Another shooting . Odessa TX

[elliott92]

It's interesting to hear the differences here.. In the UK it seems to be more older folk who use the personal shopping services, largely I reckon because they are much better at pre planning and organising thier weekly meals. My generation (20-40) seem to prefer shopping in store and figuring out what they want to buy for the week as they see it

 

[Robinjopo1]

My daughter 26 and her husband use the meal kit delivery service.
They did the math and it was cheaper for them.

 

[elliott92]

I haven't used it but everyone says it's great for watching how much you spend on food as you don't shop with your stomach guiding you

 

[Robinjopo1]

I always thought it was too expensive, but she breaks it down and it works for them.

She said if she buys a small bag of potatoes, she ends up letting them rot etc. This way there is no waste.

 

[Danil54grl]

See I just don't get that. . . Letting produce just rot. I had three potatoes from the grocery store I am sad to say that started to sprout along with some ears of corn that hunny brought home that was 10 for $1 so I made a beef stew for dinner tonight to use them up.

I asked granny how she liked the stew. . . She tells me the taste of mine was there but she doesn't like stew. . . Sorry salad and stew is what she got for dinner tonight.

 

[Robinjopo1]

Agree, I make lots of soup. Plus, the fruit can be used for the chickens.

 

[Brent S]

Having dogs and chickens helps with food never going to waste. The compost pile is good for scraps too.
Walmart started the service to compete with amazon. They pushed hard into online shopping and it’s done great for their stock price so far. I think the free pickup service will eventually make more sales too, but I prefer to pick out my own stuff too. I shop a lot on amazon but will often compare with Walmart’s on pricing and sometimes it’s cheaper from Walmart. I like having more options at least.
As far as Walmart not selling ammo, I really couldn’t care less. There are plenty of places to get it. They care about their public image and took steps to adapt to the changing sentiments in the country. You can’t blame a company for taking a stand on issues even if they aren’t in line with yours.

 

[Robinjopo1]

In our area, the no selling ammo, is going against the majority of Wal-Mart's customer base.

Lower to middle class
Rural
Outdoorsman
Hunters
Christians

They are not happy.

You dont piss off your base.

 

[Brent S]

In our area, the no selling ammo, is going against the majority of Wal-Mart's customer base.

Lower to middle class
Rural
Outdoorsman
Hunters
Christians

They are not happy.

You dont piss off your base.

Walmart is national though, not just a regional chain. They are making policies based on a much broader area. One thing I’m curious about is amazon has never sold guns or ammo and I’ve never heard anything negative about them.

 

[Robinjopo1]

Even on a national level I believe their base is basically the same.

 

[DrHenley]

About Walmart and ammo. Consider this: At the deer camp, the closest place you can buy ammo is the nearest Walmart in Yazoo City, which is a 40 minute drive. Sure some stores have limited ammo closer, but very very limited and they are not open after 5, or after noon on Saturday.

There was once a KMart in Yazoo City, and that's where I bought things like ammo, waders and hip boots. When that KMart closed, it was a real hardship when I needed something that you couldn't find locally (which is almost anything hunting related). There are some sporting goods stores in Yazoo City, but they have limited selections and limited hours, and are a far cry from something like Bass Pro (nearest one over an hour and a half drive from deer camp).

There never was any kind of store nearby that had what I needed. The population is just too sparse to support one. So it's not like KMart or Walmart put local sporting goods stores out of business. The local Western Auto store, which has been there forever, and is the only place even remotely resembling a sporting goods store, is still open. But it is first and foremost a hardware store.

 

[tmttactical]

[QUOTE=" You can’t blame a company for taking a stand on issues even if they aren’t in line with yours.[/QUOTE]

Yes Brent, I can blame the store. They did not need to take any stand ---- politics and social media crap require a business to NOT take a stand. Walmart could have stayed silent, and would not have lost any customers. Now they have lost the gun community that has a true belief in the the 2nd. and just the platitudes. When a business decides to be political , then they risk some of their business base. Nobody forced Dick's to remover firearms from their stores and they have lost a lot of income. Business's should stick to business decisions and not get involved in public political decisions. Does a business have the right to make and announce political policies, you bet they do. As a customer I have the right to stop shopping there if I don't agree with their political decisions. I won't be shopping at Walmart any more.

 

[KateMTx]

[QUOTE=" You can’t blame a company for taking a stand on issues even if they aren’t in line with yours.

Yes Brent, I can blame the store. They did not need to take any stand ---- politics and social media crap require a business to NOT take a stand. Walmart could have stayed silent, and would not have lost any customers. Now they have lost the gun community that has a true belief in the the 2nd. and just the platitudes. When a business decides to be political , then they risk some of their business base. Nobody forced Dick's to remover firearms from their stores and they have lost a lot of income. Business's should stick to business decisions and not get involved in public political decisions. Does a business have the right to make and announce political policies, you bet they do. As a customer I have the right to stop shopping there if I don't agree with their political decisions. I won't be shopping at Walmart any more.[/QUOTE]
A sporting goods store removing firearms is just about the dumbest business move I've ever heard of.

 

[Brent S]

So on the same line of thinking I could say boycot Chick-fil-A because they support Christian values.
Personally I couldn’t give a rats ### what a company’s values and political ideals are. I look at them as do they provide a service or product that I need or want at a decent value? If so, why would I stop shopping there? It kind of seems like cutting your nose off to spite your face. There are things in life worth taking a stand for. Some company stopping some of its ammo sales dosent fit that bill for me.

 

[tmttactical]

I have never eaten at Chick-fil. I did shop at Walmart and I bought ammo there. Since my business is not pertinent to them now, I see no reason to continue shopping there. See when a business decides to make a political statement when it is not required, they stop being a business and become activists. Chick-fil is a christian advocacy group that happens to sell food. Walmanrt has become an anti-gun advocacy group that sells stuff. It is the customers right to choose to continue shopping or not shopping at an advocacy establishment. All companies have the right to put their foot in their mouths. We have the right to go someplace else.

 

[tmttactical]

Should we continue using the services of a place that says no people of color allowed? That would bring a cry of outrage and screams of it being illegal. The second is a constitutional right and yet folks seem to be OK with abusing it. Funny how people can be offend when one right is trampled but not when another is being trampled. When you allow one right to be attacked, then it is just a matter of time until the other rights come under attack. Freedom of speech will be the next target. The offended wimps will go after speech, once they have disarmed the populace. Already happening across the pond.

 

[DrHenley]

Dick's didn't only just be more selective in what they stocked in their stores, they announced they were going to actively lobby for gun control. Walmart's announcement basically said the same thing. This is where they crossed the line.

[Walmart CEO] McMillon said that he would send letters to the White House and congressional leaders that "call for action" on "common sense" gun safety measures. McMillon said Congress should debate re-authorizing the assault weapons ban and expand background checks.

Google "virtue signaling" because that is exactly what Dick's and Walmart have engaged in.

vir·tue sig·nal·ing
noun
noun: virtue signalling; noun: virtue signaling

1. the action or practice of publicly expressing opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one's good character or the moral correctness of one's position on a particular issue.
   "it's noticeable how often virtue signaling consists of saying you hate things"