grayloon

I call BS on the post. You must be blind, there are plenty of places to lock your bike at the average Wal Mart, as has been stated here by a number of people. There aren't mobs of security at Wal Marts, and the displayed playsets are exactly that, displays. They don't sell them assembled and someone would have to have a screw loose to buy one already assembled. The only way to get it home is disassembled. The package for those sets clearly states "Some Assembly Required". Of course, your post may be a poor attempt at some sort of sarcasm.

mondaycurse

The playground was a last-in-stock clearance item with a note saying "will disassemble," and it was actually the strip mall's in-house security force (wrong wording on my part) and it was more like 3. But in a small-town, 3 of anything is big business.

This walmart is essentially a fancy concrete warehouse with automatic doors. There are no objects nearby that are over 5 feet tall (easy to lift a bike lock over), lamp posts have concrete bases 3 feet high and wider than my armspan, and there are no handicapped signs, only painted lines on asphalt. Rereading my description, this place does sound like a myth that only exists in car-topia and I would call BS on a space so poorly designed too.

Gonzlobo

It has to be said: Hitler

sunburst

My 1st time visiting the "commuter" forum (or whatever it's called) and I get this great story. Yeah, wish I had seen that in person. I've tried using logic with people who don't want to lose an argument (was married to one such person!, and worked for another) and it can be the ultimate frustration. These kinds of people just start making s--t up when they get cornered. I admire the lengths you went to, to crack through that thick-headed employee.

Been shopping at Walgreens (no, I'm not confusing them with WalMart) for 12 years, sometimes locking my bike to this tiny bit of exposed copper gas or water pipe near their front entrance, and sometimes wheeling it through the aisles as I shop. I asked them for bike racks for years. Well last time, I said screw it and even left my lock at home, ready to challenge any surly employees, and what the hell(!), they finally installed a rack - could hardly believe it.

!on

i just stumbled, this site / topic came up. i LOL'd when i read it.

For Fook Sake - it is not appropriate to wheel your bike / wheelbarrow / horse / motorcycle in a shop no matter how big that store is & no matter if there is no provision outside for you to secure them to. what you want, a track day? an indoor go-karting session?

reading between the lines here i'm guessing someone wanted to pop to the shops in the most quick & efficient manner without locking up. doesn't work like that i'm afraid. really can't believe there are no trees, railings, lamp-posts or other secured street furniture near a big walmart or other big shop. is this a walmart bashing thread? can't lock it to something? that's YOUR fault, you didn't buy a lock that's long / strong enough (motorcycle locks are good for this).

if your a*se is twitching over security then, don't bring it!! it is your responsibility to secure your kit, not walmarts or anyone else's. in my town, thieves operate by watching people who've not secured various quick release items & phoning accomplices to come & remove said items. think people! take your front wheel out & lash it with 'rest of bike!! i'm sure shop staff won't mind you bringing your seat post in with you.

for god sake!

I-Like-To-Bike

That will no doubt balance out the likely college students and 22 year old cultural drop out pizza deliverers living in the basement cheering on the OP for Sticking it to the Man through bizarre play acting.

I-Like-To-Bike

Some of them may even take their clothes off just to demonstrate solidarity with such "progressive" thought.

Pedaleur

And here's hoping they don't lose their senses of humor as they grow older...

545h4

OP - Thanks for making us laugh...

Gripers - get over it, and move on...

no motor?

I stopped at a newer Walgreens on my way home this week, and noticed they had sturdy rods built into the outer walls at the right height for locking up bicycles. I'd never noticed them before, but then again I only go there when I need contact solution and that's not often.

huhenio

38 years old. BA in History. I traveled more countries by land than most people. I speak 3 languages. I have a nice job that sometimes involves delivering stuff, but it costs anywhere 1,000 to 10,000 times more than a pizza.

I interact with customers every day.

I appreciate what the OP has done.

Wanderer

Hey Midget! buy Shell Rotella T Synthetic in a 1 gal jug (blue) for half the price, and just as good 5W-40.

harleyfrog

Yeah, heroin. (Sorry, just got done watching "Rocky Horror Picture Show". )

biggerilla

That is fantastic how you stood up to those creepy little *******s. I keep telling my relatives that Sprawlmart is the devil in disguise, but they keep on going. Meanwhile the central shopping area of town is shriveling up and blowing away.
To further prove my point check out walmartwatch.com and other similar sites to see just how nasty that company is.

