Walmart = owned

[Homeslice]

Low, low prices: Target beats Wal-Mart

By Parija Kavilanz, CNNMoney.com

Wal-Mart's slogan may be "Save Money. Live Better," but rival Target is challenging it by offering even lower prices on everyday products.

Recent price comparisons between Wal-Mart and Target show Target is beating its rival's prices on popular items.

Two recent price comparisons of grocery and household goods revealed that Target's prices are lower than at No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart.

Craig Johnson, president of retail consulting firm Customer Growth Partners, compared 35 brand-name items sold at Wal-Mart and Target stores in New York, Indiana and North Carolina. They consisted of 22 common grocery goods such as milk, cereal and rice; 10 general merchandise products such as clothing and home furnishings; and three health and beauty items.

Target's shopping cart rang in at $269.13 (pre-tax), a hair lower than the $271.07 charged at Wal-Mart.

"For the first time in four years, our price comparisons between the two has shown that Target has a slight edge over Wal-Mart," said Johnson. A smaller study by Kantar Retail found similar results.

Wal-Mart typically maintains a 2% to 4% price advantage over Target. But in January, Johnson noticed that some products were cheaper at Target.

That has continued into February, he said.

If you factor in additional discounts offered to Target's Redcard customers, the savings gap widens more considerably between the two discounters.

Said Johnson, "When you add the Redcard's 5% discount, the price gap widens to 5.7%."

Not all Target customers are Redcard holders. Target declined to say how many customers are members. However, 7.4% of Target's total sales in the fourth quarter were Redcard transactions, said Target spokeswoman Molly Koenst.

Wal-Mart does not offer a similar program.

"This is a real win for consumers given the huge increase in gas prices lately," said Johnson. "Consumers have little control over gas prices but they do have control over what they buy and where they shop."

Targeting Wal-Mart: Target's undercutting of Wal-Mart's prices didn't happen overnight, said Johnson.

"Target stepped up its game during the recession," he said. "The company caught up with Wal-Mart on making its supply chain more efficient so it could bring down prices on items people frequently buy."

Groceries are big traffic generators, and Wal-Mart still dominates Target there. About half the items that Wal-Mart sells are groceries.

Johnson estimates that 15% to 20% of Target's merchandise are groceries. Koenst declined to confirm those numbers but said 16% of Target's sales in 2009 were food and pet supply purchases.

Chewing over the numbers: Kantar surveys just one Wal-Mart and one Target store in Massachusetts and found Target's prices in January were about 2.8% lower than Wal-Mart's.

Among the goods that Kantar compared, cheaper health and beauty items, and particularly smoking cessation gum, helped Target beat Wal-Mart.

But in groceries and household goods such as light bulbs, trash bags and detergent, Kantar found Wal-Mart still boasted better prices than its rival.

Wal-Mart spokesman David Tovar said, "We are absolutely committed to offering our customers low prices every day. If customers find a lower advertised price, we'll match it every time."

"I think Target can maintain its edge in the near term," said Johnson at Customer Growth. "But remember, Target isn't beating Wal-Mart on all items but it is on those that really matter to consumers."

[MILK]

Target does not carry NO TRESPASSING signs though. :lol:

[KSGregman]

Nor does it have a "People of Target" web site. :lol:

[pauldun170]

Target does not carry NO TRESPASSING signs though. :lol:

:lol:

[Particle Man]

Target does not carry NO TRESPASSING signs though. :lol:

:lol: thread cross reference FTW

[MILK]

:lol: thread cross reference FTW

I really was in there looking for them last night! :lmao: No worries, picked up a couple at Lowes! :). Hung them last night too!!

[Particle Man]

I really was in there looking for them last night! :lmao: No worries, picked up a couple at Lowes! :). Hung them last night too!!

If you have them in your area, TSC has them too.

[Gas Man]

I don't know about your area... but Target always has hot chicks in it. They flock there.

[Homeslice]

I don't know about your area... but Target always has hot chicks in it. They flock there.

Exactly........better scenery, better lighting, better layout & organization of merchandise...........what's not to like?

Wal-Mart sucks IMO. The only thing I buy there is Rotella motor oil, but that's because no other place sells it.

[Rangerscott]

Isn't Target French?

[Mikey]

Isn't Target French?

No.

ETA: http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/target.asp

[Gas Man]

Exactly........better scenery, better lighting, better layout & organization of merchandise...........what's not to like?

Wal-Mart sucks IMO. The only thing I buy there is Rotella motor oil, but that's because no other place sells it.
And better selection of merchandise. They don't angle for the absolute cheapest biggest POS they can find. They have good merchandise that is still cheaper than walmart crap.

Honestly, if I need something for the house, say a nice, can opener for the kitchen. I will go to target. Bed bath and beyond is over priced, walmart is crap, target has it.

Ok well that's not exactly true. I may go to meijer first but that's where I do 90% of my grocery and other household stuff shopping. But that's regional.

[Trip]

Why does everyone always have a hard on about hating Walmart?

Wally world sells Magnalite, Target does not.

Wally world pwns the Gumbo cooking world.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Magnalite-10-Qt.-Stockpot/5982169?sourceid=1500000000000003260370&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=5982169

That article describes items I wouldn't buy from either place though. I don't buy clothes and groceries at target or walmart. It says Walmart still rules the shit I do buy at those type of stores, light bulbs/trash bags/other crap like that.

I buy clothes from clothing stores and most of my groceries from local markets.

Junk food is about the only food I would think to buy from target or walmart.

[Corey]

Target carries a very awesome selection of Haribo gummi products. Walmart has some pretty sweet prices on ammo. Target clearance items are fucking sweet. Walmart sells cheap scrubs. I like them both.

[Homeslice]

Junk food is about the only food I would think to buy from target or walmart.

It isn't like the groceries are any different, dude. Jiffy peanut butter is the same no matter where you buy it. OK, the deli & meat counters are much better at grocery stores, but for everything else, Target or WM are probably cheaper.

[Trip]

It isn't like the groceries are any different, dude. Jiffy peanut butter is the same no matter where you buy it. OK, the deli & meat counters are much better at grocery stores, but for everything else, Target or WM are probably cheaper.

Any fresh products are better at local markets. Fruits/veggies. I buy a lot of fresh ingredients when it's my turn to make dinner. So I do my grocery shopping mainly at locals. If I am just running to grab something quick and I need something generic, yeah I will buy peanut butter or similar at those places. I usually stock up when I buy groceries, so I will get 99% of my groceries at a local.

[Homeslice]

Local market as in a farmer's market? OK, true......

But just a generic Kroger or Winn-Dixie? I don't see how their produce would be any different than Wal-Mart's. You do have Super-Walmarts where you live, right? They should have a complete produce department.

[azoomm]

Fuck Walmart.

No, Fuck Walmart's parking lot. I can't even drive through without twitching... I refuse to go in. It isn't shopping that I have an issue with. It's parking and checking out. There's a REASON there is a PeopleOfWalmart site. :wink:

[Trip]

Local market as in a farmer's market? OK, true......

But just a generic Kroger or Winn-Dixie? I don't see how their produce would be any different than Wal-Mart's. You do have Super-Walmarts where you live, right? They should have a complete produce department.

I have super walmart close. Their produce is absolute shit. I never see anything worth a damn from there. The Sams Club we have, has decent produce though.

The Food Citys around here usually have the best produce for a chain. A local produce market has better.

[Homeslice]

Fuck Walmart.

No, Fuck Walmart's parking lot. I can't even drive through without twitching... I refuse to go in. It isn't shopping that I have an issue with. It's parking and checking out. There's a REASON there is a PeopleOfWalmart site. :wink:

Yep. Wal-Mart makes you FEEL lower-class the moment you walk in.

[Trip]

Fuck Walmart.

No, Fuck Walmart's parking lot. I can't even drive through without twitching... I refuse to go in. It isn't shopping that I have an issue with. It's parking and checking out. There's a REASON there is a PeopleOfWalmart site. :wink:

Garden entrance, check yourself out line. In and out, easy peesy.

[azoomm]

Garden entrance, check yourself out line. In and out, easy peesy.

Those scanners hate me. I wouldn't be able to get a job as a checkout person - I'll leave that to the "professionals" :lol:

No, seriously, those things don't work for me. Maybe it's because I have no patience? I stopped going to Home Depot for a long time because that's all they had...

[Particle Man]

Garden entrance, check yourself out line. In and out, easy peesy.

Those close down in the winter 'round here so no dice there.

[Trip]

Yep. Wal-Mart makes you FEEL lower-class the moment you walk in.

It doesn't matter which you go in here, they both have the same crowd. Heck, our walmart in my little podunk town draws more rich people than the rich people wallyworld/target. The rich people wally world/target are in the same shopping center in the middle of the huge mega shopping road in west knoxville. It draws everyone in the city. It absolutely sucks to go to either of them. The rich people started to come to ours because it's close and less crowded.

[Rangerscott]

No.

ETA: http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/target.asp

They dont allow salvation army bell ringers? Well FUCK THEM!


Only stuck up assholes shop at target. Also. Who ever thought up of calling Target "Tarshay" or how ever the fuck you spell it is a moron.

Target has always been higher and still is. Plus their auto section sucks donkey dong.

[Rangerscott]

Target is like Apple. Flashy boxes and presentation but the shit is still made in China like every elses products.

[Particle Man]

Target is like Apple. Flashy boxes and presentation but the shit is still made in China like every elses products.

I don't know about your area... but Target always has hot chicks in it. They flock there.Yep, flashy boxes. :lol:

[Rangerscott]

Yep, flashy boxes. :lol:

Damn straight. Ah its just how the shops setup. People think they're shopping at a higher end store. You're not too good to shop at walmart with the other weirdos.

[Gas Man]

Yep. Wal-Mart makes you FEEL lower-class the moment you walk in.

True. Or if your self esteem is high enough, makes you feel a great deal better about yourself.

