I have been officially banned from wal mart!!!!

[historian]

While standing in line two repukes were discussing the torture pics, with some contempt i might add. Naturally, having a large mouth which insists on remaining open and flapping I jumped in and said "I know weren't those pics fun?" "What do you mean fun?"
"Well limbaugh said that they were nothing but frat pranks so if he thinks they are funny well then so must i"
Old biddie behind me chimes in "I think that is a terrible thing for a xtian to say"
"Pardon me how do you know im a xtian"
(hold on to your undies now)"well you live in america dont you?" I didnt know that when i moved i was being baptised also.
"im not a xtian im an atheist but if i were a xtian i would be ashamed of the so called xtians in the wh causing all this death and destruction"
"hey pal if you dont like america why dont you leave?"
Its because i do like america that i stay and exercise my constitutional right to question and protest"
Manager suddenly shows up (cashier rang a bell or something)
Sir i must ask you to leave.
Oh? and why is that?
you are causing trouble.
really? i dont see any fights or destruction of property. Oh i see why i have to leave - sorry - i thought the first amendment guaranteed free speech but it seems to have been amended by our god picked president.
So i left.
Oh my lord!! i cant go to wal mart any more!! Where am i going to find a venue of culture now?

[gulfcoastliberal]

1. Try target

At least their workers aren't indentured slaves.

[Catch22Dem]

7. Target

Was listed as one of the most philanthropic companies in 2002 and 2003. I used to work there. I met my wife there. Target gives me a smile. ;)

[IconoclastIlene]

18. Target's merchandise is a lot nicer,

I wouldn't be caught dead at a Wallymart.

[ironflange]

32. I like Target, but there are none in Canada

I guess Zellers is pretty close though. Much better quality stuff than Wallymart, and I like their in-store diners.

[FL4GORE]

42. GOD!

I hate Wal-Mart down here!

:grouphug:

[kaitykaity]

2. Did they way it was permanent?

Did they ask you not to come back?

Wal-Mart is now a Bush free speech zone. :wow:

[historian]

4. yes no more wal mart for me

How will i ever walk with my head held up high?

[theivoryqueen]

3. You have been spared

further first hand participation in the degradation of walmartization of our culture. Fuck walmart and the horse it rode in on.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. Don't shop WalMart

it exploits their workers and is not a nice corporation. You're better off going to a locally owned store. More likely to get into a real discussion, as well.

[earthside]

6. What were you doing at wal-Mart?

Well, what were you doing in Wal-Mart in the first place?

But, besides that ... GOOD JOB!

More power to you!

[historian]

13. dont usuaaly go there

but wife wanted something and it was close....

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

8. their book section

is all hannity and savage

[aquart]

9. Did you ask if you could have a button or a tee shirt to prove it?

This is the kind of thing a person would WANT the world to know.

[No2W2004]

10. Oh Dear!

Where to find goods marked MADE IN CHINA now...oops, forgot they say MADE IN USA don't they.

Target is much better

[hippiegranny]

11. just gotta ask...

WHAT were you thinking shopping at wally world in the first place???

[Political_Junkie]

12. Congratulations, historian

I've been banned from working for them, but that really is spectacular!

[NMDemDist2]

14. ROFL Hist. TOOO FUNNY!!

I swore never to darken WalMart's doors again the day I had my 2 pound chihuahua puppy in my purse (she was so cute with just her lil head sticking out watching) and I was told by a teenager I had to "take that animal out of here"

I had carried that puppy into every store in 3 malls while Xmas shopping that year, and had NEVER had any comment except "She's so adorable!! Can I pet her?"

When I asked why in the world she couldn't ride in my purse i was told "We serve food here"

I gladly told the little 17 year old witch I would leave never to return and never have 3 years later

You'll just have to go to Target instead (they have better stuff and cheaper too)

edit to replace "KMart" with "Target" i like target best too

[PROGRESSIVE1]

15. Well I am proud to say that I have been Wal-Mart FREE for...

Four Months last week!!!

:bounce:

I am praying for their timely bankruptcy!

[doni_georgia]

34. I have been Walmart free for 1 year now!!! Target's the way to go.

[mike1963]

16. Pm the address to me, I wanna get banned too!!!!

:D

[Kazak]

17. What in the hell were you doing at walmart?

Swore off those evil bastards long ago!

[LisaM]

19. Target = Mark Dayton = Democratic senator from Minnesota!

I have NEVER been in a Wal-Mart, though I was SORELY tempted to go in last summer and ask for Hillary's book. I wonder if I should go in this summer and ask for Bill's!

