Quick and amusing Walmart story

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I asked to see the special order catalog since I'm looking into picking up a .223 bolt action. As I'm looking through it I'm making small talk with the guy behind the counter, who is the regular gun guy.

He suddenly points at a Remington 870 and hits me with this piece of Confucious-like wisdom.

"Ya know, I'd love to get me one of those police-riot-shotguns, something like a forty caliber. POW POW POW! Heh. But my wife won't let me have one."

Upon hearing that last sentence I simply felt this overwhelming urge to find this woman and make love to her, as she may very well have saved someones life.
 
I wouldn't mind getting one in 9mm. I'd want to pick up a .22LR conversion kit for it too.
 
In the last three days I've talked to this Walmart guy and some circus freak-show that works for Hewlett Packard and I've come to wonder if anyone has ever actually even SEEN the products they sell.

Just thinking about the HP phone call makes my fists clench. I ended up hanging up and spending two days fixing my own problem.
 
the guy working the counter at my local wal-mart is a self proclaimed anti. according to him, he was in hardware and they "stuck" him in sporting goods. very high and mighty when I go in to get ammo or other things behind the counter there. I tried to convert him, he won't have any of it. needless to say, when ever I notice he's working, I buy something just so i can say hello to my new buddy:evil:
I understand his discontent at being a anti selling guns and ammo to me and others like me on a daily basis, but I find his disrespect and rudeness annoying. refused to sell me 9mm one day because his computer popped in with a "need ID" alarm. I assured him i was over 21, he claimed it meant I needed a CCL(any day now on that one, hopefully) I made him call his manager. I was correct(of course) and he was unhappy. almost as if he was looking for a reason not to sell to me.
same thing has happened on the few occasions I've bought firearms there. pores over the paperwork as if he's looking for a reason to refuse the sale, then begrudgingly allows it when he can't find anything out of place.
 
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While purchasing 9mm ammo, I got the question: "Is this for a pistol, or a rifle?"

"Neither" I replied "It's for my shot gun."

Response "Oh OK"

payed and left.

My brother still tells this story
 
Tell them it is for a pistol, and when they ask to see you pistol license, tell them you forgot it. When they refuse the sale, tell them you have a rifle in that caliber, and can you still please buy it if you promise to shoot ammo from *this* box out of the rifle only. I actually got one to sell to me after I borrowed his Sharpie and wrote "Rifle Only" on the box. :)
 
I am a wal-mart manager, and I can tell you that most of our associates that are qualified to talk guns with the customers, are too hard of workers, and too important to the rest of the business for me to stick them behind a counter all day chatting up customers. that's what part-time workers are for.
 
One time when I was buying a box of 12guage shells, I was asked if it was for a pistol. I must have had a look of confusion on my face, because they immidiately explained that they are prompted to ask that anytime ammo is rang up.
 
True story, I needed some 9mm for the range at the NRA headquarters building. Headed over to the WalMart across the highway.

An Indian/Pakistani guy was working the counter. He first asked what 9mm would be used for, and I said my handgun at the range. His demeanor changed suddenly and with a higher pitched voice inquired as to why ANYONE would need 100 rounds of pistol ammo. Here's the look on my face at this point...:cool:

Refusing to check me out at the SG counter, he escorted me directly to the front registers and WATCHED closely as I paid.

Now if I had more time I would've complained to the manager but I really wanted to try out a new toy. Come to think of it, wish I had been open carrying that day.
 
It is always amusing to read the number of anecdotes from people who seem quite pleased by their use of a cunning ruse to best a highly skilled Wal-Mart employee who makes $8/hour and is blissfully unaware they've just been humiliated by the intellectual better. It's slightly more impressive than convincing a three year-old child that you have indeed stolen their nose as they can clearly see it between your fingers.
 
I am a wal-mart manager, and I can tell you that most of our associates that are qualified to talk guns with the customers, are too hard of workers, and too important to the rest of the business for me to stick them behind a counter all day chatting up customers. that's what part-time workers are for.
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That says a lot about gun owners. I would think that Wal-Mart would care more about the person selling guns than anyone else in the store.

A good friend of ours went to work for WM this year. I told her she was above being a WM employee but she went to work for them anyway. After 3 months they promoted her to customer service manager!
 
good for your friend! If she works her way up to store manager, She will gross over $150,000 per year! Maybe you can tell her how she's above being a WM employee then!
 
I've bought lots of ammo at walmart and have never been asked what it's for,phoenix must be different
 
I went into a walmart a few years ago looking to see if they have any turkey shotgun loads. I asked they guy if they had any, he replied "there is no such thing." I left and went to a real sporting goods store.
 
edited for lack of sense of humor for those hypocritical bigots out there :)
 
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I wouldn't mind getting one in 9mm. I'd want to pick up a .22LR conversion kit for it too.
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So load up a 3" 000B shotshell and empty a 10 roung magazine of 9mm in one squeeze of the trigger!

For the .22 conversion load a 3" #4B shotshell and send 40 .22 shorts downrange in one squeeze!

Reading Walmart threads is like eating celery.
 
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