I am a Wal-Mart store manager Questions?
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Do you think California Wal MArts will ever sell guns again? HAHA! I guess paying a (was it 5 or 20 million?) dollar fine for improper gun sales in Ca tells me no. I bought a few in CA befor it stoped, it was usually bungled and I was usually treated like a criminal. I even had to call the BATF about one of their f'ups it got so bad once.
There used to be little signs posted in CA wal Marts that guns would be sold again once the help was properly trained, I guess that takes years then
Unfortunately most Wal Marts in my area, soCal seem to be phasing out even ammunution sales.
I once read somewhere that guns/ammo account form 1% of less of Wal Mart sales, it's most a draw for the males to be more likely to want to come in with the wife or something. Wal Mart finds the gun sales to be such a explosive/touchy situation they are backing out little by little as it is not a big money maker.
Do you find this true?
There used to be little signs posted in CA wal Marts that guns would be sold again once the help was properly trained, I guess that takes years then
Unfortunately most Wal Marts in my area, soCal seem to be phasing out even ammunution sales.
I once read somewhere that guns/ammo account form 1% of less of Wal Mart sales, it's most a draw for the males to be more likely to want to come in with the wife or something. Wal Mart finds the gun sales to be such a explosive/touchy situation they are backing out little by little as it is not a big money maker.
Do you find this true?
Vern Humphrey
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That's the point. Everyone likes to gripe about Wal-Mart selling Chinese goods, but everyone buys those same goods. It's like junkies claiming it's all the pusher's fault. If they wouldn't buy the drugs, there would be no pushers.
doubleh
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I've only purchased one rifle from Wal-Mart, early last summer. Although not an unpleasant experience it was a really slow one. The lady told me up front that she was a school teacher and only worked there in the summer. She made very sure the paperwork was all correct which was fine with me. She came back with the wrong rifle. After several minutes checking the book away she went and returned with the correct rifle. We are looking at a little over thirty minutes for this purchase now. She paged a manager to walk me out. We stood around waiting and stood around some more. Finally after about twenty minutes she spotted a manager standing visiting with someone. She motioned him over and asked him what took so long. He said they never heard the page in the office. After about an hour I had my rifle and was out of the store. I smiled nicely the whole time and thanked them both.
texas bulldog
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sterereno,
thanks for starting this thread. i hope it does not turn into yet another wal-mart bashing thread. there are plenty of those already, and really, i get it. i just don't need to read it over and over again.
i have a question about employee discount in regards to firearms purchases...
my wife works in a wal-mart pharmacy and, as such, i get to use her 10% discount. you say that you need to put 50% down for guns that are not in the case at the time. i have to drive a ways to find one of the two wal-marts in central texas that still carry guns, and when i tried in the past, they did not have the gun i was looking for (though it is on the website). if i place an order for it, what is the process with the discount? first, are guns eligible? second, do i process the discount when i place the order, when i pick it up, or both? does it apply to the 50% down? basically, can you give me a run-down of the process?
thanks!
thanks for starting this thread. i hope it does not turn into yet another wal-mart bashing thread. there are plenty of those already, and really, i get it. i just don't need to read it over and over again.
i have a question about employee discount in regards to firearms purchases...
my wife works in a wal-mart pharmacy and, as such, i get to use her 10% discount. you say that you need to put 50% down for guns that are not in the case at the time. i have to drive a ways to find one of the two wal-marts in central texas that still carry guns, and when i tried in the past, they did not have the gun i was looking for (though it is on the website). if i place an order for it, what is the process with the discount? first, are guns eligible? second, do i process the discount when i place the order, when i pick it up, or both? does it apply to the 50% down? basically, can you give me a run-down of the process?
thanks!
There is NOTHING you couldn't get made in the United States. You want shoes? Buy them special order.
You want clothes? Get a tailor.
You want electronics? Again, hire a technician.
OOOOOOHHHHHHH, you want American products AND you want them cheap. AND you want American jobs AND you want Americans to be highly paid. AND you want those HIGH PAID Americans to make cheap goods.
Also, you don't want to "exploit" these foreigners, you want them to be paid as much as Americans while making cheap goods. Besides those nasty foreigners are stealing our jobs to make cheap products!
Grrrrrrrrrr.......
Vern Humphrey
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"We have met the enemy and he is us."
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-- Pogo Possum
My question is what is the point in the greeter stopping every customer that exits so that they can scribe a highlighter down the whole receipt? They're certainly not looking at it closely and comparing it to what's in the bags, so it's not doing a darn thing for shrinkage control. They just stop everyone and scribble a line down the receipt, seemingly just for the inconvenience factor.
What say you?
What say you?
M1 Shooter
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I would like to know why Wal-Mart won't let me put a gun on layaway?
I saw a rifle I wanted at a Wal-Mart a couple years ago. I didn't have the money to pay for it in full at that time, but I could have afforded a down payment and put it on layaway. So I asked the clerk if I could put it on layaway, and he told me that they don't do layaway on guns. He said it was company policy. Is this true? If it is, why? I just don't understand it.
Oh, and I found the same gun at a local gun shop a couple days later. It cost more than at Wal-Mart, but they let me put it on layaway, so they got the sale. If it wasn't for layaway, I wouldn't be able to afford many guns.
I saw a rifle I wanted at a Wal-Mart a couple years ago. I didn't have the money to pay for it in full at that time, but I could have afforded a down payment and put it on layaway. So I asked the clerk if I could put it on layaway, and he told me that they don't do layaway on guns. He said it was company policy. Is this true? If it is, why? I just don't understand it.