[Rangerscott]

I told my self that I would never buy clothes at walmart. It was something for me to say that I'm doing better than that. Last year I bought some of those $10 jean and fucking LOVE them. LOL

[tallywacker]

I haven't been to a walmart in years. People dress down to go there and its fucking disgusting.

[Fleck750]

For those of you that have never been to Meijers, you don't know how great shopping deals can be. I miss them terribly, and it's the first place I go when back in Ann Arbor.

[Gas Man]

Yeah don't worry, they don't understand. Meijers started the whole "super target/walmart" thing. I simply love meijer.

[101lifts2]

Yep. Wal-Mart makes you FEEL lower-class the moment you walk in.

If you shop at Walmart you probably ARE lower-class.

[101lifts2]

Damn straight. Ah its just how the shops setup. People think they're shopping at a higher end store. You're not too good to shop at walmart with the other weirdos.

So ur admitting ur low class?redflip

[Gas Man]

Yeah don't worry, they don't understand. Meijers started the whole "super target/walmart" thing. I simply love meijer.
See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meijer

[101lifts2]

Yeah don't worry, they don't understand. Meijers started the whole "super target/walmart" thing. I simply love meijer.

Agreed...Meijer is da bomb. Low prices and cool people.

[Fleck750]

And they actually put things on sale.

[Gas Man]

And they actually put things on sale.
I swear the other week when I went grocery shopping... 80% of my purchases were on sale. It was insane.

[Gas Man]

I do have to laugh as well. When Marko heard about meijer he was blown away. Something to the effect of the amazement of liquer, wine, beer, food, clothing, etc... all being under one roof. He has to go to 3 different places for the first three things on my list. Silly PA.

[Rangerscott]

So ur admitting ur low class?redflip

Wages - yes
How I present myself - no

[Fleck750]

Yep, I wish they were nationwide, I would live there. I freaking hate Walmart.

[Gas Man]

Yep, I wish they were nationwide, I would live there. I freaking hate Walmart.
I know my mom hates that she can't go to one in Florida (during winter time) and instead has to use Publix (pube licks). LOL

[Trip]

LOL, you people are fucking retards. Too good to buy your stuff at walmart because it makes you feel "lower class." Get off your high horses and back down to earth, douchebags.

I do have to laugh as well. When Marko heard about meijer he was blown away. Something to the effect of the amazement of liquer, wine, beer, food, clothing, etc... all being under one roof. He has to go to 3 different places for the first three things on my list. Silly PA.

Walmart has the same thing going on in LA. Stupid state laws. TN is the same way. The liquor stores help the Baptists lobby against liquor elsewhere.

[OneSickPsycho]

I proudly spent $111 at WalMart last night... love that place.

Sorry, I don't need amazing helpers at the grocery store - everything is clearly marked and I'm not a fucking idiot.

And... I could give a fuck what they pay and/or how they treat their employees... I don't work there and motherfuckers who do, know what they are getting into before they get hired - hell, I'd bet they know before they even apply!

Also, I could give a shit what sort of people shop there... I'm no better than anyone else, just maybe smarter, cleaner, and better looking... but who gives a shit about that... It's cheaper and they have a better selection of damn near everything than any other store.

Truthfully, I think the people who refuse to shop at WalMart are the real morons... Think about it, two guys on here buy the same exact bike - make/model/year/mileage/condition/etc - one pays 10% more when they were both offered the same deal... who's the fucking moron then?

[OneSickPsycho]

LOL, you people are fucking retards. Too good to buy your stuff at walmart because it makes you feel "lower class." Get off your high horses and back down to earth, douchebags.



Walmart has the same thing going on in LA. Stupid state laws. TN is the same way. The liquor stores help the Baptists lobby against liquor elsewhere.

Our liquor stores are sometimes part of grocery stores... only they have separate entrances... funny how goofy the local/state laws can be.

[VatorMan]

Fuck Walmart.



This.

[OneSickPsycho]

Fuck Walmart.

No, Fuck Walmart's parking lot. I can't even drive through without twitching... I refuse to go in. It isn't shopping that I have an issue with. It's parking and checking out. There's a REASON there is a PeopleOfWalmart site. :wink:

And I thought I was impatient... takes me about 30 seconds from the time I pull into the lot, until the time I'm parked... check out always fucking blows, but lawn and garden is TOTALLY the way to go.

[azoomm]

And I thought I was impatient... takes me about 30 seconds from the time I pull into the lot, until the time I'm parked... check out always fucking blows, but lawn and garden is TOTALLY the way to go.

:lol:

I'm telling you, I can get parked and walk in from the back. I can even shop, and walk around. I go to check out and my head eats itself.

Last time I was there will probably be the last time I will shop at a Walmart unless I have no other choice. There was a woman ahead of me in the check-out with a baby in her cart. This baby was left to dig in it's diaper and pull it apart... then proceeded to touch EVERYTHING around it. Now, in my head this small child has touched everything that I have put in my cart. *twitch* Add to that the woman behind me wheezing while reeking of ashtray and complaining about her allergies - yeah, sure, allergies. It was probably something you had to be there for the entire experience... I'm not going back because I have better options. For me, my $4 of savings aren't worth it.

[Avatard]

Why does everyone always have a hard on about hating Walmart?

Gee, I dunno, I'm sure they're all fine, wonderful folks.

OTOH, a Google search of the term "Walmart Evil" returns over 8,750,000 results.

:idk:

[VatorMan]

Only one reason I go to Walmart is they carry Mobil1 15W-50. That's what I use on track days.

[Trip]

:lol:

I'm telling you, I can get parked and walk in from the back. I can even shop, and walk around. I go to check out and my head eats itself.

Last time I was there will probably be the last time I will shop at a Walmart unless I have no other choice. There was a woman ahead of me in the check-out with a baby in her cart. This baby was left to dig in it's diaper and pull it apart... then proceeded to touch EVERYTHING around it. Now, in my head this small child has touched everything that I have put in my cart. *twitch* Add to that the woman behind me wheezing while reeking of ashtray and complaining about her allergies - yeah, sure, allergies. It was probably something you had to be there for the entire experience... I'm not going back because I have better options. For me, my $4 of savings aren't worth it.

You know shit like this happens everywhere right? It isn't reserved for just "low class" people. I have seen rich old ladies do much worse. As for kids, don't get me started on Mrs Self Righteous Soccer Mom that is too busy chatting on her iPhone in Target while her children run around the store destroying the place.

[Trip]

Gee, I dunno, I'm sure they're all fine, wonderful folks.

OTOH, a Google search of the term "Walmart Evil" returns over 8,750,000 results.

It's a business, of course it's evil and doesn't care about you. It just wants your money. They are all like that, some use customer service as a method to attract, some go the cheapest route possible.

[Avatard]

Eight and three quarter million hits?

Sorry, this isn't "casual" corporate greed we're talkin' here.

Walmart's reputation is well earned.

All the negative press is well deserved, and then some.

They deserve the "scarlet W", they worked hard fer it....lol

[OneSickPsycho]

Gee, I dunno, I'm sure they're all fine, wonderful folks.

OTOH, a Google search of the term "Walmart Evil" returns over 8,750,000 results.

:idk:

That's right, because every dickhead on the internet is a fucking genius and has a blog...

BTW - 'George Bush Saint' produces over 9,020,000 results.

Everybody just hates the guy on top... Microsoft is evil, WalMart is evil, etc, etc... It's just so cool to hate on corporate America and even cooler to hate on the top dogs in corporate America.

WalMart hatred is bullshit!

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1eb_1230451844

[Trip]

Eight and three quarter million hits?

Sorry, this isn't "casual" corporate greed we're talkin' here.

Walmart's reputation is well earned.

All the negative press is well deserved, and then some.

I still don't care. They want money, I want cheap shit. We have a decent relationship. The workers don't want to work in those conditions, they should quit. I did, I worked at a Sam's Club. I was part time and they made me work 27.5 hours every week because if I worked 28, I was owed benefits. I hardly worked under 27.5 even though I repeatedly requested my schedule be brought down drastically because of school. I quit and got a job elsewhere.

Guess what, I still shop there.

[azoomm]

You know shit like this happens everywhere right? It isn't reserved for just "low class" people. I have seen rich old ladies do much worse. As for kids, don't get me started on Mrs Self Righteous Soccer Mom that is too busy chatting on her iPhone in Target while her children run around the store destroying the place.

I was at the GAP outlet store with my daughters. There was a line forming at the checkout because this woman with her two small children couldn't decide whether she wanted to commit to buying THIS item or THAT item and the girl at the counter was humoring her. Her two children; one with a ponytail on the top of her head with a nook in her face and shoes that squeaked with each step like a terrier's squeaky toy, the other a boy about 18 months older that thought it was "fun" to play on the rope that defines the line. They were allowed to run amok. That is, until another mother showed up with her child about the same age and SHE said no to her child. That mother said to the other - after the first with the rotten children said something with a downward glance to her - "No one likes your children."

BAM

Awesome.

Nothing in the world will sting a bad mother as being told by another mother that they SUCK - or being told they have rotten kids.

[Avatard]

I'm not saying I'm holier than thou. I'm not saying I haven't been in their store. I've probably shopped there a dozen times over the years. Thankfully, I can find most of what I need elsewhere.

There's plenty of reasons to avoid Walmart.

All of them quite valid.

[Trip]

I'm not saying I'm holier than thou. I'm not saying I haven't been in their store. I've probably shopped there a dozen times over the years. Thankfully, I can find most of what I need elsewhere.

There's plenty of reasons to avoid Walmart.

All of them quite valid.

I don't have a problem with that attitude. If it's not for you, it's not for you. Take your money elsewhere. I just don't find it a hellhole of evil demons wanting my soul. I have had a lot more issues from other stores over wallyworld.

I guess it's all about expectation too. I don't go into wally world expecting to find workers or fancy boxes. I go to get cheap shit and quickly. I never have a problem with that cause I go in through garden and use the self checkout.

