Funny walmart experience

[motoman]

I went into Walmart late last night to pick up some ammo (600 rounds of WWB) They had stuck it behind the counter in sporting goods for me (I called before going cause they run out of it pretty often) It was out of the locked case just sitting on a shelf, so I went back and just grabbed it.

I grabbed my other items I "needed" went to the magazine section and read the magazines I'm to cheap to buy and then went up to the check-out lane.

This burnout is there and he scans one of the 100 packs of 9mm and then opens up the package, takes out a round, looks at it and says "cool".

He scans the other 2 boxes of 9mm and then scans the 1st box of .40SW 100 packs. He does the same thing, opens the box, removes a round and then asks me if I'm getting ready for when the "s*it hits the fan" his exact words.

Then he asks me if I know about something about to "go down". I told him I was just going to the range with the 600 rounds.

He gives me this funny look and says "sure".

I thought he was an interesting character, he didn't bother asking for ID or asking that stupid question "is this for a rifle or pistol?" I don't know why the question irritates me so much, it just does.

I usually say its for my Glock, I said this to a woman clerk one time and she said "Whats a Glock?"
I was tempted to tell her it was a Glock 7 ceramic pistol that is invisible to metal detectors, and will make these cartridges invisible too once I insert them into the gun! I didn't though, don't want to end up on any "lists"

 

[Oleg Volk]

I think the standard checkout line answer is "for a submachine gun, like everyone else".

 

[PromptCritical]

I always like the pistol question. As if anyone is going to answer that wrong. I do like the submachinegun response. I'll have to try that sometime. If Wallyworld ever carries .50 BMG I think I will say it's for a pistol just for kicks.

BTW: Oleg, do you ever sleep? It must be 4 am in Tenn.

 

[BluesBear]

You mean your Wal-Mart folks can actually open a box of WWWB ammo with their bare hands without tearing the flaps? Can they also do this with S&B?

I wish they'd let the rest of us in on the secret.

 

[monsternav]

I don't know about you guys, but this is a fairly common attitude. I get a lot of "When's the war", or something along those lines. Or the eye roll and look like you're a whacko/nut-job/militia type getting ready for Armageddon. Even my wife looked at me stragely until I took her shooting and we blew through 300 rounds in the SKS in an afternoon. Now she knows why I buy 1000 at a time.

 

[ccw007]

My neighbor's wife was buying him a rifle for Christmas and my wife went along with her. Well they went to Dicks sporting goods and a Wal-Mart in a neighboring city and they were all out of 270's, which was what his heart was set on. Well they call me and I start calling all of the Walmarts in the area.
The first one I call I ask them if they have any 270 rifles in stock.

Wal-Mart: His response was I do not know

Me: What?

Wal-Mart: I do not know anything about guns

Me: Well is there a manager that knows anything about guns.

Wal-Mart: Yea, but he works 8-4

Me: :banghead: What the would you do if I came to buy a gun then?

Wal-Mart: Oh there are managers that can sell you a gun.

I just hung up and said, "How would they know what gun to get out of the backroom?"
The next Wal-Mart I called the guy was great. I told him two ladies would be coming in and they would not know exactly what they needed. I told him what they wanted to get and he took care of them. I am still baffled over the other Wal-Mart.

 

[jobu07]

When I was under 21, I still would buy 9mm from my local wal-mart for my pc9. Well, if you are under 21, they won't sell you "pistol" ammo of course. I constantly used that sub-gun response with good results. Always got a good laugh out of the guys back in the sporting goods department. Alas, i'm sure some people might call the police if you said that.

 

[ID_shooting]

I get really annoyed with that question as well. When buying 22LR, I usually repond with "both." Then we go round and round that they need a real answer. I tell them "look, you don't want me to lie right? This will be used in both a rifle and a pistol, so the answer is both."

 

[possenti]

I think the standard checkout line answer is "for a submachine gun, like everyone else".

LOL!

I gotta remember that one!

 

[Zach S]

lol.

I went into wal-mart with one of my thompson magazines and simply stated that I needed a refill. The look on that guys face was like Very amusing, so I decided to try it again with someone else. He glanced at the mag, then asked if it was a Title II toy, my face like Hehe, touché. He caught me off gaurd with that one.

I've only been asked "when's the war" once. I told her it doesnt I wanst planning on one, what little bit of ammo I had there wouldnt last long, and invited her to the range so she could see exactly how long that 300 rounds of 9mm would last, but I got turned down.

"My BF would kill me." (figuratively speaking of course - she was chuckling as she said it)
"That's a great reason to learn how to shoot."

She agreed with me, but I still got turned down.

