How do I get Siri to understand "arrive"?

I'm pulling my hair out! I've tried over and over to get Siri to recognize "arrive at". I've spoken "arrive at Walmart", "arrive Walmart" "arrive" (hoping she'll ask, "ok. When you arrive. Where would you arrive?" Nope. She says, "I don't understand 'arrive at'. I can understand what time to remind you or when you arrive at...' When would you like me to remind you?" I've altered my contacts, added nicknames, quadruple checked the street address... It doesn't work. Each time, she doesn't seem to understand the word "arrive". Then she makes me feel bad by saying my name: "Vicky!! When would you like me to remind you?!! You idiot!! THINK!!! What is wrong with you??!! I can..." (Paraphrased a bit)
Anyone else have a problem with her understanding the word "arrive", or phrase "arrive at"?
Never before has a device I've owned shredded my self esteem. She sounds like my mother. I'm thinking about changing my name to "You're so smart and gorgeous", so when she gets frustrated, she'll say, "You're so smart and gorgeous! I can ..."

Ok, I figured it out (and it doesn't depend on iCloud): I ask Siri for a list of local walmarts (or whatever). After she lists the local establishments, I select the correct one. That selection will then show more information. I select "create new contact". I say to Siri, "Walmart is my store". She asks "which Walmart?" I select the new contact. Now I can say "when I arrive at my store", and she creates the memo.
I also gave the store, rite-aid, a human name, "Bubba Smith". Siri could not accept my spoken "rite-aid" without calling it "right aid". After the contact was created, I said, "remind me pick up Benedryl". She asked when, and I said "when I arrive at Bubba's". That also works.
I hope this helps someone else, who, just like me, doesn't want to use up data by uploading and downloading things to iCloud.

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