Hell it's my go to place for christmas lights. Nobody carries the quantities I need and has them after christmas around here when they are 50% off other than wally world. Lowes and Home Depot around here don't even have christmas stuff up anymore by around December 20th. It's all gone.

[OneSickPsycho]

I don't have a problem with that attitude. If it's not for you, it's not for you. Take your money elsewhere. I just don't find it a hellhole of evil demons wanting my soul. I have had a lot more issues from other stores over wallyworld.

I guess it's all about expectation too. I don't go into wally world expecting to find workers or fancy boxes. I go to get cheap shit and quickly. I never have a problem with that cause I go in through garden and use the self checkout.

Hell it's my go to place for christmas lights. Nobody carries the quantities I need and has them after christmas around here when they are 50% off other than wally world. Lowes and Home Depot around here don't even have christmas stuff up anymore by around December 20th. It's all gone.

Exactly. WalMart isn't evil, it's a business... and a damn good one at that. Business isn't about making everyone feel warm and cuddly, it's about making money... that, by definition, is what a business is all about. It's funny... you don't see a whole bunch of hatred towards places like Aldi and shit... I mean, they are ever WORSE as far as employment conditions and how much of a pain in the ass it is to get in and out, but that shit doesn't matter because they aren't 1/10 the size of WalMart.

[Avatard]

This is true, as the larger you get, the more benevolent your are expected to be.

A form of "giving back", and rewarding the community and your customers for making you that big.

People expect a bit of a sociological reach around.

[Trip]

You know whats one of the worst shopping experiences, fucking apple stores. I hate those fucking snotty little bastards. Getting them to answer a simple question is impossible.

[OneSickPsycho]

This is true, as the larger you get, the more benevolent your are expected to be.

A form of "giving back", and rewarding the community and your customers for making you that big.

People expect a bit of a sociological reach around.

And that... is bullshit.

They keep prices low and quality shit on their shelves... and employ people who would otherwise not be employable (in many cases)... All of a sudden that reach-around starts looking more and more like full on bukkake.

[VatorMan]

And that... is bullshit.

They keep prices low and quality shit on their shelves... and employ people who would otherwise not be employable (in many cases)... All of a sudden that reach-around starts looking more and more like full on bukkake.

You are mistaken there. Walmart has taught America to accept mediocrity. When you can't find a store that specializes in anything, you "accept" whats on the shelf at Walmart.

[Avatard]

You know whats one of the worst shopping experiences, fucking apple stores. I hate those fucking snotty little bastards. Getting them to answer a simple question is impossible.

The biggest mistake Apple ever made was to refer to them as "geniuses" at the fucking "genius bar".

That's what you wanna do, right? Take an arrogant teenager fucking geek, and tell the little fucking bastard he's a genius.

Brilliant.

Can't see how that might be an issue.

Idiots.

[Particle Man]

Exactly. WalMart isn't evil, it's a business... and a damn good one at that. Business isn't about making everyone feel warm and cuddly, it's about making money... that, by definition, is what a business is all about. It's funny... you don't see a whole bunch of hatred towards places like Aldi and shit... I mean, they are ever WORSE as far as employment conditions and how much of a pain in the ass it is to get in and out, but that shit doesn't matter because they aren't 1/10 the size of WalMart.

I hate Aldi too. Eff Aldi.

[shmike]

WTF is Aldi? :scratch:

[Trip]

The biggest mistake Apple ever made was to refer to them as "geniuses" at the fucking "genius bar".

That's what you wanna do, right? Take an arrogant teenager fucking geek, and tell the little fucking bastard he's a genius.

Brilliant.

Can't see how that might be an issue.

Idiots.

They are not all geniuses. I actually don't mind them so much. The geniuses are trained differently and know a shit ton about the computer. It's hard to get access to them and they are not in the store at all hours. They are all full time employees with a lot of time at an apple store. The normal employees are the ones I hate.

[Fleck750]

WTF is Aldi? :scratch:
http://www.aldifoods.com/index_ENU_HTML.htm

[Fleck750]

You are mistaken there. Walmart has taught America to accept mediocrity. When you can't find a store that specializes in anything, you "accept" whats on the shelf at Walmart.
They always ask at the checkout if I've found everything I wanted. I tell them no, you freaking ran everyone else out of business, and if I want anything of quality, I'll find it on the internet. :D

[tallywacker]

WTF is Aldi? :scratch:

A german discount grocery store. Most of the products are off brand and made by the Aldi company itself.

[OneSickPsycho]

You are mistaken there. Walmart has taught America to accept mediocrity. When you can't find a store that specializes in anything, you "accept" whats on the shelf at Walmart.

Not exactly sure what you are referring to... I mostly buy food and disposable shit from there... bought a couple t-shirts I found amusing, some underwear, and a variety of other shit as well...

A trash can, is a trash can everywhere... same with a laundry basket... same with whatever electronics they have, etc. I guess if I were buying furniture and shit probably, but I'm not even sure I've ever looked at that stuff.

I dunno... I guess the build quality of my dogs food/water bowls, my broom and dustpan, and countless other items are not really high on my "I should give a fuck about this" list.


WTF is Aldi? :scratch:

Everything's generic, you gotta pay $0.25 to use their carts, you have to bring your own bags/boxes for your food, and there's like 5 shelves... everything else is stacked in rows or left on the pallets.

[Trip]

You are mistaken there. Walmart has taught America to accept mediocrity. When you can't find a store that specializes in anything, you "accept" whats on the shelf at Walmart.

WTF are you trying to buy at walmart? As said before, JIF peanut butter is JIF peanut butter. If you are trying to buy clothes and furniture, you deserve what you get...

That's like complaining about HF tools.

Everything's generic, you gotta pay $0.25 to use their carts, you have to bring your own bags/boxes for your food, and there's like 5 shelves... everything else is stacked in rows or left on the pallets.

Fuck that, what's the point of shopping there? Really cheap?

[tallywacker]

WTF are you trying to buy at walmart? As said before, JIF peanut butter is JIF peanut butter. If you are trying to buy clothes and furniture, you deserve what you get...

That's like complaining about HF tools.



Fuck that, what's the point of shopping there? Really cheap?

Really cheap, and the quarter is there to prevent stealing the cart or influence you to return your cart to the store. It lets you unlock the cart and you get your 25 cents back with you lock it back up.

[Homeslice]

Target is like Apple. Flashy boxes and presentation but the shit is still made in China like every elses products.

Wrong......... Some of it maybe, but those "flashy" boxes you mentioned are entirely different brands. A manufacturer isn't going to design a separate box for Target and another for Walmart. That's a waste of money.

[Homeslice]

I do have to laugh as well. When Marko heard about meijer he was blown away. Something to the effect of the amazement of liquer, wine, beer, food, clothing, etc... all being under one roof. He has to go to 3 different places for the first three things on my list. Silly PA.

The Meijer I grew up near had a frigging barbers shop in it. And a jungle gym in the center of the store for kids to play in.

[Homeslice]

Some of you are getting all defensive about shopping at Walmart. Hey, if it floats your boat, fine, I have no problem with that. But facts are facts:

1) The article proved that Walmart doesn't always have the best prices.
2) Walmart customers are a lower statum of society, and are more likely to annoy or disgust you with the way they behave.
3) Their checkouts suck.
4) You can't see where the different departments are, unless maybe you're 7 feet tall.
5) There's piles of shit in your way, blocking your path. I prefer wide aisles, I don't like having to wait for other people to manuever their cart around that pile of boxes.
6) Often it's disorganized, like for example they'll have a sale on HP printers, so they'll put them in 2 entirely different parts of the store. Why the hell do I want to see printers near the laundry soap?
7) If you go late at night, the stockboys & forklifts are blocking your path.
8) Even Trip, who lives in one of the states Walmart dominates, says their produce sucks.

Facts are facts, the world has spoken.

[Trip]

1) The article proved that Walmart doesn't always have the best prices.

It says the stuff I would buy at Wally is still cheaper than Target. I don't have a Target within 15 miles of me, but a Wally world within 5.

2) Walmart customers are a lower statum of society, and are more likely to annoy or disgust you with the way they behave.

Not true here, you see them everywhere. This is East Tenn though.

3) Their checkouts suck.

Self checkout ftmfw

4) You can't see where the different departments are, unless maybe you're 7 feet tall.

6'1", no issues

5) There's piles of shit in your way, blocking your path. I prefer wide aisles, I don't like having to wait for other people to manuever their cart around that pile of boxes.

Ours is surprisingly clean and roomy. Two carts can go down an aisle.

6) Often it's disorganized, like for example they'll have a sale on HP printers, so they'll put them in 2 entirely different parts of the store. Why the hell do I want to see printers near the laundry soap?

I buy shit like that on the internet. Laundry soap isn't next to the electronics at mine. It's over by the groceries.

7) If you go late at night, the stockboys & forklifts are blocking your path.

That's true of any type of store open all night. They have to stock the shelves at some point.

8) Even Trip, who lives in one of the states Walmart dominates, says their produce sucks.

No argument here, I am picky about my produce.

[VatorMan]

Walmart is the poster boy for Adapt,Change, Dominate. SAM Walton would roll over in his grave if he knew what Walmart has become.

Walmart USED to pride themselves on "MADE IN THE USA." They quickly got rid of that. Once they found out that Americans would buy sh*t no matter where it's made, as long as it was cheap, game over.

[Avatard]

Sam would have a fit. I think Walmart has probably done more to financially empower China than any other single entity on the planet...it's almost fucking treasonous.

But hey, you can buy a cheap broom...yay! USA! USA!

[shmike]

1) The article proved that Walmart doesn't always have the best prices.

It says the stuff I would buy at Wally is still cheaper than Target. I don't have a Target within 15 miles of me, but a Wally world within 5.

2) Walmart customers are a lower statum of society, and are more likely to annoy or disgust you with the way they behave.

Not true here, you see them everywhere. This is East Tenn though.

3) Their checkouts suck.

