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Cool. I never shop there, I dont know why people do.
Well, I'll tell you why I do.
Walmart corporate sucks. Yep. But you know who else sucks? Most other corporations. Walmart is not significantly more evil than the rest.
I'm a wheelchair user. I am independent to the point of driving to dialysis, but not grocery shopping. So I use delivery. You know who the only store is that doesn't charge me extra? Walmart.
They're not the lowest in price - Aldi and Lidl are - but Walmart is still cheaper than the other mainstream grocery brands, and I'm poor
Quality is pretty decent all across the board. Not special or amazing, but pretty solid.
They really have their shit together. We just moved and I have InHome now, meaning when I place an order, I get either 9a-12p window or 1p-5p window (my choice), and they bring stuff into the apartment - into the kitchen. Also, I cannot tip, meaning no decision or choice on the matter.
I'm not passionate about Walmart. I wish other stores would get their shit together like them, though, because I'd like to throw my business around. I really wish I had better access to Aldi and Lidl, but I can't pay the inflated instacart/doordash prices for groceries, and I hate instacart grocery shoppers. Nice poeple, but they can never find everything and having to babysit the chat and hope they don't pull nonsense right before checking out so I don't have time to catch them....... it's not been good experiences.
Walmart ain't perfect and it's annoying when they're out of something or they make a mistake, but they fix mistakes, and overall, it's a solid service.
Should anyone else use it? Up to your needs. I'm glad to have it, though.
You, really, cannot fathom why people would shop at Walmart?
Really? You are incapable of critically thinking about it? Unable to understand the world around you to the minimum degree necessary to understand why Walmart exists and thrives?
I highly doubt that, because I doubt you are proud of being ignorant or proud of flaunting anti-Intellectualism.
Pretending we don't know why something is, and being proud to be ignorant, is a form of self defeatism where we hand control to these companies. Who survive on data and knowledge, by denying ourselves the data and knowledge to do something about it and help others do something about it.
Fuck if I know why people would go there, I have been to a few and they never have anything I want, they obviously purchase the cheapest crap they can, and I am aware of the rush to the bottom of quality and price by killing small business.
Yes, I cannot understand why people would go there. To do so is not in their best interest. But frankly maybe it is because the people that do shop there for the most part look like they vote against their best interest and not really have much critical thought themselves.
"Food deserts" exist. For some, Walmart is their only grocery store within a reasonable distance.
I never really thought about walmart having groceries.
The USDA says a food desert is where a store is 1 (ONE!) mile away in urban settings.
The fuck? A mile? You mean a ten to 15 minute walk?
Edit: To be clear, I am complaining not about the distance or the time, be accessibility, it should be a 15 minute walk, but it American areas could be accross 10 lanes, or along busy roads. Accessibility to everything can be a pain in the ass and there should be walkable, bikeable, or transportation options. Nevermind just the groceries.