 

[foghornl]

I got the same question last time I bought .22LR ammo in Wally World... And since I am obviously 50+, already in a rotten mood, and not needing any crap from a pimply-face lout, I said "Look, Mr. Wise-n-hiemer, I got 2 .22 rifles, a .22 revolver, and a .22 autoloader. I don't know which gun I'm gonna use this ammo in, so I can't really answer that question."

Wise-n-hiemer stood there for about 15 seconds with the most incredible "Deer-in-the-headlights" look I have ever seen, finally just hit the next button on the cash register, and we finished up.

 

[Chawbaccer]

I recently picked up a box of 100 Speer bullets (not loaded ammo). As I was picking up some other things I just headed to the front and the regular checkouts. They were pretty busy so I just went to one of the self-checkouts. When the box of bulets hit the scanner the whole place lit up along with the bells and whistles. The girl came over and asked for ID, you have to be over 21 to buy ammo at Wal-mart. She looked terrified having to handle that box of bullets. Just for grins I will probably buy more bullets there. And by the way, my age makes me over qualified to be mistaken for under 21.

 

[duckslayer]

It is not the clerks' fault that Walmart makes them ask the rifle/pistol ammo question as a condition of their job. I'm not saying don't have fun with them, but keep in mind that they don't ask it to be personally nosy , they just want their paycheck.

 

[Yooper]

Another alternative for .22 caliber "interrogation" would be to take each individual cartridge out of the box, one by one, and describe a different rifle or pistol for its use. Get about halfway through the box and "forget" where you left off and start over. Be sure to ask the clerk if he/she is entering all of the information.

 

[WhoKnowsWho]

I've still never been asked.

 

[zahc]

I once told the checkout girl "oh I'm not gonna shoot them, I'm a collector".

 

[Mr. Mysterious]

Remember no matter how annoyed you are at walmart cashiers or the "Is this for a handgun question" Wal-mart still sells guns and ammo in most stores.

 

[The Rabbi]

Who cares what its for?

My understanding from working at the soon to be late GunMart is that if the buyer is under 21 and the ammo is for a pistol then he cant buy it. If it is for a rifle then he can. But to ask some middle aged guy what he's going to use it in (other than to make gun talk) is worthless, as far as I know.

 

[TallPine]

"is this for a rifle or pistol?"

"I dunno ... how do you tell the difference "




Seriously, the west end (King Ave) Walmart in Blgs seems to be a lot cooler about guns and ammo. They usually don't ask us, but just proceed with the check out process. Either me or my wife is obviously over 21

OTOH, the other newer Walmart in the Heights seems to be clueless and run by robots.

 

[Bwana John]

When I buy 9mm at Wal-Mart it is for a submachine gun

 

[ralphie98]

I get a lot of "When's the war", or something along those lines

I've never gotten these types of lines from them, but I only buy at most about 300 rounds at a time. There was one trip where I bought 300 rounds of 9, 50 of .357, 100 rounds of .38 and 100 rounds of .40. The gentleman behind the counter just asked if I was a police officer buying for a bunch of other officers. I'm not, I was just introducing a friend to shooting and wanted to let him try everything I had access to

 

[halvey]

What do you expect? Walmart sells things for pennies over cost. You don't get a lot of knowledge or service for that.

 

[oneshooter]

Last time I went to Wallyworld for ammo, 22 rimfire and 9mm, I was waited on by a very nice young lady. Too young to sell ammo, only 17. I asked the manager how they got around the federal laws on selling ammo by a minor. Her reply" We have a special dispensation from the goverment that allow us to do it."
Called the local office of the BATF and asked. Really had a laugh at that one!! Next week they had a new rule in the store that only over 21 associates could ring up ammo.
Don't buy guns from them, they have very little that I want and I refuse to initial each answer on the yellow form. Company policy I have been told,and if you don't do iy we will refuse to sell you the firearm. Maybe I should call the locals again to find out if that is permited?

Oneshooter
Livin in Texas

 

[RobW]

As long as shysters and "activist" judges are not stopped in their ways, you'll have the whole thing is even more going insane.

You can't expect a Wally-World employee knowing everything about the (guessed) more than 1 million items they have in a "Super" store, earning $7.50 an hour with no training whatsoever.

 

[Missouri Mule]

Week before last I picked a 2 boxes of WWB .223.

I took it up front to pay for with the rest of my stuff.

The clerk scanned it in and didn't say a word.

I made a point of telling her she'd better enter the .223 into the computer as being for a handgun. Then as she scanned in the box of .45 acp she asks Handgun right? I said nope, magazine fed, air cooled, semi-automatic sniper rifle.
The look on her face was priceless!

That just shows how stupid that whole ammo policy thing at wally world really is.