It's the beginning of August and time for back to school shopping for my girls. I have my school supply list in hand and ready. Time to head out to Walmart and buy the supplies. Every year I do the same thing, I get the school supply list and head to Walmart, which I like to call Wallymart. And every year, I end up getting upset because of the stupidity of those in charge of running the store. Like the previous years, I show up get the basic supplies like pencils, paper, rulers, crayons, and color pencils; but I end up wasting time trying to find the 12x18 assorted construction paper, composition notebooks, and folders with brads that the school deems important. After finally finding someone who can help me, I learn that Wallymart just does not carry these things. What I don't understand is that when I walk right in the front door, there is the list for the school supplies for the local elementary schools, which are either Fort Worth ISD or Crowley ISD, but Wallymart does not carry some of the basic school supplies on those lists. From Walmart's commercials, I get the sense that they pride themselves of making shopping convinent while having competitive prices. If that is the case, then why would they not stock up on all the back to school supplies that the local school districts want. They have the lists, then they should know what to order. Another thing I really don't understand is if CVS and Walgreens can have composition notebooks, then why doesn't Wallymart?
Okay I am starting to digress, after finding out that I'm going to have to find these items elsewhere, I discovered another mother in the same predicament as me. I told her loudly, due that a Wallymart employee was close by, that she can find all this stuff at Mardels. I also made sure to drop the fact that Mardels' prices were just as good and some times better than Walmarts. I know the employee has really little input on the way things are at Wallymart, but who knows maybe she will tell her manager what she "overheard" me say and he can do something, but that is wishful thinking. So I paid for my things,went to Mardels, and finished my shopping.
When I got home, I had to tell my husband, Rob, all about my experience and what I really think about Wallymart. That is when a light bulb came on in my head. Everyone now has a blog, why not start a blog about why I hate Walmart. Rob thought this was an excellent idea. Of course I had to get some unbiased opinions, so I posted on Facebook my idea. I had some people who liked the idea and a couple who just couldn't live without Walmart. So I decided that I would blog about my loathing of Walmart while vowing not to buy one thing at Walmart for one year and hopefully never again!
So now here we are, I am starting this blog. I do want to clarify a couple of things. I will NOT buy things from Walmart for one year, but I probably will set foot in their stores during this year. Mainly due to the fact that when I go grocery shopping with my mom, she goes to Walmart. My other clarification is that I Will shop at Sam's Club. I know some of you think that I shouldn't shop at Sam's since it is affiliated with Walmart and I should shop only at Costco. I shop at Sam's Club because they have the exact same things as Costco and then some for cheaper prices. The parking at Sam's is better, and my membership is way cheaper than Costcos. Sam's is also trying to keep with the times and have electronic coupons you can add right to your Sam's card. Last I saw Costco did not do this, but I could be wrong. Besides my problem is with Walmart not Sam's Club.
Okay with that out of the way, I'm ready to ween my family off of Walmart and save tons of money in the process. During this process, please feel free to leave your own experiences and comments. All mature opinions and debates are welcomed.
