I hate Wal-Mart, not because it’s this terrible chain store that blasts itself on commericals with cheesy smiles (which i do actually hate,) but, because it’s always Macy’s at Christmas in there. No matter WHAT time of day you go there, it’s going to be absolutely mobbed, and I’m not patient. While waiting in line I glance down at my bottle of Coca-Cola zero, and notice the woman in front of me has apparently spent her life savings today. Not just because I don’t like waiting in lines, but if I was her, and noticed the girl behind me had only one item, while I had over 600, I’d let her go first. But of course not. She continued snapping her gum, telling her son he couldn’t have a pack of gum, which she eventually caved in upon. If I was that child, and I was screaming at the top of my lungs slamming my feet on the ground like a little demon, I most certainly wouldn’t be getting any gum for a long period of time.
This particular blog seems to be quite all over the place, which I guess, is what I was going for. Continuing onward with my hell journey in Wal-Mart I noticed a woman EXCESSIVELY putting Purel on her hands and chuckled to myself. We’re germ obsessive. I’m not saying I’m not, I’m guilty of hand santizer in my purse. Yet, she had enough for a small country in her hand. I was drowned by that stale smell of alcohol. But to the worst part of my trip. While I was waiting the 12 hours it took me to check out, I noticed a woman leaving the store with a cart packed with stuff, and two young children running a muck, struggling to get out the door. It was obvious she needed someone to open the door, and there was a man standing there, staring, obviously acknowledging the situation and just turned his head. When has holding a door for someone become such a difficult task? Like it was out of his way, and his busy schedule and all. I often wish, I was born 10 years earlier, when that was common.

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February 7, 2007 at 4:12 pm
Hailey
Wow! I couldn’t agree more. Don’t get me wrong, Wal-Mart is really cheap and does have pretty much everything you could ever imagine, but it really is more of a hassle than anything. I’d rather go to Target and spend the extra $2 or $3 than deal with the over-crowded, smelly old Wal-Mart. Not only is it always a mess, but the bathrooms are DISGUSTING! I promised to myself I wouldn’t EVER use them. Ugh – GROSS! I have also had some experience with children running everywhere and their parents no where in sight. I would have NEVER been able to act like that at all, especially in public. I just can’t believe how many people let their kids run around like animals, knocking things over and throwing clothes everywhere. I know how irritating it is. Another issue – some of the people that work there are just so careless and down right rude. I was a cashier at Target for a year and a half and if I ever treated the customers like some of the cashiers at Wal-Mart, I would have definitely been in big trouble. I’m not trying to compare Wal-Mart to Target because they’re on two totally different levels, but sometimes I just can’t help it. Wal-Mart is just an overall disaster and well, not worth it to me. I just wish some people were a little more considerate of others, learned how to control their children and became a little more courteous. How much effort would it have taken to hold the door open? Ugh .. Irritating! Insane, I know! All in all, Wal-Mart is stupid and that’s all there is to it.