Walmart Gave Up!

[Lilith]

Just wanted to say thanks to those of you who have been supportive and helpful, listening to me bitch about my area's struggle with Walmart. They announced yesterday that they have given up, and will sell the property. With current guidelines and regulations in place, a new owner would be required to meet, the fragile eco-system I live near should be safe, or at least safer. Thanks!

[Catch22]

Three cheers!

[Cheyanne]

That is excellent news! Your group must have been quite a thorn in their sides!

[Lilith]

LOL.....can you imagine what it's like when I use my ummmm bitchiness for the greater good?????

[cowgirltease]

Hot Damn!!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!! Don't that feel good?
Kick their ass and send em away with their tail tucked between their legs. :D

[Cheyanne]

LOL.....can you imagine what it's like when I use my ummmm bitchiness for the greater good?????

LMAO! Good Karma is heading your way then! :D

[lakritze]

We had a similar incident where Wal-Mart tried to mussel in on the good people of Inglewood Ca.Once they found out what their plans were the people said NO WAY!!!..Glad to help in any way to whittle that ogre down to size.Thanks for your eco-bitching,it paid off.....

[Neige]

Yay!!!!!

[GingerV]

Way to go LIL! You done good, girl. Feel proud.

[nikki1979]

thats jsut fuckin awsome!!!! congrats


~nikki

[LixyChick]

Congratulations Lil! Way to go!

[Sharni]

Well done!

[Catch22]

Sixty-Eight Fun Things to do in Walmart

1. Take shopping carts for the express purpose of filling them and stranding them at strategic locations.

2. Ride those little electronic cars at the front of the store.

3.Set all the alarm clocks to go off at ten minute intervals throughout the day.

4. Start playing Football; see how many people you can get to join in.

5. Run up to an employee (preferrebly a male) while squeezing your legs together and practically yell at him " I need some tampons!!"

6. Try on bras in the sewing/fabric department.

7. Try on bras over top of your clothes.

8. Make a trail of orange juice on the ground, leading to the restrooms

9. While walking around the store, sing in your loudest voice possible "sex and candy"

10. Walk up to an employee and tell him in an official tone, "I think we've got a Code 3 in Housewares," and see what happens.

11. Tune all the radios to a polka station; then turn them all off and turn the volumes to "10".

12. Play with the automatic doors.

13. Walk up to complete strangers and say, "Hi! I haven't seen you in so long!..." etc. See if they play along to avoid embarrassment.

14. While walking through the clothing department, ask yourself loud enough for all to hear, "Who BUYS this shit, anyway?"

15. Repeat Number 14 in the jewelry department.

16. Try putting different pairs of women's panties on your head and walk around the store casually.

17. Leave small sacrifices or gifts in the hands of the mannequins. 18. Play soccer with a group of friends, using the entire store as your playing field.

19. As the cashier runs your purchases over the scanner, look mesmerized and say, "Wow. Magic!"

20. Put M&M's on layaway.

21. Move "Caution: Wet Floor" signs to carpeted areas.

22. Set up a tent in the camping department; tell others you'll only invite them in if they bring pillows from Bed and Bath.

23. Contaminate the entire auto department by sampling all the spray air fresheners.

24. Nonchalantly "test" the brushes and combs in Cosmetics.

25. Drape a blanket around your shoulders and run around saying, "...I'm Batman. Come, Robin--to the Batcave!"

26. TP as much of the store as possible.

27. Randomly throw things over into neighboring aisles.

28. Play with the calculators so that they all spell "hello" upside down.

29. When someone asks if you need help, begin to cry and ask, "Why won't you people just leave me alone?"

30. When two or three people are walking ahead of you, run between them, yelling, "Red Rover!"

31. Look right into the security camera, and use it as a mirror while you pick your nose.

32. Take up an entire aisle in Toys by setting up a full scale battlefield with G.I. Joes vs. the X-Men.

33. Take bets on the battle described above.

34. Set up another battlefield with G.I. Joes vs. G.I. Janes. (Red lipstick might give an interesting effect!!!)

35. While handling guns in the hunting department, suddenly ask the clerk if he knows where the anti-depressants are. Act as spastic as possible.

36. While no one's watching quickly switch the men's and women's signs on the doors of the rest room.

37. Dart around suspiciously while humming the theme from "Mission:Impossible."

38. Attempt to fit into very large gym bags.

39. Attempt to fit others into very large gym bags.

40. Fill your cart with boxes of condoms, and watch everyone's jaws drop when you attempt to buy them.

41. Set up a "Valet Parking" sign in front of the store.

42. Two words: "Marco Polo."

43. Leave Cheerios in Lawn and Garden, pillows in the pet food aisle,etc.

44. "Re-alphabetize" the CD's in Electronics.

