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Post by tloonya on Jan 2, 2016 11:00:55 GMT -5
ArchietheDragon - That's the first thing I thought might have happened. I want to just not say anything to my brother about it so he doesn't feel bad, but on the other hand, if he DOES have the receipt maybe it will catch a crooked cashier. Just ask casually. Maybe he wont ask why?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2016 11:02:24 GMT -5
Second hand for kids clothes is a little different though because they're often not worn very long. This pair of boots I bought at Walmart were the first new pair I ever bought for either kid. Younger son has been wearing hand me downs from older son which were garage sale or thrift store Sorels and LaCrosse boots. I THINK older son has gotten to where boots are going to last him long term, so for Christmas his Grandparent bought him a pair of LL Bean boots with a lifetime guarantee (size 12! ). These Walmart boots were cheap ($18), but still double if not triple what I'd paid for any of the second hand pairs and definitely won't last very long. The stitching is already coming out near the top. This is probably the main gripe for me as well. I hate excess, I hate clutter, I hate walking past miles of shelves of junk I will never buy to get to the things I do want. Probably why I prefer our Target. What is offered is more scaled down to my buying preferences. Not everything I need there, but between Hyvee, Target and Fleet Farm I'm covered.
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Post by tloonya on Jan 2, 2016 11:06:43 GMT -5
ArchietheDragon - That's the first thing I thought might have happened. I want to just not say anything to my brother about it so he doesn't feel bad, but on the other hand, if he DOES have the receipt maybe it will catch a crooked cashier. An Idea! Talk to a brother. IF he doesn't have receipt - print article Archie found for you and go to the WM and demand video camera investigation. Ask brother what cashier was it. You can do it! But start with Manager, don't waste time on anyone lower positions people!!! Good Luck!
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Post by tloonya on Jan 2, 2016 11:11:16 GMT -5
We're French. French women don't run around in pyjamas. Nowadays in France they do. Here is US you are thinking like an old school but failing to recognize that everything had changed everywhere not just here. BTW Russian women still think Russians are wearing European style clothes that is beautiful but I have Russian tv in the house and most of the people wear horrific stuff.
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Post by tloonya on Jan 2, 2016 11:15:57 GMT -5
I wouldn't go in WalMart if everything there was free! My life is much better since I no longer go there. You should try it. Trust me, that is my normal policy. But I was completely broke, the kid needed boots and I had a Walmart gift card! I went to three stores prior to that, but nowhere else could I find a pair of boots for $17. Burlington if you have one.
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Post by tloonya on Jan 2, 2016 11:19:36 GMT -5
Ok, first I'll say I'm not a WalMart shopper except for the garden center since Target closed theirs. But this thread has me wondering what I am missing. I now have a plan to visit all the WalMarts in my city/county and check out the stores, people and such. So if I don't show up for a while it's because we have 8 Super WalMarts, 4 or 5 Neighborhood Stores, and a few of the "smaller WalMarts" or whatever they call them. And I could be off on those numbers since that is all that has shown up when doing a google search. See ya'll in a week or two and maybe I will have the results to post We had one built in my neighborhood and considering its the good neighborhood I was sure we will never see butt cracks. WAS I AmaZED 3 butt cracks in 20 min we were there, boobs, hanging bellies...it is unreal!
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jan 2, 2016 11:22:26 GMT -5
We're French. French women don't run around in pyjamas. Nowadays in France they do.Here is US you are thinking like an old school but failing to recognize that everything had changed everywhere not just here. BTW Russian women still think Russians are wearing European style clothes that is beautiful but I have Russian tv in the house and most of the people wear horrific stuff. Granted, I only had 2 weeks of observation, but I got back from France on the 27th and did not see a single pair of pajama (yoga, sweat) pants in public. French men (and women) were generally MUCH better dressed. My uniform (essentially a uniform, as I only took a carry on with me to France) was dark washed denim slacks, cashmere sweater (light, warm and takes up little room in a suitcase) and a pair of grey Merrill walking shoes and a down coat. For the most part, I fit in with what most were wearing. Short boots with low heels were probably more frequently worn, but they take up a lot of suitcase space. Remarkably, I saw very few women in heels.
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Post by Shooby on Jan 2, 2016 11:45:01 GMT -5
Since liberals hate Walmart so much , i go out of my way to shop there. Then you should stop bitching about social programs. The only way Walmart stays open is because the government helps the people who work there afford to live (and shop there)... Meh. They pay what everyone else pays. Why don't you go attack some other employer? They are all the same.
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Post by Shooby on Jan 2, 2016 11:46:17 GMT -5
Since liberals hate Walmart so much , i go out of my way to shop there. Then you should stop bitching about social programs. The only way Walmart stays open is because the government helps the people who work there afford to live (and shop there)... I would rather bitch about a government that makes it so onerous to run a business in this country in the first place.
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Post by gregintenn on Jan 2, 2016 11:52:55 GMT -5
WalMart is the preferred place for one to make one's maiden voyage into public with a newly minted conceal carry handgun permit.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Jan 2, 2016 12:11:17 GMT -5
I hate Walmart too. I go there handful of times a year as a last resort. Meijer is directly across the street, prices are within pennies, and sale prices are way better. I think probably WM's absolutely cheapest generic brands are probably cheaper, but I'm fortunate that I can afford to avoid these if the quality isn't decent.
