Off to the battlefield....
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
United States
April 2, 2017 7:22am CST
Not war but to a place that sometimes has fights, sometimes has people dressed in camo and a place where emotions sometimes run high. That place is....
Walmart. We have not been to Wallyworld in probably three months. We don't buy food there so unless we need other things it's not our hangout. But today we'll dress for battle and go up and down the aisles looking for the items on our list.
Once we finish there across the road to the grocery store where it's always calm, especially on Sunday mornings.
What are y'all up up today?
Photo from Pixabay.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
2 Apr 17
@MALUSE Many people in Britain seem oblivious to the fact that the Highway Code applies to pedestrians. I constantly see people using either side of a narrow pathway or escalator.
I even saw a sign at a local shopping mall stating Please Keep Right at the stairway, which is the wrong way around.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
I don't push the cart, that's my husband's job! When my first husband and I were in Hawaii I shopped on base and the officers' wives thought that they owned the store and one rammed me so I rammed her right back. I had no fear - of course they could have written my husband up - oh well.
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
2 Apr 17
@Asylum Once we had an English language assistant in our school. Her mother came to visit her. After her first shopping experience in a supermarket she was convinced that the Germans were extremely rude people. They had always crashed into her trolley.
Why? Because the woman hadn't realised that traffic runs on the right on the European mainland, not only on roads but also in supermarkets. It was all her fault!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
Years ago stores weren't open on Sundays here either - blue laws. Sunday am while eveyrone is in church is the best time to shop.
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
2 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill Oh, oh. Don't let the God squad see this remark. :-)
@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
2 Apr 17
I always try to avoid Wal-Mart like the plague, but somehow still find myself there every other week or so. As much as I hate that store, and loathe interacting with the people in there, I can't help but find myself shopping there every now and then! They do have great prices, and our local Wal-Mart is located just a mile down the road from where I live. Plus, the convenience of being open 24 hours a day also has its advantages. But like you said, when you go there you have to be prepared for entering a war zone! haha
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
2 Apr 17
@moffittjc What bothered me was when I worked a 4-midnight shift and would go to Wal Mart and people would come in with their children in tow, at one in the morning on a school night.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
The parking lot had 10 cars at most - so the store was empty and we were in and out and even walked the whole store without any issues! That's why we go at 8:30 am! We usually go a few times in summer for pool supplies but that's in the garden section so we run in and out fast.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
2 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill I have never seen our Wal-Mart parking lot with less than a thousand cars! haha No matter what time of day, the store is always packed! Even at 3:00 in the morning! And we have 4 Wal-Mart super centers in our city, and they are all packed 24/7! It's crazy!
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
2 Apr 17
I went to Wally's World yesterday, the first time in months....I almost fainted when I saw all the Easter candy...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
Easter candy has been out for two months at the grocery store. Last time we went to WW was before Christmas.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
3 Apr 17
@PainsOnSlate If I had my husband do all the shopping it would be a 'basics only' or I would have to write a 1,000,000 word detailed list!
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
3 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill My husband is in charge of the kitchen and shopping, I haven't been in a store in weeks maybe months until the weekend visit to Wally World, ( except art supply stores...)
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
2 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill If we are up early we sometimes go to our grocery store before church. It amazes me how many people are there then.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
It was a breeze, hardly anyone in the store, flew thru checkout lane and took no prisoners! Enjoy your day.
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@just4him (306137)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill I'm glad it was a breeze for you. I'm glad you didn't need to take any prisoners.
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Apr 17
Good luck and don't forget your helmet lol. Nothing here today except my beloved Chicago Cubs start their season tonight. I can't wait. I have local elections on Tuesday and I'm an election judge so I won't be around on Tuesday. Polls open at 6 am I have to be there at 5 am, close at 7pm and hope to be home by 8:30pm or so.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
Watch out for those illegals being bussed in to vote LOL. Not baseball fan but when I was it was Baltimore....different league!
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill Just local elections for mayor and alderman and the like, so should be a long boring day. Last local election we got 30 voters out of 700, guess they don't care who gets elected mayor. Our town is very small only 3000 people here.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
@fishtiger58 That's big - we don't have more than 1200 in our entire county LOL!
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
2 Apr 17
Mostly stayed at home since I'm on vacation. Watched 'Chicago PD' in the morning and then visited my parents for lunch. In the afternoon, I went out to run some errands and now I'm back here in the site.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
3 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill I haven't posted in awhile. Just mainly concentrating on replying to other people's posts.
