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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ReplyDeleteI 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.
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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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, and I haven't darkened a Walmart door in over a year.
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