives around the convenience and necessity of owning and using cars. Oh and big trucks too. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ And by the way that Walmart looked in poor condition. They are everywhere in cities big and small all over the US and some are kept in better condition than other. Also, there are many many other supermarket brands and some are very upscale and expensive and some are for those on a smaller budget. Something for everyone. Anyway , hope you enjoyed your stay here in the US. You seem a lovely couple.
Hi, thanks for the insight. It is just so different to over in the UK. It was so busy and even other shoppers were saying it was incredibly busy. I suppose you would just get used to it. Haha. Guessing you are a hawks fan?
To be fair, I get why he was frustrated, because they'd been in the store for hours and the grocery section is always the busiest so it would be hard for them to look and find what they wanted, and all the products were different. But he did seem a bit grumpy at the end.
Hello👋🏾. The sizes are big for families, parties, social events, church,school...and there are so many varieties of products for individual preferences because Wal-Mart wants you to buy/find everything in their store; One Stop Shop.
@@christineperez7562 Sizes are big in the US because competition is fierce and prices are cheap. Size is just one way to compete. There are multiple national brands for every product, then regional brands and local brands. You don't appreciate until you go elsewhere with 1 or 2 choices for most products and the prices are ridiculous because of lack of competition.
@@christineperez7562 Go grocery shopping in Cuba then come back and tell us your experience. I guarantee you'll be speaking a different and less-judgmental tune!
@@christineperez7562 "Like other countries do not have families or churches." No, but they also don't have large homes and large refrigerators. You need to see a video of a typical home in the UK or France vs USA. Plus the salaries are quite a bit larger over here, which enables us to afford the large homes and large refrigerators. "Sizes are big in the US because we eat to much." We eat a lot in California and the obesity rate is only 27%. Here in Silicon Valley (part of the San Fransisco Bay Area) its only 18%. We're probably more health conscious and therefore exercise more. It's a choice! 🙂
As of February 2021, two British companies acquired ASDA. They are EG Group and TDR Capital. Walmart does retains an equity investment and a seat on the board
Wal-Mart is learning that just opening Wal-Mart or Wal-Mart clones does not work in every country. There are different expectations from different cultures. If ASDA is succeeding in the UK, it's probably specifically because it's so different from the U.S. stores.
"Too much choice!" Spoken like a true non-American 🤣🤣🤣🤣 The reason why some of the sizes are so huge, are because people who live out in the middle of nowhere can't afford to drive an hour to Walmart and back every day just for a sandwich and tea, so buying in bulk is meant to last for a few weeks or longer. Food is cheap, petrol is not. 🤣
This is true, the shopping culture is very different in the US than in Europe. We do not shop every day. Usually once a week, once every two weeks and sometimes once a month.
Yes I hate that. Like, who gets to decide what is "too much"? These kind of statements always come from people who don't understand the concepts of individualism and free-market capitalism...and they are not always from other countries...too many Americans have this attitude as well!
He holds up the chips and says there's no use, as it clearly says "party size" .... why would want to buy a bunch of small items to cater to a party when you can buy one big item for a Bargain
I live close to Tampa here in Florida. I am always happy to see Tourists having a good time here. A few years ago a man and his Daughter visited at our house from Australia. We both belonged to a Capri convertible car club on Facebook. That is how we got together. They stayed over night at our house and had Dinner and Breakfast with us. We went to Church because it was Sunday. I let him drive around in our Capri and taught him how to drive on the wrong side of the road. The 1991-1994 Ford Capri was made in Australia. That was the connection we had. He liked Wal-Mart too. We still keep in touch.
I was amazed how perplexed they were at the sizes... We don't sit down and eat those amounts in a sitting. Those were my 3 kids and 2 adults for a week... Do they not stock the kitchen for the whole family in UK?
No... That's my point. We don't eat those portions at home. We stock our deep freezers. We separate those large packages into meals for our large families. Because we don't shop daily or weekly...trust me we hate shopping at Walmart... We just stock up.
Walmart on black friday,which is after thanksgiving,after Christmas,after New Year is like," A traffic jam,and a wrestling match! Baby steps,shouldering,fighting over sale items,especially in the toy isles! I went one time n was like "Never again!
If you have 4 people in your family and you have milk with cereal or your breakfast then serve it to your kids at lunch or dinner, a half gallon of milk wont last that long. Take into consideration Americans have huge refridgerators so we purchase bigger quantities of food so we don't have to shop as often. We also buy things like meats, vegetables, etc. in bulk to freeze. Many Americans have a full size freezer in their garage. At the very least they have a freezer that is part of their fridge. Most Americans only shop a couple times per month. Some only once a month.
Why do people always talk about the sizes? If you have a family of three an half gallon is nothing. You don’t have to run back to the store every five mins.
Honestly, everything in North America is bigger. The standard fridge in the UK isn't built for the size of chilled food and drinks in the US. The size of the standard kitchen isn't big enough for a US size fridge...
For the milk sure i can understand. we do half gallon a week and only one person in the house has milk, but for the rest i'm not so sure. Like that bag of cheese you would only see a bag that big for catering use. But with that being said since we are a small island, we tend to do a weekly shop where as with the US being a much larger place i could see a bi-weekly or even monthly shop for the longer lasting food stuff (main shop) and a quick shop for the shorter lifespan stuff each week ( or even grabbing stuff on the way home).
Such a great video!! I was a WAL-MART store manager for over 9 years and worked in 6 different stores in calif. And seeing you guys walk thru a store was really fun thx
Great to see! I was born and raised in Central Florida and would always recommend buying trinkets and gifts that are Disney/Universal Studios/Sea World themed at Walmart or other area stores. You’ll save a ton over park prices. When we’ve gone on vacations to other parts of the US or other countries and found lots of things we wanted to buy, but didn’t want to pay extra for checked bags, we shipped it back. Particularly if it was a unique item that we felt we really wanted or the prices were very good and made it worth the cost of shipping. As for the trolleys (shopping carts for my fellow Americans lol), Walmart has notoriously bad ones. They get damaged in the parking lots when people hit them with their cars and from improper maintenance. I also think that part of the poor maintenance is that they don’t keep the wheels oiled properly given that most carts carry such a heavy load from the massive purchases people make all day. Most Walmart locations have many good carts; the trick is to take one and test it by pushing it a short ways. If it drags or is terrible, turn around and put it back and try another. Nice to see an outside perspective on Walmart! Once you’re used to it, it’s not as overwhelming. I’m not much older than you both and I remember when Walmart was a regular department store. It was a big deal when they became grocery store/department store hybrids and changed to Walmart SuperCenters or more commonly called Super Walmart. Target is more high end and even they have copied that model and there are Super Target stores. Those are even better because the food selection is more high end and so are other things like furniture. If you think the sizes at Walmart are huge, you should have tried going in Sams Club, which is owned by Walmart. The big membership club style warehouse stores in Florida are Sams, Costco, and BJs. Some things in the clubs are twice the size as they are in Walmart! By the way, I graduated from the University of Florida where Gatorade was invented as a supplement to help or aid our athletes during games and practice. It’s named Gatorade because the mascot for UF is the Gators. If you go back, check to see if the area’s outlet stores are still open. You can save SO MUCH money on designer brands at the outlet malls. Although I was born and raised in Florida, we left the state a few years ago for my husband’s job and moved to Colorado, then Arizona, and now we’re in NYC, so I’m a little rusty on what’s still available in the Kissimmee/Orlando area. Great video!
One reason why' there's a lot of choice is because when we go to the supermarket/grocery store , shoppers are very loyal to their favorite brands like Kellogg's, post and General Mills cereals, brands of canned foods like del Monte, Hunt's and Cantadina ( three popular national brands of canned fruits and veggies products) so forth and so on.
