Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Absolute frustration

From: Rich Ball via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:35:39 -0800

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From: Rick Fisk via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:07:50 -0500

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Rich,

I had an experience with the typical "Walmart shopper" last summer.  I buy o=
il filters at Walmart because of the low price.  I use Mobil 1 oil filters o=
n my race Bugeye and at Walmart they are $11 and change which is about $5 le=
ss than the big box auto parts stores.  I went to Walmart and bought two fil=
ters.  Later that day I went out to the garage to change the oil on the Buge=
ye and when I opened the filter box I found a Walmart brand oil filter in a M=
obil 1 box.  Some shithead had switched boxes and bought a Mobil 1 filter fo=
r the $4.50 price of a Walmart filter.  Walmart made it right, but it meant a=
nother trip to the store and going to the service desk, etc.  I always open t=
he box and look before checking out now. =20

Rick

> On Feb 10, 2025, at 11:51=E2=80=AFAM, Rich Ball via Spridgets <spridgets@a=
utox.team.net> wrote:
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> A Walmart near our house closed up a little over a year ago citing theft l=
osses as the reason. A Starbucks in the same area closed citing safety issue=
s.  Got to be bad to have a Starbucks close up here in the northwest.=20
> I do like to buy my oil at Walmart. A lot cheaper than the auto parts stor=
es.
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> Rich Ball
> '76 midget
> Everett, WA=20
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> Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: "AOL Mail Update (Terms & Policy) via Spridgets" <[email-masked]=
am.net>
> Date: 2/9/25 9:22 PM (GMT-08:00)
> To: Spridgets Net <[email-masked]>, Eastern OSHIT Group <eastern=
[email-masked]>, VSAAB <[email-masked]>, [email-masked]
> Subject: [Spridgets] Absolute frustration
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> Gang,
> A day ago I went to Walmart to buy 2 cans of spray paint I needed in the s=
hop.  Aparently Walmart now has decided spray paint is to be treated like ce=
rtain drugs. =20
> I was greeted by a sliding glass front spray paint sales area with padlock=
s on the glass doors !  A device with a push button indicating if I pushed t=
he button some sales human would come to assist me.  Well I pushed the butto=
n.  And waited ....and waited ....& waited for no human to arrive.  So I gav=
e up and left to buy the paint at Lowe's. =20
> This was at the Hamburg Pennsylvania Walmart store.    Later I spoke with a=
 person I knew worked at this store..   I was instructed to contact Walmart d=
irectly.  To date no response from Walmart.  Exactly what I expected.
> Figured I'd share this experience out of sheer frustration.
> Chuck
> Image is the display in Hamburg Pennsylvania=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Ric=
h,</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I had an experience with=
 the typical "Walmart shopper" last summer. &nbsp;I buy oil filters at Walma=
rt because of the low price. &nbsp;I use Mobil 1 oil filters on my race Buge=
ye and at Walmart they are $11 and change which is about $5 less than the bi=
g box auto parts stores. &nbsp;I went to Walmart and bought two filters. &nb=
sp;Later that day I went out to the garage to change the oil on the Bugeye a=
nd when I opened the filter box I found a Walmart brand oil filter in a Mobi=
l 1 box. &nbsp;Some shithead had switched boxes and bought a Mobil 1 filter f=
or the $4.50 price of a Walmart filter. &nbsp;Walmart made it right, but it m=
eant another trip to the store and going to the service desk, etc. &nbsp;I a=
lways open the box and look before checking out now. &nbsp;</div><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Rick</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote t=
ype=3D"cite">On Feb 10, 2025, at 11:51=E2=80=AFAM, Rich Ball via Spridgets &=
lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote=
 type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" c=
ontent=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8"><div dir=3D"auto">A Walmart near our h=
ouse closed up a little over a year ago citing theft losses as the reason. A=
 Starbucks in the same area closed citing safety issues.&nbsp; Got to be bad=
 to have a Starbucks close up here in the northwest.&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"=
auto">I do like to buy my oil at Walmart. A lot cheaper than the auto parts s=
tores.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Rich Ball</div><di=
v dir=3D"auto">'76 midget</div><div dir=3D"auto">Everett, WA&nbsp;</div><div=
 dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></=
div><div id=3D"composer_signature" dir=3D"auto"><div style=3D"font-size:12px=
;color:#575757" dir=3D"auto">Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone.</div></div=
><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align=3D"left" dir=3D"auto"=
 style=3D"font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message -----=
---</div><div>From: "AOL Mail Update (Terms &amp; Policy) via Spridgets" &lt=
;[email-masked]&gt; </div><div>Date: 2/9/25  9:22 PM  (GMT-08:00) <=
/div><div>To: Spridgets Net &lt;[email-masked]&gt;, Eastern OSHIT G=
roup &lt;[email-masked]&gt;, VSAAB &lt;[email-masked]&gt;, aer=
[email-masked] </div><div>Subject: [Spridgets] Absolute frustration </div>=
<div><br></div></div><div style=3D"font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Ar=
ial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" class=3D"ydpf088473byahoo-style-wrap">Gang,=
<div>A day ago I went to Walmart to buy 2 cans of spray paint I needed in th=
e shop.&nbsp; Aparently Walmart now has decided spray paint is to be treated=
 like certain drugs.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div>I was greeted by a sliding glass f=
ront spray paint sales area with padlocks on the glass doors !&nbsp; A devic=
e with a push button indicating if I pushed the button some sales human woul=
d come to assist me.&nbsp; Well I pushed the button.&nbsp; And waited ....an=
d waited ....&amp; waited for no human to arrive.&nbsp; So I gave up and lef=
t to buy the paint at Lowe's.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div>This was at the Hamburg P=
ennsylvania Walmart store.&nbsp; &nbsp; Later I spoke with a person I knew w=
orked at this store..&nbsp; &nbsp;I was instructed to contact Walmart direct=
ly.&nbsp; To date no response from Walmart.&nbsp; Exactly what I expected.</=
div><div>Figured I'd share this experience out of sheer frustration.</div><d=
iv>Chuck</div><div>Image is the display in Hamburg Pennsylvania&nbsp;</div><=
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