Midnight at Walmart

[SportsJunky]

My Wife has some family staying with us over the holidays. We obviously needed to get some gifts for them and their kids. My shopping is done and since there was no way I'm going to shop on the 24th if I can help it I decide I'm going to Walmart at about midnight last night. Now I don't go into a Walmart at the best of times but I thought this was a smart idea as I'd most certainly be avoiding the throngs of crazy Walmart morlocks if I went this late in the night. Right?

Wrong. The parking lot was 3/4 full. Inside there were all kinds of interesting people. People in sweatpants or decked out in their best Nascar gear. People who barricade the aisles with their shopping carts so they can play with the classy animatronic Santa decorations and laugh hysterically at them while I try to squeeze by. Many different ethnic backgrounds were represented. I may have seen some circus folk. The most shocking thing to me was the amount of children there at that time of night. Are you kidding me Cletus? Do your kids really want to be following along behind you at almost one in the morning so you can pick up some extra soda and cheese doodles? The toy section looked like a bomb went off in there and God help you if you need a question answered by the crack late night staff.

I'm leaving shortly for Toys R Us and my morning is going to suck out loud.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Macleod Trail Walmart right? Possibly Marlbrough?

[brownie]

I am going to go with Marlbourough or Deerfoot Mall Wal-Mart.

[Rhettzky]

I'm guessing it was Shawnessy Wal-mart. We almost went last night too.

[SportsJunky]

Yep Shawnessy.

[JBR]

Let me guess, there were shortages of all items with the exception of toothbrushes and deodorant?

[cKy]

Im done all my shopping. Well Sort of. I got my girlfriend one big present (a brand new pink laptop) but now i feel like I should get her a few little things. Dammit, Things I shouldve thought of before the 24th.,

Good luck to anyone who braves the masses of morons who wait till the last minute. I will be somewhere in line with the rest of you.

[Claeren]

If you have to do Walmart it has to be Royal Oak Walmart!

This year is busier than last (when it was totally dead) but it is cleaner feeling than other Walmarts and no crowds. Yesterday at 7:00pm there was only one(!) person infront of me in line!



Claeren.

[Rhettzky]

Shawnessy is always busy. I think just being on the outskirts of town you get a lot of farmers and hutterites stocking up there.

[Muta]

Originally Posted by cKy

Im done all my shopping. Well Sort of. I got my girlfriend one big present (a brand new pink laptop) but now i feel like I should get her a few little things. Dammit, Things I shouldve thought of before the 24th.,

Good luck to anyone who braves the masses of morons who wait till the last minute. I will be somewhere in line with the rest of you.

Damn, can I be your girlfriend too? I need a new laptop as well!

[troutman]

Originally Posted by SportsJunky

Wrong. The parking lot was 3/4 full. Inside there were all kinds of interesting people. People in sweatpants or decked out in their best Nascar gear. People who barricade the aisles with their shopping carts so they can play with the classy animatronic Santa decorations and laugh hysterically at them while I try to squeeze by. Many different ethnic backgrounds were represented. I may have seen some circus folk. The most shocking thing to me was the amount of children there at that time of night. Are you kidding me Cletus? Do your kids really want to be following along behind you at almost one in the morning so you can pick up some extra soda and cheese doodles? The toy section looked like a bomb went off in there and God help you if you need a question answered by the crack late night staff.

Twas the night before Christmas,
And all through the mall . . .

[You Need a Thneed]

Deerfoot WalMart is usually a little less busy. Airdrie WalMart Supercentre is pretty good too.

Not that I advocate going to either one.

[Jiggy_12]

I was in the Wal-Mart on 130th Ave a couple nights ago at 2:30 am, and the amount of kids was mind boggeling.

[LouCypher]

Last time I went to WalMart I remember commenting to a friend as we were leaving that this was just like the last time I went to the states....incredible.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Jiggy_12

I was in the Wal-Mart on 130th Ave a couple nights ago at 2:30 am, and the amount of kids was mind boggeling.

Maybe some families are nocturnal.

[Buff]

I stopped by the Wal-Mart in North Lethbridge after I played hockey last Thursday. It wasn't busy by any stretch of the imagination. It was actually kinda scary. Some really wacko people shopping at 1:00am. Then I'd be looking at something and realized that it is dead quiet and I would walk around a couple aisles then begin to wonder if they closed the store on me.

I can't imagine the Lethbridge Wal-Marts being so quiet last couple of nights though.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by Claeren

If you have to do Walmart it has to be Royal Oak Walmart!

This year is busier than last (when it was totally dead) but it is cleaner feeling than other Walmarts and no crowds. Yesterday at 7:00pm there was only one(!) person infront of me in line!



Claeren.

Well you had to go and ruin the party by posting this! boooooooo

We need a 'No Thanks' button. hehe

[Nancy]

I went to the Superstore at 12:30AM last Saturday and mostly it was just the stock guys who were there in the building working. They probably outnumbered customers by 2:1. There were boxes everywhere as they were putting new stuff on the shelf. I felt like I was getting in there way. It was weird.

[Eastern Girl]

The Walmart I went to today didn't look too busy. The parking lot was probably about half full, but when I went inside, it was insanity. Absolute insanity. Apparently, everyone needs to have a cart, no matter how few items they are picking up. They also need to stop in the aisles, look at everything, stand in front of what you are trying to look at....

...and as I mentioned in the Random thoughts thread, take pop bottles right out of your arms.

It always amuses me that the one time of year people are supposed to be better to eachother, is the one time everyone brings out their inner ######bag.

[Nancy]

Originally Posted by Eastern Girl

...and as I mentioned in the Random thoughts thread, take pop bottles right out of your arms.

It always amuses me that the one time of year people are supposed to be better to eachother, is the one time everyone brings out their inner ######bag.

When I was at the Superstore, I went to get a cart and someone was returning theirs. I offered them a dollar for their cart and they gladly took it. When I went to return the cart later I realized that there was no dollar in it.