Hi, I just try and imagine walking round and grabbing all the goodies. My trolley would be full. Throw a banana on the top to make it look a bit more healthy. Haha. Hope you are doing ok tho during all of this.x
It's no wonder the shopping carts (trolleys) didn't steer so well. One problem is that in the southern states, the parking lot gets so hot that the wheels of the cart start to melt, leaving a flat spot. Alternately, it gets hit hard enough to warp the frame, or a wheel picks up something that gets caught in the spindle and stops it from rotating properly, so the cart pulls to one side.
There is a massive amount of choices but if your borne here you have your favorite brands of whatever your buying and that's how we cut through that you just know witch brand of every thing your buying
Part of the reason for the impressions you got are because you're at a Walmart in Florida near Disney....sooooooo many tourists/travelers in addition to residents shopping. Plus, the prices would be higher than my Walmart....in a suburban town, very agricultural still. As far as sizes, I know ours are bigger, and I know it's just the two of you....but I would shop for AT LEAST a week at a time, most times for 2 weeks. If you have a family, that bag of crisps is gone in one or two go's. So is a gallon of milk -- here we drink milk by the glass, in cereal, cook with it, etc....it's not just for coffee or tea. Lots of people I know buy in bulk and then freeze portions or freeze meals ahead of time. I think it's just a cultural difference, the way we shop and the way we think about food and the way we use different things.
More than a year later and this popped into my "suggested video" feed. I clicked on it because why not, right? And it turns out you're visiting the Walmart that's less than a 20 minute drive to my house here in Kissimmee.
They were at a Super Walmart. There are 3 types of Walmarts, Neighborhood Markets which is just groceries, Walmart which is everything but groceries, and Super Walmart which is a combination of the two.
@@mavoc3094 Not in my area. I live by a small walmart in comparison to the regular stores in nearby cities but ours has a combination of everything but no fresh meat/produce like I hear they have in the super stores.
@@mavoc3094 Oh, I understood you to say the second type had "everything but groceries". Ours has plenty of groceries just not fresh meats. We have frozen meats and all other staple groceries.
Drop the car off in the automotive area for some new tires. While you wait, get yourself a haircut then an eye exam. While waiting for your new glasses, get your nails did. Nails done, get your new glasses then pay your electric, cell & cable bill. That's done, now go get your scripts filled at the pharmacy. What it's lunchtime? McDonalds, Subway or what other fast food place they have. Now it's time to shop. Hot tub for this winter. Gold fish, school supplies & shorts for the kid. 62" flat screen for the game room, new PC for work & tablet for play. Some lunch meat, cheese slices & steak, all custom cut when you request it. "Customer" your vehicle is ready. BooM!!! Yea, if Super Walmart ain't got it, you don't need it. In fact, it probably doesn't exist.
No, ita the most advertised for sure but we love Vegas and Boston. We live right next to Hadrians Wall. (Stretching 73 miles from coast to coast, Hadrian's Wall was built to guard the wild north-west frontier of the Roman Empire.)
@@MarkandJodie That's one of the things that surprises Americans, how small the UK is. 73 miles doesn't even get you coast to coast in Florida. Tampa to Vero Beach, close to as straight across from the Gulf to the Atlantic, is 140 miles. That's even farther than Bristol to London.
@@kokomo9764 I went from London to Mississippi and Louisiana. Because im from London i too have never understood the fascination of it being a place many people want to see. so i stayed with Friends for 5 weeks and lived the life they lived and did activitys together is there local town and city. Like shooting, swamps, casinos, beach so on.
We have large homes with large fridges. I even have a deep freezer in my basement. It's not like we eat everything in one sitting... I typically do a big shopping trip about twice a month and load up on freezer items, meats, cereals, canned goods and stuff like that. Then during the week I will usually grab a gallon of milk, and some fresh bread as needed.
9:00 everywhere I have lived in the US there are large Mexican families who buy loads of tomatoes, cheese, avocados, etc. for the whole week. It's a smart way to shop and Tex-Mex food is divine. I think big families are generally more common here so "family size" bulk items are common. 16:24 at Costco you have to buy milk 2 gallons at a time.
My wife and I are in the upper income bracket, but we shop at Walmart for some items. Cheerios in Walmart for $2.95 a box is the same box of Cheerios at our supermarket that are $4.95.
That's how many keep their money, right?? Smart shopping. Some even use coupons, watch for sales etc. Just because you have more money doesn't mean you have to spend it like you want to be a rock star lol.
I grocery shop as seldom as possible so I buy things like family packs of meat, separate into smaller portions then freeze it. I have a side by side fridge/freezer and a deep freeze.
Ours sizes are larger because we have bigger refrigerators and kitchens, and we typically shop for a week or more at a time, not every day or two like in Europe.
Sometimes people from UK forget that the U.S. is still on the Standard system of weights and measurement so yes it's still a little bigger than metric weights and measurement. Of course yes the packaging is made for a week or two of family use to avoid having to go to the market every couple of days.
People usually have large families, and even more so large family and friend gatherings and parties, that's why things have the option of family and party size
Yea Walmart shopping isn't for a weekly run. I go once every 2 months or so. It's just me and my mom but we have a standup freezer that we can stock up so nothing is going to go to waste. Anything that gets used quicker, we go to Food Lion which is a regular grocery that could fit inside Walmart, lol. That half gallon of milk will last more than a few days depending on how much you drink/use.
WalMart actually owns ASDA. I can see WalMart being a bit of a shock to y'all, even the bigger stores in London are no where near the size of a WalMart!
It's fun walking around the land of plenty. I've been a Costco member for decades and have entered and then left empty handed. I've also gone into Walmart and left with just a single item. It will all be there tomorrow - if I need it. I'm not much of an impulse shopper. Too much impulse shopping and you eventually run out of home storage space.
Okay, so the packages are big. Doesn't mean you have to eat it all in one sitting, lol. Take a portion out, refrigerate the rest, use as needed. Saves money to buy in bulk and also saves on trips back to the store.
You have to CHECK out your cart before you walk off with it... otherwise you're going to be struggling with it the entire time you're there. It takes all of a few seconds to make sure your wheels are going to be smooth. I push my carts right to left and then front ways and back ways.
Usually, I do a monthly shopping trip. Large fridge and Freezer. If you're buying at Walmart then you're going for choices and bulk. Like the cheese bag you pointed out would be for a larger family gathering, making (multiple?) large dish, or you intend to long term store it. Walmart is definitely big and that's why you usually make a shopping list before to leave the house so you make a plan for your pathing and avoid impulse buys (like cute key chains and ring lamps). There's always a sale going on in every department at Walmart.
Don't get us wrong, I would probably eat that full bag, it's just that in the UK, normal food stores don't have these sizes in so to us its funny to see.
@@MarkandJodie I definitely enjoyed your humorous take on Walmart. :) Thank you for sharing and great job on not getting kicked out. Walmart doesn't let you film or photo their prices.
If you are in Florida and going to Disney, those large water bottles with Disney figures are good to buy at Walmart because then you can go to the park and refill them with water for free. It saves you money from buying bottled water at the park.
Tip: Always test out the carts before entering the store. If it doesn’t roll correctly, choose one that does and leave the wobbly one behind, so they know that one needs a screwdriver to tighten the wheels. Taking the trolleys around the parking lot causes the wear and tear which could get missed when collected in stacked rows. It takes one extra minute to avoid the frustration of having to steer instead of guide the shopping cart.
One reason we Americans buy such big bags of stuff (aka. Bulk Purchasing), is that if we find things like grated cheese On Sale, we can bring it home, divide it into smaller bags, keep one in the refrigerator, freeze the rest, and "Bob's your Uncle" ..... You got bargain cheese for months! Most American families keep a separate freezer in the laundry room, garage, or other such storage room.
