Thank god that price difference keeps the egotistical moronic assholes out of Wal-Mart for us civilized and level headed shoppers. God knows we have teenage asshole know-it-alls running around our store crying about "bottom feeders".
You STILL have not spoke on the fact that Target sells the exact same tainted products that Wal-mart sells. But you'd rather just gloss over that and ignore the FACTS.
NFS4
No Lifer
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Fuck all this political bullshit.
I go to whoever has the lowest prices. Most of the times, it's Wal-mart, so that's where I usually shop for common items.
I really don't give two shits about who works at Wal-mart or who else shops there. It's none of my damn business. I go in, get what I need and leave. Simple as that.
There are too many stuck up whackos in this thread...
I go to whoever has the lowest prices. Most of the times, it's Wal-mart, so that's where I usually shop for common items.
I really don't give two shits about who works at Wal-mart or who else shops there. It's none of my damn business. I go in, get what I need and leave. Simple as that.
There are too many stuck up whackos in this thread...
Reasons I dislike Walmart:
- The type of crowds they attract. There is no such thing as an "upscale" Walmart. Trashy people have poor manners, are disrespectful and unpleasant.
- Sure, Target has a lot of the same goods, but most of those goods are the overlap of midrange goods. The selection at Walmart might be good, but what's the difference from one piece of crap from the next? The only "Name Brand" goods they really carry are the items that are going to sell right away.
- Walmart is pushing SPECIALTY retailers out of business. Walmart doesn't have the capacity to carry a lot of specialty items. They don't have the knowledge of them and they don't sell items they can't push from the loading dock out the front door rapidly. Take for instance a store like Radio Shack. Radio Shack may have fallen a lot in the past decade, but they STILL carry a lot of electronic parts and things you can't typically find in other stores. A Radio Shack near a Walmart will fail fast because you can't maintain a retail business selling specialty small electronic parts all day and you aren't going to sell higher dollar items when you can't undercut Walmart. Radio Shack disappears, people now have to order items from the other side of the country.
- The size of their stores is obscene. The worst part is that a good deal of their business strategy relies on opening new stores rapidly and abandoning stores that are slumping in sales. There are loads of old Walmart stores across the country, abandoned, where a new one has opened often only a couple of miles down the street. Considering the resources required to build a Walmart, the land disrupted in the process and whatever was destroyed to build it, this is a monumental WASTE. What happens in another decade or two when there isn't a portion of the country that doesn't have a Walmart within a mile and they really can't cram another store anywhere? When the stores start closing down, the businesses that were put out don't come back.
- Their prices really aren't THAT much better. You'll save a buck or two on the average item, but it seems like any time I'm looking for a specific item and I end up there it's a different of "X.99" at one place vs. "X.88" at Walmart. 11 cents isn't worth putting up with their BS.
- Their generally unintelligent and trashy staff. "You get what you pay for" applies to Walmart's bottom of the barrell cheap labor just like anything else. Middle age adults work for close to minimum wage not because they really like their jobs but because other places don't want them... for a reason, usually.
- Their aisles are often poorly maintained, leading to many damaged or misplaced items.
Take it or leave it, that's how I feel and I'm not going to step foot in a Walmart unless it's my last option. I'm not going to criticize you for doing it and you're welcome to disagree with me, but my experiences have taught me these things so I'm going to go with what I've witnessed as opposed to what you say.
- The type of crowds they attract. There is no such thing as an "upscale" Walmart. Trashy people have poor manners, are disrespectful and unpleasant.
- Sure, Target has a lot of the same goods, but most of those goods are the overlap of midrange goods. The selection at Walmart might be good, but what's the difference from one piece of crap from the next? The only "Name Brand" goods they really carry are the items that are going to sell right away.
- Walmart is pushing SPECIALTY retailers out of business. Walmart doesn't have the capacity to carry a lot of specialty items. They don't have the knowledge of them and they don't sell items they can't push from the loading dock out the front door rapidly. Take for instance a store like Radio Shack. Radio Shack may have fallen a lot in the past decade, but they STILL carry a lot of electronic parts and things you can't typically find in other stores. A Radio Shack near a Walmart will fail fast because you can't maintain a retail business selling specialty small electronic parts all day and you aren't going to sell higher dollar items when you can't undercut Walmart. Radio Shack disappears, people now have to order items from the other side of the country.
- The size of their stores is obscene. The worst part is that a good deal of their business strategy relies on opening new stores rapidly and abandoning stores that are slumping in sales. There are loads of old Walmart stores across the country, abandoned, where a new one has opened often only a couple of miles down the street. Considering the resources required to build a Walmart, the land disrupted in the process and whatever was destroyed to build it, this is a monumental WASTE. What happens in another decade or two when there isn't a portion of the country that doesn't have a Walmart within a mile and they really can't cram another store anywhere? When the stores start closing down, the businesses that were put out don't come back.
- Their prices really aren't THAT much better. You'll save a buck or two on the average item, but it seems like any time I'm looking for a specific item and I end up there it's a different of "X.99" at one place vs. "X.88" at Walmart. 11 cents isn't worth putting up with their BS.
- Their generally unintelligent and trashy staff. "You get what you pay for" applies to Walmart's bottom of the barrell cheap labor just like anything else. Middle age adults work for close to minimum wage not because they really like their jobs but because other places don't want them... for a reason, usually.
- Their aisles are often poorly maintained, leading to many damaged or misplaced items.
Take it or leave it, that's how I feel and I'm not going to step foot in a Walmart unless it's my last option. I'm not going to criticize you for doing it and you're welcome to disagree with me, but my experiences have taught me these things so I'm going to go with what I've witnessed as opposed to what you say.
ultimatebob
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I'm running out of reasons to hate Walmart.
