The things you see at Wal Mart

[stinkerbelle]

The kicker is still to come. The daughter had head lice so bad that you could see the white nits from about eight feet away and she had a few active bugs that had dropped out of her hair on her shoulders.

omg that made me gag.

I was in wal-mart last night (quick in and out thankfully)...and i just got the heebie-jeebies.

and back to the OP...it's one thing to wear "jammies" to the store (ie - jammie PANTS and a sweatshirt)...a nightgown is a whole different ballgame!

 

[ducklite]

omg that made me gag.

Sorry for the visual. My mom doesn't get grossed out by much. After raising seven kids and being a nurse for (at the time) about 40 years, it really takes more than a lot to make her blanche. But that did it. I think it wasn't so much the head lice (that can happen to the cleanest people), but that they were just going about their day like there wasn't a problem. BTW--they stopped to eat lunch at the McD's inside Wal-Mart as well!

Anne

 

[Chicago526]

I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but this is the truth and I'm gonna say it anyway!

At this one particular Walmart we frequent, on any given day, we'll see numerous morbidly obese people riding around in the motorized carts, doing their shopping, while elderly people or disabled people sit waiting at the front of the store for one of those carts to open up. Could they ALL be disabled? I've wondered that myself. After years of shopping there, however, I have come to the conclusion that many of them just won't walk in the store for whatever reason -- uncomfortable, lazy, etc. I have seen some of them walking back to their cars in the parking lot and the cars have no handicap license or tag hanging from the mirror. I've also seen them walking along just fine in the other stores surrounding Walmart.

I am obese and I am uncomfortable walking, but you'll never see me taking up one of those carts from someone else who needs it. And yes, yes, I know that some of them may be disabled. It's taken me years of shopping there to discount the theory that they all are, so please don't insult my intelligence by suggesting the whole "hidden disabilities" issue -- I'm very quick to use that argument myself. Just trust me on this one.

You know, I often catch myself wondering when I see obese people in the motor carts at stores. Did their weight cause a disability and they truely NEED the cart, or are they obese because they do things like ride a cart around a store when they should be walking? I really try not to judge people on looks, but I still can't help wondering sometimes. My guess would be some need it, and some don't.

 

[ChrisnSteph]

Reason #487 why I'll never step foot in a WalMart.

Hey - just curious - what's reason #486?

 

[ducklite]

You know, I often catch myself wondering when I see obese people in the motor carts at stores. Did their weight cause a disability and they truely NEED the cart, or are they obese because they do things like ride a cart around a store when they should be walking? I really try not to judge people on looks, but I still can't help wondering sometimes. My guess would be some need it, and some don't.

I agree. I have a friend who is obese due to a metabolic disorder. He does cardio excercise for an hour every day, eats healthy meals in controlled portions, and has normal BP and cholesterol.

I also know two women who are morbidly obese (one is 324 at 5'8" and the other 218 at 5'4") who were not always overweight. In both cases they were slender until they hit middle age, became lazy, started to eat poorly and not excercise. Now they are paying for it, one with her life. She has developed diabetes, high BP, and several other weight related illnesses. I have little sympathy for her as I watch her down two Whoppers with cheese plus fries for lunch. I do feel for her children who will lose their mother before they graduate high school if she doesn't change.

In all three cases they are able to walk, but two choose not two. I'll let you guess which ones...

Anne

 

[coolmom99]

I am so happy those people don't drive to my town and ruin it.

What do you mean by "those people"?

 

[Marseeya]

I agree. I have a friend who is obese due to a metabolic disorder. He does cardio excercise for an hour every day, eats healthy meals in controlled portions, and has normal BP and cholesterol.

I also know two women who are morbidly obese (one is 324 at 5'8" and the other 218 at 5'4") who were not always overweight. In both cases they were slender until they hit middle age, became lazy, started to eat poorly and not excercise. Now they are paying for it, one with her life. She has developed diabetes, high BP, and several other weight related illnesses. I have little sympathy for her as I watch her down two Whoppers with cheese plus fries for lunch. I do feel for her children who will lose their mother before they graduate high school if she doesn't change.

In all three cases they are able to walk, but two choose not two. I'll let you guess which ones...

Anne

I'm in a catch 22 with exercise myself. I became obese after suffering for years with undiagnosed thyroid disease. The heavier I got, the less I felt comfortable exercising, and the less I exercised, the heavier I got. Things that used to be fun for me -- swimming, bike riding, dancing -- became a huge embarrassment because of my weight. However, those might have helped me slim down!

 

[Tantor]

By shopping at Walmart (because they have the best prices in Canada anyways)
we will have our mortgage paid off by the end of next year!!!! (we are in our 40's by the way)
Nothing wrong with Walmart....................

 

[Shugardrawers]

Hey! I often shop in my jammies! I wear flannel jammie pants and a t shirt though. And I have cancer so that's a good excuse, at least I'm out and about and unless I feel particularly lousy that day I walk instead of riding in the cart. Usually DSis pushes me in the wheel chair and we skip that motorized cart altogether in case someone else needs it.

We have 2 Walmarts here about 5 miles apart. One I won't set foot in as it's filthy and filled with filthy people. The other is ok. A lot depends on the area of town it's in. I go to Target whenever possible and the nicer Walmart when I have to. I wish we had a Super Target here. I'd never have to go to Walmart.

 

[Chicago526]

Hey! I often shop in my jammies! I wear flannel jammie pants and a t shirt though. And I have cancer so that's a good excuse, at least I'm out and about and unless I feel particularly lousy that day I walk instead of riding in the cart. Usually DSis pushes me in the wheel chair and we skip that motorized cart altogether in case someone else needs it.