Holy blank. i have NEVER been to a Walmarts - thank goodness!!!!! there are none in Manhattan (NY). on the other hand, you can get things in bulk - try and find those bigger boxes or bottles in NYC. hah! good luck! i can’t even find larger bottles of vinegar where i live!!!
You were quite right about those over-frosted cookies. They taste like raw dough with enough sugar to give you diabetes if you eat more than one lol. The reason we buy big quantities is because Americans generally do not like food shopping, homes have lots of storage space, and most importantly, it's considerably cheaper to buy the "family sized" box. Glad you enjoyed it, I'm American yet I still find it overwhelming. What the hell am I supposed to do with a box of SIXTY EGGS?! (Not making that up, they have family packs of 5 dozen eggs.)
We are on our 70s, just the 2 of us on a fixed income in a very small town with limited shopping. 75 miles to the closest mall. We have 2 supermarkets and Walmart. I use the sales brochures and rarely pay regular prices. We have a large frig w/ a freezer plus 2 upright freezers. I usually buy ice cream at less than $2 per carton 4-6 cartonsat a time..used to be half gallon size, but they have shrunk. Only have to get ice cream about once every month or 6 weeks. The same with coffee, chips, sodas, canned veggies, detergent, paper goods. etc. I buy milk, bread fresh veggies and fruit weekly, according to what is on sale. My house is well stocked at all times. Walmart is only for items I'm out of and aren't on sale anywhere else. Meat is only purchased on sale and determines my menus for the week. Extras are frozen. By buying like this, I get our food at the lowest prices but don't go over my budget. I can't believe it when I see someone pick up a $6-8/ pound roast (up to more than $30) when last week it was on sale for $4/pound (around $16). And they bypass the skinless, boneless chicken breasts on sale for $2/pound. They must have unlimited money, but we don't and I make every penny count.
Do keep in mind when looking at package sizes (and not just food) that families with 4+ children are not uncommon. And a gallon or 1/2 gallon of milk is reasonable if you eat cereal for breakfast (kids will also eat it after school), so baking, or, erm...DRINK A GLASS OF MILK. For a splash in yer cuppa, a pint will suffice.
A lot of Americans buy in bulk so that shopping doesn't have to be done so often. We have a lot more storage space for food in our homes like walk-in pantries, large refrigerators, and chest freezers which are just 2m × 2m × 1m freezers. I personally do my actual grocery shopping about once a month. I get 10lbs each of chicken, salmon, ground beef, ribeye steak, and pork chops. Then I get a 25lb (about 11.4kg) bag of rice, chicken broth, and any condiments I am low on. For stuff like bread, produce, eggs, milk and other dairy I have an awesome convenience store right by me that sells all that (including fresh baked bread) so I can just pick it up as needed.
Hi there, I live in Florida about 40 mins from the Disney area, I've been to various WalMarts in the Disney and Orlando hotel area and they are SUPER BUSY all the time. The WalMarts around my area are never that busy. Loved your video.
I agree Walmarts are pretty busy and usually not in the best condition. So I shop at another regional supermarket (Meijer) for my main groceries and then also Costco and Aldi's.
LOL This is my first time watching this channel & I was initially amused he called the cart (or buggy?) a trolley. And how he referenced that Austin Powers scene. 😁 When I come across a “difficult &/or uncooperative” trolley I’ll keep exchanging til I find a good one... or bf selects a cart & tells me “that’s a smooth ride” 😂 Did I hear correctly? Colorado Springs? Just a hop, skip & a jump from Denver. 😃
I can only imagine what your reaction would have been in a Sam's Club or Costco store, lol. To put it into perspective, they are bulk stores where you might find a pie the size of a huge wagon wheel! Or a carton of 36 eggs! Etc. It's made for people with large families or for those who only want to go to the store once a month. And people who live in more rural areas may travel an hour to get there but it's a one stop shop that will keep them in stick for a month or longer.
Someone else just told us about Sams Club. It’s totally understandable why they do the sizes, it’s just so strange to see when you all your used to are sizes like 500ml, 1ltr items. The biggest we usually can get in milk form is 6 litres, no gallons. I think it just shocks us as we don’t have the fridge space. 😁
Lol... we don't get stressed because we're used to it! The large portions like that cheese you picked up are either for if you have a large family then you don't have to run back to the store every few days.... And also even for one or two people usually buying the larger package costs less in the longer run, i.e. it can be a lot less per pound! And, lol, y'all needed to find other restaurants than burger joints, ha, ha!
I live three blocks from Walmart I don't like to go to Walmart when it's so busy so I go at 7 in the morning no people are in there I can go through all the aisles and get all my stuff and get out of there before people show up, and you bought a lot of things that are party size family size
Just so you understand a usual American family has a extra freezer in the garage or basement to put bulk items in like ya know all that cheese is freezable - the freezer is typically the size of a bathtub lol but like 4 feet tall like the height of a 6 year old kid
CostCo, Sam’s Club, and to a lesser degree Walmart, have bulk food items so the price per pound is cheaper. Perfect for restaurants, institutions, and big families that go through a lot of food.
I must say that this Wal Mart is one of the best stocked I've ever seen. And I've worked for Wal Mart 13 years. Of course it is one year into the pandemic and peoples buying habits/hoarding has made a difference.
iv gone to wallyworld jist to get exercise b4. lol. that place is huge. and ya, y'all r right, if u see something pick it up cuz u can always put it down cuz u dont wanna have to walk a mile back across the store if u decide u want it. lol
Firtst, that is not the normal size supercenter. That Walmart is massive because of how close it is to Disneyworld. Also not all Walmarts are crowded like that. I wouldn't shop at that one.
Browsing always takes much longer than shopping with a plan or list. I can shop anywhere from 1/2 hr to 3 hrs. It all depends on whether I have a list & know what I want or if I'm going to browse and play it by ear. Then, if you add browsing the non-food areas, that adds the most (usually unproductive) time. As others have said, we shop less often here & our refrigerators and freezers are much larger. So shopping time , I would guess, pretty much averages about the same.
I always have a trip to Walmart whenever I’m over there. Totally agree with you about moving the trolleys. Very hard to do. Mainly my Walmart shopping consists of m and m’s and chips ahoy cookies. Think my best buy last October was the sock advent calendars. Bought them for my daughters got nightmare before Christmas for one and marvel for my other daughter. Saw them for sale on Facebook when I got back for 3 times the price so I wish I had brought more home lol. Could have made a fortune
Have enjoyed watching your Vlogs! We don’t like Walmart it’s a little busy for us we much prefer Publix it’s more expensive but better quality we feel.
This was an experience to say the least.
P.S Mark looks about 30!!
Will take that all day long. Haha.
Different kind of store.
❤️I Love Publix!!!❤️
To be fair, I prefer large sizes because it’s less time having to do grocery shopping. Once or twice a month is all I do. Also, there are large families who shop too.
There are only 2 of us so that's why looking at the size of stuff was funny. We would only be thinking about the possible waste from the stuff not being used. I get not wanting to go out every week for food if that was the challenge but the store was extremely busy when we went. X
Yep. I grocery shop like once every 6 to 8 weeks.
@@Icureditwithmybrain do you not eat produce?
I agree. I buy larger so it lasts longer. I once a month shop except for produce and dairy which I shop for weekly.
@@reagan6743 Chest freezer filled with frozen veggies, plus fresh veg grown in garden 👍
I had the reverse culture shock when I visited London, Asda, Tesco- everything was smaller and expensive! My sister- who lived in Windsor at the time - said was due to smaller homes and shallow refrigerators. Our fridges are massive and we tend to buy in bulk so we don't we have to go grocery shopping all the time.
