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Yuppie Walmart
Against the decade long protest of the erudite throng here, Walmart
finally got their Estero store open. It is disguised as a line of small Mediterranean shops in keeping with the Estero Design Committee requirements that try to make the whole town look like the house of Zorro designed it. I have avoided it but I needed propane and they have a Blue Rhino franchise that is $5 less than anyone else. (yeah I know it is 3 pounds less propane but so are the $20 ones) I was surprised when a guy met me at the door, told me he would have my jugs swapped out by the time I could go into the garden center and pay. A couple minutes later I was carrying them to the truck. I decided to go in and look around. The first thing I noticed was the customers were not walmart people. They were yuppies (no fat women in sweat suits or bunches of screaming kids) The other thing I noticed was lots of people were actually trying to sell me something. It wasn't that vast wasteland with no employees you expect there. I suppose that may change as soon as they get established. Another thing I noticed is a few familiar faces from other stores. The guy I knew the best said walmart had a better pay and benefits package than Ace Hardware so he jumped. My FIL said a lot of his "McDonalds" old timers jumped too. I was surprised. |
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