[KansDem]

20. Looks like no more $2.99 gallon jars of pickles for you!!!

Further, the money spent by the consumer is not always spent in an effective way. Lower prices lead people to buy more of items they don't need. In the article referenced above, they talk about a gallon jar of pickles that Walmart sold for under three dollars, choking Vlasic. Consumers bought it but didn't use most of the pickles in it...they didn't need that much. So they spent more than they would have to buy the amount they needed, and wasted a lot of food besides. Just because Walmart imparts the illusion of largesse, doesn't mean that its customers really partake in abundance.

http://www.pandagon.net/mtarchives/000883.html

(I believe what you did was well worth the sacrifice!) :toast:

[ironflange]

35. Those bastards

I tell you, I would sure miss Vlasic a lot more than I would miss Wal-Mart. And the Groucho Marx stork could prolly kick the smiley face's ass.

[PfcHammer]

21. move to Japan.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/11/business/worldbusiness/11walmart.html

[ashling]

22. Congratulations!

I am reminded of the scene from "O Brother Where art Thou" in which Wilbur declares that they were banned from Woolworths "Was it just the one?"

[GOPisEvil]

23. I'd consider that a badge of honor!

I'd make a magnetic sign for my car: "I got banned from Wal-Mart for exercising my 1st Amendment rights!"

[AgadorSparticus]

24. wheeeeeew. was the old woman behind you REALLY old?

i didn't realize that america is for xtians only. :crazy: :wow: maybe she has dimentia. no one in their right mind would think like this. ok, so maybe some would. it's still a shock to my senses everytime i hear of stuff like this...

[Cleita]

25. McDonalds?

You should write Wal-Mart headquarters in Arkansas and explain to them that the majority of the world doesn't think Bush is wonderful and that Christianity is the only true religion. They are severely limiting their markets if they are being so picky. I wouldn't shop there anymore though. I haven't been to Wal-Mart in over a year. I find K-Mart and Target fill the void nicely.

[TahitiNut]

26. Is WalMart still running a special on lobotomies?

:eyes: (Deep discounts on small frontal cortices?)

[jobycom]

27. LOL "Oh please, Dear? For your information

the Supreme Court has roundly rejected prior restraint."

[Mandomaniac]

30. Donnie you're out of your element!!! n/t

[peekaloo]

41. My buddies died face down in the muck so you could have

your family discount superstore!

*modified*


LOL!

[wicket]

28. You rule!!!!

:D

[NuttyFluffers]

29. you are sooo lucky, can you get it in writing?

you should get it in writing and frame it. and then take some choice words and make a pretty t-shirt, like, 'hereby banned from walmart.' -walmart rerpesentative 'halleluiah.' -me

[Generator]

31. Hardly a liberal purist

two things I can say I've never done and never will do.

Shop at Walmart. Vote Republican.

Now, if we could just get every Du'er to agree, I'd be happy.

Good news about Target, I like Target.

[Failure]

33. You should've thrown in something about buying cheap chinese shit

and selling it to Americans...how patriotic is that?


failure.

[Fleshdancer]

36. hmmm, maybe walmart will foward your name to that freeper hate list

:scared:

[peekaloo]

37. LOL...cashier pushed the "independent thought alarm".

saw that today on a Simpsons rerun.

Funny story.

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[Rebellious Republican]

39. No great loss, me and my wife have done some price.........

comparisions between Walmart and other stores. They are not cheaper, they just have a good marketing machine. Say it loud enough often enough and people will believe it!

[Habibi]

40. Sue the fuckers

just for fun!

[SmileyBoy]

43. I haven't bought anything from Wal-Mart in 2 years and 9 months.

I've set foot in a couple since then, but they were all Canadian Wal-Marts.:D And only because they were in malls that I was in.

[iamjoy]

44. Congratulations!

[Caution]

45. This one calls for a nice LTTE with a copy sent to Wal-Mart and your

congress critter.

[davsand]

46. May I PLEASE shake your hand?

I am LMAO right now--thank you for sharing this! I've not set foot in any Walmart for about four years now--since our local labor unions ran up against them--and I just LOVE stories that cast Walmart in the light they deserve.

One of the most difficult things I've ever had to do was sit in a property tax appeal hearing with one of our local Walmarts and act like I was not seething with anger the entire time.

You DO realize how they work that--right? They buy prime real estate, frequently with tax incentives to locate there from local government, THEN they find some commercial appraiser to come in and set a property value that is obscenely low so they can drop their property tax liability.

Being a public official is not always easy--lemme tell you. THAT one hearing just about made me blow my cool, and I applaud anyone who can make the Walmart corporation a bit less happy.


Laura

[genius]

47. I go to restaurants with Dems and we have vibrant discussions about Bush

and what a criminal he is. It's one way to educate the public. BTW, Walmart is a really bad corporation.

[bleedingheart]

48. I want your autograph!

wow...I am so proud of you...and like you I have one of those mouths that won't stop goading republicans...

[leesa]

49. Congratulations!! You must have to be pretty low to be banned from

WalMart! LOL!