[Spridgets] Absolute frustration

[Rick Fisk]

Rich,

I had an experience with the typical "Walmart shopper" last summer.  I buy oil filters at Walmart because of the low price.  I use Mobil 1 oil filters on my race Bugeye and at Walmart they are $11 and change which is about $5 less than the big box auto parts stores.  I went to Walmart and bought two filters.  Later that day I went out to the garage to change the oil on the Bugeye and when I opened the filter box I found a Walmart brand oil filter in a Mobil 1 box.  Some shithead had switched boxes and bought a Mobil 1 filter for the $4.50 price of a Walmart filter.  Walmart made it right, but it meant another trip to the store and going to the service desk, etc.  I always open the box and look before checking out now.  

Rick

> On Feb 10, 2025, at 11:51 AM, Rich Ball via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> A Walmart near our house closed up a little over a year ago citing theft losses as the reason. A Starbucks in the same area closed citing safety issues.  Got to be bad to have a Starbucks close up here in the northwest. 
> I do like to buy my oil at Walmart. A lot cheaper than the auto parts stores.
> 
> Rich Ball
> '76 midget
> Everett, WA 
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> Subject: [Spridgets] Absolute frustration
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> Gang,
> A day ago I went to Walmart to buy 2 cans of spray paint I needed in the shop.  Aparently Walmart now has decided spray paint is to be treated like certain drugs.  
> I was greeted by a sliding glass front spray paint sales area with padlocks on the glass doors !  A device with a push button indicating if I pushed the button some sales human would come to assist me.  Well I pushed the button.  And waited ....and waited ....& waited for no human to arrive.  So I gave up and left to buy the paint at Lowe's.  
> This was at the Hamburg Pennsylvania Walmart store.    Later I spoke with a person I knew worked at this store..   I was instructed to contact Walmart directly.  To date no response from Walmart.  Exactly what I expected.
> Figured I'd share this experience out of sheer frustration.
> Chuck
> Image is the display in Hamburg Pennsylvania 
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