Yeah. WalMart.
Friday morning I grabbed the little guy by the scruff of the neck and dragged him kicking and screaming out to do some AM shopping.
Actually, I promised him we'd go get some fresh Krispy-Kremes so there was no dragging by the scruff of the neck. Or kicking. Or screaming.
But we still went shopping.
I figured I'd go looking for the one thing my lovely bride wants this year. WalMart had it, so does BrandSmart. The BrandSmart flyer had the price, WalMart supposedly price-matches. We went to the local Super-WalMart at 7:45, expecting a crowd.
There wasn't one.
The assistant manager in the electronics department I talked with said there was a real rush at 5:30 when they opened, and the store was jammed. Then the store emptied out. She was expecting waves throughout the day.
We left before the second wave hit, item in hand. (Note - WalMart price matches, but they don't pricematch discount stores or warehouse stores. Sears, KMart, Radio Shack, Target they'll match, BrandSmart and Best Buy they won't. But - because the assistance manager in the electronics department had already said I'd get the discount, she gave it to me. I was impressed.
Yes, there's things that folks might dislike about WalMart - but there's things to like, also.
J.