While it's nice that you have the cash to go buy things that are more expensive, some of us don't. It's not that we cherish Walmart but hey...you have to do what you have to do to get by. Walmart does have a VERY lienient return policy. My GF bought a floor display microwave there. A year later it got zapped by lightening. She had no warantees as it was a floor model and she got it at a rock bottom price. Walmart took the old microwave and gave her a brand new one...no questions asked. I have returned things there as well, again with no questions asked. If you have the receipt, you get cash, if not, you get a gift card.

So..it's not the ritz, big deal. I've purchased name brand things from major retailers like Sears that have turned to crap withing a short amount of time. And as far as electronics go, I have never purchased a Sony item (from anywhere) that wasn't a useless piece of garbage within a year's time.

The Walmart in our small community is open 24/7 which is nice for all those folks who work 2nd shift....Walmart also employs a great number of people. I know several folks who work at Walmart and they tell me it is a great working environment and a good place to work. The pay isn't the best but the moral is high and it's a place they look forward to going...sure beats unemployment.

I don't shop Walmart exclusively because I find some of their items to be overpriced. I am the shopper in this household and it's my job to see that our dollar goes as far as it can. Every week the local grocery stores put out sale flyers...a good deal of the time, their prices are better...but only on the sale things.

Despite all that I have written here....I don't like shopping there either. It's boring, usually crowded and it's always the same old stuff.

I went to Walmart (ba ba da da dum)
And what did I see
The same things on the shelf
Staring back at me

LOL...if I had more time, I could have fun with this!

Michelle