Why not question who is limiting your choices rather than complain?
True..... we have large refrigerators and most of us have at least one extra refrigerator and sometimes freezers. We just like having alot.
This is what Socialism does to society, kill steal, and destroys its people.
@@kennethhudson8013 Oh please.
@@kennethhudson8013 wtf lol
I lived in England, one big difference that I noticed was I had to go to the store 3 times a week to get food. In the US I only go to the store once a week. So I like the food in big containers I don't like going to the store all the time, just because it's in a big container doesn't mean we eat it all at once we stock up here, or at least I do.
Shannon Freeman
Yeah, I remember going to the supermarket once a week when I was a boy, and I'm 84. .How long have there been supermarkets in Britain? How about air conditioning? How about, well, almost everything.
Yeah we buy bulk because it's cheaper and less going to the store. But we don't eat it all in one go lol we cook what we can eat and store the rest in the fridge for next time.
Bingo!
Food in England goes rotten in about two days. Especially fruit and vegetables.
Exactly... I lived in England for 3 years. They're always commenting on how big a box of cereals are and how big the packages are. Because we don't go to the grocery store four times a week. In Japan single people go to the grocery store every evening after work to buy something to to fix for supper.
You guys are adorable but to be honest if you weren't at a Disney heavy area or a major city most of what you bought would have been half the price. Wal-Mart's prices vary based on location.
And the amount of Disney merch was out of balance for the rest of the country. Perfect for Kissimmee though.
Exactly. Go to Tampa or to Daytona Beach and the Walmart prices will be a lot more American and less touristy.
I can't imagine their reaction to Costco or Sam's club
They have similar. In Europe its "makro".
They also have Costco in the UK. 29 of them to be exact.
No Sam's club?
Then why do you make a big deal about wallmart?
HaHaHa...!!!
The misperception about the packaging sizes is that they are in no way meant to be eaten all in one setting. In America our fridges and freezers are much larger than they are in Europe and elsewhere so we are able to buy in bulk. This is so bvb we don't have to go to the store everyday. There's just not enough time in the day to run to the store everyday. But that's not to say that food doesn't often spoil in the fridge when we don't find the time to consume it.
This ^^^^ Plus American packaged food is so full of preservatives, it lasts far longer than it really should.
**FIRST TIME EVER in Walmart** OUR REACTION | British Geordie Couple in Florida | Disney World 1256pm 12.3.22 price comparison would have been welcome ie: what are they paying for half a gallon of milk as opposed what we pay for a 4 pint carton? as for bigger portions - i mean, that's cool.. but, mostly, folk in UK with that kindda caper would be fat bastards all round.. no one would be spared!!!! as your USA stores seems to be quite a bit out of town then i can see why you dont shop everyday. i would prefer to shop everyday for such things as fresh bread. or veg.. believe me in UK we have people hassle you for going to the store everyday. they probably invented the term j-walking... they seem to think it is an issue. i do not. go figure. having to eat food is hardly a compulsion unless yer one of these fat bastards spoken of. no i think the UK would just implode with the overall masses of variety on offer. the UK consumer would be so excited it wouldnt know what to purchase.. choice is good - to some degree. it could also mean a great deal of crud is stocked on the shelves in the way of edibles. sub standard foods are an issue in UK - believe me, i know. so i am surmising it is the case over there - probably why you have weight issues, perhaps... almond milk? if you have a nut allergy then you could end up dying... beware cheap and cheerful...
@@JJONNYREPP Well, I suspect that this is culture difference in some manner with regards to portion and/or package sizes. Most Americans who aren't the obese bastards, automatically know that these big bags of potato chips are not meant to be eaten by one person in one sitting. When getting yourself a helping, you usually just grab yourself a handful of chips and that's it. You don't take the whole bag. We have these things call chip clips, which are Metal or plastic clothes pin like devices that help close your bags after you get out what you need. When I see non-Americans go into Amerian stores while on vacation, and they buy multiple big bags of junk food, we'rexall thinking, when are they gonna have time to eat all of that. You see, your used to packaging for single personal helping size, and then you assume that our large bags are the cause of obesity. Not true. Because like I said earlier, we know we're not supposed to eat the whole bag. Some people do of course, but that's not the average eye person. This goes for all food btw. For example a box of cereal should last at least a week even if eaten every day.
@@JJONNYREPP oh regarding Choice of Varieties of the same food type...well, your concern about having a lot of varieties that aren't as popular as others is handled via basic marketing and sales records. Companies come out with new varieties all the time. They then monitor how well each is selling and in what locations. And if a particular variety isn't selling well in one location, or at all anywhere, they will discontinue that variety. But if it's successful, they'll continue to make it. But you never know what's popular unless you make it. Companies are willing to take the risk and innovate their brands to find what the people want and like. In UK's case, it seems you're stuck with just a few basic varieties which has a tendency to stagnate your choices.
@@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay **FIRST TIME EVER in Walmart** OUR REACTION | British Geordie Couple in Florida | Disney World fat bastards or no - the fault may lie with the aforementioned sub-standard product being purchased. supermarkets are hardly the last bastions of good food and clean living...leaving folk bloated and liable to wind as opposed to being sated(?) are we saying above average goods are on sale in these wholesale type clearance stores? as for eating a big bag o chips in one sitting... yeah, some would, but then the UK large portion would be smaller in size to the american large portion... though, again, i am not sure why americans are afraid of seeing an empty cupboard or a cupbaord that they aint keeping constantly well stocked.... do they feel it's a loss of face if their cupboards, upon inspection, aren't chock stock full of wares? dont mention the donner party, perhaps? ...(IF YER OFFENDED BY USE OF VERNACULAR THEN STOP READING)... y'see, it's all relative. UK has smaller portions becuz... a smaller nation with a population which dwells relatively speaking, near it's food source, refer to sam kinison and his skit on starvation...isn't gonna wanna bulk buy. not when it's a 10/20 minute walk to the store...you probably bulk buy when yer in a malls as opposed to a local corner shop. and american consumer kultur seems mall biased... this is hardly hunter gather mentality, though - and i think your people may be.. erm... ok; they would still be deemed the fat bastards we have deemed them to be. and i know not all americans are fat bastards. go work in a dark room - you'll soon pile on the pounds. though, again, not all americans work in a dark room. i wonder if my father was deemed a spic cos he went into a walmart in florida? i am just surmising... on a more personable note i am thinking: away with all these idiots and their you cant go there or there or there you have to stand there or there and talk to him or her... as for choice of store to shop in - rather difficult when folk sabotage the produce and/or sources from whence food emanates. do you have corner shops in america ie: little stores where you buy yer vittles? i am surmising old walmart began in such a small setting and rose to be the massive commercial concern it is today...? it's good to have choice... but then again i have never been to the USA and could not ascertain how your towns are set out. maybe it's all geared towards out of town shopping where you are required to get in a car and drive to get yer groceries..? hardly stuff which need concern me but then again do we give a damn at the end off the day as this is merely chit chat and hardly the end of the world if we deem people fat bastards or lazy sons of bitches for hopping into their cars every 5 mins cos they feel the OCD need to drive about cos they've an irk to deal with...
My Wife is from the Philippines so when I first took her to a Wal-Mart she was even more overwhelmed then you guys were. Did you notice that most stores in the USA are very cold inside? We Americans love our Air conditioning.
@Shawn Pekpek lmao okay.
@Shawn Pekpek troll bot
@Shawn Pekpek you should do an ancenstry test lmao
i bet you dont even know what your "race" is
@Shawn Pekpek well idk if i believe in "race"..we are all humans.
are you more concerned about culture or bloodlines? lmao
@Shawn Pekpek why?
