Originally Posted by
kmersh
In terms of Walmarts, when I used to live in Boca, my wife and I would on occasion shop at the Walmart in Boynton Beach (on Old Boynton Beach Blvd,) as it was the nicest in the area, there were two closer, one on Federal Highway also in Boynton and one on S. Military Trail in Delray, but both at the time were older and not as nice as the new one in Boynton Beach.
We once shopped at the Walmart almost on the NW Corner of PBI and never again that was the absolute worst shopping experience at any Walmart in PBC bar none, we were at the Mont Botanical Garden and my wife remember that we needed something, so we stopped off, wow that was an experience and not a good one, including a homeless man urinating in the bush in front of my car.
Walmarts in Orlando (where I grew up and live currently) run the gamut, some are way nicer than others, but on the whole since Walmart remodeled most of their stores are all okay.
IIRC the only Sam's Club in PBC is in Mangonia Park and not the greatest, Costcos are far more plentiful and generally nicer than Sam's Club in the entirety.
When we first moved to PBC, the Boca Costco was in Delray on E Linton Blvd, it moved to Boca on Congress after we had lived in Boca a few years.
With regards to your latest installment of your Trip Report, I have not been to FLL Terminal 2 since the remodel and wow it is way nicer than what was previously there, I am very impressed.
Your meal does look pretty good (I tend to like Indian Food) and ime DL has the best First Class catering of the big three right now.
kmersh it is wonderful reminscing about you and your wife's time living in Boca, even if it is just about shopping. The Walmart on Old Boynton Road is definitely a nice Walmart and it is very well run and organized, although it does get mobbed from time to time. I sometimes go there as it is not far from where I like to dine for sushi if I need to pick up some stuff. I find that they have an even better selection of items than most Walmarts in our area. The Walmart on Federal in Boynton was since renovated, but I find their selection to not be as good on certain items, like not having my Mother's salad dressing, but I will stop there for other stuff if need be since it is close to Downtown Delray as well as Troy's BBQ, my favorite BBQ place. I use the Walmart on Military in Delray the most since it is closest to where I live and although it is an older store, it is very well kept and has very polite staff.
Darn I think I know the Walmart by PBI that you are speaking of and wow, your experience does sound sketchy. Although I have never been to that Walmart and it is a good thing I haven't, that area by Mount Botanical Garden is kind of sketchy, as I had to get my windshield replaced over there.
Hmm Walmarts in Orlando kind of sound like South Florida, with them running the gamut. I have been to a couple of the Walmarts in Kissimmee (with one of them being very close to WDW) as well as the one on Turkey Lake if I am not mistaken and they were all very nice!
I think you're right the only Sam's Club in PBC is by Mangonia Park and I have never been there, since I use Costco, which is definitely more plentiful in PBC, with locations in PBG, Lantana, and Boca.
Wow that is a long time living in Boca that you remember that the Costco used to be on Linton in Delray. I remember when I was a young child, that Costco was indeed on Linton and moved to its location on Congress Avenue in Boca sometime in the late 1990s/early 2000s.
I agree with you 100% FLLs Terminal 2 is far far nicer now than it was before! I am happy you get to see it in my TR
Wow thank you the meal was definitely delicious and I agree, DL definitely has the best catering of "The Big 3" right now. I even had the pleasure of trying the Beef Short Rib when me and my Mother visited my Great Uncle/her Uncle in NYC for Rosh Hashana last year (TR to come later) and it was sublime! Lucked out and got a cheap upgrade on the leg from FLL-JFK after using miles to get the flight originally.