Oh, did you get your CDR's eventually? That was the goal afterall right?
Glad you didn't get busted. Thanks for the story and good on ya.
cheers.
MT

old_alfie

240 replies and over 19K "views" in just two days, that has to be some kind of record.
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biggerilla

The point of her thread was that she had a lock to secure her bike, but Walmart a HUGE retailer didn't have the decency and foresight to install a secure system for her to lock her bike to while she spent money in their store. Then, when she decided that the only safe way for her to do her shopping (without having her only mode of transportation stolen) was to bring it with her, making them all cranky and nasty. If that was a bicycle shop, she would have no problem bringing it in. The owners of those places understand the security risks of leaving your valued ride out of sight even for a few seconds.
Some of us humans choose not to drive gas guzzlers and actually improve our health by cycling virtually everywhere. I applaud her for her tenacity and for sticking to her guns.

Sixty Fiver

" Wal Mart is Evil so I took off my clothes"

Nudity and Walmart bashing seems to be a winning combination...

taser

I thought the point was, she hates Wal-mart but was "forced" to go there and then created a scene when she didn't get her way. Then she comes here to rant about a situation that she started, looking for validation.

Honestly, if Wal-mart is evil, and she knew it before going there- yet still went- Why the heck should any of us feel for her? It's like she's standing there with a can of gasoline and then chooses to smoke a cigarette. Boom! Darwin candidate.

Stick to your convictions next time: stay away from Wal-mart if you think it's evil.

AlmostTrick

Ok, song time...

If you don't wanna lock your bike up lose your shirt
If you don't wanna lock your bike up lose your shirt
If you don't wanna lock your bike up
Then on BF post a write up
If you don't wanna lock your bike up lose your shirt

If you're feuding with the greeter drop your shorts
If you're feuding with the greeter drop your shorts
If you're feuding with the greeter
Then you don't need panties either,
If you're feuding with the greeter drop your shorts

If they won't let you bring your bike in get undressed
If they won't let you bring your bike in get undressed
If they won't let you bring your bike in
Then just show 'em all of your skin,
If they won't let you bring your bike in get undressed!

Technojunkie

They didn't have a rack so you showed them yours?

I suppose there's logic in there somewhere but, seriously, there was a better chance of them calling the police about the crazy stripping lady (and you can bet they'd respond to THAT call quickly) than of you getting what you wanted. Better to shop elsewhere and borrow from friends if it's a last-minute thing and you can't get to a decent store. Leave dealing with the mentally challenged to professionals.

genec

Exactly.

Although I do keep pretty regular hours. But I just can't see shopping where I don't find the quality and selection of what I am looking for. I saw a Walmart ad last night that focused on their Huggies and other baby supplies... perhaps that explains both the sheer number of crying babies and why their families go to Walmart... and yet another reason why I don't go there... no need for baby supplies. No one in my household is under 21. (and when the son is at college, we are all over 50). So I am probably well out of the Walmart demographic... thus I find the place easy to avoid.

.Jared

OP...Pics of you in spandes and Sports Bra please

Thepurplem0nkey

I thought the point was employees made up policy on the spot that did not represent company policy, simply because the OP has a bicycle. I find it odd that people are so fixated on the store as opposed to the employees actions, even odder that people are so fixated on this imaginary requirement of locking a bike up when there is NO STORE POLICY that says we can't bring our bicycles into the shop in the same manner people roll karts, strollers, wheelchairs, electric scooters, walkers, and all manner of 2/4 wheeled devices; only two ignorant employees who appear to have something against cyclists. Why is it inappropriate to push a bicycle through a store? Why should an individual be expected to lock a bike up at a store that allows double sized carts, strollers, and obese people bigger than strollers AND extra large karts combined? Couldn't children fall out of their strollers, karts, or be eaten by one of these mega-obese creatures waddling the aisles, just as easily as <enter excuse for bicycle liability here>? How is it appropriate that two store employees singled out and applied a made up policy towards a cyclist, a policy NOT supported, mandated, or enforced by the company they work for? I don't see the OP as having a sense of elite entitlement, but rather a fair enforcement of company policy which, as mentioned, says nothing about leaving a bike outside. Had this been clearly posted and written within official company policy, then absolutely, the OP would be exhibiting a sense of entitlement. But this wasn't the case, was it? Although a bit over the top for some of us, the OP was standing up for herself and for cyclists by challenging two employees who were not enforcing a company policy but making up their own rules for their own motives.
-TPM

oldbikeguy

I suspose if you shopped at Macy's or Safeway, they would welcome you in the store with your bike. NOT!

taser

It's private property. No policy is needed to address this particular matter. It is well within the judgment of the local manager to determine how to address this. Does Walmart need a written policy banning mopeds in the store? How about horses? Skateboards?

You may not agree with it, but there is no requirement for a policy to address every situation. Allowing bikes to be brought into the store is simply a judgment call.