There are way too many people at Meijers wearing pj pants, but at least they're clean. Walmart is a step down from that. Think dirty wife-beaters. Mostly, I dislike the store and parking lot layouts, and the selection. When I looked, i couldn't find any organic produce. (I guess they started carrying some now?) I had to return something there once or twice, and that experience sucked as well.
I have been in a couple nicer Walmarts, but not near my city.
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Post by geenamercile on Jan 2, 2016 12:15:39 GMT -5
If your brother does not have a receipt and he paid with a card, they may be able to look up a duplicate with the system. I had a co worker that use to lose receipts with the company card and would need to call and get duplicates. Walmart was one that cold provide them.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jan 2, 2016 12:30:24 GMT -5
WalMart is the preferred place for one to make one's maiden voyage into public with a newly minted conceal carry handgun permit. They have a nacho station in WM Who knew? That's my learn something every day thing
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Post by weltschmerz on Jan 2, 2016 12:51:36 GMT -5
It means French women don't run around in pyjamas. [b0r] So what exactly? It means that French women tend to dress up in public and wouldn't be caught dead going to the store in their pyjamas. What's your problem? We're talking about pyjamas in public. I don't see it here. Ask me again what I mean by that, since you seem to be having so much difficulty understanding what I'm saying.
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Jan 2, 2016 12:55:55 GMT -5
One of the ones near me has a McD's just inside the entrance.
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Post by tloonya on Jan 2, 2016 13:16:47 GMT -5
Subway at 'mine'...we don't have enough Taco Bells.
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Post by Shooby on Jan 2, 2016 22:51:47 GMT -5
It means that French women tend to dress up in public and wouldn't be caught dead going to the store in their pyjamas. What's your problem? We're talking about pyjamas in public. I don't see it here. Ask me again what I mean by that, since you seem to be having so much difficulty understanding what I'm saying.
So, stereotypes are OK as long as you agree with them?
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Post by Tiny on Jan 2, 2016 22:53:59 GMT -5
I hate Walmart too. I go there handful of times a year as a last resort. Meijer is directly across the street, prices are within pennies, and sale prices are way better. I think probably WM's absolutely cheapest generic brands are probably cheaper, but I'm fortunate that I can afford to avoid these if the quality isn't decent. There are way too many people at Meijers wearing pj pants, but at least they're clean. Walmart is a step down from that. Think dirty wife-beaters. Mostly, I dislike the store and parking lot layouts, and the selection. When I looked, i couldn't find any organic produce. (I guess they started carrying some now?) I had to return something there once or twice, and that experience sucked as well. I have been in a couple nicer Walmarts, but not near my city. You need to look really hard and carefully to find it... I gave the produce section a close look at the slightly nicer WalMart (I was there for canning jars) looking to see if they had fresh ginger (they did but it wasn't particularly 'fresh'). I did find some "organic" produce (potatoes and carrots) but it was in a tiny, out of the way, section of the produce dept. You had to look hard and long to find it. I had to look hard to find frozen 'fruit' section (needed mango and pineapple) in the endless rows of freezers too... There were whole aisles dedicated to Frozen Pizza and frozen dinners and potatoes - and an aisle with both sides dedicated to frozen desserts. The frozen fruit was a 3 foot wide section next to the 10 foot wide frozen veggie section. And it's a mystery as to why people are so fat... I was making jelly and had heard that WalMart had large bags of frozen fruit (I figured there are probably only a couple of frozen fruit suppliers so the WalMart stuff wouldn't be all that much different than the Meijer or Jewel or where else I could find it. ) The WalMart frozen Mango and pineapple worked fine.
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Post by lurkyloo on Jan 2, 2016 23:01:21 GMT -5
(Psst...Trader Joes has frozen fruit for $2 a bag...I think 1 lb of raspberries and 2 lb for strawberries? Maybe those aren't large enough though. They definitely have pineapple and I think mango too.) After visiting our parents last week, I realized how much I miss living in Meijer territory. The Walmart near us in CA was fine (even the customer service), but the one 20 min away (in a heavily Hispanic area) was kinda scary. The closest one here is meh. Not dirty or awful or anything and the employees are pleasant, but really overstuffed--can't fit two carts side by side in the aisles overstuffed. It's a 30 min drive to get there, so we don't bother most of the time. As to whether to bring it up with your brother: judgement call. Sorry, not very helpful
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Post by weltschmerz on Jan 2, 2016 23:26:23 GMT -5
It means that French women tend to dress up in public and wouldn't be caught dead going to the store in their pyjamas. What's your problem? We're talking about pyjamas in public. I don't see it here. Ask me again what I mean by that, since you seem to be having so much difficulty understanding what I'm saying.
So, stereotypes are OK as long as you agree with them? Holy crap, there's something really wrong with you. We're talking about pyjamas in public, and I said you don't see that here because French women dress up. You kept ranting away with "What does that mean? What does that mean? What does that mean?" and now you're babbling about stereotypes. Get help.
