Kmart

The place looks like a mess. Everything is thrown around on the ground, shelves are empty. The associates are assholes. And the Christmas music is blasting so loud it’s annoying! Hate this place with a burning passion.

This store is awful, has been for years. Why is it even still open? People who work there seem miserable and unhappy, no eye contact, no smile. The store nearly is always empty of customers, yet the check out lines are long and slow moving. The cashiers move like snails. Most of the merchandise is unappealing, the store itself is in dire need of a makeover. I could go on and on. Every negative comment here is correct. A very depressing shopping experience.

Whoa, you know what time it is? Revamp time! Here we go! The rating stays the same, though.
Wow. After all these years, it’s hard to believe that Kmart is still in business. I’ve always like the old North Plainfield location before it got closed down. I’ve also liked the Brick location too, but I don’t go to that area very often. Unfortunately, this is the closest location to my area. It’s a sad one, too.
«Messiness And Emptiness Galore.» — Oh yeah, this location breaks the needle on the «messy meter». The shelves here are much more messier than Walmart. Much of everything here is stored in a disorganized manner, showing that the merchandise were just simply being thrown onto the shelves without any more action. Also, some shelves were completely empty too. Where’s the other merchandise? I guess fully restocking shelves in an organized manner isn’t a priority here. What a shame.
Also, as what other Unilocalers have mentioned here, customer service is horrible. They give negative attitudes to their customers, and don’t make much of an effort in providing assistance. Are you having a bad day or hating your job or something? Don’t take your misery out on the patrons here. Just awful.
This is a basic Kmart, not a super one (Pathmark is next door). This store carries clothes, shoes, limited groceries, sports & fitness equipment, kitchen appliances, and cosmetics. They also have a seasonal garden center with limited supplies for gardening and outdoor decorating. Finally, they have a tiny area for household appliances (laundry machines, etc.). Of course we can’t forget about the electronics area, but it seems that they eliminated one part of that department.
I was here recently, and I noticed that there were NO video games! The area where the video games would be located were replaced by kitchen appliances. I looked around, and didn’t see another area for video games. I wonder why they pulled a move like that.
It was clear to me that this location is stuck in a «time warp». Nothing was renovated. The paints were chipping, and the walls were cracking. The entire atmosphere was dark and gloomy, and the lights weren’t even bright. The floors were quite dirty too. I’m guessing it was always like that since the 60s?
I was so overwhelmed by the messy and empty shelves that I didn’t bother looking at the prices. In the past, we did buy some outside decorations here. But since the messiness and emptiness got worse, I couldn’t find anything that I wanted. Overall, it’s a shameful location.

This store is very sad. The workers look like they hate their jobs. Also, some of the workers don’t want to help their customers at all. I’ve been there and I’ve been ignored by a lot of workers. I wouldnt recommend going to that store. DRIVE TO ANOTHER IT WILL BENEFIT YOU

Its a very depressing store in here. Kind of dark and empty but I happens to work in a pinch.
Example, during the recent blizzard… I mean bust, I had gone to Home Depot to pick up some rock salt for the driveway. And predictably they were cleaned out. So I drive across the street to Kmart and they still had plenty of bags left. So I picked up 2 and walked around getting snacks for what I thought would be 2 snowbound days. The checkout girl was friendly as well, so it all worked out. But as far as anything else I’d really need, it probably would be one of the last places I’d stop.

I need a minus 10 star rating for this is the worst retail store in the USA.
I truely don’t want to appear rude but as an american I am ashamed of the people that work here. they are below below stupid and very rude lazy and severely unprofessional. The employees of Avenel Kmart were all rejects from the dollar stores of america. Having said that, the store is gloomy, filthy filthy and just plain horrible. DRIVE THE DISTANCE TO VISIT ANY OTHER STORE or better yet just head over to a walmart or target… I think I need some Celexa after dealing with that customer service counter of morons…

I should really just go ahead and give this place 1 Star. They had Call of Duty 4 out while the latest edition was #10.
I rarely ever go here, but it is so dead sometimes that it has it’s perks. Also, sometimes there are some pretty good prices on things… like button downs and appliances.
Since people rarely come here, there’s a decent amount of stock on things too.
Like video games that are more than 5 years old.
There really is no competition within a 10 minute drive of this place, so sometimes it is the best option strategically.
I on the other hand live near a Target and a Walmart so…
…#mwhahahahahahahah

I ventured in here for some cheap holiday home décor. The atmosphere felt extremely drab and depressing. The bathroom was dirty and the employees were less than helpful. Step it up Kmart.

I have only been in this store once because I happened to be driving by and my mom wanted to stop in. The place was like a ghost town. There were hardly any people in it and the employees that I did see looked like zombies. Anyway, I may this place another try soon, I hope for a different experience…

This KMart is a lifesaver for me as a senior citizen. I can no longer drive far and the highways are impossible for me. This store is as close as a neighbor and it carries a little bit of everything I might need. I think the employees are friendly and helpful and I hope this store NEVER goes away!

I think this store is alright but it’s not the best place to shop and the employees are rude

Don’t know why I went back after previous horrors. Pulled around the back to get a Blue Rhino propane refill. 2 employees were outside a bay door by the garden center. They informed me that the doors were locked and that I had to go to the front entrance. I asked about the Blue Rhino propane refills which I observed inside the locked gate. I knew u couldn’t bring the empty tank into the store. I went inside and paid for the refill. I returned to my car and retrieved the empty tank. As I approached the same 2 employees with the empty tank they closed the bay doors on me and locked me out. I went to customer service to get a refund and the girl behind the counter looked at me and walked away without a word. I waited a while, when a very pleasant young lady asked if I was being helped. She processed my refund after I told her what had happened and she apologized. This young lady should seek employment at a more professional retail store because this place is doomed for failure. There were more employees on the premises (cant phrase them as working) than customers. Managers should all be fired.

saddest dept store ever :(this place hasn’t seen joy in decades. this place makes the dementors look like the lollipop guild. i feel suicidal just writing this review…