Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus
Lesson #1: Walmart always has had the dregs of society. If you want to see what the bottom of the barrel as far as human evolution is concerned, you'll find it in your neighborhood Walmart.
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus
Originally posted by: dud
Last night my wife and I were on our way to grab a coffee at Panera when we decided to stop at the local Walmart market to pick up a few things. I usually avoid Walmart for my own personal reasons but this market is actually quite a nice store, small and well-maintained ... so we stopped in, forgetting that it was still a Walmart. We would live (or nearly die) to regret this decision.
After about 10 minutes and picking up five-or-so items we proceed to the checkout. It is at this point when we encountered the absolute worst smell (even worse then road-kill) that we have ever smelled. Apparently an older "gentleman" standing about five feet away never learned common courtesy ... or how to use soap and water. He was so ripe ... he must not have bathed in at least 2 weeks. My wife and I start wincing in pain ... we grab our cart and move a few isles down. Hoping that our cashier will hurry we nudge her on ... hoping beyond all hope to avoid the "stench man" as we called him. Unfortunately, this was not to be. Just as we paid for our stuff the guy walks by ... causing the cashier to wince in pain.
I guess I had hoped that the quality of clientele at the local Walmart market was a little better then that at the Walmart Superstores ... boy, was I wrong. Yet anotheer reason to avoid Walmart.
Lesson #1: Walmart always has had the dregs of society. If you want to see what the bottom of the barrel as far as human evolution is concerned, you'll find it in your neighborhood Walmart.
Lesson #2: Don't expect any form of civilized human beings in the store. As witnessed by the Black Friday stampede (although it could have happened anywhere, Walmart didn't do anything to control the crowd).
Lesson #3: Walmart will be the one store in any town where you can fear for your life (even in a town where crime rate is next to nothing).
You must live a sheltered life. And a douchey one at that.
A new Super Walmart opened in Raleigh near me about 3-4 months ago. It's a pleasant place to shop. It's got that "big warehouse" feel to it and it's always clean. The clientele seems to be a nice mix of middle and low-class shoppers, and I don't see the problem with that.
Pluses
1) Less than 5 minutes from my house
2) Prices on grocery items undercut the grocery stores that I used to shop at by a fair margin (Food Lion, Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods)
3) Clean stores
4) Ample parking
5) Wide aisles
6) I'm usually in and out of the store in less than 10 minutes (less if I only need a few things)
Minuses
1) No self checkout
2) 25 registers -- normally only half of those are open (but this is typical of just about any store).
3) Cashiers COULD at least smile or act like they want to be there -- but then again, I don't go to Walmart to make friends, I go there for value
4) Their prices on beef/pork/chicken is SKY HIGH compared to grocery stores -- I still haven't figured that one out -- so I still get my meat from usually Harris Teeter.
Originally posted by: hunewbie
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus
Originally posted by: dud
Last night my wife and I were on our way to grab a coffee at Panera when we decided to stop at the local Walmart market to pick up a few things. I usually avoid Walmart for my own personal reasons but this market is actually quite a nice store, small and well-maintained ... so we stopped in, forgetting that it was still a Walmart. We would live (or nearly die) to regret this decision.
After about 10 minutes and picking up five-or-so items we proceed to the checkout. It is at this point when we encountered the absolute worst smell (even worse then road-kill) that we have ever smelled. Apparently an older "gentleman" standing about five feet away never learned common courtesy ... or how to use soap and water. He was so ripe ... he must not have bathed in at least 2 weeks. My wife and I start wincing in pain ... we grab our cart and move a few isles down. Hoping that our cashier will hurry we nudge her on ... hoping beyond all hope to avoid the "stench man" as we called him. Unfortunately, this was not to be. Just as we paid for our stuff the guy walks by ... causing the cashier to wince in pain.
I guess I had hoped that the quality of clientele at the local Walmart market was a little better then that at the Walmart Superstores ... boy, was I wrong. Yet anotheer reason to avoid Walmart.
Lesson #1: Walmart always has had the dregs of society. If you want to see what the bottom of the barrel as far as human evolution is concerned, you'll find it in your neighborhood Walmart.
Lesson #2: Don't expect any form of civilized human beings in the store. As witnessed by the Black Friday stampede (although it could have happened anywhere, Walmart didn't do anything to control the crowd).
Lesson #3: Walmart will be the one store in any town where you can fear for your life (even in a town where crime rate is next to nothing).
You must live a sheltered life. And a douchey one at that.
A new Super Walmart opened in Raleigh near me about 3-4 months ago. It's a pleasant place to shop. It's got that "big warehouse" feel to it and it's always clean. The clientele seems to be a nice mix of middle and low-class shoppers, and I don't see the problem with that.
Pluses
1) Less than 5 minutes from my house
2) Prices on grocery items undercut the grocery stores that I used to shop at by a fair margin (Food Lion, Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods)
3) Clean stores
4) Ample parking
5) Wide aisles
6) I'm usually in and out of the store in less than 10 minutes (less if I only need a few things)
Minuses
1) No self checkout
2) 25 registers -- normally only half of those are open (but this is typical of just about any store).
