1) they have EVERYTHING. If i need it at 3 a.m...walmart. If i need several things at once...walmart. EVERYTHING...and 90% of the time it's cheaper
That pretty much sums up why I like walmart too. It isn't the mediocre customer service, the fellow shoppers, or the cleanliness of the store. All of those are lacking in some regard.
I can get everything I want in one place and 90% of it will be cheaper than anywhere else I would go. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm busy and have better things to do than run around town trying to reduce my weekly shopping bill by a few dollars. Gas isn't cheap and my time is valuable. I don't really care to go to the discount food store (like Aldi), a traditional grocery store or three, a butcher, a sporting goods store, and a hardware store just to do the weekly shopping.
We just got back from walmart. We picked up a clothes and shoes for the kids, tennis balls for us, pet supplies for kitty, plus tons (err, ah, pounds
) of fresh meat and veggies (for da grill tomorrow), fresh fruits, yogurt, and tons of other healthy and not so healthy food items, cleaning supplies, paper products, etc. Their fresh meats and produce are usually very good quality because they have such high turnover and so much volume goes through the store.
Where besides a superstore can I get all of this stuff in less than an hour? And there are 2 superwalmarts within 2 miles of the house, so there is virtually no travel time to get to them. After just one hour at walmart, I am done shopping for the week. And we only spent $120 for a family of four. No sales to chase, no coupons to clip, no stocking up on 2 for 1 items, etc. Just "everyday low prices".
And like thefed says, I admire a company that is well run (provides low cost goods while still making a fair profit).