Self checkout ftmfw

4) You can't see where the different departments are, unless maybe you're 7 feet tall.

6'1", no issues

5) There's piles of shit in your way, blocking your path. I prefer wide aisles, I don't like having to wait for other people to manuever their cart around that pile of boxes.

Ours is surprisingly clean and roomy. Two carts can go down an aisle.

6) Often it's disorganized, like for example they'll have a sale on HP printers, so they'll put them in 2 entirely different parts of the store. Why the hell do I want to see printers near the laundry soap?

I buy shit like that on the internet. Laundry soap isn't next to the electronics at mine. It's over by the groceries.

7) If you go late at night, the stockboys & forklifts are blocking your path.

That's true of any type of store open all night. They have to stock the shelves at some point.

8) Even Trip, who lives in one of the states Walmart dominates, says their produce sucks.

No argument here, I am picky about my produce.

Damn, dude.

You're really going out of your way to suck the Wal-Mart dick. :lol:

[Homeslice]

Fuck that, what's the point of shopping there? Really cheap?
So now you're saying shopping at Aldi isn't worth the hassle?

Sounds like a few of us saying it isn't worth shopping at Walmart.

It's the same deal ---- Sooner or later, the inconvenience makes it not worth it anymore.

[Homeslice]

This is East Tenn though..

Point taken. Course Memphis shoppers would probably be worse..


Self checkout ftmfw.

What if you have a cart completely full of groceries? You really going to scan and bag all of that yourself? That would take 3 times as long as having someone do it for you (assuming they're competent).


6'1", no issues.

OK, so you can stand on one end of the store, and see what that departments is on the other end of the store? I find that hard to believe. You probably just think you can, because you've been shopping there for years and know where shit is. In most real cities, the Walmarts shit is stacked 10-12 feet high and you can't see around it.

[Homeslice]

Walmart OWNED

[Dave]

You know whats one of the worst shopping experiences, fucking apple stores. I hate those fucking snotty little bastards. Getting them to answer a simple question is impossible.

They get in your shit too. Walked in one to see how much a usb cable was for vic's new to her used ipod and their guy starts giving me shit about my droid not being an iphone. Took a lot of willpower not to say he really was a genius.

Fat bearded git

[Trip]

What if you have a cart completely full of groceries? You really going to scan and bag all of that yourself? That would take 3 times as long as having someone do it for you (assuming they're competent).

OK, so you can stand on one end of the store, and see what that departments is on the other end of the store? I find that hard to believe. You probably just think you can, because you've been shopping there for years and know where shit is. In most real cities, the Walmarts shit is stacked 10-12 feet high and you can't see around it.

I am not a family buying a shit ton of stuff, but I can do my normal shopping through self checkout. Which is about 3 weeks worth of groceries. I don't shop at walmart for groceries like I said above though. My normal walmart purchase is just off the wall stuff I need. My large shopping trips aren't to walmart, I shop at local marts where I can get produce I actually like, but I still use self checkout for those.

If I am standing in an aisle, no, but if you go to the open aisles in the middle when you would be looking around for stuff I can see the sections. Plus with Walmart layouts, if you been to one you can usually find your way around any of them even if they have a different layout. They always have a certain flow about them that easy to understand.

[Trip]

So now you're saying shopping at Aldi isn't worth the hassle?

Sounds like a few of us saying it isn't worth shopping at Walmart.

It's the same deal ---- Sooner or later, the inconvenience makes it not worth it anymore.

If they are generic, I probably wouldn't shop at them anyway. Like I said before, I buy my groceries at more of a grocery store where I can get good produce. I don't really shop at walmart for the prices anyway. I shop there because it's the super mart that's close. If it was Meijers or Target, I would shop there. I am not loyal to Wally world by any means.

[defector]

Really cheap, and the quarter is there to prevent stealing the cart or influence you to return your cart to the store. It lets you unlock the cart and you get your 25 cents back with you lock it back up.

Now I know where to buy shopping carts for a quarter.

[Homeslice]

If they are generic, I probably wouldn't shop at them anyway. Like I said before, I buy my groceries at more of a grocery store where I can get good produce. I don't really shop at walmart for the prices anyway. I shop there because it's the super mart that's close. If it was Meijers or Target, I would shop there. I am not loyal to Wally world by any means.
Well, generic (private label) stuff is just as good as brand-name stuff these days. Do you have Trader Joes? All their stuff is private label. And they are owned by Aldi too.

[Homeslice]

Really cheap, and the quarter is there to prevent stealing the cart or influence you to return your cart to the store. It lets you unlock the cart and you get your 25 cents back with you lock it back up.

Hmm, if that's their intention, then it should be a dollar or more, because some people roll them all the way to their apartment (typically section 8 places). Hell, I used to live near one that would send someone out in a flatbed every couple days to go find all the carts people took.

[Trip]

Well, generic (private label) stuff is just as good as brand-name stuff these days. Do you have Trader Joes? All their stuff is private label. And they are owned by Aldi too.

No, we are lucky to have walmart. If we didn't have a walmart, we would have these little bumfuck stores that are all like 5 miles apart that would want to rape you for every dime you have and say it's because you get quality customer service. In reality, I could careless if I see an employee of the stores I shop at, I just want my shit.

[tallywacker]

Hmm, if that's their intention, then it should be a dollar or more, because some people roll them all the way to their apartment (typically section 8 places). Hell, I used to live near one that would send someone out in a flatbed every couple days to go find all the carts people took.

Poor/thrifty people want their .25 cents back, so they return their cart to the stall. Limits the need for hiring cart pushers. If they want to steal a the cart, they will break the plastic lock off to get their quarter back. In Germany it was a full Euro and every market is like that there even walmart.

[OneSickPsycho]

Some of you are getting all defensive about shopping at Walmart. Hey, if it floats your boat, fine, I have no problem with that. But facts are facts:

1) The article proved that Walmart doesn't always have the best prices.
2) Walmart customers are a lower statum of society, and are more likely to annoy or disgust you with the way they behave.
3) Their checkouts suck.
4) You can't see where the different departments are, unless maybe you're 7 feet tall.
5) There's piles of shit in your way, blocking your path. I prefer wide aisles, I don't like having to wait for other people to manuever their cart around that pile of boxes.
6) Often it's disorganized, like for example they'll have a sale on HP printers, so they'll put them in 2 entirely different parts of the store. Why the hell do I want to see printers near the laundry soap?
7) If you go late at night, the stockboys & forklifts are blocking your path.
8) Even Trip, who lives in one of the states Walmart dominates, says their produce sucks.

Facts are facts, the world has spoken.

Problem is, those "facts" aren't necessarily worth anything...

1) Ok, but they do in many, many cases. In fact, every time I've comparison shopped at other places - not for the stuff that some asshole writing an article buys, but stuff I buy - I've seen at least a 10% difference in pricing.
2) Make ANY place as busy as WalMart is on a regular basis and people are going to piss you off... this is one of the most ridiculous points I've ever heard.
3) Their checkouts don't suck... there's just always 500 fucking people trying to go through them at once. Once you actually make it to the person, I find WalMart checks me out a bit faster than some of the other local options.
4) Really? Now this is reaching... and reaching FAR... I don't need a fucking map in ANY grocery story... it's frankly not that fucking big. I can make a full lap around the entire place in under 7 minutes... and guess what? After I've been there ONCE, I get it... I can go get what I need directly without having to look around forever. I guess I'm not a fucking moron and not as lazy as most.
5 & 6) There's only one time per year that I see this... Black Friday. Otherwise, the lanes are clear of everything but people.
7) The amount of reaching is beyond ridiculous at this point... When the fuck are they supposed to stock their shelves? If they closed down over night, you guys would be bitching about how they are never open!
8) Meh, their produce is easily beat by other places... unless you know what days to go. The problem with their produce is not necessarily quality (in my experience), it's quantity. They run dry on stuff a lot.

You may say I'm being defensive... and maybe I am... However, there's just as much from the offensive front as well. People have this "I'm too good for WalMart" and/or "WalMart is anti-christ" attitude that I think is just ridiculous.

You want to shop some place where you have all the lanes to yourself and pay 10% more so you can feel better than everyone, whatever... but creating ridiculous justifications as to why WalMart is so inferior is just fucking pathetic.

[Homeslice]

Whatever man, I wouldn't have written those reasons if I didn't believe in them. You're saying ANY store as busy as Walmart would be full of annoying people? Except the number of people isn't the big factor here......it's the quality of people. I know this will sound elitist, but the average low-income person doesn't behave as well as a higher-income person. Their kids typically aren't well-behaved, they dress like ass (I don't want to see thongs on a 250-lb person), and they're often loud as hell when they talk (I don't want to hear what you and your "bros" did yesterday). Again, opinions may vary, but that's my experience.

And good for you if you've memorized where each department is in your Walmart. Either your Walmart is small, or you go often enough to have it memorized. I don't feel obligated to memorize anything. I feel I should be able to stand anywhere in the store and see what kind of stuff is over on the other side. With Target, you can, because their shelves are lower.

And BTW, at the Walmarts out here, they take what would have been a nice 12-ft wide aisle, and turn it into 2 4-ft aisles with a 4-ft pile of crap in the middle. Retarded.

[Trip]

I know this will sound elitist, but the average low-income person doesn't behave as well as a higher-income person. Their kids typically aren't well-behaved, they dress like ass (I don't want to see thongs on a 250-lb person), and they're often loud as hell when they talk (I don't want to hear what you and your "bros" did yesterday). Again, opinions may vary, but that's my experience.

My experience in retail as a customer service associate says otherwise. I have been treated like shit by Rich and Poor alike. Both can be equally as obnoxious. Even the middle class is bad. Pretty much all shoppers are horrible individuals. About the only people that act like sensible human beings are people who have worked in retail and understand the stupidity of shoppers.

The weird clothes thing I don't really see that ever unless I look on the internet. You live in SF though, you can find people dressing in fucked up clothes all over your city. Stereotypes are fun.

