Is sowal ready for it's own Wal-Mart

Not so much a brown and wilted problem. Usually a lack of product, lack of selection.

So no starfruit huh?😀

I have never had a good experience in a Wal-mart - it just goes against everything I was raised with and everything I value.

I have to drive to get to a Wal-mart, it is in the middle of sprawl or nowhere, not part of a community. They build where it is cheapest and where they can install acres of parking.

They lower their prices by getting rid of minor amenities - like safety, service, benefits for employees, cleanliness, pay, and quality products.

I have never met a happy Wal-mart employee - they are always tired or frustrated or apathetic...............and those are the ones who are being nice to me/responding to me.

Wal-mart sells crap. It's imported, it's stuff they've lowballed other local businesses out of the market for because of their market share, it's produce birds crap on because they get into the store and can't get out, it's full of lead, it's full of pesticides, it will break, it won't last, and you have to find it yourself in the store because there is noone there to actually help you do anything but pay - if you don't use the self-service check-out.

You can shop at Wal-mart, but I will be at the other stores - the ones that are part of my community, that pay all their taxes and hold benefits, where I get a quality product (for a comparable price BTW), years of knowledge, friendly service, and who provide jobs and benefits for my neighbors.

Scooty, tell us how you really feel. :lol:

I'm with scooterbug -- I don't want a WalMart anywhere in Walton County south of the bay. Once the door is opened for that, SoWal will be Destin Deux. We have three WalMart's close enough for me, Destin, Defunk, and PC.

In GA I can go to WalMart anytime I please, and I do shop at WalMart out of necessity. That and Home Depot are the only places to shop here.

BTW I can win WalMart BINGO here in the parking lot before I even enter the store. There are some very poor people in our town. It is very sad.

But I wonder why being poor causes someone to not bathe or wash their hair or wear clean clothes. :idontno:I understand the bad teeth. I'm putting off some dental work because I don't really want to spend a few thousand dollars and have nothing to show for it. :bang:

"If I keel over in WalMart, drag my body to Neiman's."

I'm with scooterbug -- I don't want a WalMart anywhere in Walton County south of the bay. Once the door is opened for that, SoWal will be Destin Deux. We have three WalMart's close enough for me, Destin, Defunk, and PC.

In GA I can go to WalMart anytime I please, and I do shop at WalMart out of necessity. That and Home Depot are the only places to shop here.

BTW I can win WalMart BINGO here in the parking lot before I even enter the store. There are some very poor people in our town. It is very sad.

But I wonder why being poor causes someone to not bathe or wash their hair or wear clean clothes. :idontno:I understand the bad teeth. I'm putting off some dental work because I don't really want to spend a few thousand dollars and have nothing to show for it. :bang:

"If I keel over in WalMart, drag my body to Neiman's."

Gee, I saw a napkin that said that just the other day!😀

:floor:...I can't take it anymore.

Scooty, tell us how you really feel. :lol:

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Gee, I saw a napkin that said that just the other day!😀

I think I saw some of those at Swoozie's. ;-)

Scooty, tell us how you really feel. :lol:

Sorry, it's easily in the Top Ten of my major issues! :blush:
(Death to Wal-mart!)

Sorry, it's easily in the Top Ten of my major issues! :blush:
(Death to Wal-mart!)

😀No apology necessary. If it's something you feel passionate about, go for it. :wave:

😀No apology necessary. If it's something you feel passionate about, go for it. :wave:

Well, you know how rare it is for me to get opinionated or passionate about something! :blush:

Well, you know how rare it is for me to get opinionated or passionate about something! :blush:

It be otay. That's why we :wub: you.

Well, you know how rare it is for me to get opinionated or passionate about something! :blush:

I know! So out of character!:lol:

So it is not big box retail that everyone is against. Just Walmart.


Good:
Publix
Winn Dixie
Target
Whole Foods


Bad:
Walmart
Kellys

Unknown:
Lowes
Home Depot

Home Depot sucks, but isn't evil like Wal-mart.

Why is Kelly's in the bad category? :idontno:

Home Depot sucks, but isn't evil like Wal-mart.

Why is Kelly's in the bad category? :idontno:

Thought someone said it was bad.

The last time I was in a fight was Walmart in Tallahassee! Pretty funny story actually. It was in the nursery area. Some guy thought I was supposed to be in bait and tackle area and was a little offended with me. He pushed me aside and as soon as his hand touched my shirt, I hit him in the nose as hard as I could. I actually had to hit him in the nose three times to get him off me. Anyways, I got out of there and left him laying on the floor! I was afraid for my life at this point and not really sure what came over me. Needless to say, I try to avoid Walmart.:blink:

Hey Bobby J! If you had beer in your cart, I think I've got a Bingo!! :wave:

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I have never had a good experience in a Wal-mart - it just goes against everything I was raised with and everything I value.

I have to drive to get to a Wal-mart, it is in the middle of sprawl or nowhere, not part of a community. They build where it is cheapest and where they can install acres of parking.

They lower their prices by getting rid of minor amenities - like safety, service, benefits for employees, cleanliness, pay, and quality products.

I have never met a happy Wal-mart employee - they are always tired or frustrated or apathetic...............and those are the ones who are being nice to me/responding to me.

Wal-mart sells crap. It's imported, it's stuff they've lowballed other local businesses out of the market for because of their market share, it's produce birds crap on because they get into the store and can't get out, it's full of lead, it's full of pesticides, it will break, it won't last, and you have to find it yourself in the store because there is noone there to actually help you do anything but pay - if you don't use the self-service check-out.

You can shop at Wal-mart, but I will be at the other stores - the ones that are part of my community, that pay all their taxes and hold benefits, where I get a quality product (for a comparable price BTW), years of knowledge, friendly service, and who provide jobs and benefits for my neighbors.

I'm not sure what you're talking about with respect to quality of products. They sell the same motor oil, antifrezze, bandaids, laundry detergent, spray paint, soap, canned goods, coffee, etc as a lot of other places, and a lot cheaper. I can't blame people for holding their nose and making some smart buys at Wal-mart. I'm not going to buy a coffee maker at some specialty shop for 120.00 when I can get it somewhere else for $70.00. I'm not a big fan of wal-mart but there is a big suckers markup at a lot of these other places. Now if you want to buy something really nice and special and enjoy yourself in the process, Wal-mart is not the place to go. I certainly don't want to see one in Sowal. If a person wants to make some smart buys on ordinary products without running all over the place, Wal-mart serves that need.

Home Depot sucks, but isn't evil like Wal-mart.

Why is Kelly's in the bad category? :idontno:

Home Depot sucks? What other store besides Lowes has all the building supplies you need and and has such extensive hours of operation? A lot of the smaller outfits close at 3:00 on Saturdays and aren't open at all on Sundays. Do you manufacture your own building supplies or something? If you're comparing to Lowes, one store has certain products that the other doesn't, it's that simple.