Spending my day off watching Wrestlemania.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
I just went looking for an article of yours to read and it looks like you haven't posted in a while. Are you not writing any longer? I hope you enjoyed being off from work no matter what you did.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
3 Apr 17
I never have a problem finding and buying everything and more LOL!
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
2 Apr 17
We went to Walmart a few days ago and luckily it was not a battle field! We went to go buy a few things off our list also!
Hope you get out safely 
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
2 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill Awesome! Glad it was a piece of cake browsing in & out of Walmart!!
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
@infatuatedbby We go to a very small one in the country and even at holiday time its never too crowded.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
It was a piece of cake! Very few customers - in and out no problems.
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@LadyDuck (458085)
• Switzerland
2 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill For the moment our Government refused to let the stores open on Sundays. People go buy what they need on Saturday or late in the evening on Thursday, the only day the stores are open until 10 PM. Thursday is the busiest day in the stores.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
@LadyDuck I think of grocery stores were closed around here on Sunday there would be a revolution.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
This US would not survive w/o shopping on Sundays.
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@sallypup (57858)
• Centralia, Washington
2 Apr 17
I was just reading about all the frozen food recalls going on at Walmart. We're going to try out the just opened Winco grocery store this morning. Its been packed to overflowing. If I can't find a parking spot- not joking- we will head to Safeway across town. I should have gone to get food on Friday but have not been feeling good. Most go this morning. Must.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
We only have one 'real' grocery store - Ingles. I don't buy food at Walmart. New places like you said are always busy when they first open. Wish we were closer than an hour from a really good grocery store.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
@sallypup I hate crowds, I don't miss that - living in the boonies has some advantages.
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@sallypup (57858)
• Centralia, Washington
2 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill It was a zoo in there. Polite people but a zoo.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
3 Apr 17
MostWally worlds are not quiet and nice like ours.
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@paigea (35680)
• Canada
3 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill Ours is nice and quiet. Never saw anything resembling an argument or a fight.
@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
2 Apr 17
Good luck..Walmart is always busy and the sights you see..lol I am just headed to the Dollar Store to pick up a few things and that's it for today. I have no other plans.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
We lucky out on Sunday - Walmart is not crowded, but it is a small one and never crowded. Its in the country. I love it because it's small and we can walk the whole store w/o a problem. We were at the Dollar Store a few days ago.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
@Happy2BeMe There is a huge Walmart in another town and it's so big you need a map - we only went there once and were so happy our little one opened. I am not good with crowds or waiting.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
2 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill oh good that your walmart isn't too busy. The one here normal to have wait in a checkout line for 30 mins or read on the weekends.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
2 Apr 17
I went last night, and still missed some of what I wanted to look for, due to people taking up MY space or letting their kids run wild. I was just not in the mood to get it done.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
Not one kid in the store - hardly anyone except my husband and I and the employees. It was a joy.
@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
2 Apr 17
I woke up with a migraine and it made me feel slightly nauseous. I took two Aleve and feel somewhat better but I am taking it easy at the moment. I am laying on the couch with my laptop and watching the NASCAR race right now.
About Wally World,,, I always try to go on week days earlier in the day when all the kids are in school. It is always less crowded which makes it much more of a better shopping experience.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
OUrs must be unique as it's never busy - Sunday am early is the best time. When I had migraines nothing much made them better except a dark room and peace and quiet. They went away when I quit work and moved south.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
2 Apr 17
Nothing at all so if I do anything it`ll be an accomplishment. I buy the diabetic strips at walmart so I run in once a month.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
Three things I wanted in WW I couldn't find, but got them at the grocery store where I knew they would be.
@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
2 Apr 17
Uh oh.. that kind of battle is tiring too. Hope you get everythimg in the list unscathed 
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
Got what we need there and then food shopping was a piece of cake!
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
2 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill good to hear that. Now that you mentioned cake... I want a slice 
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Apr 17
Locked and loaded and ready for battle at Walmart? Look out because people think the carts are chariot races.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Apr 17
It was empty - that's why we go early. It's a very small walmart in the country and even at holiday time is never really busy. Love it!
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@diosabella (4789)
•
3 Apr 17
Its best to buy things in the middle of the week. I don't like long lines and it irks me when someone tries to skip the line.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
3 Apr 17
We shop every 5 days and always have since we moved south. Stores are less busy on Sunday's but early mornings are always slows.
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