[Homeslice]

Rich people can be obnoxious and rude, yes, but they usually aren't as loud, they usually don't start silly little fights with each other, and they usually don't try to start dumb conversations with you just to make a "friend".

And I'd rather see people wearing weird/trendy clothing than people whose ass crack is showing. See, the thing about smart people is, they only wear revealing clothing when their body is WORTH revealing.

[Trip]

Rich people can be obnoxious, yes, but they usually aren't as loud, and they usually don't try to start dumb conversations about worthless topics, just to make a "friend".

And I'd rather see people wearing "weird/trendy" clothing than something that shows their ass crack or bird legs.

No, but they get on their cell phones and let people know how awesome they are very loudly and what cool people they get to meet and what new clothes they just bought. Hell, I had one memorable occassion where this rich old lady discussing how her husband had a prescription viagra and she suspected him cheating on her because they never had sex anymore.

Believe me, there are equally obnoxious people in all classes. This is something that is not majority restricted to the lower class.

Yeah, I bet you would like to see people in "trendy" clothing.

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http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CijcaA9yq58/TB4J2qDbN9I/AAAAAAAAGBE/pPu5AUdviQ8/s1600/ba_prideparade263.jpg

[Homeslice]

I never said it was "restricted" to the lower-class. I simply said lower-class people were more LIKELY to act/dress stupid.

And WTF with the pictures you posted -- How often are you going to see a gay pride parade walk into a retail store and buy something? :scratch:

BTW, as for San Francisco, it is really only 1 burrough (Castro) that is known for being mostly gay. The rest of the metro area is probably no more or less gay than any other metro area.

[Corey]

My Walmart has a shit ton of hot college girls. College town Walmarts and Targets are win.

[Homeslice]

My Walmart has a shit ton of hot college girls. College town Walmarts and Targets are win.

Yeah cuz college kids usually are poor. But go to a Walmart in a town without a college, and it's just regular poor people. Read: no eye candy.

[Corey]

Yeah cuz college kids usually are poor. But go to a Walmart in a town without a college, and it's just regular poor people. Read: no eye candy.

I've been to Walmarts in quite a few areas without colleges in various socio-economic areas. There are some that are filled with failure and some that are filled with not failure. Same with every other store. I can go to Publix or Target both here and anywhere else and find a different mix of hot and not. So many people are so damn quick to bash Walmart because it's easy that they glaze over how shitty everywhere else is. Any store where the public goes is a majority collection of the dregs of society because most of us are ugly in many ways. And I'll counter the economic factor with Whole Foods. I've been to three different ones in three different states, all in wealthier areas. There are a good chunk of miserably ugly, low class people who clog the isles of Whole Foods, and it has nothing to do with how much money they have.

[derf]

I've been to Walmarts in quite a few areas without colleges in various socio-economic areas. There are some that are filled with failure and some that are filled with not failure. Same with every other store. I can go to Publix or Target both here and anywhere else and find a different mix of hot and not. So many people are so damn quick to bash Walmart because it's easy that they glaze over how shitty everywhere else is. Any store where the public goes is a majority collection of the dregs of society because most of us are ugly in many ways. And I'll counter the economic factor with Whole Foods. I've been to three different ones in three different states, all in wealthier areas. There are a good chunk of miserably ugly, low class people who clog the isles of Whole Foods, and it has nothing to do with how much money they have.

I dunno, walmart seems to draw in the lower rungs of the economic food chain compared to lets say, a sears

[Trip]

I never said it was "restricted" to the lower-class. I simply said lower-class people were more LIKELY to act/dress stupid.

And WTF with the pictures you posted -- How often are you going to see a gay pride parade walk into a retail store and buy something? :scratch:

BTW, as for San Francisco, it is really only 1 burrough (Castro) that is known for being mostly gay. The rest of the metro area is probably no more or less gay than any other metro area.

Dude, it's fucking stereotyping just like you are doing..... Catch on slow...

I dunno, walmart seems to draw in the lower rungs of the economic food chain compared to lets say, a sears

Sears is the bottom most rung here. It's right there with K-mart. It's 100x worse than walmart.

[Trip]

Yeah cuz college kids usually are poor. But go to a Walmart in a town without a college, and it's just regular poor people. Read: no eye candy.

How often do you go to walmart? You say you never go there. The walmart in my town that is far away from the University of Tennessee gets a large amount rich people. They drift over from the rich suburb that is adjacent to my town.

That suburb has their own "fancy" walmart and target. They don't go to that one because it attracts everyone from the city.

If you go to the inner city walmarts or the walmarts out in the middle of nowhere, you will see the people of walmart people. That's where they live and thats the only place to do decent shopping for everyone there. If you go to the "fancy" walmarts or walmarts near the fancy part of town, you will see a different population in there.

The fact is Walmart is normally the only game in town for a lot of places, you will get a wide variety of class of people. Target doesn't build stores where Wally world does or you would see people of target as well. Wally world doesn't target a certain population like Target, they target everyone and don't really care who buys from them as long as they buy.

[tommymac]

Dude, it's fucking stereotyping just like you are doing..... Catch on slow...



Sears is the bottom most rung here. It's right there with K-mart. It's 100x worse than walmart.

not including the tool dept in sears though, the rest of the store is a free for all. Best I saw at sears was a woman who was a few bagels over 400 pounds resting on a piece of exercise equipment. I wanted to get a pic but she was staring at me the whole time, thought she was going to eat me :lol:

[Corey]

not including the tool dept in sears though, the rest of the store is a free for all. Best I saw at sears was a woman who was a few bagels over 400 pounds resting on a piece of exercise equipment. I wanted to get a pic but she was staring at me the whole time, thought she was going to eat me :lol:

If she could have figured out how to fire up one of the demo grills, you may not be here to retell the tale.

[derf]

Sears is the bottom most rung here. It's right there with K-mart. It's 100x worse than walmart.


I never really make it that far into sears past teh tool dept, I thought it was a better store than that.

Anyway I thought that Kmart went under. The only people that would shop there cant afford to shop there

[Trip]

I never really make it that far into sears past teh tool dept, I thought it was a better store than that.

Anyway I thought that Kmart went under. The only people that would shop there cant afford to shop there

Yeah craftsman being stuck at Sears and Kmart sucks.

I thought there was a few stores left, I didn't think they went completely under.

[derf]

Yeah craftsman being stuck at Sears and Kmart sucks.

I thought there was a few stores left, I didn't think they went completely under.

TThe last time I saw a Kmart has to have been at least 5 years ago, probably closer to 10.

And I love craftsman at sears, anytime I need to swap out some broken tools, or need to buy some new tools, sears is right at the local mall, has what I want (I wish I could say cheap), and has a lifetime waranty.

A few years ago I broke the craftman ratchet my father-in-law gave me. he bought it, probably in the 60s, and it has had a hard life. Anyway, it stopped ratcheting on me one day so I brouyght it in, they couldnt swap it for a comparrable model because the size wasnt being produced anymore. They wound up giving me 3 new ratchets (1/4, 1/2. and 3/4) plus a couple hundred piece socket set because all my old sockets wouldnt work with the new ratchets. All they asked me for was a list of what stuff I had that was compatible with the ratchet didnt even ask me to bring the old stuff in. It was probably 2-300 worth of tools they gave me, and teh old sockets were compatible with the new ratchets

[Trip]

TThe last time I saw a Kmart has to have been at least 5 years ago, probably closer to 10.

And I love craftsman at sears, anytime I need to swap out some broken tools, or need to buy some new tools, sears is right at the local mall, has what I want (I wish I could say cheap), and has a lifetime waranty.

A few years ago I broke the craftman ratchet my father-in-law gave me. he bought it, probably in the 60s, and it has had a hard life. Anyway, it stopped ratcheting on me one day so I brouyght it in, they couldnt swap it for a comparrable model because the size wasnt being produced anymore. They wound up giving me 3 new ratchets (1/4, 1/2. and 3/4) plus a couple hundred piece socket set because all my old sockets wouldnt work with the new ratchets. All they asked me for was a list of what stuff I had that was compatible with the ratchet didnt even ask me to bring the old stuff in. It was probably 2-300 worth of tools they gave me, and teh old sockets were compatible with the new ratchets

We don't have a close sears is why I hate it being at Sears. Wish it was at Walmart, that would be awesome. You could do change outs anywhere.

That probably will be where it ends up when Sears finally goes away.

[101lifts2]

....3) Their checkouts suck.

Self checkout ftmfw

.....

They removed all the self checkouts in the Walmarts here because the Mexicans were stealing shit left and right. :lol: So now you have to stand in line for 20 min. to checkout.

That is another thing why Walmarts in CA suck. MEXICANS...fuck there is like a million in there at any given time. Target has much much less.

[Homeslice]

How often do you go to walmart? You say you never go there. The walmart in my town that is far away from the University of Tennessee gets a large amount rich people. They drift over from the rich suburb that is adjacent to my town.

That suburb has their own "fancy" walmart and target. They don't go to that one because it attracts everyone from the city.

If you go to the inner city walmarts or the walmarts out in the middle of nowhere, you will see the people of walmart people. That's where they live and thats the only place to do decent shopping for everyone there. If you go to the "fancy" walmarts or walmarts near the fancy part of town, you will see a different population in there.

The fact is Walmart is normally the only game in town for a lot of places, you will get a wide variety of class of people. Target doesn't build stores where Wally world does or you would see people of target as well. Wally world doesn't target a certain population like Target, they target everyone and don't really care who buys from them as long as they buy.

Disagreed..........In the big metros I've lived in (San Diego, San Fran, Denver) there were always at least 10-15 Targets and 8-10 Walmarts. In the same metro area. And they just put them wherever they want to. It's not like Target only puts them in "upscale" areas. They put them wherever they can get a good deal on the land. Often you will see a Target and a Walmart within 1 mile of each other. They don't care. Which means there's nothing preventing the exact same people from going to both of those stores. But they don't. The attractive/well-behaved people go to Target, the rejects go to Wal-Mart. :lol:

[Particle Man]

Yeah craftsman being stuck at Sears and Kmart sucks.

