"I have emotional issues at Wal-Mart."

[Andara Bledin]

The WallyWorld that is now closest to me is actually decent. Which is odd, because there are two more in the same general area and one is merely ok while the other is downright icky-feeling inside and I won't even go in there.

^-.-^

[Kanalah]

My theory is that since Wally world is generally the cheapest place one can shop at (in most areas) that it sends out somewhat of a siren song out to the people who just want cheap stuff.

Normally I have to fight off people who think 1) that I'm reselling wal-mart goods, since people don't make things anymore, or 2) that I need to price match wal-mart in order to stay in business.

see also: www.peopleofwalmart.com

[protege]

There must be something pumped into the air that makes people so miserable.

I avoid Wal-Mart at all costs. The few times I've come home from that place, I can't help but feeling like I've been *infected* with something

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I love Rocko. My fave episode is the one where he finally decides to clean house when his underwear crawls across the kitchen floor and devours a chicken leg.

Ah yes. Rocko's Modern Life, the Nicktoon Nickelodeon disavowed.

[Kristev]

Yes. Trust me, the consumers are generally the worst there.

[ellie]

I agree with your sister in law, Wal-Mart customers are so much ruder than in other stores. There must be something pumped into the air that makes people so miserable.

[BeenThereDoneThat]

I definitely feel for your SIL. I have no problem being rude at Wally World and such places if people are rude to me, and I will be pushy if absolutely necessary. But usually if I have to be there for any length of time, my iPod goes on and it's into happy land I go Maybe I still have to SEE the stupid but at least I can drown out the sound.

[wagegoth]

Please tell me I'm not the only one that thought of that one episode of Rocko's Modern Life where he had a few minutes to buy groceries at 99% off and tried to get around a woman that was blocking the aisle.

I love Rocko. My fave episode is the one where he finally decides to clean house when his underwear crawls across the kitchen floor and devours a chicken leg.

[AriGriffin]

Please tell me I'm not the only one that thought of that one episode of Rocko's Modern Life where he had a few minutes to buy groceries at 99% off and tried to get around a woman that was blocking the aisle.

[Food Lady]

Yeah, thanks for the mental image of the purple pants butt. Nice. I hate it when people block aisles. I always pull my cart as close to the side as possible and move it when. Necessary.

[Pixilated]

I'd have moved their cart out of the way and if they got in my face about it, told THEM to be less rude and leave the aisle clear.

*has no problem being passive-aggressive in my problem solving.*

Doesn't sound passive-aggressive to me, LOL. I'd do the same thing ... give them a few minutes and then straighten things out myself. Don't like it? Don't block the aisle in the first place.

[Hanzoku]

I'd have moved their cart out of the way and if they got in my face about it, told THEM to be less rude and leave the aisle clear.

*has no problem being passive-aggressive in my problem solving.*

[Crossbow]

Your sister-in-law sounds like a gentle soul, God bless her. This worrisome world could use more like her.

As for me, I would have had no problem with saying, "Excuse me, thank you very much, and GTF out of the way!"

You're more polite than I would have been... Or have been as the case may be.


And I agree with your sister. There's just so much stupid I can take before I have to leave as well.

[Dytchdoctir]

The elderly couple wasn't going anywhere, thank you very much.

Your sister-in-law sounds like a gentle soul, God bless her. This worrisome world could use more like her.

As for me, I would have had no problem with saying, "Excuse me, thank you very much, and GTF out of the way!"

[Antisocial_Worker]

That little quote comes courtesy of my sister-in-law, who was explaining in dinner conversation yesterday why she often flees the store having completed only half her grocery shopping, and why she often needs my brother to come along to ensure that it all gets done.

She just can't handle the other customers, you see. They're too rude and stupid and she can only take so much of it. If she could afford to grocery shop anywhere else, she probably would.

She didn't elaborate on what exactly sends her running from the store so often, but my brother chimed in with a story about how a single elderly couple managed to block an entire aisle and was not concerned about this situation in the slightest. The man was squinting at a jar of something held about an inch from his face, with a look of concentration usually reserved for stellae unearthed in the desert and which may, or may not, contain the alphabet of a heretofore unknown ancient civilization. The woman was wearing purple sweatpants and was bent over to inspect something on a low shelf, legs spread wide, presenting the store an unparalleled view of her extremely broad ass.

The backup on either side of this couple was four carts deep, and according to my brother all anyone could do was make eye contact with another trapped shopper and commiserate -- and this was because the elderly couple wasn't going anywhere, thank you very much.

All in all, it's not much of a sighting, but it should at least serve to warm the hearts of you retail workers that the customers horrify even other customers sometimes.