Those sizes are "family" or "party" size! 🤣🤣🤣
Big families and lots of parties. Haha.
@@MarkandJodie yeah alot of american eat big food size for themselves
You buy the family size and eat on it a week. I myself have a family of 5 that bag of chips is school lunches my guy
@@MarkandJodie I bet you have figured out all you need to know about America’s obesity epidemic after seeing the junk food isles!
@@solvingpolitics3172 the UK are doing a good job of catching up.
lol It is called Cornhole because the first version of the game was with little bags of corn.
The purpose of those big sizes is so families don't have to do a weekly shop. My family can do 3 weeks without shopping.
We also have a big house party and gathering culture here. Like those giant tubs of cheese balls are for parties where multiple people would be eating them. And some massive packs of chips or cookies have "party pack" labeled on it.
👍👍👍👍👍👍 Hey Mark, relax and just realize that we do things different here. The amount of choice at Walmart is not a source of frustration or confusion. After you know what know what brands you like and what you are going to buy you kind of ignore the rest. We aren't all overweight but plenty of us are, and for that matter so are many of you. One of the biggest contributors to our waist lines are the fast food places, convenience food, and car culture. Yes we drive everywhere. Even short distances. Things here are very spread out and the country is massive. I live in Seattle in the state of Washington that is a flight distance of 2555 to Orlando Florida. (That's approx 4100 km) or the flight distance from London to Tehran (Iran) The US has 6.6 million miles of paved roads and the UK has 400K. (Canada has 1 million and Russia 1.3 million.) So of course we've built our lives around the convenience and necessity of owning and using cars. Oh and big trucks too. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ And by the way that Walmart looked in poor condition. They are everywhere in cities big and small all over the US and some are kept in better condition than other. Also, there are many many other supermarket brands and some are very upscale and expensive and some are for those on a smaller budget. Something for everyone. Anyway , hope you enjoyed your stay here in the US. You seem a lovely couple.
Hi, thanks for the insight. It is just so different to over in the UK. It was so busy and even other shoppers were saying it was incredibly busy. I suppose you would just get used to it. Haha. Guessing you are a hawks fan?
Well said a0017.... Long name ..LoL
Americans love BIG things, big land, big homes, big portions and big cars...our Nation was bent on expansion.
Your response is spot-on! ❤
I hate shopping at Walmart because you never know what brands will be there. Too hit and miss for me.
To be fair, I get why he was frustrated, because they'd been in the store for hours and the grocery section is always the busiest so it would be hard for them to look and find what they wanted, and all the products were different. But he did seem a bit grumpy at the end.
Hello👋🏾. The sizes are big for families, parties, social events, church,school...and there are so many varieties of products for individual preferences because Wal-Mart wants you to buy/find everything in their store; One Stop Shop.
Ah, thankyou. That explains a lot.x
Like other countries do not have families or churches. Sizes are big in the US because we eat to much.
@@christineperez7562 Sizes are big in the US because competition is fierce and prices are cheap. Size is just one way to compete. There are multiple national brands for every product, then regional brands and local brands.
You don't appreciate until you go elsewhere with 1 or 2 choices for most products and the prices are ridiculous because of lack of competition.
@@christineperez7562 Go grocery shopping in Cuba then come back and tell us your experience. I guarantee you'll be speaking a different and less-judgmental tune!
@@christineperez7562
"Like other countries do not have families or churches."
No, but they also don't have large homes and large refrigerators. You need to see a video of a typical home in the UK or France vs USA.
Plus the salaries are quite a bit larger over here, which enables us to afford the large homes and large refrigerators.
"Sizes are big in the US because we eat to much."
We eat a lot in California and the obesity rate is only 27%. Here in Silicon Valley (part of the San Fransisco Bay Area) its only 18%. We're probably more health conscious and therefore exercise more. It's a choice! 🙂
Omg the Walmart guy bless him 🥺🥺
He was awesome. All the staff were really. Still a mad place to go for shopping.x
Americans don't know how good we have it ! God Bless America
Walmart owns ASDA so it's funny that the shopping experiences are so different.
how was it being a walmart manager?
As of February 2021, two British companies acquired ASDA. They are EG Group and TDR Capital. Walmart does retains an equity investment and a seat on the board
Wal-Mart is learning that just opening Wal-Mart or Wal-Mart clones does not work in every country. There are different expectations from different cultures. If ASDA is succeeding in the UK, it's probably specifically because it's so different from the U.S. stores.
"Too much choice!" Spoken like a true non-American 🤣🤣🤣🤣 The reason why some of the sizes are so huge, are because people who live out in the middle of nowhere can't afford to drive an hour to Walmart and back every day just for a sandwich and tea, so buying in bulk is meant to last for a few weeks or longer. Food is cheap, petrol is not. 🤣
Also, I like how Mark is clearly having a miniature panic attack, but then he sees the booze and everything is hunky dory 🤣
This is true, the shopping culture is very different in the US than in Europe. We do not shop every day. Usually once a week, once every two weeks and sometimes once a month.
Yes I hate that. Like, who gets to decide what is "too much"? These kind of statements always come from people who don't understand the concepts of individualism and free-market capitalism...and they are not always from other countries...too many Americans have this attitude as well!
@@shrodingerschat2258 I live in Sweden i shop every week
The massive amount of choices...Capitalism at its finest. 👍
Variety is the spice of life!
Yeah and all China made!! Smh lol
It's called freedom, not Socialism
He holds up the chips and says there's no use, as it clearly says "party size" .... why would want to buy a bunch of small items to cater to a party when you can buy one big item for a Bargain
Most Wal-Marts in the US don't have all the touristy gift selections. Also here in the southern US we call the shopping carts buggies.
I live close to Tampa here in Florida. I am always happy to see Tourists having a good time here. A few years ago a man and his Daughter visited at our house from Australia. We both belonged to a Capri convertible car club on Facebook. That is how we got together. They stayed over night at our house and had Dinner and Breakfast with us. We went to Church because it was Sunday. I let him drive around in our Capri and taught him how to drive on the wrong side of the road. The 1991-1994 Ford Capri was made in Australia. That was the connection we had. He liked Wal-Mart too. We still keep in touch.
You're kidding They make cars in Australia?What about the Holden?
@@quabledistocficklepo3597 Ford and Holden ended production in Australia a few years ago. I love my Australian made Mercury Capri Convertible.
I was amazed how perplexed they were at the sizes... We don't sit down and eat those amounts in a sitting. Those were my 3 kids and 2 adults for a week... Do they not stock the kitchen for the whole family in UK?
We do but your portion sizes are huge compared to ours.
No... That's my point. We don't eat those portions at home. We stock our deep freezers. We separate those large packages into meals for our large families. Because we don't shop daily or weekly...trust me we hate shopping at Walmart... We just stock up.
@@MarkandJodie What, you think that huge bag of cheese is a single portion size? FFS at least try to apply some common sense here.
@@bigd7481 Facts! Idiotic size and portion comments. And who gets rankled at having lots of choice? Brits are weird.
We generally buy milk in whole gallons, not even half. And it always gets drank within the week.
We always buy half gallons and never finish it.
My last purchase at Walmart was a hunting rifle chambered in .308 Winchester here in Georgia. I also picked up a few groceries.
Walmart on black friday,which is after thanksgiving,after Christmas,after New Year is like," A traffic jam,and a wrestling match! Baby steps,shouldering,fighting over sale items,especially in the toy isles! I went one time n was like "Never again!
I couldn't imagine being in there on a big sale day.
