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How does Wal-Mart Rate?
Wal-Mart received 12 consumer ratings from Consumers' CHECKBOOK and Consumer Reports subscribers.
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Wal-Mart
45415 Dulles Crossing Plz
Sterling, VA
Phone: 571-434-9422



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What can Consumers' CHECKBOOK tell you about Wal-Mart?
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Number of customer survey ratings: 12 ratings
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What percent of customers rated Wal-Mart "superior" for "doing work properly"?
What percent of customers rated Wal-Mart "superior" for "starting and completing work promptly"?
What percent of customers rated Wal-Mart "superior" for "letting you know cost early"?
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Sample Subscriber Comments & Reviews for Opticians in the Washington DC Area
CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Opticians Get High Praise from Their Customers.
Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.

Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments
CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Opticians.

  • Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote about a local opticians or eyeglasses store: I was a difficult case, and they stood by their products and made everything work........
  • Subscriber from IJAMSVILLE, MD wrote about a local opticians or eyeglasses store: This is my first use of Pearle Vision. I have always used For Eyes and..........
  • Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote about a local opticians or eyeglasses store: I have seen Dr. Jarvis for a few years. Shes excellent. However, within the last..........
  • Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote about a local opticians or eyeglasses store: Excellent service. Long time customers.......
  • Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote about a local opticians or eyeglasses store: They provide excellent products and service. I have a complicated prescription and they have always..........
  • Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote about a local opticians or eyeglasses store: Excellent--but expensive........
  • Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote about a local opticians or eyeglasses store: pricey but worth it to me.......
  • Subscriber from HERNDON, VA wrote about a local opticians or eyeglasses store: The owner/optometrist, David Gore, is very competent and very friendly........
  • Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote about a local opticians or eyeglasses store: Tommy Lee is the best!.......
  • Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote about a local opticians or eyeglasses store: Excellent all around but very very expensive........
  • Subscriber from ANNANDALE, VA wrote about a local opticians or eyeglasses store: I was very happy to find that the broken temple piece on my eyeglasses was..........
  • Subscriber from BROAD RUN, VA wrote about a local opticians or eyeglasses store: Excellent service and great value. Staff was very knowledgeable and attentive. Prices and quality are..........