Walmart Woes

I made it through detox in one piece. The world does still goes around even if I don't keep up with it. I see W. is still saying progress is being made in Iraq so little has changed. Anyway, I haven't been to a Walmart store since getting here and it's now going on 4 months mainly because they're few and far between. So with vague directions from C. I ventured out on Saturday night (that's how boring my life is) & found one about 10 miles away. To say I was giddy is putting it midly!

In I go, pushing a cart just ready to get my grocery shopping on. I go around the store once and don't see any groceries. So I take another twirl and finally find about 3 aisles of groceries. I'm talking about a soda aisle, paper towels & bath tissue aisle, & the cereal aisle. I was devastated. Really. I drove in the middle of the freezing night for 10 miles armed with my grocery shopping list and it turned out to be the dirtiest, oldest looking, grocery-lackingest Walmart store I'd ever seen.

So I got back into my car and drove to my local neighborhood Kroger store. It might be pricier but at least they have groceries & the store is kept clean and modern looking. Little wonder why Walmart saw a dip in their November sales. They have to improve the working conditions of their employees and need to realize the importance of having stores that are clean, modern, and well organized. People like the cheap prices but they're starting to become more discriminating evidenced by Target's good November's sales.

That being said, I can't wait for the Walmart Supercenter being built about 2 miles from my place to open sometime early next year!