If you have 4 people in your family and you have milk with cereal or your breakfast then serve it to your kids at lunch or dinner, a half gallon of milk wont last that long. Take into consideration Americans have huge refridgerators so we purchase bigger quantities of food so we don't have to shop as often. We also buy things like meats, vegetables, etc. in bulk to freeze. Many Americans have a full size freezer in their garage. At the very least they have a freezer that is part of their fridge. Most Americans only shop a couple times per month. Some only once a month.
Which is not true Americans go shopping almost everyday. We have a problem with food in this country.
and have to stuck up especially when they're on sale
Emma F
I'm single, and I buy milk by the gallon. I love milk.
When people have a huge family to feed its cheaper to buy in bulk.
Why do people always talk about the sizes? If you have a family of three an half gallon is nothing. You don’t have to run back to the store every five mins.
Honestly, everything in North America is bigger. The standard fridge in the UK isn't built for the size of chilled food and drinks in the US. The size of the standard kitchen isn't big enough for a US size fridge...
Exactly. I'm the only one in the house who drinks milk, well eats it with cereal, and I go through about half gallon a week.
I come from a Family of 6 , 4 boys we went through 2 gallons a week my mom would beg us not to eat the "food for the week" in the first hour
For the milk sure i can understand. we do half gallon a week and only one person in the house has milk, but for the rest i'm not so sure. Like that bag of cheese you would only see a bag that big for catering use. But with that being said since we are a small island, we tend to do a weekly shop where as with the US being a much larger place i could see a bi-weekly or even monthly shop for the longer lasting food stuff (main shop) and a quick shop for the shorter lifespan stuff each week ( or even grabbing stuff on the way home).
Our sizes are huge compared to everywhere else.
Such a great video!! I was a WAL-MART store manager for over 9 years and worked in 6 different stores in calif. And seeing you guys walk thru a store was really fun thx
Great to see! I was born and raised in Central Florida and would always recommend buying trinkets and gifts that are Disney/Universal Studios/Sea World themed at Walmart or other area stores. You’ll save a ton over park prices.
When we’ve gone on vacations to other parts of the US or other countries and found lots of things we wanted to buy, but didn’t want to pay extra for checked bags, we shipped it back. Particularly if it was a unique item that we felt we really wanted or the prices were very good and made it worth the cost of shipping.
As for the trolleys (shopping carts for my fellow Americans lol), Walmart has notoriously bad ones. They get damaged in the parking lots when people hit them with their cars and from improper maintenance. I also think that part of the poor maintenance is that they don’t keep the wheels oiled properly given that most carts carry such a heavy load from the massive purchases people make all day. Most Walmart locations have many good carts; the trick is to take one and test it by pushing it a short ways. If it drags or is terrible, turn around and put it back and try another.
Nice to see an outside perspective on Walmart! Once you’re used to it, it’s not as overwhelming. I’m not much older than you both and I remember when Walmart was a regular department store. It was a big deal when they became grocery store/department store hybrids and changed to Walmart SuperCenters or more commonly
called Super Walmart.
Target is more high end and even they have copied that model and there are Super Target stores. Those are even better because the food selection is more high end and so are other things like furniture.
If you think the sizes at Walmart are huge, you should have tried going in Sams Club, which is owned by Walmart. The big membership club style warehouse stores in Florida are Sams, Costco, and BJs. Some things in the clubs are twice the size as they are in Walmart!
By the way, I graduated from the University of Florida where Gatorade was invented as a supplement to help or aid our athletes during games and practice. It’s named Gatorade because the mascot for UF is the Gators.
If you go back, check to see if the area’s outlet stores are still open. You can save SO MUCH money on designer brands at the outlet malls. Although I was born and raised in Florida, we left the state a few years ago for my husband’s job and moved to Colorado, then Arizona, and now we’re in NYC, so I’m a little rusty on what’s still available in the Kissimmee/Orlando area.
Great video!
I'll have nothing more to do with Disney since it went woke. F them.
One reason why' there's a lot of choice is because when we go to the supermarket/grocery store , shoppers are very loyal to their favorite brands like Kellogg's, post and General Mills cereals, brands of canned foods like del Monte, Hunt's and Cantadina ( three popular national brands of canned fruits and veggies products) so forth and so on.
watching this stuck in quarantine bc i miss my late night walmart snack trips 😂
Hi, I just try and imagine walking round and grabbing all the goodies. My trolley would be full. Throw a banana on the top to make it look a bit more healthy. Haha. Hope you are doing ok tho during all of this.x
Yeah high as a kite
@@white3768 that’s the key
I liked that guy stocking shelves being nice good job young man
He was such a nice guy.
Who would have thought this was actually a documentary of the last truly free moments our society would allow us.
Haha. Never looked at it like this.
It's no wonder the shopping carts (trolleys) didn't steer so well. One problem is that in the southern states, the parking lot gets so hot that the wheels of the cart start to melt, leaving a flat spot. Alternately, it gets hit hard enough to warp the frame, or a wheel picks up something that gets caught in the spindle and stops it from rotating properly, so the cart pulls to one side.
@8:53 "everything's massive, humongous" and a big jean clad arris comes into sight!🤣🤣🤣
I couldn't resist leaving it in during editing. Comedy gold.
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Noticed you got dill pickles. There is a big difference in taste between Kosher and regular dill pickles.
I know…right…Walmart has it all..great IPA beer…slabs of fresh salmon…fresh greens…plants in gardening section…curtains…bath rugs…you name it!
There is a massive amount of choices but if your borne here you have your favorite brands of whatever your buying and that's how we cut through that you just know witch brand of every thing your buying
Part of the reason for the impressions you got are because you're at a Walmart in Florida near Disney....sooooooo many tourists/travelers in addition to residents shopping. Plus, the prices would be higher than my Walmart....in a suburban town, very agricultural still. As far as sizes, I know ours are bigger, and I know it's just the two of you....but I would shop for AT LEAST a week at a time, most times for 2 weeks. If you have a family, that bag of crisps is gone in one or two go's. So is a gallon of milk -- here we drink milk by the glass, in cereal, cook with it, etc....it's not just for coffee or tea. Lots of people I know buy in bulk and then freeze portions or freeze meals ahead of time. I think it's just a cultural difference, the way we shop and the way we think about food and the way we use different things.
More than a year later and this popped into my "suggested video" feed. I clicked on it because why not, right? And it turns out you're visiting the Walmart that's less than a 20 minute drive to my house here in Kissimmee.
Is it not a reminder that you need milk.
Lol wait until you got to a Super Walmart... it’s like 2-3 floor levels
They were at a Super Walmart. There are 3 types of Walmarts, Neighborhood Markets which is just groceries, Walmart which is everything but groceries, and Super Walmart which is a combination of the two.
@@mavoc3094 Not in my area. I live by a small walmart in comparison to the regular stores in nearby cities but ours has a combination of everything but no fresh meat/produce like I hear they have in the super stores.
@@amyfrench8678 Exactly which makes in a Normal Walmart location, which was the 2nd type of location I had described.
@@mavoc3094 Oh, I understood you to say the second type had "everything but groceries". Ours has plenty of groceries just not fresh meats. We have frozen meats and all other staple groceries.
Drop the car off in the automotive area for some new tires.
While you wait, get yourself a haircut then an eye exam.
While waiting for your new glasses, get your nails did.
Nails done, get your new glasses then pay your electric, cell & cable bill.
That's done, now go get your scripts filled at the pharmacy.
What it's lunchtime? McDonalds, Subway or what other fast food place they have.
Now it's time to shop. Hot tub for this winter. Gold fish, school supplies & shorts for the kid.
62" flat screen for the game room, new PC for work & tablet for play.
Some lunch meat, cheese slices & steak, all custom cut when you request it.
