Escorted out of Kingstowne walmart today

[25sierraman]

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virginiatuck wrote:

25sierraman wrote:

When i was trying to purchase some ammo i was asked "is this for that gun you have" and i replied "yes" .

Should've said "not yet, it's not." :uhoh:

Yea i really wasnt thinking about it. I mean ive bought ammo from this guy a bunch of times so i didnt think he was going to whip out homemade company policy on me like that. i guess next time i'll just say its not for the weapon im currently wearing. The whole thing just really caught me off guard.

 

[Grapeshot]

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This really isn't about Wal-Mart, but how we conduct ourselves in response to situations. Sometimes it is necessary to bite our tongue, swallow the sarcasm and perhaps simply request a refund.

Individual managers and even employees are "agents" of a business and set policy as regards to you, unless you can get a higher authority in that store, at that time to override it, you're stuck with it for then. Possibly resolved later, but not worth having an unpleasant discussion on the scene.

The image we project is more important than an false feeling of having the last word.

Yata hey

 

[Citizen]

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25sierraman wrote:

SNIPThe guy that sold me the ammo this time has been the same one as before. Hes the guy that looks like he may have been in some sort of accident or maybe was just born that way. Not trying to be cruel but thats the only way id know how to describe him. Kind of short to.

His name is John. I've been buying ammo from John for years. He doesn't strike me as the sort of guy who would make up a policy unless the customer said or did something to make him suspicious. In that you have bought ammo from him a number of times, I kinda doubt he was suddenly suspicious of you.

I'm guessing management (store? regional?) has heard of other stores carrying the ammo to the door, and thought it was a good idea.

Next time someone is in there, maybe just ask John. He's a little quiet sometimes, but I should think he would bewilling to talk if no criticism was offered.

 

[Citizen]

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Grapeshot wrote:

SNIP The image we project is more important than an false feeling of having the last word.

Shouldn't be a problem for OCers to forego having the last word. With you on the forum, many of us have no idea what it feels like to have the last word.

(5, 4, 3, 2...)

 

[Grapeshot]

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Citizen wrote:

Grapeshot wrote:

SNIP The image we project is more important than an false feeling of having the last word.

Shouldn't be a problem for OCers to forego having the last word. With you on the forum, many of us have no idea what it feels like to have the last word.

(5, 4, 3, 2...)

You may have it as you are so frequently at a loss for words - "Zyxt" or if onamonapia is your thing "ZZZ."

Yata hey

 

[nova]

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virginiatuck wrote:

kenny wrote:

Wal-Mart needs to go on the unfriendly list period. They are killing our country with cheap imported junk, not tomention what they are doing to the work force. They are very unAmerican.

IIRC, all of the ammunition they sell is made in the U.S.A.

They have sold Swiss ammo, but close enough.

 

[JoeSparky]

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I am just thinking here that my response to THEIR offer to escort me after making an ammunition purchase while OC'ing may be to slowly and methodically browes each and every ailse in every department with the ammo counter sales person WAITING for the time that I would be leaving the store!

I may NOT be making additional purchases but it certainly would avoid the confrontation and after an hour or so maybe even the management would see the light!

 

[IanB]

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longwatch wrote:

HankT wrote:

It's never happened to me, but I don't think I'd like being treated like 25SM was. I think I would have, like you, cancelled the transaction. Unless it was ammo that was at a reallllly at a good price.

Well since you don't open carry it probably never will happen to you.

Ouch! The truth is sometimes painful.

 

[wylde007]

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Grapeshot wrote:

You may have it as you are so frequently at a loss for words - "Zyxt" or if onamonapia is your thing "ZZZ."

Would that not be XYZT?

(in deference to RPN stacking?)

 

[dcmidnight]

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Grapeshot wrote:

The image we project is more important than an false feeling of having the last word.

Like the guy who goes into the mall OC'ing and gets asked to leave. Instead of doing so quietly he screams and hollers and says hey its not posted there are no signs. The next week when the rest of us go back there are big clear signs everywhere.

And I'm non insinuating anything about the current situation, just liked your quote.

 

[novasig226r]

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I'm curious to know if this was a one-time incident or if it has been repeated on several occasions.

One incident does not make a conspiracy to poo on the Constitution or the 2A.

The guy might have been mis-informed of policy. He might have taken it upon himself to "be safe" and not hand over ammo to a customer who "has the same caliber" on his hip. He might have just not had a clue and went for his manager.

Until more people are exposed to the idea and practice of legal carrying of firearms by law abiding citizens, we still have a mission to accomplish. That mission isn't helped by flippant, knee-jerk, asinine, smart alec, or confrontational behavior. (No, I'm not pointing fingers, just generalizing...)

 

[25sierraman]

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Yea it was my main goal to not project a negative image. Thats why i was sort of venting about it on here instead of at the guy. John does seem kind of timid and i tried to, as politely as i could, find out where that policy had come from but if anyone knows this guy he really doesnt talk much. I'm not going to make a big stink about this and i'll probably just let this one time go. I'll try again next week with my weekly ammo purchase.

 

[mobeewan]

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Should have said it was for the wife's gun and she will be in later to buy your ammo and do her shopping.

 

[architect]

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Question: Is this ammunition for the gun you have there?

Response: I have lots of guns, this one is already loaded.

 

[45acpForMe]

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I seem to remember that there was a similar incident at the Hampton Walmart a year or so ago. It turned out that a new manager (female russian accent) had come from another walmart where that was the policy and was enforcing it at her new store. So I doubt it is a Walmart wide policy but may be regional. Simply asking to talk to the manager and asking why it exists sounds like the best route to take.

Found the link: http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/view_topic.php?id=24370&forum_id=54&highlight=walmart+ammo

 

[nova]

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I've bought ammo while OCing and have had absolutely no problems at all, at any wal-mart.

 

[Mike]

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remember folks - you are dealing with people who may not even know its legal to cary a loaded gun . . .

 

[DrMark]

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wylde007 wrote:

Would that not be XYZT?

(in deference to RPN stacking?)

RPN rocks.

 

[richarcm]

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kenny wrote:

Wal-Mart needs to go on the unfriendly list period. They are killing our country with cheap imported junk, not tomention what they are doing to the work force. They are very unAmerican.

I hear this all of the time. Most of the stuff that they sell are the same crap that you can buy at Kmart, Target or the grocery store, CVS or Best Buy. Their clothes are cheap but so what? Why do you think so many lower class - poor people shop there? Because they can afford to. I guess it is unamerican to provide cheap imported crap to poor people? I bet they don't give a crap as long as they have a shirt on their back and a few extra pairs of underwear.

 

[richarcm]

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nova wrote:

I've bought ammo while OCing and have had absolutely no problems at all, at any wal-mart.

Ditto.