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Old 02-11-2010, 08:03 PM
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Stopped for a few simple items and found all of them. Had to ask the pharmacist where an item was. She escorted me directly to it and pointed out the best buy. Grrrrr!
I found two pairs of off brand jeans for $14.00 each.
Then I found a DVD I'd been looking for, they had the gall to price it at $4.00.
Checkout was quick and smooth and the greeter refused to search my bags when I left. Things had turned pretty ugly. To top it all off, when I got home I tried on the jeans.....and they fit!!! It'll be a cold day in hell....................
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Old 02-11-2010, 08:07 PM
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Thanks for the warning, RonJ!!!
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Old 02-11-2010, 08:09 PM
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that is why one day walmart will own the world
they got what you want(except ammo), and cheap.
I always try not to go there, but always end up there
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What..., no ammo?
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did they have any AMMO?
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I never buy any clothing at WM except for underware and socks, but saw that they had Wrangler's camo, painters and carpenter jeans for $15 each in varying colors.

Too good to pass up since my Christmas fat has made my Levis shrink. Not gonna pay over $30 for bigger Levis that I will wear for two months.
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Yeah - That's a beach. That's why I only go to Walmart once or twice a week

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did they have any AMMO?
Yep, I always stop at sporting goods. They had .22, .357, 45 ACP and 9mm and .223, along with a decent selection of long guns. Didn't check the other calibers.
Didn't buy any, I'm pretty well stocked.
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Old 02-11-2010, 08:29 PM
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I stopped by a couple days ago...Winchester S&W 40cal 165GR FMJ 100 round value pack for $30.97! I was happy enough not to care how much my wife spent on her stuff.
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Stopped for a few simple items and found all of them. Had to ask the pharmacist where an item was. She escorted me directly to it and pointed out the best buy. Grrrrr!
I found two pairs of off brand jeans for $14.00 each.
Then I found a DVD I'd been looking for, they had the gall to price it at $4.00.
Checkout was quick and smooth and the greeter refused to search my bags when I left. Things had turned pretty ugly. To top it all off, when I got home I tried on the jeans.....and they fit!!! It'll be a cold day in hell....................
Outrageous!
(that's funny, Ron. I like it)
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I know what you mean Ron. Just the other day I'm in the local Wal Mart and find Remington 40 S&W HPs in the 100 round box priced the same as two years ago! The clerk who was right there had the nerve to quickly serve me and rub it in by asking how many boxes I wanted!!

How do these guys stay in business?

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I had a similar experience yesterday, just awful!!! They even had the nerve to invite me back!

Only pistol ammo was .45 Colt Cowboy loads, .357Mag FMJ, and .357Sig FMJ btw.
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...and bananas 49 cents a pound...
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My sister had the exact opposite experience in WW a couple of weeks ago in the electronics Dept. She wanted a wireless mouse for her comp. there were not one or two but five associates standing at the register in that department idly chatting (this is normal for this dept) I have noticed it several times.. To get a question answered I flagged down a lady that happened to be passing by from the photo dept. She decided to get the mouse but was also going to buy a new ell phone or a battery for her old one so when she began to explain her problem to the associate (by this time an associated from that dept) had arrived, as she was explaining her problem the associate began to snigger and laugh at what she was saying. To say the least she was royaly irked off. She turned around and we took the mouse to the front register to check out . I checked it out while she lodged a complaint at C/S and the rep. told her this was not the first complaint they had had like this about that dept. I hope someone lost their job because of this.
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I generally don't have a problem in WalMart (I shop very early in the a.m. when I have to go), but I was upset with the manager at the one over here when one of my tenants, who is blind and needs shopping assistance, was told very rudely by the manager that she was "just going to have to sit and wait" until someone could help her. Not kind to her at all. She could've said it nicer; it wouldn't have cost her anything to be nice and saved some resentful feelings when it's already tough enough to be blind.
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Old 02-12-2010, 11:50 AM
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...and bananas 49 cents a pound...

All of the Bananas for the eastern part of the country are unloaded twice a week at Gulfport Mississippi harbor. Six miles up the road at Walmart the price is the same, 49 cents a pound. I would think that they would be a little cheaper but maybe they truck them to Arkansas and then back.

Coiuple months back the price was $33 cents a pound.
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Wal-mart is the only game in town, here in our little mountain village of about 15,000 pop., so that makes it a good and bad thing. Although they quit selling guns a few years ago, they still have ammo, though, rarely any that we want. Hubby cracks me up because he can't resist a bargain and has to have whatever clothes are on sale.
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I am appreciative of walmarts pioneering the $10/90 day prescription deal as it makes the meds somewhat affordable. I notice a number of stores around here now offer the same deal. I just signed up for walmarts $10/90 day with free home delivery. Just a few clicks on the internet and the meds show up at my door in a couple of weeks (at most).
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All of the Bananas for the eastern part of the country are unloaded twice a week at Gulfport Mississippi harbor. Six miles up the road at Walmart the price is the same, 49 cents a pound. I would think that they would be a little cheaper but maybe they truck them to Arkansas and then back.

Coiuple months back the price was $33 cents a pound.
Remember that time a few years back when they lost the refrigeration on all those chickens at the harbor??????? MAN DID THAT RAISE A STINK
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What, no "cash back" scam treatment either!?
Dude, you got hosed.
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I just hate it when that happens!!!
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My new w-mart stopped selling guns and never has any ammo ....***..?
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ogandydancer;
Those electronics salespeople must all go to the same training class.
That said, the rest of the store is as good as the other posters
have reported, plus it's 24/7, plus, low ammo prices.
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All that and no rebate forms to fill out and send in.
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I have been to my Wally World trice in a week. No 22lr ammo. I asked the clerk when it arrives so that I could better time my arrival. She explained that "its when ever the warehouse feels like sending it". Must not be a money maker for the store, or I assume they would keep it fully stocked. It wasn't a wasted trip, because I had to get a Valentines Day card. They had plenty of shot gun shells, but so do I.
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I thought we all hated Walmart with their cheap products made using Chinese child labor.
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If I had a good alternate I'd agree. Even Levis and Wranglers are not American made anymore. Where do you shop?
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If I had a good alternate I'd agree. Even Levis and Wranglers are not American made anymore. Where do you shop?
Of course, you are correct. We don't really have a choice anymore. Back when we had a choice to buy American or cheap labor produced imports from other countries we chose to support the other countries with our spending habits. Union labor should be proud at what they've been able to accomplish in the past 20 years by failing to work with business.
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I'm back from a couple of days away. Last night I did a south to north drive up through Georgia on 75 from Fla to Chattanooga so maybe I'm a little crabby.
Wal-Mart has many things at good prices.
Prior to Wal-Mart we had several hardware stores that stocked ammo and kept what we asked for on hand. Some even kept things like RWS .22 ammo and other non-bulk, average shooting, everyday ammo. Now, all of those places have been replaced by Wal-Mart and I miss them.
Most of the people in the sporting goods dept. at our Wal-Mart will lie to me to keep from ordering something or finding out if they can get it. (Federal Automatch).
On the other hand there is another W-M store, not too much further, that does not know what R.W.S. ammo is, but will get things they can, or take the time to try to help.
There is not too much a person cant get on the internet but I always enjoyed the old hardware stores.
I'd like to see the old hardware stores back and as much as I grouse about Wal-Mart I guess I'd miss them too.
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I got the only box of AMMO Delivered in 2 weeks today! 50 round's of .38spl Remington was my lucky day Keep up the good work WW
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