We have 2 Walmarts here about 5 miles apart. One I won't set foot in as it's filthy and filled with filthy people. The other is ok. A lot depends on the area of town it's in. I go to Target whenever possible and the nicer Walmart when I have to. I wish we had a Super Target here. I'd never have to go to Walmart.

What you most likely wear and what the OP described are two WAY differant things!

I can see lots of reasons why a person would go out in PJ's (middle of the night and the kid is sick, or your sick yourself, that kind of stuff) but you should at least be somewhat presentable!

 

[C.Ann]

The fact it was at WalMart makes it priceless.

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And why wouldn't it be "priceless" for people to walk around in supermarkets dressed in the same manner - or worse? Over the course of my DH's career he managed many,many supermarkets (one of the biggest chains in this area) and regardless of what neighborhood he was working in (city;country;suburbia) he still encountered customers that would make your hair stand on end..

You can find inappropriately dressed people everywhere - even Saks; AF; - shoot even Rodeo Drive..

It's just another reason to bash Walmart because people focus ONLY on the poorly dressed and poorly behaved while never even noticing the other 90% that are just fine.. You know - kind of like the "one" person not smoking in the designated area in WDW and suddenly NO ONE smokes in the designated areas.. Sorry - but I don't buy that kind of wishful thinking..

 

[skiwee1]

I agree about the Walmart. I posted quite a bit on the old Walmart v Target thread. There is truly a different of folks at the Walmart near us. Thankfully it is in the town next to us and not too close!

 

[C.Ann]

I agree about the Walmart. I posted quite a bit on the old Walmart v Target thread. There is truly a different of folks at the Walmart near us. Thankfully it is in the town next to us and not too close!

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Poor management can create havoc in ANY store - not just Walmart.. The store is only as good as the people who are running it on a day-to-day basis.. Keep it nice and you will increase the number of people who take pride in how they dress and behave inside the stores..

 

[icebrat001]

This comment upsets me. I am not one to join in on some of the debates on this board but I will not let this one go. I shop at Walmart all the time. I am sorry if you think that people who do shop there might ruin your town. While I agree that SOME people might be offensive- ALL the people that shop there aren't and I do not appreciate being put down like this. BTW we have a Super Walmart and a Super Target directly across the street from each other (Walmart was there first) It is a very upscale town and has grown quite a bit since we moved in 5 years ago.

Sorry about that, I actually forgot to put a word in that comment. I meant to say, I hope those people don't come to the Target in my town and ruin it.
That may be a very stereotypical comment for me to make. Some people that shop are walmart are great people, and others don't appreciate anything around them and they run it down. The target in my town hires great employees, whereas the Walmart 15 miles away (nearest one) hires people that shouldn't work in customer service.

Flame away...

 

[Cindy's Mom]

I agree about the Walmart. I posted quite a bit on the old Walmart v Target thread. There is truly a different of folks at the Walmart near us. Thankfully it is in the town next to us and not too close!

Its almost as the words "Walmart" and life threatening disease or plague are interchangeable. For the record, I LOVE WALMART

 

[belleandthebeast]

I love our Wal-Mart, especially Saturday, sample day!

Of course, our WalMart is clean and well managed. I do encounter the people you're referring to, but as a previous poster stated, you can encounter those people anywhere.

That issue w/ the head lice, though, is just nasty. Clean that child up!

 

[Kae]

I live by the Walmart where the little kid got stuck in the Crane Game-at 3 am. Do you know what she said in the paper about the guys who got her son out? "they didn't even give him a toy!"

That said The Walmart by me is ok-things I don't like about it is the parking lot is set up poorly & they seem to have stuff in the aisles all the time.

Kae

 

[C.Ann]

Its almost as the words "Walmart" and life threatening disease or plague are interchangeable. For the record, I LOVE WALMART

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I just can't imagine what kind of areas that these poeple live in that run into the experiences that they claim here.. I don't think I have EVER been in a Walmart that is described like the ones I've seen on the Walmart bashing threads - and believe me, I have been to MANY in numerous states..

 

[Chicago526]

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I just can't imagine what kind of areas that these poeple live in that run into the experiences that they claim here.. I don't think I have EVER been in a Walmart that is described like the ones I've seen on the Walmart bashing threads - and believe me, I have been to MANY in numerous states..

Well, if you're ever in the NW burbs of Chicago, try stoping at the one in Streamwood, located on Barrington Road. Eye opening experiance, let me tell you.

All I can say is that I've been to about half a dozen WM's in my area, and only one is a nice, clean place to shop (the one nearest my work). The other 5 are just awful. I'll take a Target anyday!

I've also been to one in IN and one in PA, both were okay. Not great but not too bad. I wonder if it depends on regional management?

 

[crazymomof4]

A little while back I replied to a thread and briefly mentioned my displeasure with my local Walmart. My response was NOTHING compared to many posts here, yet it was deleted and I was PM'ed by the moderator and told that I was being rude and unkind to people who shop at Walmart.

Anyway, I agree that Walmarts can be different from store to store. Mine just so happens to be a magnet for strange and shifty people. The local police have marked it as a "high crime zone" and they hate it because it's not the locals who are causing the problems, but the out of towners who shop there. Yet, my friend who lives just 20 mins away loves her Walmart! She sees none of the problems that I do.

I'm overjoyed that they are building a Target just a mile or so away from the Walmart! It will be done 3/06....YAY!!!