On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:08:50 -0600, "billn" > wrote:

>"Somebody" wrote:
>>
>>"notbob" > wrote in message
...
>>> On 2012-12-20, jmcquown > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Going to Walmart is, for me, close to a 70 mile round trip. I'd have to
>>>> want something pretty badly to make that drive. Or at least need/want
>>>> something from other stores in that area to make the trip worthwhile.
>>>
>>> Yes, I have to make a similar trip, next week. A Walmart 70 miles
>>> away is the closest WW that has a Dr Scholls foot measuring machine,
>>> which was recommended by my doc to provide an orthotic for my plantar
>>> fascitis, which has recently gimped me up pretty severely. Otherwise,
>>> it's walmart.com. Sometimes WW is a necessary evil. :|
>>>
>>> nb
>>
>>There is one a mile from me, and I can ride my bike over fairly easily.
>>One of those "neighborhood grocery" stores. I feel dirty when I go in it,
>>but they have Bertolli marina spag sauce for only $1.99 (Kroger et al are
>>$3.29 or more.) They also have good price on Sabra hummus... It's kinda
>>odd place, workers there never look very happy and the store has that
>>industrial warehouse feel with not very bright lighting. And there are
>>never very many customers in it. It's kinda depressing. Though it is
>>clean.
>>
>>Last week, I asked someone working there if they had Matzo, and you could
>>tell she had no idea what that was and just pointed me toward the aisle
>>with Ritz crackers.

If they pointed you to the crackers aisle (rather than the canned fish
aisle) then they knew exactly what matzo is... they just didn't know
exactly where the matzo was stocked.

>I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is
>complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees are,
>and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any store
>around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are you
>doing today".

Every Walmart is different the same as every retail store is different
depending on the socieo economic nature of the neighborhood in which
it's located. If you go to the Walmart web site it will ask you which
store to make your own... same as many other large chain retailers do,
like Home Depot, Lowe's, Tractor Supply, etc. I live between two
Super Walmarts, the one north of me is a much nicer store in every
way, it's in a more affluent neighborhood. All retail stores cater to
the needs and caliber of people living at that location. Whenever I
read about people who don't like Walmart I know that they live in a
ghetto.