45. In the auto department, practice your "Madonna" look with various funnels.

46. Hide in the clothing racks and when people browse through, say things like "the fat man walks alone," and scare them into believing that the clothes are talking to them

47. While walking around alone, pretend someone is with you and get into a very serious conversation. Exp: The person is breaking up with you and you begin crying "How could you do this to me? I thought you loved me! I knew there was another girl, but I thought I had won. You kissed ME darling." Then act as though you are being beaten and fall onto the ground screaming and having convulsions.

48. When an announcement comes over the loudspeaker, assume the fetal position and scream, "No, no! It's those voices again!"

49. Go to an empty checkout stand and try to check people out.

50. Drag a lounge chair on display over to the magazines and relax. If the store has a food court, buy a soft drink; explain that you don't get out much, and ask if they can put a little umbrella in it.

51. Get a stuffed animal and go to the front of the store and begin stroking it lovingly, saying "Good girl, good bessie."

52. Go over to the shoe department and try on every pair of shoes, not putiing one pair back. Take the paper from the boxes and throw it in various aisles.

53. When someone steps away from their cart to look at something,quickly make off with it without saying a word.

54. Follow people through the aisles, always staying about five feet away. Continue to do this until they leave the department.

55. Ask other customers if they have any Grey Poupon.

56. Test the fishing rods and see what you can "catch" from the other aisles.

57. In the makeup department, spray yourself with every perfume there is, then walk up to a boy who is with another girl and start flirting with him in that annoying, ditsy way. "hi!!!! (giggle) What's your sign?(giggle)." When the boy shows no interest, start hitting on the girl the exact same way. "hi!!!! (giggle) What's your sign?(giggle)."

58. Hold indoor shopping cart races.

59. Re-dress the mannequins as you see fit.

60.When there are people behind you, walk REALLY SLOW, especially thin narrow aisles.

61.Relax in the patio furniture until you get kicked out.

62.Challenge other customers to duels with tubes of gift wrap.

63.Pay off layaways fifty cents at a time.

64. Say things like, "Would you be so kind as to direct me to your Twinkies?"

65. Make up nonsense products and ask newly hired employees if there are any in stock, i.e., "Do you have any Shnerples here?"

66. Ride a display bicycle through the store; claim you're taking it for a "test drive."

67. Leave cryptic messages on the typewriters.

68. Get boxes of Condoms and randomly put them in peoples carts when they don't realize it!

[dicksbro]

YIPPEE
LILITH

Ours is getting ready to open. :( :(

Catch22, great ideas. Have to give them some thought. :)

[jseal]

Lilith,

Congratulations madam, Walmart is hard to beat!

[Lilith]

I don't think we "beat" them....I'm sure they just found somewhere that was cheaper to set up shop. I think we just made this endeavor too costly.

[jseal]

Lilith,

You're too modest. You beat Walmart where you fought it! Well done!

[dreamgurl]

Great job, the last thing this world needs is another damn walmart supercenter

[GingerV]

I don't think we "beat" them....I'm sure they just found somewhere that was cheaper to set up shop. I think we just made this endeavor too costly.

Hon, that IS beating them. Wish more people bothered to do it.

G

[Grumble]

NEWS FLASH

McDonalds are negotiating to buy an unused lot in Florida from Walmart.

A reliable scource has confirmed that the source of the problem that was encountered by Walmart has been identified and has reported the findings to the national security organisation.

Aparrently the national guard has been alerted to back up a sting attack by the FBI on a medieval torture cell that has been under surveilance for some time.

California Governor Arnold Swartzenegger has promised any help that he can give to overcome this threat to society.

King George W may even pull troops out of Iraq to deal with this threat to national security, this group is linked with Al queda and have WMD.

The Al queda cell is led by an illusive but determined terroist who is code named Lilith.

More news on this story to come

[wyndhy]

WTG, lil! they've had a big hand in the downfall of my 'rents store (which has been around since 1880).

[fzzy]

Way to stand your ground .... Congrats!!!

[campingboy]

Very well done Lilith. It takes a lot to stand up to any company.

While you might be happy that it is over and you can all relax, you and your community should work on by-laws, and land use plans so that no one else can / will try to build there again.

By hats off to you and your group.

[Belial]

Yay!!!!

well done lil *squeezes* :hug: :)

[Lilith]

Very well done Lilith. It takes a lot to stand up to any company.

While you might be happy that it is over and you can all relax, you and your community should work on by-laws, and land use plans so that no one else can / will try to build there again.

By hats off to you and your group.
Trust me they are already in place....Walmart was trying to get through by using an old existing land use agreement.

[WildIrish]

:bump:

Seems that other cities are concerned with the super-sized stores as well.

click (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15949187/?GT1=8717)

[Lilith]

And they are back here fighting to put a store in again.

[WildIrish]

Tell'm that they can use the same floorplan as the San Diego store. :p