Walmart Sucks...totally

I used to have this serious love affair with Wal-mart when I was a teenager. it was the most awesomest place to hang out with on the weeknights/weekends with friends. My BFF Joan can attest to that. as we spent most of our time driving her moms Shaggin' Wagon to Wal-mart. and it was a REAL treat if we could go to Wal-mart in Plattsburgh. That place is probably still awesome. I don't know. I haven't been there in like.... Three Years. I remember it, we had gone to Great Escape. so it WAS Four years cause it was 2005. wow.

but...here? in the arctic? HAHAHAH! I don't know what it is, but real jerky people with their heads far up their butts shop at the one here. they are the people who are not nice, they will ram your cart or stop DEAD in the middle of the aisle cause your son is standing there asking you for something, and you're all arguing with him, telling him no. and seriously. this lady, stopped completely DEAD, gives me this look, cause Cole and I are debating about him not getting paper plates, and I usher Cole out of the way and she's like "THANKS, Have a GREAT DAY!" and stomps off. I was just standing there like... "What the Hell?" and I kind of gave her a similar look. he's three. he is in his own world. he is not going to put two and two together because you sit there hemming and hawwing about my son standing in your way, thank god he has me in his life to save him from awkward moments with strange people.

and why is it... that on THE BUSIEST days of the week. there are like THREE lanes open with some of THE slowest Cashiers I have ever seen?? why? WHY? on those days I just pray I don't have produce so I can go check out at the Jewlery counter.

Also, why do they have people who can't speak very good english manning the phones at these places. I called to inquire about Christmas Gifts that my parents wanted to get but didn't know if they were available here. Our Conversation went something like this:

Dude( in some form of inaudible english):" Hello, Toy Department, How can I help you?" ( I think)
Me: "Hi, I am looking for this toy and was curious if your store carried it. The Store here doesn't."
Dude: "what is the item?"
Me: "It's the Battery Powered Ride on with Lightning McQueen on it. like those cool 4-wheelers but it's Lightning McQueen. it's Red. I have the Item number if you'd like to enter it in. to make it easier."
Dude: (totally ignores my comment about the Item Number) "let me go check the area with those types of toys, okay? I be right back"
Me: "ok"

(waits for what seems like FOREVER)

Dude: "I don't know what exactly you are talking about. Is it like Remote Control?"
Me: "No, It is a ride on. like the big jeeps you guys have with the 6 Volt batteries. like that but it's Lightning McQueen. I can give you the item number if you want?"
Dude: "so little kids can ride on it, right"
Me: "Yes, Sir. I have the item number, would you like it?"
Dude: "let me look out back for it and ask someone else if they know what this is"
Me " ok, but wouldn't it be easier to just enter in the item number and look for it that way"
Dude: " hold on fer a minute please"
Me: "sure"
Dude: "what is the item number?"
Me: *gives Item Number*
Dude: "I have nothing showing up. can I take your number and call you back"
Me: "sure"

He never called me back, by the way.

it doesn't matter. I went there the next day and was looking. SERIOUSLY I talked to the Toy Manager she found FOUR. FOUR. but they were lost somewhere because of their new shipment. so then I had to go to the Walmart in Eagle River and they had TWO! Thankfully.

I've had many happenings like this....one similar with the sandbox issue and another with the home broom and dustpan toy.. WHICH they still have no clue if they are getting them in or not!!!!

Ugh...it is I HATE walmart day.

Oh! it was awesome, cause the guy who did the work on my floor was telling me that he had a shirt made that said " WALMART: Because you can never have enough S%^T from China!"

I almost died laughing when he told me that. almost.

at least it wasn't one of those automated people on the phone....God knows I've yelled at that annoying piece of snotty automated voice a time or two.