Inappropriate comment from Walmart employee

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That's nothing. Eight years ago I bought two value packs from the WalMart across from the NRA range to try out my new CZ. The guy working the sporting goods counter asked why I needed so many "bullets". I pointed out the range was across the freeway.

"Well, nobody needs that much".

He proceeded to walk me to the front register, and watched me like a hawk as I paid the cashier. Looking back as I exited through the front door, he was still eyeballing me.

I won't mention what nationality he was.
 
I believe the appropriate response to his comment should have been a courtesy "Hehe" and then you don't think twice about it.

If this is the kind of stuff people worry about in life...I can now see why they say stress is so bad for you.
 
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I had a Walmart person ask me what kind of rifle I was going to put the 3030 ammo I just paid for in. I replied that it was for my pistol and he said that they don't sell pistol ammo. I said that is why I got a pistol that takes rifle ammo.:evil::neener:
 
I bought 6 boxes of 9mm one night last year. The counter goober at Walmart commented that this must be a wealthy Republican sport.
I told him that I'm twice his age, have worked my entire life and my money is mine to spend on what I want. I also informed him that I couldn't afford to shoot that much when I was his age but one should be better off in their mid 40's than their mid 20's.
Contacting the manager wasn't worth it. If you're working the counter at Walmart then I'm not going to risk your getting fired.
 
TheDaywalkersDad said:
I bought 6 boxes of 9mm one night last year. The counter goober at Walmart commented that this must be a wealthy Republican sport.
I told him that I'm twice his age, have worked my entire life and my money is mine to spend on what I want. I also informed him that I couldn't afford to shoot that much when I was his age but one should be better off in their mid 40's than their mid 20's.
Contacting the manager wasn't worth it. If you're working the counter at Walmart then I'm not going to risk your getting fired.
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While I understand the sentiment, I also think that if you don't care enough about your job to be polite while you're doing it, you ought to find different employment, or change your attitude. I can recall two instances where I've spoken to managers at WalMart. One was when I got a flat tire from a chunk of pallet someone had left in their parking lot, the second was when an employee was plain rude when I was buying ammo. They patched my tire in the first instance, and I've since been back to the second WalMart, and the clerk has been much more polite. Problem solved.
 
For God's sake IT WAS WALMART!! What did you expect, a rocket surgeon to open the case??
 
I stopped in Wally World the other night and they had 2 boxes of 9 mm. I told the girl behind the counter that I'd take them both and she said "What, you don't want to leave any for anyone else?" It was 2 boxes not 2 cases and if it had been 2 cases and I could have bought it...well you figure it out.
 
Are you serious? Too bad they dont give classes on detecting sarcastic humor.
 
It was a joke.

Lighten up, Francis.
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I thought the exact same thing when I read the post.
It was actually a good time to be humorous yourself. You should have said, "Oh my god, he knows. Abort. Abort." and then took off running.
Hell, something besides getting your panties in a wad over a silly joke.
 
I'd have told him not to quit his day job, and gone about my day.

Making much fuss about nothing, this is...
 
@ jamesbeat - lol. "I already have the shovel but need a secluded wooded spot"

My funny walmart tale was picking up a .22lr cricket with a friend. (Gonna teach his daughter to shoot and she (was) scared of 'big guns'). I have bricks and bricks for the .22 but was low on 9mm so we got a bulk pack as well.

The guy at the counter told us he wasnt allowed to sell us ammo and guns at the same time, "for his safety". (Dunno if thats true or not but Ive heard it before) I laughed and told him that only applies if the ammo is for the gun in question.

He didnt understand. So I explained:
"Lets say I have a flashlight (tapped on boxed rifle) that takes AA batteries (pointed to caliber printed on box). Now suppose I have some D batteries (pointed to caliber on boxed ammo). What are the odds that I can make that work?"
I smiled knowing that even a child would understand this.
"But this isnt a flashlight! Its a GUN!" was his angered reply.
He picked up the intercom and called his manager.
---I could barely control my laughter.---

The manager took over and I didnt have to make two trips. I suggested moving that employee to the produce department.
 
<snip> ... and an employee asked, 'You're not all part of a sleeper cell are you?'
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Sounds like a bad one-liner from the Walmart employee, but IMO it's no big deal. However, I'd hope to have a sharp enough wit to play along - some of the responses here gave me a good laugh.

MyGreenGuns wrote: <snip>... "But this isnt a flashlight! Its a GUN!" was his angered reply.
He picked up the intercom and called his manager.
---I could barely control my laughter.---
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That's some extremely linear thinking. Hope he doesn't ever drive on a road without painted lines :neener: Great Walmart story, thanks - :D
 
In celebration of stupid Wal-Mart threads, I made it a point to stop by my local store on the way home today; lo and behold -- there were THREE 100-round boxes of WWB on the shelf ... (that was the ONLY handgun ammo displayed) ... so I bought two (I'm not greedy) to replace what I shot on my last range trip ...

... and all the counter guy said was, "That's all you need?" (guess he expected me to get the last box, too) ... Then he said (get this!), "Have a nice evening."

My Wal-Mart is just too doggone normal, sometimes I wish it was so strange and weird like that chain's stores are supposed to be ...
 
Old Dog said:
In celebration of stupid Wal-Mart threads, I made it a point to stop by my local store on the way home today;

My Wal-Mart is just too doggone normal, sometimes I wish it was so strange and weird like that chain's stores are supposed to be ...
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Mine's pretty normal also. It ain't so much the folks workin' there that scare me, but the folks that GO there. Always amazes me in these "Stupid Wal-Mart" threads that the Posters are so eager to claim that they are smarter than the average Wal-Mart employee, as if that's a major accomplishment. :rolleyes:

But then all one has to do is go to "People of Wal-Mart" and see that the only thing worse than the average Wal-Mart employee is the average Wal-Mart customer.......


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I recently had an experience at Walmart where a sales person who was unlocking the ammo cabinet for myself and another customer engaged us in light banter about the '3 boxes of ammo' limit and mentioned that she read somewhere that some folks were hoarding 30,000 rounds...then she put her philiophical stamp on the subject by saying that no one 'needs' that much ammo;

the first guy bought a 250 round bulk pack & 2 other 50 round boxes of .45 acp (basically cleaned out that caliber); my turn came up and I bought '2' boxes of Winchester 12ga #00 buckshot and she asked me if that's all I wanted? I said yes and she reminded me that I still had 1 box of ammo to reach the limit...I said I was sure and she just looked at me for a few seconds; as I was paying I simply said that 2 boxes here-n-there adds up as much as buying 500 to 1000 rounds at a time & I buy what I can afford!
 
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