cyanide primitive learns about Wal-Mart

[franksolich]

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Oh my.

The cyanide primitive:

cynatnite  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Mon Apr-14-08 08:51 PM
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10 Things I learned shopping at Walmart...
   
Money is always really tight at this house so we have to be careful in picking and choosing where to shop. It's always dependent on what we need and how much we have to spend. Sometimes it's a matter of searching through the circulars to see what is better and how far should we shop for it.

Sometimes going into Virginia is cheaper. Their sales tax is quite a bit less than ours. Sometimes shopping at Walmart is far better for us...especially since it's a lot closer to us than other stores. Our first choice is Food City in Virginia, but there are some days when we don't have the luxury of choosing. It has to be Walmart and this is what happened tonight...

1. The parking lot sucks because I'm not the only idiot hunting for a decent spot.

2. The once brand new carts are now wobbly noise makers and are almost to the point of being dangerous. The belts don't stay on right and some are even broken.

3. The store is noisy as hell. Between the music, announcements, other customers who yak on their cell phones while trying to steer their cart, and screaming kids who run down the aisles like little heathens... being in the store for any length of time is a trial within itself.

4. The sewing section is gone.

5. Eating healthy costs a lot more than eating unhealthy.

6. There is more crap in Walmart. They're selling these cup looking things that are supposed to be for bras to go in the washing machine. I had no idea I needed one. That's not counting the rest of the cheap crap that probably came from China and may have lead which may make me or my kids sick.

7. The plants are in horrible shape. The flowers are wilted and some plants look close to dying.

8. In the check out line, they're piling more crap for people to buy. On each side of you are more items, cheaply made of course, that they hope will entice you to buy.

9. The check out lines are longer and slower.

10. It's always a relief to get out of there...as if I just survived the Paragon Trail (An exercise at Ft. Dix, NJ during basic training...it was hell on earth)

By the way, take special note of the boldened phrase near the beginning of this bonfire.

What is the cyanide primitive doing, evading taxes?

I thought the primitives think taxes are the greatest thing invented since sliced bread.

YDogg  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Mon Apr-14-08 08:53 PM
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1. the produce sucks ass

cynatnite  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Mon Apr-14-08 08:59 PM
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3. Yeah, I should've put that down, too...
   
It's gotten awful. We love fruits and veggies.

At least we've got a local farmer's market where most of that stuff is brought up from Florida.

Okay, that does it.  Now I'm pissed.

The cyanide primitive described vegetables as if they have some sort of animated existence.

People who give nicknames to inanimate things (automobiles and ships excluded, of course) have some real problems relating to animated things, i.e., people.

Check Sigmund Freud and see if I'm not right.

And what is this "local farmers' market" if they're selling stuff from down south?

Authentic local farmers' markets sell locally-grown stuff, not imported stuff.

You know, for some time I've been considering promoting the cyanide primitive from the unterprimitiven, the lynch mob, up past the third-tier primitives and into the second-tier primitives--a substantial promotion, by the way--but now I think not.

The bonfire's big, really big, but I never read anything past this stupid "veggie" word.

[Miss Mia]

I prefer Target by far for household items.  I buy my groceries at a local Kroger.  I plan to hit up the Farmers Markets for veggies soon.  I love some home grown tomatoes.  I should really start my own veggie garden, but I think I have too much shade. 

Target is cleaner and easier to navigate.  Also the employees there are always helpful when I have a question.  I've literally seen a kid throw up at Walmart and the parents did nothing.  That's what I've come to expect at Walmart.  I'm lucky that I have the choice between the two.  I don't feel the need to pay for a membership to Costco, though I hear they've got some pretty good stuff at good prices.

[lastparker]

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What is the cyanide primitive doing, evading taxes?

Sales tax is the ONLY tax they ever have to pay, if they're gaming the entitlements correctly.  So they really don't understand what it is, beyond an inconvenient "mark-up".

[DixieBelle]

As someone being held hostage by the Virginia Department of Taxation, I call B.S. - the state more than makes up for the seemingly low sales tax in many other ways. It's very expensive to live here. The ad-valorem taxes, food taxes, excessive speeding tickets/fines, etc...it's insane.

[NHSparky]

As much as the socialists love taxes, it never ceases to amaze me how many cars with Maine plates are at our local Market Baskets and Hannaford's on the first weekend of each month.

[delilahmused]

cynatnite  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Mon Apr-14-08 08:51 PM
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10 Things I learned shopping at Walmart...

Get ready for the rant...
   

Money is always really tight at this house so we have to be careful in picking and choosing where to shop. It's always dependent on what we need and how much we have to spend. Sometimes it's a matter of searching through the circulars to see what is better and how far should we shop for it.

Sometimes going into Virginia is cheaper. Their sales tax is quite a bit less than ours. Sometimes shopping at Walmart is far better for us...especially since it's a lot closer to us than other stores. Our first choice is Food City in Virginia, but there are some days when we don't have the luxury of choosing. It has to be Walmart and this is what happened tonight...

Okay, now I need to make sure I hit ALL the stereotypes with just the right flavor of disdain...just need to be sure I have a good excuse for being there in the first place.

1. The parking lot sucks because I'm not the only idiot hunting for a decent spot.

Park further away from the store where parking is plentiful and walk the few extra feet to the store...it's good for you.

2. The once brand new carts are now wobbly noise makers and are almost to the point of being dangerous. The belts don't stay on right and some are even broken.