"Customer" your vehicle is ready. BooM!!!
Yea, if Super Walmart ain't got it, you don't need it. In fact, it probably doesn't exist.
When I was in Britain, my interest was historical sites; for Brits it's Walmart lol. An is Florida the only place people from the UK go in the USA.
No, ita the most advertised for sure but we love Vegas and Boston. We live right next to Hadrians Wall. (Stretching 73 miles from coast to coast, Hadrian's Wall was built to guard the wild north-west frontier of the Roman Empire.)
That was obvs to your Hadrian's Wall mention lol.
@@MarkandJodie That's one of the things that surprises Americans, how small the UK is. 73 miles doesn't even get you coast to coast in Florida. Tampa to Vero Beach, close to as straight across from the Gulf to the Atlantic, is 140 miles. That's even farther than Bristol to London.
Foreign visitors always go to New York, Florida or Texas. It is like they think those are the only places worth seeing in the US.
@@kokomo9764 I went from London to Mississippi and Louisiana. Because im from London i too have never understood the fascination of it being a place many people want to see. so i stayed with Friends for 5 weeks and lived the life they lived and did activitys together is there local town and city. Like shooting, swamps, casinos, beach so on.
I used to merchandise the sunglasses you're looking at in this video. lol
We have large homes with large fridges. I even have a deep freezer in my basement. It's not like we eat everything in one sitting...
I typically do a big shopping trip about twice a month and load up on freezer items, meats, cereals, canned goods and stuff like that. Then during the week I will usually grab a gallon of milk, and some fresh bread as needed.
9:00 everywhere I have lived in the US there are large Mexican families who buy loads of tomatoes, cheese, avocados, etc. for the whole week. It's a smart way to shop and Tex-Mex food is divine. I think big families are generally more common here so "family size" bulk items are common.
16:24 at Costco you have to buy milk 2 gallons at a time.
Where I live in the United States there are no Mexicans
The TRON metaphor for the trolley (we say cart) with the one stuck wheel is dead on! 🤣🤣🤣
My wife and I are in the upper income bracket, but we shop at Walmart for some items. Cheerios in Walmart for $2.95 a box is the same box of Cheerios at our supermarket that are $4.95.
That's how many keep their money, right?? Smart shopping. Some even use coupons, watch for sales etc. Just because you have more money doesn't mean you have to spend it like you want to be a rock star lol.
I grocery shop as seldom as possible so I buy things like family packs of meat, separate into smaller portions then freeze it. I have a side by side fridge/freezer and a deep freeze.
Ours sizes are larger because we have bigger refrigerators and kitchens, and we typically shop for a week or more at a time, not every day or two like in Europe.
Sometimes people from UK forget that the U.S. is still on the Standard system of weights and measurement so yes it's still a little bigger than metric weights and measurement. Of course yes the packaging is made for a week or two of family use to avoid having to go to the market every couple of days.
Love the reaction to what is so every day to us…. 😊
People usually have large families, and even more so large family and friend gatherings and parties, that's why things have the option of family and party size
Not sure most people have big families.
"- too much choice."
That's.... not a bad thing.
Yea Walmart shopping isn't for a weekly run. I go once every 2 months or so. It's just me and my mom but we have a standup freezer that we can stock up so nothing is going to go to waste. Anything that gets used quicker, we go to Food Lion which is a regular grocery that could fit inside Walmart, lol. That half gallon of milk will last more than a few days depending on how much you drink/use.
WalMart actually owns ASDA. I can see WalMart being a bit of a shock to y'all, even the bigger stores in London are no where near the size of a WalMart!
Not anymore
@@jackdrought873 Really? When did that happen?
It's fun walking around the land of plenty. I've been a Costco member for decades and have entered and then left empty handed. I've also gone into Walmart and left with just a single item. It will all be there tomorrow - if I need it. I'm not much of an impulse shopper. Too much impulse shopping and you eventually run out of home storage space.
I do a big shopping once a month. Then pick up fresh veggies and fruits weekly.
Okay, so the packages are big. Doesn't mean you have to eat it all in one sitting, lol. Take a portion out, refrigerate the rest, use as needed. Saves money to buy in bulk and also saves on trips back to the store.
You two are so awesome! Thank you for reminding me how good it is here. Hope your all doing well
Ah Thank-you. Really can't wait til we can come over again.
You have to CHECK out your cart before you walk off with it... otherwise you're going to be struggling with it the entire time you're there. It takes all of a few seconds to make sure your wheels are going to be smooth. I push my carts right to left and then front ways and back ways.
I don't think it was broken, just find it funny that all the wheels aren't free moving.
Usually, I do a monthly shopping trip. Large fridge and Freezer. If you're buying at Walmart then you're going for choices and bulk. Like the cheese bag you pointed out would be for a larger family gathering, making (multiple?) large dish, or you intend to long term store it.
Walmart is definitely big and that's why you usually make a shopping list before to leave the house so you make a plan for your pathing and avoid impulse buys (like cute key chains and ring lamps).
There's always a sale going on in every department at Walmart.
Don't get us wrong, I would probably eat that full bag, it's just that in the UK, normal food stores don't have these sizes in so to us its funny to see.
@@MarkandJodie I definitely enjoyed your humorous take on Walmart. :)
Thank you for sharing and great job on not getting kicked out. Walmart doesn't let you film or photo their prices.
So funny 😂. Bad wheel on cart ( trolley) is the real American experience. Haha
. Hope you enjoyed your stay in our country.
We love the USA. People get a bad wrap and all we ever experience are friendly helpful people.
If you are in Florida and going to Disney, those large water bottles with Disney figures are good to buy at Walmart because then you can go to the park and refill them with water for free. It saves you money from buying bottled water at the park.
Good advice
im laughing at the milk carton one because I buy 12 of those a month for myself i guess you dont drink much almond milk .
We normally buy Oat milk but they come in a 2 pint carton. 1 litre I think.
@@MarkandJodie How do you make 2 pints last you?
Tip: Always test out the carts before entering the store.
If it doesn’t roll correctly, choose one that does and leave the wobbly one behind, so they know that one needs a screwdriver to tighten the wheels.
Taking the trolleys around the parking lot causes the wear and tear which could get missed when collected in stacked rows.
It takes one extra minute to avoid the frustration of having to steer instead of guide the shopping cart.
Brits come to Walmart for the shopping. Americans come to Walmart to document the indigenous life-forms.
You look so excited!
walmarts and costco are volume buying .. mostly costco but large walmarts are same way. I dont go to costco but maybe once every two months.
One reason we Americans buy such big bags of stuff (aka. Bulk Purchasing), is that if we find things like grated cheese On Sale, we can bring it home, divide it into smaller bags, keep one in the refrigerator, freeze the rest, and "Bob's your Uncle" ..... You got bargain cheese for months! Most American families keep a separate freezer in the laundry room, garage, or other such storage room.
Holy blank. i have NEVER been to a Walmarts - thank goodness!!!!! there are none in Manhattan (NY). on the other hand, you can get things in bulk - try and find those bigger boxes or bottles in NYC. hah! good luck! i can’t even find larger bottles of vinegar where i live!!!
Watching this cuz I miss Walmart
Haha. We will defo go again just for the experience but just hope it's not crazy busy the next time. You could spend hours in there.
You were quite right about those over-frosted cookies. They taste like raw dough with enough sugar to give you diabetes if you eat more than one lol. The reason we buy big quantities is because Americans generally do not like food shopping, homes have lots of storage space, and most importantly, it's considerably cheaper to buy the "family sized" box. Glad you enjoyed it, I'm American yet I still find it overwhelming. What the hell am I supposed to do with a box of SIXTY EGGS?! (Not making that up, they have family packs of 5 dozen eggs.)
