Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Welcome To Walmart


My small town where I live is finally going to be more than a map dot on the old trusty Atlas. We're getting a Walmart. And not just any old Wallyworld, mind you, but a new prototype Walmart as I found out.

I was grocery shopping and I approached the produce section hoping to replenish my fruit bowl. I have a wooden bowl that contains apples, oranges and bananas, and sometimes pears if they're not too expensive. I say hoping because I never know if I'm going to get fresh fruit because it costs so much.

Anyhow, I was at the banana display and the bananas were marked .49c a lb. (too high). There was a nice looking younger lady with an infant checking out the other side of the display working her way around to me so I could admire her baby, I'm sure. Never one for missing out on a random conversation with a stranger I began our discussion with, "Oh, my, bless your heart, isn't she precious! When Walmart opens in a few days, either the prices are going to come way down or they're going to go through the roof. Forty-nine cents a pound for bananas, isn't that awful?"

"Thank you, but she is a he and he is precious. I know what you mean about the Walmart. I got to see it today."

"Are they having an open house?" I asked. (Dumb question, I know.)

"No. My husband is a manager there. They have chocolate dipped strawberries. It's a prototype of a new, more upscale Walmart. You wouldn't believe how different it is from a normal Walmart. They are going to even have pizza ovens, wine and cheese tastings and all sorts of stuff," she said excitedly. "I can't wait until it opens!"

After she walked away and left me standing by the bananas I started really thinking about gourmet strawberries, pizza ovens and fancy cheese. What am I thinking? I'm thinking that the price of my bananas is gonna jump up to $1.49 per pound to pay for all of that new fancy smancy stuff.

It opens in a few days. I'll keep you posted...

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Where I used to live, we had Super Walmarts. The prices were actually pretty good. I never noticed wine and cheese tasting. That sounds pretty exquisite. Chocolate dipped strawberries too??

Rae said...

Most people either love or hate WalMart.
I try to resist going there because of the crowds and the time involved to get across the store, but I find it is cheaper than local grocers or KMart.

Mom's Cafe Home Cooking said...

Just what the world needs - a gourmet Walmart - LOL. I'm neither a lover or hater of Walmart. I've heard when they move into an town a couple of things happen. Prices go down and small mom & pop stores close up. Here's hoping the prices come down for you a bit and the town isn't hit with a lot of smaller stores closing.

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