OMG, this was a friggin ordeal.
So I had just been pretty pissed from battling traffic and stopped in to Ivar's right up the street and they slightly irked me, so I knew I had to grab a few things from Wally World and entered the one down on the southern end of town by exit 142B on my GPS (that one's programmed in as one of my favorites on the GPS, and I love THAT location, BTW). So my GPS as per usual is being weird with me telling me to turn around when I know for a fact I can keep pressing south slightly away from the main road and eventually I'll hit Wally World.
Well, I saw the bright yellow Walmart sign off to my left while my dumbass GPS that takes me on stupid routes all the time (can we tell I hate my GPS??? Ironically, I was on my way to Walmart to grab a cell phone holder for the car so I could just use Google Maps) and turn in. I notice almost immediately that this one isn't my usual beloved Federal Way Walmart just off exit 142B, but say screw it, it's worth a try.
The parking lot is a bit crowded with kind of narrow lanes, but I manage to find parking relatively safely. I notice there's only one door into the store and figure THIS is why the parking lot is such a mess. Like, seriously, dude, just blast a friggin hole in the wall on the other side and have two entrances.
I had to sort of battle my way in because the Girl Scouts were there and there was a huge crowd formed around the door I used. Whatever, it's the Girl Scouts, maybe I'll get some cash back at the check-out and indulge my cocai... I MEAN Thin Mint habit on my way out.
Make my way in and realize HOLY CRAP!!! I've wandered into the ghetto! This store looks like total crap, and the customers and staff definitely belong on People of Walmart! Whatever, I think to myself, I've made it out of the ghetto alive before. Let's get that damn cell phone holder (I had given up on the idea of getting food upon seeing they had a tiny grocery section) and GTFO.
Get to electronics in this VERY weirdly laid out store, and quickly lose any hope in humanity I had left. Not only is it the ghetto over in the phones and phone accessory section, it's friggin skid row. Literally. There was a dude who LEGIT looked like he was spacing out on heroin dancing REALLY slowly in the aisle. I think alright, we'll make a pass and see, just whatever you do, DO NOT MAKE EYE CONTACT!!! Well, no dice in the phone and phone accessory aisle. Take a quick tour of the rest of the electronics section because in the past I've found stuff in weird places, or found the RARE store associate to wrangle into showing me where the goods I need are. No dice. So I headed for the exit.
On my way out, that narrow laned parking lot almost turned into a VERY expensive night as I very nearly was hit by someone going WAY too fast for a parking lot on the WRONG GODDAMN SIDE OF THE LANE!!! And I would have been screwed since, judging by the rest of the clientele I had witnessed, this person would undoubtedly have been uninsured.
So yeah, lesson one, get that damn cell phone holder, preferably at the OTHER Walmart in the less ghetto part of town, and some time when I'm not wanting to beat to death every single person I come across. I will most certainly be avoiding this location, especially after reading all the other reviews. read more