Deer Shows Up in Iowa Wal-Mart

[MadRat]

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Deer Shows Up in Iowa Wal-Mart

By Associated Press

May 1, 2002, 10:06 PM EDT

MUSCATINE, Iowa -- Shoppers at an eastern Iowa
Super Wal-Mart got more for their buck when a deer
showed up in the produce section this week.

An adult deer walked through the Muscatine store's
automatic doors around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. It passed
the greeter and headed for the vegetables.

Wal-Mart spokesman Tom Williams said the deer
entered the front of the store near the deli and produce
sections. The deer became startled, jumped and
slipped on the floor when it landed.

Store employees held it down until animal control
officers arrived to guide the deer out of the store without
incident.

"Unfortunately for the deer, it didn't get to eat anything
or buy anything," Williams said. "It maybe made an
interesting day for some customers."

There were no injuries or damages.

Authorities said the Super Wal-Mart is located near a wooded area on the
outskirts of town.

Officials say development along U.S. Highway 61 in Muscatine has meant more
deer sightings, but this was the first time police had been called out for a deer
shopping.

Copyright © 2002, The Associated Press

 

[MrBond]

Given WalMart's usual shoppers, I'm surprised the deer didn't make it out strapped to the hood of a truck...

 

[jadinolf]

I wonder if the door nazi stopped it on the way out?

 

[ISAslot]

Yeah, it's a good thing he didn't head for sporting goods.

Reminds me of the bird I saw flying around in the local wal-mart.

 

[Vadatajs]

There were a couple of birds flying around the clothing section of the ypsi meijer last month. A deer would be cool though.

 

[PsychoAndy]

<< There were a couple of birds flying around the clothing section of the ypsi meijer last month. A deer would be cool though. >>



pfft, there are birds flying around inside my wal mart all the time. its not only a deli, but a bird sanctuary!

"hi, can i get a pound of roast beef"
"sure, how do you want that sliced"
"thin, and is that a scrub jay over there flying around between here and the bakery?"
"why yes it is, theres some phamplets over there...."

 

[amdskip]

Wow, our Walmart store has traded merchandise with Muscatine before and I have shopped their a few times, that would be cool to have a deer walk in our store It would add some excitement instead of the daily soap bs of people I work with crap!

 

[yakko]

All I ever see are birds.

 

[aphex]

hahaha... cool.

 

[UberNeuman]

They forgot the part where Ted Nugent appeared out the sporting goods area and proceeded to attack the deer with nothing but his bare teeth...

Ted loves his meat raw.... grrrr...

 

[pyonir]

one time when i was a little kid we went to a petting zoo. there were deer there and we got a ice cream cone filled with corn to feed the animals. being a kid i didn't think about it and i put the ice cream cone full of corn in front of the first big deer i saw. he ate the whole thing. i didn't realize that i should have put a little corn in the palm of my hand. that sucked and it scared the crap out of me. mean deer.

 

[pyonir]

no one cares about my dramatic childhood event huh? well screw you all too.

 

[Ameesh]

<< no one cares about my dramatic childhood event huh? well screw you all too. >>



you're correct no one cares that you're afraid of bambi.

 

[sheselectric]

<< no one cares about my dramatic childhood event huh? well screw you all too. >>



LOL....my closest encounter with a deer was when i almost hit one with my car. thank god i was only driving 25 mph.

 

[pyonir]

<<

<< no one cares about my dramatic childhood event huh? well screw you all too. >>



you're correct no one cares that you're afraid of bambi. >>


bambi? BAMBI!?! that fricken deer was three times as tall as me and looked like a T-rex! ripped that cone out of my hand like one too! you and your damn BAMBI.....