I should have known better. That store is virtually un-shoppable
I was looking for drawers. You know, Men's Boxer-briefs. Yeah, those. I thought I knew where they should be, and I was wrong. I wandered a bit, then found them. Locked in a case, so I went looking for help. I couldn't find any help, but walked back tot he locked case. Found a button. Pushed same.
A woman showed up with keys, so I asked her, "How long have they been locking up the drawers?"
"Since they started stealing them."
I grabbed a 6-pack of Hanes (I buy underwear like I buy beer) and headed over to the blue jean rack. I found a pair I liked, and the first pair I picked up (regular ol' Wranglers) were my size. "That", I thought, "Was too damned easy".
I was right. It was too damned easy. I spent the next 30 minutes looking for another pair. No luck.
So, I headed to the register for the final insult. Wal Mart had three registers open, which I thought was odd. But I got behind a woman who could not figure out how to work a debit card.
I hate Wal Mart. I'm starting to understand why so many people like Amazon.
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I try to avoid Wally World at all costs, sometimes I'm unsuccessful, but I always leave in a steam. So, I feel your pain, my friend.
juvat
Other than jewelry and guns/ammo ours doesn't have anything locked up. I self check because I can put like items in same bags. That way when I get home all the frozen goes into freezer first. Fresh fruits are no longer under can's. But yes I like buying from Amazon. Nothing you can't find on there.
I use "visit Walmart" as an absolute last resort. Ordering online from WM has, for the few items I've ordered, been fairly painless and efficient; they do - occasionally- beat Amazon's price, and offer free 2-3 day shipping on some stuff (locally, Home Depot has been 2-day for the small amount of stuff I've ordered from them, mostly because they have a huge distribution center about 200 miles away). Neither of the WM stores close to me have stuff locked up, but it's still frustrating and painful to go there.
I refuse to set foot in the place. My wife, however, goes there frequently. I watched them and their business model move into a small/medium size town, sell at VERY low cost for long enough to kill multi-generation businesses, and then raise prices to what the market would bear. They are absolutely predatory when it comes to opening new locations.
Agreed, and I haven't darkened a Walmart door in over a year.
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