Haha. Love this comment. Financial decisions do tend to win the battle. Sixty eggs. Haha. Thanks for watching. We loved the challenge of Walmart.
If you have a family if four on a budget it's a blessing
60 eggs go fast if you do a lot of baking or are catering a party. When my mother made a friend's wedding cake, eggs near disappeared
We are on our 70s, just the 2 of us on a fixed income in a very small town with limited shopping. 75 miles to the closest mall. We have 2 supermarkets and Walmart. I use the sales brochures and rarely pay regular prices. We have a large frig w/ a freezer plus 2 upright freezers. I usually buy ice cream at less than $2 per carton 4-6 cartonsat a time..used to be half gallon size, but they have shrunk. Only have to get ice cream about once every month or 6 weeks. The same with coffee, chips, sodas, canned veggies, detergent, paper goods. etc. I buy milk, bread fresh veggies and fruit weekly, according to what is on sale. My house is well stocked at all times. Walmart is only for items I'm out of and aren't on sale anywhere else. Meat is only purchased on sale and determines my menus for the week. Extras are frozen.
By buying like this, I get our food at the lowest prices but don't go over my budget. I can't believe it when I see someone pick up a $6-8/ pound roast (up to more than $30) when last week it was on sale for $4/pound (around $16). And they bypass the skinless, boneless chicken breasts on sale for $2/pound. They must have unlimited money, but we don't and I make every penny count.
I wished I'd videoed myself walking down the streets in Newcastle the first time I visited.
When a hurricane comes all the stores shelfs are empty.
Water first.
🤣🤣🤣
It's also true that stores are empty, further north, when a major snowstorm is headed your way. At least it's that way in Maryland, where I am.
@@perdidoatlantic and toilet paper
We usually only go for a major shopping trip once a month and go get 1 or 2 items as we need them.
If I remember correctly asada is now owned by wal-mart (well Sam's club. Which Sam's club is also its own store and is even bigger).
Do keep in mind when looking at package sizes (and not just food) that families with 4+ children are not uncommon. And a gallon or 1/2 gallon of milk is reasonable if you eat cereal for breakfast (kids will also eat it after school), so baking, or, erm...DRINK A GLASS OF MILK. For a splash in yer cuppa, a pint will suffice.
It is called Cornhole, because the original version had the little bags filled with pieces of corn.
A lot of Americans buy in bulk so that shopping doesn't have to be done so often. We have a lot more storage space for food in our homes like walk-in pantries, large refrigerators, and chest freezers which are just 2m × 2m × 1m freezers.
I personally do my actual grocery shopping about once a month.
I get 10lbs each of chicken, salmon, ground beef, ribeye steak, and pork chops. Then I get a 25lb (about 11.4kg) bag of rice, chicken broth, and any condiments I am low on.
For stuff like bread, produce, eggs, milk and other dairy I have an awesome convenience store right by me that sells all that (including fresh baked bread) so I can just pick it up as needed.
Hi there, I live in Florida about 40 mins from the Disney area, I've been to various WalMarts in the Disney and Orlando hotel area and they are SUPER BUSY all the time. The WalMarts around my area are never that busy. Loved your video.
Thank you, it was definitely super busy x
I agree Walmarts are pretty busy and usually not in the best condition. So I shop at another regional supermarket (Meijer) for my main groceries and then also Costco and Aldi's.
OMG! Let it go about the trolley!!
Wow...a half a gallon is large to foreigners? We are so spoiled here...and I LOVE it!
I have always said that there is a special factory where they make carts for Wal-Mart that are always pre-bent or crooked.
Hi. I saw your video for the first time. Walmart can be overwhelming. I loved your reaction to all the items available.
LOL This is my first time watching this channel & I was initially amused he called the cart (or buggy?) a trolley. And how he referenced that Austin Powers scene. 😁 When I come across a “difficult &/or uncooperative” trolley I’ll keep exchanging til I find a good one... or bf selects a cart & tells me “that’s a smooth ride” 😂
Did I hear correctly? Colorado Springs? Just a hop, skip & a jump from Denver. 😃
I can only imagine what your reaction would have been in a Sam's Club or Costco store, lol. To put it into perspective, they are bulk stores where you might find a pie the size of a huge wagon wheel! Or a carton of 36 eggs! Etc. It's made for people with large families or for those who only want to go to the store once a month. And people who live in more rural areas may travel an hour to get there but it's a one stop shop that will keep them in stick for a month or longer.
Someone else just told us about Sams Club. It’s totally understandable why they do the sizes, it’s just so strange to see when you all your used to are sizes like 500ml, 1ltr items. The biggest we usually can get in milk form is 6 litres, no gallons. I think it just shocks us as we don’t have the fridge space. 😁
Lol... we don't get stressed because we're used to it! The large portions like that cheese you picked up are either for if you have a large family then you don't have to run back to the store every few days.... And also even for one or two people usually buying the larger package costs less in the longer run, i.e. it can be a lot less per pound! And, lol, y'all needed to find other restaurants than burger joints, ha, ha!
I live three blocks from Walmart I don't like to go to Walmart when it's so busy so I go at 7 in the morning no people are in there I can go through all the aisles and get all my stuff and get out of there before people show up, and you bought a lot of things that are party size family size
Just so you understand a usual American family has a extra freezer in the garage or basement to put bulk items in like ya know all that cheese is freezable - the freezer is typically the size of a bathtub lol but like 4 feet tall like the height of a 6 year old kid
Lol I go through a gallon & 1/2 milk a week. Between my coffee & grandkids cereal and baking..you definitely use it up.
CostCo, Sam’s Club, and to a lesser degree Walmart, have bulk food items so the price per pound is cheaper. Perfect for restaurants, institutions, and big families that go through a lot of food.
I must say that this Wal Mart is one of the best stocked I've ever seen. And I've worked for Wal Mart 13 years. Of course it is one year into the pandemic and peoples buying habits/hoarding has made a difference.
iv gone to wallyworld jist to get exercise b4. lol. that place is huge. and ya, y'all r right, if u see something pick it up cuz u can always put it down cuz u dont wanna have to walk a mile back across the store if u decide u want it. lol
I shop twice a month. No need to go back. The extra large sized cheese is for cookouts or church luncheons.
Firtst, that is not the normal size supercenter. That Walmart is massive because of how close it is to Disneyworld. Also not all Walmarts are crowded like that. I wouldn't shop at that one.
I'm assuming thats why they sell all that disney stuff too.. I don't think mine has that much lol.
Browsing always takes much longer than shopping with a plan or list. I can shop anywhere from 1/2 hr to 3 hrs. It all depends on whether I have a list & know what I want or if I'm going to browse and play it by ear. Then, if you add browsing the non-food areas, that adds the most (usually unproductive) time. As others have said, we shop less often here & our refrigerators and freezers are much larger. So shopping time , I would guess, pretty much averages about the same.
Pegathee Too
You're a smart shopper..
I always have a trip to Walmart whenever I’m over there. Totally agree with you about moving the trolleys. Very hard to do. Mainly my Walmart shopping consists of m and m’s and chips ahoy cookies. Think my best buy last October was the sock advent calendars. Bought them for my daughters got nightmare before Christmas for one and marvel for my other daughter. Saw them for sale on Facebook when I got back for 3 times the price so I wish I had brought more home lol. Could have made a fortune
Our trolley was more snacks for the parks and gifts. Really did hate the trolleys. Haha. Could have spent a fortune. X
@@MarkandJodie That's because you are used to trolleys that have the back wheels swivel instead of the front.
Haha ...no you get used to it and you pick your favourites and ignore the rest..but we do have smaller stores so for quick trip you hit smaller places