Oh, and I found the same gun at a local gun shop a couple days later. It cost more than at Wal-Mart, but they let me put it on layaway, so they got the sale. If it wasn't for layaway, I wouldn't be able to afford many guns.
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Uh, yeah, ok. Try finding a production car or motorcycle that's NOT a concept vehicle and can be affordable to most people, built completely with 100% American parts and labor AND built in the US. Even "blood runs red white and blue" Harley Davidson uses foreign parts. Hmmm, metric AND standard parts on the SAME motorcycle, too.
Vern Humphrey
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The only reason there are so many foreign goods here is because we, the American people, preferred and bought those goods to begin with.
If we want to reverse the situation, we have stop buying foreign goods. If we can't find American made goods (or the price is too high), do without.
And if we're not willing to do that, for God's sake, stop blaming other people for our shortcomings.
If we want to reverse the situation, we have stop buying foreign goods. If we can't find American made goods (or the price is too high), do without.
And if we're not willing to do that, for God's sake, stop blaming other people for our shortcomings.
Wow, way to ignore that whole post. You seem to realize we cannot afford to pay american workers for menial labor in most products.
So, I guess you want American companies to operate at a loss and pay too much for their labor and parts but still offer prices that every American can buy.
AMERICAN PRIDE, right there!
How about realizing that we have a lot to be proud of in America INCLUDING the fact that Americans are so productive that they are not used for unskilled and low-skilled labor.
People were just as afraid when machines came and "took American jobs!"
Here's the secret you're missing. By buying cheaper LOW SKILLED products, we can afford to buy more expensive products that DO require the skilled American worker to produce.
Here's another fact to check out. The United States produces more -as in acutally creates- manufactured goods than EVER in its history. We have less people in manufacturing producing MORE STUFF.
That's a GOOD THING.
harbingerm
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Ok, so what, specifically, is this "stuff" you speak of. I want to hear about all these completely 100% American mainstream products consumed by the masses. Don't give me any specialized junk that most people would never use or buy, either.
stevereno1
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So many questions!!! The 10% discount works on firearms that are not on clearance, I don't know how to access the stores that still carry firearms at this point, I'll try to get that info for ya'll. I am not going to entertain insults towards the company that helps me provide for my family, so please stay high-road with me on this thread. I believe in Wal Mart. I think that it keeps prices lower across the board, and that's all I'm gonna say about that. Please P.M me with FIREARM related questions so that I can answer your questions. I appreciate the mostly positive feedback from all of you.
Thanks,
Steve
Thanks,
Steve
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ScottsGT
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Please do! This is a great opportunity for all of us. Keep the anti china for another discussion so this does not get locked!
Here's the aggregate numbers:
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?_bm=y&-ds_name=AM0631GS101
http://www.nemw.org/mfgfact.htm
Here's Aerospace:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs006.htm
Here's Chemical:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs008.htm
Here's machinery:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs052.htm
And I can go on.
What do Americans make? Complex machinery, chemical products, pharmacuedicals, airplanes, tractors, bulldozers, cranes....
Read the news reports, Catapillar is making a KILLING in China right now.
And you're angry cause you can't find an American made T-shirt?
harbingerm
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Again, re-read the second sentence in my post. Aside from, perhaps, pharmaceuticals, most of the stuff you listed is specialized and esoteric and NOT used/consumed by the public at large.
harbingerm,
http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/
There are tons of products indexed on that site, and it doesn't even scratch the surface of what is actually out on the market that's still Made in the USA.
I have been quite successful in "Buying American" for a large majority of my items. Still tempted by foreign guns, though!
http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/
There are tons of products indexed on that site, and it doesn't even scratch the surface of what is actually out on the market that's still Made in the USA.
I have been quite successful in "Buying American" for a large majority of my items. Still tempted by foreign guns, though!
stevereno1
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I think that I have P.M. all of you on your questions so far. I will check back later. Thanks for the great questions and for your support!
harbingerm
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Ok, so there's still a few companies out there, however they're still in the vast majority. Didn't see any cars or motorcycles, however.
texas bulldog
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i would just like to request that when/if a mod takes exception to this thread...would it be possible to delete all the non-firearm posts but still keep the thread? i really appreciate steve giving us this opportunity to clarify misinformation related to guns and wal-mart.
just an idea...
just an idea...
harbingerm, what's great about America is that if you aren't satisfied with what's on the market, you're more than welcome, even encouraged with tax incentives, etc to open a factory and produce it yourself. Then if you're satisfied with making a Chinese level salary of $25/week, I guarantee you will stay in business.
WM wouldn't stock the Chinese ***t if we wouldn't buy it. However, I do feel that WM has pushed some of it's suppliers to offshore production due to it's extreme policies relating to being a WM supplier. I do hope that WM can/will find a way to encourage companies to stay in business in America.
WM wouldn't stock the Chinese ***t if we wouldn't buy it. However, I do feel that WM has pushed some of it's suppliers to offshore production due to it's extreme policies relating to being a WM supplier. I do hope that WM can/will find a way to encourage companies to stay in business in America.
harbingerm
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I have a hard time seeing Wal-Mart wanting ANY competing companies to stay in business in America. Every one that goes under means a bigger piece of the pie for them. Right or wrong, regardless of price, that's how it works. I could see Wal-Mart NOT wanting companies to move overseas because that would reduce those companies' bottom lines and they could provide competitive pricing to what Wal-Mart offers.
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