I thought there was a few stores left, I didn't think they went completely under.

K-Mart went chapter 13 and just came back out and are building back up again.

There are a few around here still.

[OneSickPsycho]

Whatever man, I wouldn't have written those reasons if I didn't believe in them. You're saying ANY store as busy as Walmart would be full of annoying people? Except the number of people isn't the big factor here......it's the quality of people. I know this will sound elitist, but the average low-income person doesn't behave as well as a higher-income person. Their kids typically aren't well-behaved, they dress like ass (I don't want to see thongs on a 250-lb person), and they're often loud as hell when they talk (I don't want to hear what you and your "bros" did yesterday). Again, opinions may vary, but that's my experience.

And good for you if you've memorized where each department is in your Walmart. Either your Walmart is small, or you go often enough to have it memorized. I don't feel obligated to memorize anything. I feel I should be able to stand anywhere in the store and see what kind of stuff is over on the other side. With Target, you can, because their shelves are lower.

And BTW, at the Walmarts out here, they take what would have been a nice 12-ft wide aisle, and turn it into 2 4-ft aisles with a 4-ft pile of crap in the middle. Retarded.

I guess that's the difference between you and me... I act like I'm better than some people, but you really believe it. :idk:

And it's not hat I have a detailed mental map of the store... I can walk into any store, mall, etc once and get a basic layout of things... I don't need to know the exact shelf location for the mustard... I just know where the grocery section is... Otherwise at the end of each aisle, there's a handy sign telling me what's there... The argument that you can't see all of those signs from across the store is ridiculous IMHO.

[Avatard]

K-Mart went chapter 13 and just came back out and are building back up again.

There are a few around here still.

K-mart is now Sears (they bought them) I think they even sell Craftsman tools now...

[Trip]

They do, they have been for awhile.

We got an aldi. I haven't been there yet. It's brand new. Just saw it when I went to the yota dealership.

[Fleck750]

Picture taken at the local Walmart today. :lmao:

[Trip]

Went to aldi, its totally the land of crap.

[Gas Man]

That's right, because every dickhead on the internet is a fucking genius and has a blog...

BTW - 'George Bush Saint' produces over 9,020,000 results.

Everybody just hates the guy on top... Microsoft is evil, WalMart is evil, etc, etc... It's just so cool to hate on corporate America and even cooler to hate on the top dogs in corporate America.

WalMart hatred is bullshit!

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Sounds like HD in cruisers and Suzuki in sportbikes? :lol:

The Meijer I grew up near had a frigging barbers shop in it. And a jungle gym in the center of the store for kids to play in.

Yep, the old taylor one did.

If they are generic, I probably wouldn't shop at them anyway. Like I said before, I buy my groceries at more of a grocery store where I can get good produce. I don't really shop at walmart for the prices anyway. I shop there because it's the super mart that's close. If it was Meijers or Target, I would shop there. I am not loyal to Wally world by any means.

What a nazi! :wtfru:

:lol

[Homeslice]

TThe last time I saw a Kmart has to have been at least 5 years ago, probably closer to 10.

And I love craftsman at sears, anytime I need to swap out some broken tools, or need to buy some new tools, sears is right at the local mall, has what I want (I wish I could say cheap), and has a lifetime waranty.


Kmart is still around, and probably will always be.

Sears, I don't know why anyone would shop there except for hardware or appliances. Their clothes are garbage. They tried to spruce things up by adding Lands End, but that brand is way too conservative.

[tommymac]

Kmart is still around, and probably will always be.

Sears, I don't know why anyone would shop there except for hardware or appliances. Their clothes are garbage. They tried to spruce things up by adding Lands End, but that brand is way too conservative.

Thats about all I shop there for. Although they did have one pair of cargo pants that fit me rather well so I got several pairs of those but I am not a big clothes person anyway.

[Homeslice]

BTW, wash your hands after handling anything made out of plastic or rubber purchased at Walmart. Chinese plastic typically has lead in the paint, and their rubber is soft & wasn't cured properly, so it's still leaking petrochemical vapors into the air. Someone at work left a Chinese hand truck near my cubicle, and I could smell it even though it was 10 feet away.

[Trip]

BTW, wash your hands after handling anything made out of plastic or rubber purchased at Walmart. Chinese plastic typically has lead in the paint, and their rubber is soft & wasn't cured properly, so it's still leaking petrochemical vapors into the air. Someone at work left a Chinese hand truck near my cubicle, and I could smell it even though it was 10 feet away.

You can't go anywhere and not find chinese stuff. Hell even uppity Apple uses China.

[Homeslice]

You can't go anywhere and not find chinese stuff. Hell even uppity Apple uses China.

I have no problem with where something is made, as long as it's made well. I have an HJC leather jacket that was made in China, and believe it or not but the leather is right up there with Vanson. Way better than Alpinestars. Bought it 9 years ago and I still own it. When it was new I was getting tons of compliments, even from non-riders.

Now, Pakistan on the other hand........Those dudes don't know how to make gear, in my experience.

[tommymac]

hope trip doesnt see these 2 in his walmart, if he does he better run :lol:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/03/28/2011-03-28_pregnant_woman_and_her_mom_attack_71yearold_at_ walmart_cops.html

[shmike]

hope trip doesnt see these 2 in his walmart, if he does he better run :lol:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/03/28/2011-03-28_pregnant_woman_and_her_mom_attack_71yearold_at_ walmart_cops.html


Gotta go with Homeslice on this one.

Wal-Mart caters to the trashiest of trash.

Police found Jackson and Duncan in the parking lot and questioned them. When asked if she threatened to blow up the Walmart, Jackson said, "Yeah, I did, I did, so there."



"So there." :lol:

[tommymac]

Gotta go with Homeslice on this one.

Wal-Mart caters to the trashiest of trash.



"So there." :lol:

I think thats a good excuse to taser someone if i ever heard one :lol:

[Avatard]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/03/28/2011-03-28_pregnant_woman_and_her_mom_attack_71yearold_at_ walmart_cops.html

[shmike]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/03/28/2011-03-28_pregnant_woman_and_her_mom_attack_71yearold_at_ walmart_cops.html


Gotta go with Homeslice on this one.

Wal-Mart caters to the trashiest of trash.

Police found Jackson and Duncan in the parking lot and questioned them. When asked if she threatened to blow up the Walmart, Jackson said, "Yeah, I did, I did, so there."


"So there." :lol:

[Homeslice]

:lol: As always, the NY Daily News is there to cover lofty "human interest" stories like these

[tommymac]

:lol: As always, the NY Daily News is there to cover lofty "human interest" stories like these

theyre only a step above the ny post in being a quality newspaper :lol:

[Trip]

Wal-Mart caters to the trashiest of trash.

See, I don't think they cater to anyone. They build and put stores where ever they can for the most part. They go a lot of places Target would never dream of putting a store. Target is a company that tries to cater to it's niche. Walmart doesn't give a shit who shops in their stores.

There are upscale walmarts, there is one not far from my house in the fancy part of town.

Walmart seeks to crush everyone.

[shmike]

See, I don't think they cater to anyone. They build and put stores where ever they can for the most part. They go a lot of places Target would never dream of putting a store. Target is a company that tries to cater to it's niche. Walmart doesn't give a shit who shops in their stores.

There are upscale walmarts, there is one not far from my house in the fancy part of town.

Walmart seeks to crush everyone.

You're right.

I should have said that they attract the trashiest of the trash.

And yes, there are nice Wal-Marts in nice neighborhoods but those are the exception, not the rule.

[Trip]

You're right.

I should have said that they attract the trashiest of the trash.

And yes, there are nice Wal-Marts in nice neighborhoods but those are the exception, not the rule.

Yeah that I agree with, they have a shit ton of stores out in the middle of nowhere or in the inner city that allows us to have "people of walmart."

That's how walmart was really able to gain hold of their place though. They were able to cash in on markets most stores avoid.

They try to go to fancy areas too, but they get run out of town a lot.

[pauldun170]

Sears, I don't know why anyone would shop there except for hardware or appliances. Their clothes are garbage. They tried to spruce things up by adding Lands End, but that brand is way too conservative.

:lol

I get all my work duds from Sears.
I'm not ashamed of being a billboard for Dockers.

[pauldun170]

theyre only a step above the ny post in being a quality newspaper :lol:

HEY!!!
Daily News paid for my wifes education and it paid for our wedding.
It also does our taxes every year.

You mind that mouth o yours when talking about the daily news


(My FIL has worked at the news for 40+ years)

[Homeslice]

For what it's worth....

Here are some pics I took inside the best Walmart I've ever been in.......It was some kind of "test" store they built a few years ago......I was told they only built 5-10 as nice as this one. This one was in a pretty rich suburb of Dallas (either Plano or Frisco, can't remember)

THESE are the kind of wide-open aisles & sweet signage that EVERY Walmart should have.....


http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z71/Relipics/walmart/Walmart1.jpg

Check out their wine section....

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z71/Relipics/walmart/Walmart3.jpg

And their produce.....

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z71/Relipics/walmart/Walmart2.jpg

[Archren]

Funny... kinda looks like an HEB Plus. :lol:

[Homeslice]

:lol

I get all my work duds from Sears.
I'm not ashamed of being a billboard for Dockers.

You can actually buy professional looking clothes at Sears?

I haven't been there in a long time, but I thought the only dress shirts they had were from fake brands like Van Huesen, with cardboard-like collars and cuffs, and buttons that fall off after 3 wearings.

[pauldun170]

You can actually buy professional looking clothes at Sears?

I haven't been there in a long time, but I thought the only dress shirts they had were from fake brands like Van Huesen, with cardboard-like collars and cuffs, and buttons that fall off after 3 wearings.