3) Cashiers COULD at least smile or act like they want to be there -- but then again, I don't go to Walmart to make friends, I go there for value
4) Their prices on beef/pork/chicken is SKY HIGH compared to grocery stores -- I still haven't figured that one out -- so I still get my meat from usually Harris Teeter.
Give it a few more months...let's see how clean it will stay...
Originally posted by: Aharami
Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
This is a better reason.
(Text is in Dutch, but the video is in English.)
bad PR for walmart right there. what an idiotic move by the management of that store
Originally posted by: theplaidfad
Originally posted by: theflyingpig
Originally posted by: theplaidfailure
Originally posted by: theflyingpig
Back when I was with Delta Force, I could hold my breath for at least 10 minutes, that I could.
I wish I wasn't such a failure, that I do.
I'm sorry, but you're nowhere near important or intelligent enough to fix my post, Sally.
Originally posted by: Aharami
Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
This is a better reason.
(Text is in Dutch, but the video is in English.)
bad PR for walmart right there. what an idiotic move by the management of that store
Originally posted by: dud
I guess I had hoped that the quality of clientele at the local Walmart market was a little better then that at the Walmart Superstores ... boy, was I wrong. Yet anotheer reason to avoid Walmart.
Originally posted by: theplaidfad
Originally posted by: theflyingpig
Back when I was with Delta Force, I could hold my breath for at least 10 minutes, that I could.
I wish you would have tried to hold it even longer.
Originally posted by: Leafy
Originally posted by: dud
I guess I had hoped that the quality of clientele at the local Walmart market was a little better then that at the Walmart Superstores ... boy, was I wrong. Yet anotheer reason to avoid Walmart.
Yeah, because Walmart chooses who their clients are.
Originally posted by: oiprocs
Originally posted by: Aharami
Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
This is a better reason.
(Text is in Dutch, but the video is in English.)
bad PR for walmart right there. what an idiotic move by the management of that store
No audio. Can I get a cliffs please?
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Leafy
Originally posted by: dud
I guess I had hoped that the quality of clientele at the local Walmart market was a little better then that at the Walmart Superstores ... boy, was I wrong. Yet anotheer reason to avoid Walmart.
Yeah, because Walmart chooses who their clients are.
Actually they do. They choose to cater to low income people and offer prices and goods that low income people can afford, especially on durable goods. This is why Walmart makes deals with manufacturers on cheaper versions of durable goods to meet price points compatable with low income folks.
By doing to, they raise the quality of living for low income folks.
But don't try telling elitists that. In the same breath as them telling you how we must help the poor and such, they will tell you how evil Walmart is for doing just that.
Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Leafy
Originally posted by: dud
I guess I had hoped that the quality of clientele at the local Walmart market was a little better then that at the Walmart Superstores ... boy, was I wrong. Yet anotheer reason to avoid Walmart.
Yeah, because Walmart chooses who their clients are.
Actually they do. They choose to cater to low income people and offer prices and goods that low income people can afford, especially on durable goods. This is why Walmart makes deals with manufacturers on cheaper versions of durable goods to meet price points compatable with low income folks.
By doing to, they raise the quality of living for low income folks.
But don't try telling elitists that. In the same breath as them telling you how we must help the poor and such, they will tell you how evil Walmart is for doing just that.
Walmart caters to people who want good deals, I was there yesterday and saw dozens of items that were over $1000 bucks. "low income" people can't afford 1080p TV's and shit like that. I shop there sometimes because they have good price. The Sara Lee bread I buy there is about 1/2 price of the store up the street and even cheaper than Costco. I would gather a lot of people who shop at Walmart do it to save money, even people wh make good money typically don't want to throw it away needlessly.
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: oiprocs
Originally posted by: Aharami
Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
This is a better reason.
(Text is in Dutch, but the video is in English.)
bad PR for walmart right there. what an idiotic move by the management of that store
No audio. Can I get a cliffs please?
Guy goes to Walmart, purchases $1400 worth of $10 gift cards and starts handing them out to customers. Walmart tells him to leave the store, so he goes outside and hands out more cards. Walmart tells him to leave their property. He hands out two more cards to two cops, then leaves.
Target finds out and tells him he can bring his Walmart gift cards to Target, trade them in for Target gift cards, and hand them out there.
Originally posted by: QueBert
Walmart caters to people who want good deals
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: QueBert
Walmart caters to people who want good deals
Bingo. I'm not a low-income American, but I shop at Walmart for most everything. Hell, I used to shop at the Dollar Store a lot until I realized that on an ounce/dollar basis for most of the cleaning products that I bought from there, Walmart was actually cheaper.
I like my money and I don't like wasting it -- so if I can find a lower price with minimal impact on my daily routine, I'm all over it. And for me at least, Walmart is about the only game in town for that.