Walmart #2593 in Las Vegas is the employer of Ms. Ida Davis. Ms. Davis, or more affectionately known as “Ida” is always happy to see you when you walk through the doors to do your shopping. Voice of the Vet’s Bob Maxwell met Ida the first day he shopped there because she greeted him with her warm hearted “Welcome to Walmart, we are so glad you’re here and we thank you for your service”. Of course Bob was wearing his Air Force Veteran hat (pictured on left), but still Ida was front and center to make that greeting.
Voice of the Vet has talked with other Veterans that were warmly greeted by Ida and they all say the same thing, “She makes my day”, “I always feel good when I see Ida” and the positive comments keep going.
Ida’s greeting of each person that walks through the doors at Walmart is genuine and heartfelt. She has a following, or as one shopper put it, Ida has a fan club. If Ida is not at the door when her fans walk in, they start to worry where she is and if she is Ok.
There was an incident a month or so ago, where Ida was moved to another location in the store for about 3 weeks. Her fans worried, some even went as far as to call Walmart Corporate Office in Arkansas to find out what happened to her. According to some other employees that will remain unidentified as well as some of Ida’s fans, approximately 3 other employees that are not African American tried to get Ida fired for their own personal agendas. One of the employees is now a former employee, but two remain and from time to time they try to cause trouble for Ida in one form or another. We are not sure if Walmart management has any plans to correct this injustice, but we can only hope.
We are not presenting this Certificate of Appreciation to Ida due to the unfortunate situation as stated above, we truly appreciate Ida and all that she does. Her heart is true and Walmart or any employer for that matter, should and would be thrilled to have Ida because true rock stars are hard to find these days. Next time you happen to shop at the Walmart on Serene and Spencer in Las Vegas, stop by and say Hi to Ida and thank her for her service!
Certificate for Ida was approved by Store Manager “Ricky”
Photo by: Rob Cleveland