When I go there, I go there specifically for the Dockers lineup.
Its close by, its Sears so its never really crowded and mall rats avoid it like the plague. Plus there is always parking by the sears entrance at the mall. End result, whenever I need work clothes I go there. They always had a good selection. I have no clue what else they sell besides the tool section I walk through to get to the mens clothes section.

They could sell Irish whores for all I know.


Oh yeah...my wife goes there because that's where she takes the boys to get their pictures.

[shmike]

You can actually buy professional looking clothes at Sears?

I haven't been there in a long time, but I thought the only dress shirts they had were from fake brands like Van Huesen, with cardboard-like collars and cuffs, and buttons that fall off after 3 wearings.

When I go there, I go there specifically for the Dockers lineup.
Its close by, its Sears so its never really crowded and mall rats avoid it like the plague. Plus there is always parking by the sears entrance at the mall. End result, whenever I need work clothes I go there. They always had a good selection. I have no clue what else they sell besides the tool section I walk through to get to the mens clothes section.

They could sell Irish whores for all I know.


Oh yeah...my wife goes there because that's where she takes the boys to get their pictures.


Further proof that if a thread goes on long enough paul and 'slice will fag it up with clothes, shopping or clothes shopping. :poke:

[Particle Man]

Further proof that if a thread goes on long enough paul and 'slice will fag it up with clothes, shopping or clothes shopping. :poke:

A twisted variation of Goodwyn's Law :lol:



For what it's worth....

Here are some pics I took inside the best Walmart I've ever been in.......It was some kind of "test" store they built a few years ago......I was told they only built 5-10 as nice as this one. This one was in a pretty rich suburb of Dallas (either Plano or Frisco, can't remember)

THESE are the kind of wide-open aisles & sweet signage that EVERY Walmart should have.....


http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z71/Relipics/walmart/Walmart1.jpg

Check out their wine section....

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z71/Relipics/walmart/Walmart3.jpg

And their produce.....

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z71/Relipics/walmart/Walmart2.jpg

That's what Wegman's and Hannaford's looks like here.

[Dave]

Further proof that if a thread goes on long enough paul and 'slice will fag it up with clothes, shopping or clothes shopping. :poke:

If it goes to jail kaneman will prison rape it

[Trip]

For what it's worth....

Here are some pics I took inside the best Walmart I've ever been in.......It was some kind of "test" store they built a few years ago......I was told they only built 5-10 as nice as this one. This one was in a pretty rich suburb of Dallas (either Plano or Frisco, can't remember)

THESE are the kind of wide-open aisles & sweet signage that EVERY Walmart should have.....

Walmart does all kinds of test stores that they try different things. They got some flat out just plain grocery stores, not all the other shit. They have the green signage like you see in your pics. They have just the regular walmart without the grocery side. And they got the supercenters with everything.

Hell we got the megacenter in sevierville, which was the biggest supercenter in the world, may not be anymore. It's redneck heaven.

Walmart has been trying to do a better job of adapting to the area they put their stores in to make them fit in.

[pauldun170]

Further proof that if a thread goes on long enough paul and 'slice will fag it up with clothes, shopping or clothes shopping. :poke:

If it goes to jail kaneman will prison rape it

:lol

At least I will look good in comfortable clothes as Kaneman trades me for a carton of cigs.

[tommymac]

A twisted variation of Goodwyn's Law :lol:





That's what Wegman's and Hannaford's looks like here.

We wen to the walmart near mid ohio raceway and it kinda looked like that.

[Homeslice]

When I go there, I go there specifically for the Dockers lineup.
.

Some Dockers are OK, but the problem (and this goes for all Levi's products)..........is that they have 20 different countries making their shit.......each with their own version of "quality control"

So let's say you try on some pants, and you like them, so you grab 2-3 more off the shelf in different colors, thinking "it's the same pant".

You take them home and find out they're off by a full inch in sizing.......... And some of them hold their creases, while the others need to be ironed every single time.......etc..

:td:

[Particle Man]

If it goes to jail kaneman will prison rape it

:lol

[pauldun170]

Some Dockers are OK, but the problem (and this goes for all Levi's products)..........is that they have 20 different countries making their shit.......each with their own version of "quality control"

So let's say you try on some pants, and you like them, so you grab 2-3 more off the shelf in different colors, thinking "it's the same pant".

You take them home and find out they're off by a full inch in sizing.......... And some of them hold their creases, while the others need to be ironed every single time.......etc..

:td:

100% Agree..

I had a couple of pairs where they were labelled the same size but vary up to 3 inches length.

[goof2]

Eight and three quarter million hits?

Sorry, this isn't "casual" corporate greed we're talkin' here.

Walmart's reputation is well earned.

All the negative press is well deserved, and then some.

They deserve the "scarlet W", they worked hard fer it....lol

After reading through this thread this is what really sticks out to me. Shop there or don't shop there and most of the reasons I've read have some sort of validity, but this argument is just ridiculous. A google search of Target evil generates almost 90 million results. You realize a google search of Obama evil results in 120 million results? Bush evil results in 57 million and change, there were twice as many Presidents with that name, and it could also catch people talking about nefarious foliage. You know what we can conclude based on all of this? Nothing about the relative evil of any of them.

[101lifts2]

My experience in retail as a customer service associate says otherwise. I have been treated like shit by Rich and Poor alike. Both can be equally as obnoxious. Even the middle class bad. Pretty much all shoppers are horrible individuals......

I disagree with you and agree with Homeslice. The lower class mentality is the me, me, me mentality. With this mentality, you breed rude and inconsiderate zombies. You see the same thing whenever you go to a movie theatre with all black people.

Rich and upper middle class people hold jobs needing to portray a professional attitude...which carries over into their shopping.

Come to California...you will see what I'm talking about. The Walmart vs. Target is night and day.

[Trip]

I disagree with you and agree with Homeslice. The lower class mentality is the me, me, me mentality. With this mentality, you breed rude and inconsiderate zombies. You see the same thing whenever you go to a movie theatre with all black people.

Rich and upper middle class people hold jobs needing to portray a professional attitude...which carries over into their shopping.

Come to California...you will see what I'm talking about. The Walmart vs. Target is night and day.

The rich and upper classes have attitude like they are better than everyone else. They treat retail people like shit. They are just as rude and inconsiderate.

[101lifts2]

The rich and upper classes have attitude like they are better than everyone else. They treat retail people like shit. They are just as rude and inconsiderate.

Only a small few....but they are usually not rude to other shoppers. The real problem with the lower class is that alot are oblivious to what goes on around them and are unaware they are actually being rude and inconsiderate.

[Trip]

Only a small few....but they are usually not rude to other shoppers. The real problem with the lower class is that alot are oblivious to what goes on around them and are unaware they are actually being rude and inconsiderate.

Sorry, that's not my experience. The rich were one of the worst customers. They are also one of the most "cheap" groups and try to get everything for as little as possible.

They were definitely the worst in the video rental industry. They would argue over late fees longer than anyone. Poor people made damn sure they got their videos in. Rich people would turn them in late and then try everything in their power to get out of the fees.

[pauldun170]

I disagree with you and agree with Homeslice. The lower class mentality is the me, me, me mentality. With this mentality, you breed rude and inconsiderate zombies. You see the same thing whenever you go to a movie theatre with all black people.

Rich and upper middle class people hold jobs needing to portray a professional attitude...which carries over into their shopping.

Come to California...you will see what I'm talking about. The Walmart vs. Target is night and day.

Sorry...but that is not a universal truth.

[Homeslice]

Sorry, that's not my experience. The rich were one of the worst customers. They are also one of the most "cheap" groups and try to get everything for as little as possible.

They were definitely the worst in the video rental industry. They would argue over late fees longer than anyone. Poor people made damn sure they got their videos in. Rich people would turn them in late and then try everything in their power to get out of the fees.

OK so the rich people haggled with you........Fine..........But did they practically yell when talking amongst their friends at the checkout lane? Do they use annoying slang or fake ghetto accents? Do they smell like shit or have bad breath? In most cases, the people who do those 3 things are lower-class.

[Trip]

OK so the rich people haggled with you........Fine..........But did they practically yell when talking amongst their friends at the checkout lane? Do they use annoying slang or fake ghetto accents? Do they smell like shit or have bad breath? In most cases, the people who do those 3 things are lower-class.

It's not haggling, it's demanding prices when there is no lee way in price. It's like they are free to write their own coupons on whatever the fuck they want.

They yell on their cell phones. They yell at the workers. They talk down to everyone. No one is immune to bad breath. NO ONE. This is a common trait.

Sorry, rich people aren't angels to the world. They are just as much an issue as poor people.

It's funny people think so highly of themselves when they are just as bad as everyone else.

[101lifts2]

Sorry...but that is not a universal truth.

You talkin about the black people in theatres?redflip

[101lifts2]

It's not haggling, it's demanding prices when there is no lee way in price. It's like they are free to write their own coupons on whatever the fuck they want.

They yell on their cell phones. They yell at the workers. They talk down to everyone. No one is immune to bad breath. NO ONE. This is a common trait.

Sorry, rich people aren't angels to the world. They are just as much an issue as poor people.

It's funny people think so highly of themselves when they are just as bad as everyone else.

Typically rich people are not rude to other customers and I really don't give a shit what they do to the employees. I also cannot stand to watch a chick walking around with a short shirt with her gut hanging out 1/2 foot.

[Trip]

But, typically rich people are not rude to other customers. I don't give a shit what they do to the employees you don't see chicks walking around with three kids in a short shirt with her gut hanging out.

Bitching out employees and eating up the employees time effects other customers more than someone looking disgusting. Most customers think it is hilarious and take photos for website blogs. If you are bitching out an employee and forcing him to concentrate on you, it's keeping that employee from waiting on several more customers and getting them out of the store.

[101lifts2]

Bitching out employees and eating up the employees time effects other customers more than someone looking disgusting. Most customers think it is hilarious and take photos for website blogs. If you are bitching out an employee and forcing him to concentrate on you, it's keeping that employee from waiting on several more customers and getting them out of the store.