I could hate Walmart for killing all of the Mom and Pop stores, except that nobody shops at them anymore including myself.
I could hate Walmart for stocking their shelves with cheap Chinese crap, except that all of the other major retailers are now doing the same thing.
I could hate Walmart for hiring the stupidest customer service reps on the planet, except that the customer service at most other retailers isn't much better anymore.
I could hate Walmart for having prices 10% cheaper than everywhere else, but that's actually a good thing!
I guess that the only thing that I can really hate Walmart for is forcing their competitors follow in their footsteps, and making the modern retail experience suck everywhere.
I could hate Walmart for killing all of the Mom and Pop stores, except that nobody shops at them anymore including myself.
I could hate Walmart for stocking their shelves with cheap Chinese crap, except that all of the other major retailers are now doing the same thing.
I could hate Walmart for hiring the stupidest customer service reps on the planet, except that the customer service at most other retailers isn't much better anymore.
I could hate Walmart for having prices 10% cheaper than everywhere else, but that's actually a good thing!
I guess that the only thing that I can really hate Walmart for is forcing their competitors follow in their footsteps, and making the modern retail experience suck everywhere.
TheSlamma
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3. Since when is choice bad
What an ironic question you ask.
Walmart is the leading cause of why there is now LESS choice.
Do you know how hard it is for someone like myself who likes to buy things that last more then 3 uses and is not disposable? I have a hammer drill from my grandpa's tools that was made in Germany back in the 60's... it still works better then ANY hammer drill they have at HomeCreepo today.
I want stuff that is going to LAST so I can get my money's worth. Walmart puts the business's that sell that type (mom and pop) and forces suppliers to build as cheap as possible so the stuff I want is gone.
You think you are getting stuff cheap at WalFart/HomeCreepo? well when you go through 3 drills in 6 years and I still got mine after 50 years you can think about how much you really "saved"
What an ironic question you ask.
Walmart is the leading cause of why there is now LESS choice.
Do you know how hard it is for someone like myself who likes to buy things that last more then 3 uses and is not disposable? I have a hammer drill from my grandpa's tools that was made in Germany back in the 60's... it still works better then ANY hammer drill they have at HomeCreepo today.
I want stuff that is going to LAST so I can get my money's worth. Walmart puts the business's that sell that type (mom and pop) and forces suppliers to build as cheap as possible so the stuff I want is gone.
You think you are getting stuff cheap at WalFart/HomeCreepo? well when you go through 3 drills in 6 years and I still got mine after 50 years you can think about how much you really "saved"
The people that shop at the walmarts I've been to are usually white trash. The aisles are tiny and the people fat, not a good combo. But, since there aren't any meijers around here I shop there from time to time.
TheSlamma
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I agree with you partially. The people who are willing to buy a shit product just to get it cheaper are the push for this new age of garbage for sale. They do end up paying more in the long run when their POS product breaks and is unserviceable.
But since people can't even cover a mortgage in this day and age I don't expect them to understand basic finances either.
Lets face it, We all love the cheap stuff from China whether it's from Wal-mart or anywhere
else. I just can't stand waiting in line to get the fvck out of there! Who is shopping next to
is irrelevant, I could care less and have not a single pretension to being "uppity" but dang,
waiting 6-7 deep to check out is a waste of MY time so I usually decide to buy elsewhere..
else. I just can't stand waiting in line to get the fvck out of there! Who is shopping next to
is irrelevant, I could care less and have not a single pretension to being "uppity" but dang,
waiting 6-7 deep to check out is a waste of MY time so I usually decide to buy elsewhere..
Anubis
No Lifer
you dont have a point tho
a name brand tool from walmart is the same as a name brand tool from a mom and pop place
No, but when I do get run over with carts, have to dodge children running wild, work around a maze of people blocking aisles and squabbling over every little thing with cashiers while I wait in line it is a problem. When I park my car in a lot full of people who have no respect for it then that's a problem. I don't think I'm superior than everyone else. I KNOW I'm superior to people with poor manners and no respect. Take that how you want, but where I choose to do business is solely my choice and I'm welcome to factor in whatever reasons I feel like when I make that decision.
I haven't been in a Walmart in years, but the last time I was in one, I felt like I had suddenly walked from my car and into a third world country.
TheSlamma
Diamond Member
- Sep 6, 2005
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Wal-mart carries Ben Moore paint?
Wal-mart carries NGK spark plugs?
Home Depot carries Mapei Mortar? They have Laticrete which is okay but I prefer Ultralite and Karabond/Keralastic.
Sorry to name work related stuff, but I'm one of those guys who does his own stuff, so his time is money and he likes things to last.
NFS4
No Lifer
- Oct 9, 1999
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What you describe happens in nearly any mainstream, mass market, retail establishment in America. Whining brats can be anywhere -- my GF and I were in Harris Teeter last night (I guess you could call it a high-end grocery store around these parts) and there was a 3 year old girl screaming her head off and running around like a little demon-seed bastard. The mom thought it was cute -- we didn't.
But you know what we did? We ignored them and went about our shopping.
People with poor parking behaviors? Puhlease. That happens EVERYWHERE.
People bitching about the way things ring up? Are you new to this country?
I'm not saying that Wal-mart is perfect... far from it. But the crap that people bring up in this thread just really irks me.
To tell you the truth, when I go shopping, I'm in "the zone." I don't give a shit about anyone or anything other than my primary objective. That means, get in with pinpoint accuracy, find my target, then scoop it up and pay for it. If my means to achieve the goal were hindered on a continual basis, I wouldn't dare set foot in a Wal-mart.
However, whenever I go to Wal-mart, I have no problems dodging fat people or other "undesirables" to get what I want and checkout within a reasonable amount of time.
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