WTF Walmart?!

[ThrottleJockey]

I understand the frustration, but isn't this an idiot employee issue and not a walmart issue?

If it is really happening, complain to the manager. If you get no where then you have an honest f walmart issue. As of now I see it as the idiot employee.

Ammo has no law on hours of sale.

Calling in a gun sale is legit as the NICS center is only open certain hours. Off the top of my head I don't know them but they accommodate east & west coast time zones.

During the great ammo shortage of '09 there were cases of employees tipping off gun shop owners when a shipment came in and stashing the cases of ammo behind the counter until they could get there. Of course there were special gun prices for these wally world employees at the gun shop in return....

 

[45pro]

During the great ammo shortage of '09 there were cases of employees tipping off gun shop owners when a shipment came in and stashing the cases of ammo behind the counter until they could get there. Of course there were special gun prices for these wally world employees at the gun shop in return....

Yup and all this comes back to why i started reloading....I'll never have to go to wally world and hope they have a box of ammo in that i need. I can now sit down at home and make as many as i want.

 

[ljadayton]

I've never bought ammo at Walmart..I rarely go to Walmart period. But I can say that as a retail manager in a corporate owned store, everyone who's advised going up the chain of command is exactly right. Different managers even in my company will pull out "rules" that don't exist just to keep from doing something they don't like. And then there are unwritten rules that they give us some flexibility on. But customer service comes VERY high on our list...we're allowed to bend certain rules if it makes a customer happy.

 

[littletommy]

I stood and waited at the ammo counter about 10 minutes at the Clarksville store once. I finally spotted a "team leader", some kid with a shirt and tie, happily skipping down the main aisle. I gave him a big "HEY" and I think it nearly scared the crap out of him. I asked him if he could get somebody to come to the counter so I could buy something, and he says, "OH ummm, I don't think we have an associate working this counter today". I looked at my wife, took the cart from her (which probably had $150 worth of stuff in it), and shoved it down the main aisle. Told the kid to have a nice day and left. We don't go to WalMart anymore.

 

[mammynun]

Yup and all this comes back to why i started reloading....I'll never have to go to wally world and hope they have a box of ammo in that i need. I can now sit down at home and make as many as i want.

I went the exact opposite way. I used the ammo shortage as a way to justify buying a gun of every caliber It works for me!

 

[45pro]

I went the exact opposite way. I used the ammo shortage as a way to justify buying a gun of every caliber It works for me!

I like your thinking! My wallet does not!!

 

[littletommy]

I went the exact opposite way. I used the ammo shortage as a way to justify buying a gun of every caliber It works for me!

Have you looked around locally for a .44 mag yet? I have not seen any Rugers around here lately.

 

[paddling_man]

Time of the day should have nothing to do with people buying things. There are plenty of people working night shifts and treat the night just as most treat the day.

Agreed... especially since I have no beer in the fridge this Sunday.

Sometimes I miss St. Louis. Sometimes...

 

[littletommy]

Agreed... especially since I have no beer in the fridge this Sunday.

Sometimes I miss St. Louis. Sometimes...

The good folks at my neighborhood liquor store tell me the Sunday sales law may be changing soon. I haven't looked into it, but it would be nice.

 

[.40caltrucker]

I remember their sign saying the key was lost. P***** me off because it was the first time I had found .32 rounds for a few months. I also seen the signs saying it's the law they can't sell between those hours.

Now I buy ammo at gun stores and army surplus as much as possible and only at my local Wal-mart when I want it that day. I can always find someone to help me out here pretty quick.

 

[alluwant]

thats crazy never heard that but good ol gag mart will set there own rules anyway

 

[ljadayton]

Agreed... especially since I have no beer in the fridge this Sunday.

Sometimes I miss St. Louis. Sometimes...

Or make friends with someone who has PX privilege's

 

[Jubba]

Thanks for the info, Jubba. I will most certainly be leaving a nice little message about that WalMart. The three guys were pretty nice about it and kept saying if they could sell it, they would. The manager on the other hand was so sure that it was a law and wouldn't even consider it. A true dbag in my book.

No problem. Plainfield is actually hosting the firearms training for our region for those stores getting guns back and using the new computerized 4473. Let's hope the idiots from this experience are not involved.

 

[duffman0286]

Walmart manager confusing walmart law with actual law.

Agree there is no such law there is always mejier both ammo there at 2am before for coon hunting and had no problems.

 

[stephen87]

I already gaurantee she will be involved. If I find out her name, I'll be sure to get ahold of her after the training.

 

[Jubba]

I could e-mail the store manager in Plainfield to inform him of his misinformed employees before they train everybody else wrong.

 

[snowman46919]

If you have this trouble anymore just tell them you will take black powder and roofing nails instead, then ask if they have marbles in the toy section.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

If you have this trouble anymore just tell them you will take black powder and roofing nails instead, then ask if they have marbles in the toy section.

And D-Con

 

[Oliver08]

The Marion (Grant county) store sells me ammo at any time. usually 3am. Thants the only time I go in there.

 

[Johnson]

I NEVER believe what a Wal-Mart employee tells me. They are always so misinformed! I get all of my gun info from Gander Mountain. You might want to call them and see if that's a real law.