Walmart vs. Target

[Beet]

Never been to a Walmart-- not that I have anything against it, oh no. I might shop there quite often. None has ever been built anywhere I've ever lived. In fact, I have only seen a Wal-mart once, when I was visiting my cousin in San Jose and we were trying to Monterrey to visit some of his other kin. I saw it over the left side of the interstate, and yes, it was huge. Otherwise, I have shopped at just about every store imaginable, Target, Lowes, Home Depot, Hechts, Kmart, Sears, the Salvation army etc., massive shopping centers, you name it. But never seen a Wal-mart in the past 6 years.

[Beet]

Never been to a Walmart-- not that I have anything against it, oh no. I might shop there quite often. None has ever been built anywhere I've ever lived. In fact, I have only seen a Wal-mart once, when I was visiting my cousin in San Jose and we were trying to Monterrey to visit some of his other kin. I saw it over the left side of the interstate, and yes, it was huge. Otherwise, I have shopped at just about every store imaginable, Target, Lowes, Home Depot, Hechts, Kmart, Sears, the Salvation army etc., massive shopping centers, you name it. But never seen a Wal-mart in the past 6 years.

I understand your frustration.  I lived in Arlington, TX for five years.  No Walmart.  Kmarts and Targets, but no Walmart.  Then I lived in Boston for five years.  No Walmarts there either, but if you're in the greater Boston area, the nearest one is in Lynn, near the Lynn/Revere town limits, just na'ath of Revere.  Not one of the more impressive ones, though.  Then I moved out to California for three years.  Woo hoo!  Walmarts everywhere.  Nice climate too.  Then I moved to Columbus, MS and have been here for two years.  In Columbus I discovered the Walmart Supercenter.

"Dude, this is the coolest thing I have ever seen."
         --Butthead

Indeed.  You can get a head of lettuce, a quart of motor oil, a fried chicken, insurance, a bouquet of flowers, and your hair and nails done all under one roof.  I probably mentioned that I've been to walmarts in four countries and in nearly every state in the union.  Been to quite a few supercenters too.  I once went to four Walmarts in one day.  Been to neighborhoods where walmart is considered very chic and somewhat expensive (e.g., Mexico City) and neighborhoods where they're dumps (e.g., Lynn/Revere).  I know that there are towns with no Walmarts, but you're never really that far from a Walmart.  If you truly desire it, you can generally find one within an hour or so from whereever you are, assuming you're not in the desert or in the middle of the sea.

www.walmart.com has a store locator for your convience.  Just a click away. 



(even that thing is Walmart)

Fantastic locator. I typed in 76001 and it seems they've built up a bunch more in Arlington now- there's one just 2 miles away. I bet Wal-mart's store locator + Alcon here + a few days of data entry could give us some interesting maps.

Alas, Lynn is still more than 10 miles away from where I live. There are at least 5 Home Depots closer to where I live than that. There's a Home Depot in Somerville, and another in Everett.

The nearest in Montgomery county is also more than 10 miles away- it's in Germantown, on the western half of the county. There are no Wal-marts in the eastern half of the county... which is apparently why I'm unfamiliar. There's a Home Depot in Gaithersburg (where I used to go) and one in Aspen Hill, but the nearest Wal-mart is in Germantown.

[Beet]

it turns out I'll be joining John in the Cornfield state.

Congratulations, man.

I should have guessed you would reveal this just as your post count of 6969 signified major mojo.
Especially for someone who calls themselves "Angus".

Funny thing, in my 20s, I couldn't wait to live as far away from my relatives as I could.  I've lived in, and enjoyed living in, Texas, California, and Massachusetts (and two of those places have nice warm climates), but now that I'm a boring old married guy the prospect of living in a very low-crime, suburban density city with excellent schools (Cedar Falls, not Waterloo), and being near relatives grows more attractive.  (How sad is that?)

Your soul has died.