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Post by Peace77 on Jan 3, 2016 0:49:28 GMT -5
It means that French women tend to dress up in public and wouldn't be caught dead going to the store in their pyjamas. What's your problem? We're talking about pyjamas in public. I don't see it here. Ask me again what I mean by that, since you seem to be having so much difficulty understanding what I'm saying.
So, stereotypes are OK as long as you agree with them? It's true. When I lived in Germany, it was very easy to tell American women apart from the German women. American women would go out with their hair in curlers and wearing cheap, sloppy clothes. German women never went out with their hair in curlers. Their clothes were of quality fabric and well made even for walking in the woods. Other European countries are similar. People are always nicely dressed and never wear ripped clothes or T shirts with vulgar expressions.
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Post by Peace77 on Jan 3, 2016 0:52:47 GMT -5
I did have a similar experience with a Target gift card. The giver had purchased several so I suspected that all the money was added to one card or my card was left out.
When I went to use the card, the cashier told me that there was no money on it.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jan 3, 2016 9:05:16 GMT -5
Am I the only person who would have to see someone coming down the aisle butt naked before I would notice what they are/are not wearing? I guess I just blow thru and pick up what I need and get back to my car. Guess I should also admit that I don't scope out what the person ahead of me is buy either. To busy putting my crap on the belt. Well, I did notice once when a guy put 5 bottles of wine but then I think I noticed because he was so damn good looking I almost couldn't breath. I told him I hope he enjoyed the "wine tasting" He flashed a smile that almost made me faint and said "welcome to join the party" I'm thinking probably John Wayne Gacy in disquise
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Post by Tiny on Jan 3, 2016 9:23:04 GMT -5
I only notice other people when I'm shopping when I 'waiting' - to get past someone in an aisle or at the check out.
My pet peeve with other people's clothes are the 'sausage people' - just about anyone who's not a 'twig' wearing form fitting clothes - ie a second skin from head to toe... basically tops and leggings that hug every roll, highlight every dimple and slip into every crevice of their body. Actually, the whole leggings thing is pretty weird to me - it's like women put on their pantyhose but forgot their pants or skirt (or even a long tunic top or long big shirt).
As a commuter, I do enjoy a bit of schadenfreude when I see some 'fashionable' woman wearing "hooker heels" and attempting to walk from the train station to an office building (extra warm fuzzies if it's raining or snowing) -- obvious newbie commuter. I also like the look on women's faces when they are wearing Uggs and there's a lot of slush puddles on corners - apparently Uggs aren't waterproof. I suspect the slop and salt also ruins the boots (especially the one's with sequins).
As for the 'tourists' in the city -- I always feel sorry for the young women who are trying to be "fashionable" and wearing leggings and tiny little coat/jacket with or without a cute hat and gloves - when it's 20 degrees F or colder with a negative wind chill. The young men with these women are always dressed warmly and usually able to walk as they are wearing shoes/boots so the young women hobble along in their heeled dress boots trying to keep up. Men are rude that way. In the big picture, I don't really care what people wear - I just wonder if people have mirrors at home or not. Or check the weather before leaving the house for a day outside.
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Post by weltschmerz on Jan 3, 2016 13:32:32 GMT -5
It's kind of hard not noticing someone wandering around wearing pyjamas. They look like they escaped from the hospital.
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Post by Value Buy on Jan 3, 2016 16:04:47 GMT -5
Probably that French women tend to dress up and wouldn't be seen in public in pjs. But, but, but, they do not shave their darn armpits or legs, either
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Post by Value Buy on Jan 3, 2016 16:18:58 GMT -5
Something else that just happened, it slipped through on the budget bill. They are going back to not having to show label of origin for foods we eat. Soon you will be getting the reprocessed chicken through china and much more. I want to know where my food comes from.
We will get poisoned like the 3rd world people do, it will take some huge tragedy to reverse that. Noone is looking out for us, just the big donors. You can thank the new world order of the WTO (world trade organization) for that. Canada and Mexico sued the U.S. and WTO announced a hefty fine against the U.S, for discrimination against foreign imports if we did not drop labeling requirements. Had nothing to do with our big corporations or donors. Why we can do this with clothing, but not what we would put in our bodies is beyond me.
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Post by Value Buy on Jan 3, 2016 16:21:20 GMT -5
It's kind of hard not noticing someone wandering around wearing pyjamas. They look like they escaped from the hospital. pyjamas, or pajamas. that is the question. Are "pajamas" an American enunciation?
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Post by weltschmerz on Jan 3, 2016 16:22:30 GMT -5
Probably that French women tend to dress up and wouldn't be seen in public in pjs. But, but, but, they do not shave their darn armpits or legs, either Yes, they do.
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Post by weltschmerz on Jan 3, 2016 16:27:06 GMT -5
It's kind of hard not noticing someone wandering around wearing pyjamas. They look like they escaped from the hospital. pyjamas, or pajamas. that is the question. Are "pajamas" an American enunciation? Yes, "pajamas" is American.
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