I rarely see anyone bitchin out an employee...

[shmike]

Bitching out employees and eating up the employees time effects other customers more than someone looking disgusting. Most customers think it is hilarious and take photos for website blogs. If you are bitching out an employee and forcing him to concentrate on you, it's keeping that employee from waiting on several more customers and getting them out of the store.

We are talking about Wal-Mart, not the apple store.

If I can find an employee AND they speak English AND they can take enough time to help out a customer, I'll offer them a job on the spot.

Those people don't work at Wal-Mart. :wtfru:

[Trip]

I rarely see anyone bitchin out an employee...

It happens often. Most people will ignore it and go on about there day. Dealing with irate customers was 80% of my job at Best Buy and Blockbuster. I see it all the time and will take up for the employee because I know they aren't allowed to say much.

We are talking about Wal-Mart, not the apple store.

If I can find an employee AND they speak English AND they can take enough time to help out a customer, I'll offer them a job on the spot.

Those people don't work at Wal-Mart. :wtfru:

I was talking about stores in general, not just walmart.

[101lifts2]

We are talking about Wal-Mart, not the apple store.

If I can find an employee AND they speak English AND they can take enough time to help out a customer, I'll offer them a job on the spot.

Those people don't work at Wal-Mart. :wtfru:

And aren't retarded. :lol:

[Homeslice]

It's not haggling, it's demanding prices when there is no lee way in price. It's like they are free to write their own coupons on whatever the fuck they want.

They yell on their cell phones. They yell at the workers. They talk down to everyone. No one is immune to bad breath. NO ONE. This is a common trait.

Sorry, rich people aren't angels to the world. They are just as much an issue as poor people.

It's funny people think so highly of themselves when they are just as bad as everyone else.
Rich people might think their shit doesn't stink, and they might treat employees like dirt, but how does that affect me, a fellow shopper? I don't care how they treat you, the cashier......I only care how they act when they're standing in line with me, or walking near me through the store. Under those circumstances, who is more likely to smell bad or annoy me by acting like a wigger? A lower-income person..... period.

[101lifts2]

Let's not even get started on the Walmart gunts...

[Gas Man]

For what it's worth....

Here are some pics I took inside the best Walmart I've ever been in.......It was some kind of "test" store they built a few years ago......I was told they only built 5-10 as nice as this one. This one was in a pretty rich suburb of Dallas (either Plano or Frisco, can't remember)

THESE are the kind of wide-open aisles & sweet signage that EVERY Walmart should have.....


http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z71/Relipics/walmart/Walmart1.jpg

Check out their wine section....

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z71/Relipics/walmart/Walmart3.jpg

And their produce.....

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z71/Relipics/walmart/Walmart2.jpg

That looks just like my newest super walmart.

[Gas Man]

hope trip doesnt see these 2 in his walmart, if he does he better run :lol:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/03/28/2011-03-28_pregnant_woman_and_her_mom_attack_71yearold_at_ walmart_cops.html
Honestly those two people couldn't have fit the story better if it was all fiction wrote.

You ever watch "harcore pawn" on reality tv. It's full of these pos fucks. Same types. However, they just escort them out, no police, no nothing, just leave. The difference... Detroit is 90% of all these trouble causing types.

[Trip]

Rich people might think their shit doesn't stink, and they might treat employees like dirt, but how does that affect me, a fellow shopper? I don't care how they treat you, the cashier......I only care how they act when they're standing in line with me, or walking near me through the store. Under those circumstances, who is more likely to smell bad or annoy me by acting like a wigger? A lower-income person..... period.

Actually rich young white males are more likely to act like wiggers. Especially if they live in the burbs.

Anyone can smell bad. Anyone. The guy who created Men in Black came into my best buy all the time. He was a nerdy smelly bum that always wore those stupid ass japanese comic hawaii style shirts that was loaded with millions.

A customer who upsets the employees can have a vast effect on you if you need that employee.

[pauldun170]

Rich people might think their shit doesn't stink, and they might treat employees like dirt, but how does that affect me, a fellow shopper? I don't care how they treat you, the cashier......I only care how they act when they're standing in line with me, or walking near me through the store. Under those circumstances, who is more likely to smell bad or annoy me by acting like a wigger? A lower-income person..... period.

Upper Middle Class suburban stay at home moms vs ghetto fabulous.
Let the battle begin!!!

[Homeslice]

Actually rich young white males are more likely to act like wiggers. Especially if they live in the burbs.


Here in Cali it certainly isn't. The urban professionals act like hipsters.........It's the guys who live in the cheaper desert cities, 2 hours from the beach (like Ontario, Fresno, Bakersfield, etc.) who act like wiggers.

And having bad breath comes from not taking care of yourself. If you're truly low-income, you're not going to be seeing a dentist as often as the average upper-income person.

[Avatard]

The rich and upper classes have attitude like they are better than everyone else. They treat retail people like shit. They are just as rude and inconsiderate.

It seems like there are assholes, both rich and poor.

I agree that selfish behavior is the worst possible trait to display in public, sociologically speaking...and that the extreme rich and extreme poor are perhaps the best [worst?] at it, however it's not the exclusive dominion of either rich or poor, or middle for that matter.

Assholes simply seem to abound in all walks of life, but perhaps there's just ever so slightly less concentrated in that perceived comfort zone of the middle class?

Or are the ones not screaming and acting like children just perhaps better medicated?

Not too proud of humans of late...seems if they get together to do much of anything in large groups anymore, it's rarely something good.

That includes shopping.

[goof2]

Here in Cali it certainly isn't. The urban professionals act like hipsters.........It's the guys who live in the cheaper desert cities, 2 hours from the beach (like Ontario, Fresno, Bakersfield, etc.) who act like wiggers.

And having bad breath comes from not taking care of yourself. If you're truly low-income, you're not going to be seeing a dentist as often as the average upper-income person.

I think Trip is referring to white kids with rich parents. The young urban professionals here don't shop at WalMart because WalMart doesn't sell Affliction/Tap-Out/Ed Hardy clothes, steroids, or used BMWs.

[Trip]

I think Trip is referring to white kids with rich parents. The young urban professionals here don't shop at WalMart because WalMart doesn't sell Affliction/Tap-Out/Ed Hardy clothes, steroids, or used BMWs.

Bingo, the hipsters are here too. They don't shop at Walmart or Target. They are too good for both of those stores. They only shop at places like Fresh Market and Whole Foods for their groceries.

[Homeslice]

I think Trip is referring to white kids with rich parents. The young urban professionals here don't shop at WalMart because WalMart doesn't sell Affliction/Tap-Out/Ed Hardy clothes, steroids, or used BMWs.
Well I don't know about Affliction or Ed Hardy (those are more just "douche" gear IMO), but TapOut is classic wigger-wear. Wiggers claim to love MMA, and they love wearing black. So TapOut shirts and skullcaps are perfect for them.

[Dave]

Bingo, the hipsters are here too. They don't shop at Walmart or Target. They are too good for both of those stores. They only shop at places like Fresh Market and Whole Foods for their groceries.

Fucking hate em. Stinky hippy neckbeard faggots with their fixed gear bicycles clogging the goddamned streets. I hope they all get aggressive rectal cancer

[Trip]

No kidding, the really bad ones shop at Dean and Deluca.

[tommymac]

Found another good wallyworld story :lol:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/03/29/2011-03-29_woman_gets_finger_bitten_off_in_walmart_love_tr iangle_attacker_though_vic_was_he.html

[Rangerscott]

Saw a quick CNN commercial thing and the guy said there is a lawsuit against Walmart that's made it to the supreme courts. Women Vs. Walmart.

[tommymac]

Saw a quick CNN commercial thing and the guy said there is a lawsuit against Walmart that's made it to the supreme courts. Women Vs. Walmart.

Saw that on yahoo or one of the news sites, didnt read into it though.

Walmart wants to open a store in NYC and theres been some fierce protests for both sides on it.

[Trip]

It's women complaining they aren't being made managers even though they make up most of the workers.

[tommymac]

It's women complaining they aren't being made managers even though they make up most of the workers.

You could have stopped with women complaining :lol: :scared:

[defector]

It's women complaining they aren't being made managers even though they make up most of the workers.

There's a reason they are called MANagers.

[derf]

It's women complaining they aren't being made managers even though they make up most of the workers.

You could have stopped with women complaining :lol: :scared:

There's a reason they are called MANagers.

This thread just took a turn toward awesome

[Homeslice]

It's women complaining they aren't being made managers even though they make up most of the workers.

Did said women actually make their interest known?

[tommymac]

Did said women actually make their interest known?

they dont have to, were supposed to know their interests :lol:

[Homeslice]

they dont have to, were supposed to know their interests :lol:

Astute point.

The old "I shouldn't have to tell you my wishes/feelings"

[tommymac]

Astute point.

The old "I shouldn't have to tell you my wishes/feelings"

Exactly :lol

[Trip]

Did said women actually make their interest known?

Don't know, just saw this woman complaining about not getting good promotions while men were moving up quicker than her. Apparently Walmart use to promote without listing job openings. They picked who they wanted and asked them if they wanted the job. They picked men most of the time. Now they list the job opening and everyone can apply on it.

[Homeslice]

Don't know, just saw this woman complaining about not getting good promotions while men were moving up quicker than her. Apparently Walmart use to promote without listing job openings. They picked who they wanted and asked them if they wanted the job. They picked men most of the time. Now they list the job opening and everyone can apply on it.

Either that or the men were more aggressive in making their interest known.......or were willing to work more hours :shrug:

[Trip]

Either that or the men were more aggressive in making their interest known.......or were willing to work more hours :shrug:

I don't know what went on, that's just a paraphrase of what I saw this manish looking woman saying on TV.

[Particle Man]

There's a reason they are called MANagers.

You're gonna get your ass beat with that one :lmao: