<But if you are shopping at midnight at Wal-Mart ... it’s because you are a poor manager.
Not necessarily. If you are shopping at midnight, at Wal-Mart, because there’s no food in the house and the food stamp card is about to be re-charged, that’s one thing.
Plenty of people who work later shifts or don’t have to be at work the next day, or just like to shop without the crowds shop at midnight. My son rarely goes in a store before nightfall because he doesn’t like the crowds of elderly and moms with children that inhabit them during the day. I’m a professor and don’t have early hours. I frequently shop anywhere from 11pm - 2am. I don’t have to shop then, but I don’t mind doing it when the spirit hits me. And when I do, there’s still food in the house, so it’s not like it’s urgent.
I love shopping Wall-Mart 11:00 and after. Zero crowds..stock people are generally always handy if you need help. You can actually hear music! No screaming kids gone unattended to....and no rush! I generally have the next day off. Although recently I have noted Wall-Marts prices aren’t eactly less than our Giant Eagle stores here. If they keep going up I’ll go back to Giant Eagle.
<But if you are shopping at midnight at Wal-Mart ... it’s because you are a poor manager.
Not necessarily. If you are shopping at midnight, at Wal-Mart, because there’s no food in the house and the food stamp card is about to be re-charged, that’s one thing.
OK people. You are missing the point. We are talking about FOOD STAMP SHOPPERS here!!
The story asks us to be sympathetic because they show up at midnight on the day the food stamps RELOAD.
Your Wal Mart shopping habits are your habits.
But don’t ask me to feel sorry for food stampers because they are in Wal Mart at midnight on the first of the month!
They are BAD at budgeting...or they used their stamps for something else...period.