I don't know what this Walmart is like, but at mine there's these nice little old ladies who greet customers and ask them if they want a cart. They even dry them off if it's raining. I figure if a little old lady can push the cart it's safe enough for me.

3. The store is noisy as hell. Between the music, announcements, other customers who yak on their cell phones while trying to steer their cart, and screaming kids who run down the aisles like little heathens... being in the store for any length of time is a trial within itself.

Welcome to real life! I've learned how to tune out most of the cacophony so it's really not a problem for me...besides I'm usually busy talking on my cell phone. While truly obnoxious children are irritating (they aren't mine and I'm only going be in their vicinity for mere minutes), most of those "little heathens" are downright adorable. Learn to appreciate the exuberance of children...it's a beautiful and reassuring thing.

4. The sewing section is gone.

Hmmm...that's rather unusual. I don't think I've been into a Walmart without a sewing and craft section. In my store it's right next to the automotive section which is rather convenient. I can drop off my husband and leave him to drool over whatever it is they drool over and hit the scrapbooking aisle.

5. Eating healthy costs a lot more than eating unhealthy.

Not if you make smart choices. There's always some produce in season that's ripe and tasty. If you make a salad from scratch instead of buying it in those little bags of pre-made stuff you can buy a cornucopia of veggies.

6. There is more crap in Walmart. They're selling these cup looking things that are supposed to be for bras to go in the washing machine. I had no idea I needed one. That's not counting the rest of the cheap crap that probably came from China and may have lead which may make me or my kids sick.

I don't know, those cup things might be a good thing. I'm gonna check them out...if it will make my bras last a little longer it might be worth it. Then again, the longer they last the less excuses I have to go to Victoria's Secret. As to the rest of the "crap", here's a tip: DON'T BUY IT! You're an American! You have choices! You don't have to scramble to stand in line for a loaf of bread or hope this is the day the UN drop ships rice to your village...even if you use food stamps.

7. The plants are in horrible shape. The flowers are wilted and some plants look close to dying.

Why are you buying plants if you can barely afford food?

8. In the check out line, they're piling more crap for people to buy. On each side of you are more items, cheaply made of course, that they hope will entice you to buy.

I don't know what planet you've been on but there's been an enticing array of snacks, cheap-o toys, and toe nail clippers in the check out line ever since I can remember.

9. The check out lines are longer and slower.

Well use that time! Talk with your kids, make a to-do list, make small talk with the person next to you, reorganize your purse or backpack, check your list one more time so you won't forget to ask the clerk for rolling papers and have to go back in again, whatever.

10. It's always a relief to get out of there...as if I just survived the Paragon Trail (An exercise at Ft. Dix, NJ during basic training...it was hell on earth)

Heck with the Paragon Trail...just race home so you can post your complaints on DU! Just make sure they know you're oh-so-much better than the uneducated, knuckle-dragging Christians that actually APPRECIATE a store like Walmart. It SO exhausting to have to mingle with fly-over citizens.

Cindie

[lastparker]

As someone being held hostage by the Virginia Department of Taxation

Really?  Do tell..... those *uckers owe me about two grand.  They decided, five years after the fact (and long after I'd thrown out my tax returns) that I didn't file a return for 1991 or 1992, and calculated what I owed (all paid in by my employer at the time) plus interest and penalties.  Those two years I was due a refund, albeit a small one.  They ended up withholding their B.S. levy from future refunds (so my husband got to be penalized too).

I tried to get copies of my old W-2's from the employer, but they refused to bother themselves with going into storage.

I let it go because I was lazy, but I really wish I'd been more proactive.  I save everything now.

I still don't understand how they can't "see" the employer contributions when they pull up my social security number.  They just took my adjusted gross income off my federal returns for those 2 years, and taxed it.

[DixieBelle]

As someone being held hostage by the Virginia Department of Taxation

Really?  Do tell..... those *uckers owe me about two grand.  They decided, five years after the fact (and long after I'd thrown out my tax returns) that I didn't file a return for 1991 or 1992, and calculated what I owed (all paid in by my employer at the time) plus interest and penalties.  Those two years I was due a refund, albeit a small one.  They ended up withholding their B.S. levy from future refunds (so my husband got to be penalized too).

I tried to get copies of my old W-2's from the employer, but they refused to bother themselves with going into storage.

I let it go because I was lazy, but I really wish I'd been more proactive.  I save everything now.

I still don't understand how they can't "see" the employer contributions when they pull up my social security number.  They just took my adjusted gross income off my federal returns for those 2 years, and taxed it.

I'm being held hostage in the sense that I am bound to all of the applicable tax laws and have no choice as a VA resident. I really, really dislike it here.

[lastparker]

I'm being held hostage in the sense that I am bound to all of the applicable tax laws and have no choice as a VA resident. I really, really dislike it here.

You're in NoVa, aren't you?  Waaayyyy worse up there.  You're in the blue part of the state.  Not terrible down here in the southeast part.  I feel your pain. but at least you have better shopping.   

[DixieBelle]

I'm being held hostage in the sense that I am bound to all of the applicable tax laws and have no choice as a VA resident. I really, really dislike it here.

You're in NoVa, aren't you?  Waaayyyy worse up there.  You're in the blue part of the state.  Not terrible down here in the southeast part.  I feel your pain. but at least you have better shopping.  

I'll gladly trade it for some sanity and nicer folk.