I was kicked out of Walmart tonight

Now, Amie, that IS funny!!!

 

Both stories were funny! A few years back the youth group at my church had all went and ate after church together and then we all went to Walmart together. There were several of us and we were just walking together and the manager came up to us and told us we either had to break off into smaller groups or leave the store. Apparently we looked suspicious since we were all dressed in dress clothing (sarcasm!) Lol! We were purchasing things too, not just in there to walk around.

 

That is hilarious about the calendar. I would really like to know which one it is so I can try to purchase it as well and see what happens. I was laughing quite loudly and my family thought I was nuts.

 

I say lets boycott Wal Mart. I am all for it.

 

I don't know, Kris. I kinda like living on the edge! Who knew Walmart was the next best thrill to bungee jumping?! You are taking your life into your own hands every time you pass something over their scanner.

 

Yea, Brooke I still think wal mart is nuts.

 

OK, Jackie, I have been "lurking" here and just saw your post about my criminal past. :lol: Just remember, I didn't even get a ticket, and you were going to follow me, until you saw the police. I have never been kicked out of Walmart

 

I'm late to this too, but laughed through the whole thread!

 

Oh my goodness! A calendar!? What on earth could possibly be dangerous about it? The stupid thing is that the employees would not even awknowledge that it was likely coded in error. Someone transposed a number somewhere. Instead they argued with you and kicked you out.

It's like one of those bad dreams where you can't get anyone to listen to you. You're the sane one!

Well, thanks for posting that story and the one about the trash can-also hilarious!

 

Ok.. so I take a disabled friend to the store once or twice a month. She called today and asked if I could take her to Walmart. Tonight was the only time I had, so we went. Guess what? The calendar was still on the shelf!!!!

I grabbed the whole stack. There were probably close to 30. I filled one of those hand basket thingies. While friend was shopping, I took them to the express lane. And I told the cashier they were each on a seperate ticket. lol. So he rang up the first one, got the error, and told me it had been placed on a "stop sell" for being unsafe. I said, "oh, ok... well, how about this one?" And had him ring up another. I did that four times in total before he got irritated (I felt a little bad since he was nice and it wasn't his fault). Anyhow, he finally put his foot down and said that he wasn't going to keep ringing them because the product as a whole had been placed on a "stop sell." At which point I asked for a manager. There were about six people in line behind me at this point.

So the CSM comes over and asks me what is wrong. I explained that I had tried to buy this calendar 6 days ago and was told it was coded as dangerous (and had been for about a week already). I told the manager that I was going to come in every day and try to buy each and every calendar, one at a time, in different check out lines, until they removed them from the shelf. I didn't want any other customers to have to go through what I did. So, I told him, I was going to do their job for them (in removing them repeatedly) until they did it themselves.

Of course, he assured me that he would take care of it. But I have already planned a trip tomorrow.

(Oh, and I had left my phone at home, so no picture )

 

You go, gutsy girl!!! LOL! Have they ever told you WHAT is so dangerous about these things??? Don't forget your phone!! I want to see this truly nasty danger to freedom and the American Way!

 

I just tried to search for a picture of it online, but came up empty. I was SO mad when I realized I'd left my phone. lol. I actually just put my small camera in my purse so I don't have to worry about forgetting tomorrow.

 

Yeah! Make sure they're good pix, cause I want to go to my WalMart and see if they're here and buy one myself! Darn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!

 

GOOD GIRL!!! Though I do feel sorry for the tellers! Though actually, you're just doing their job FOR them. You just removed those 30 calendars, and they will probably be put in the trash. Today you'll remove another thirty, and in no time, you'll have them off the shelf.

ETA: Rachael says to bring a bunch of friends with you, and all of you get some and go into different lines at the same time.

 

That makes no sense -- calenders dangerous??!

You shouldn't have to do their jobs, reason 5664 why I don't like walmart and hardly ever go there. Thankfully I live in a place where there are many options. It is sad they've run businesses in smaller towns out of town.

 

I live in a town of 157,000 people. We have six Walmart Super Centers in the city limits (and two Sam's clubs).

People here proudly display bumper stickers that read: "I live in Walmart country."

So. so. so. pathetic.

 

Well I did go back and look for the deadly calendars at our Wal Mart but there were none that sounded like the ones in question. I didn't think to look in the sporting goods section where the guns are though. I have to say as far as Wal Mart in general goes I like ours. We live in a pretty small town and all we have is a Dollar General, Food Lion, and drug store. We go across the river and there is a WalMart that we shop at. In that town it is the only big store like it. They do have a Big Lots and a Dollar Tree but Wal Mart is my favorite. I will keep going there but I will be on constant alert in the paper products section. You never know when a three ring binder could break bad!

 

I like your style, Amie. Too bad you didn't do it with a camera crew....*sigh*....once again, the atrocities of Walmart go unchecked. Oh! That reminds me....***story alert***...

Dh did a short stint as Loss Prevention at a nearby Walmart. He actually loved the job itself--sneaking around watching shoplifters, helping the local drug task force with their cases, pouring over camera films watching employees who were stealing, etc. However, the company is ridiculous to work for. One night he had been watching a young woman shop the ladies clothing section. Said lady took a bright orange bra into the dressing room. When she emerged? You guessed it. No bright orange bra in hand. Much to Dh's dismay--and everyone else's--her chest suddenly had a bright orange glow emanating from beneath her thin white t-shirt. Dh performed a routine stop as she walked out of the store. Pretty cut and dried case, right? Wrong. He was placed on immediate suspension because of the nature of where the woman had the bra on her person. He had followed procedure to the letter, but to save face, Walmart suspended him because she was offended. Ridiculous.

 

...and SHE learned that being offend makes a wrong automatically right!

 

The best defense is a good offense, huh, Jackie?!