Walmart ABUSE

[cgseanp1]

Sorry, didn't mean to yell, just wanted to make the point that it's not me being lazy or anything, it's that we really don't have any ammo out here at Walmart, and it's frustrating, especially since this all started happening right after I became a gun owner, and I had just started getting ammo at Walmart to save money. All of a sudden, pfffft! -- no ammo at Walmart. Crazy, and annoying Murphy's Law timing for a guy who just found cheap ammo finally.

I really can't make the 7AM trip -- by that point, I'm already down the road the complete opposite way, to work in West Hollywood (I live in the Valley, gotta beat traffic by going early).

I'm hoping at some point we can actually get some ammo back in our Walmarts again.

Btw, per the original point of this thread, I'm not against anybody buying all the ammo in Walmart, but I am against that store manager letting it happen. Per my earlier post, if the manager values his customers or the extra additional business individual ammo buyers brings in terms of additional purchases, the smarter thing is to ration people for now until we get ammo in normal amounts again.

I see it this way -- my Simi FFL bought all of the buckshot ammo Walmart had because it was at a great price, and then resold it. His prerogative, good for him. But for the Walmart, it was a stupid move.

Just think - I'm a customer, I call Walmart --
"Hey, you got any buckshot?"
Walmart: "No, we just sold out"
Me: "Dang"

I call the FFL -

"Hey, you got any buckshot?"
FFL: "Sure, come on down!"

I head down there, and while I'm there, I buy some targets, Breakfree/CLP, gun cases, all of which I'm sure are sold at a much higher profit margin than the ammo. In this case, Walmart sold some ammo, but made a much lower overall profit. So they paid all that overhead on running a store so that they could make a transaction that could have happened just as easily straight from their warehouse.

So from my POV, anyone should be able to buy anything, but it is the responsibility of the store owner to look out for the needs of all of their customers. This is why retailers limit purchases of certain items on Black Friday (e.g., one PS3 per customer) -- they want the long term relationship and additional item sales.

What is the reason the employees give you as to why they aren't getting ammo? Also, and this could be BS, but one of the WM's here in San Diego said that they are not allowed to limit the amount of ammo someone can buy. Another WM does limit the amount, and this guy claims that isn't allowed. I don't know who to believe.

[cgseanp1]

I've said this before, but if anyone needs ammo, they can PM me and I will keep it in mind when I am out and about. If i know someone wants the ammo, I can always buy it and get paid back later. I can ship to if they want to pay for it. Just add my standard 10% fee... JK about that part.

[dfletcher]

I really wasn't particularly concerned with the hoarding and empty shelves and all that, but this has become intolerable. I just came back from my local WalMart and got zero ammo. So which one of you schlockmeisters went to WM and bought up all the 416 Rigby?

[elSquid]

So from my POV, anyone should be able to buy anything, but it is the responsibility of the store owner to look out for the needs of all of their customers. This is why retailers limit purchases of certain items on Black Friday (e.g., one PS3 per customer) -- they want the long term relationship and additional item sales.

OTOH, the lowest price provider has a pretty big advantage in terms of building long term relationships.

One normal supplies resume - and Walmart still has the lowest price - are you going to be making bulk ammo purchases from your local FFL instead?



Besides, with the current ammo scarcity, I'm sure many folks swing by Walmart every now-and-again just on the off chance that ammo is in stock. Could Walmart ask for a better way to get bodies in stores?

-- Michael

[oddball]

I'm glad to see more free-market, pro-capitalist folks in this thread than the last one I posted in .

I have never purchased ammo in WalMart. To be truthful, I have only been in a Walmart only twice in my life. I hate going to stores. For me (especially the year before the election for most of my hoarding), online bulk purchases save gas and precious time. You can still buy online. Just have multiple vendors on your list and have a little patience. And when you get your chance, buy as much as you can. Because the U.S dollar is shrinking and ammo prices keep going up (even way before the election). I don't sell my stock. I shoot it. And save it for future shooting.

[cgseanp1]

I'm glad to see more free-market, pro-capitalist folks in this thread than the last one I posted in .

I have never purchased ammo in WalMart. To be truthful, I have only been in a Walmart only twice in my life. I hate going to stores. For me (especially the year before the election for most of my hoarding), online bulk purchases save gas and precious time. You can still buy online. Just have multiple vendors on your list and have a little patience. And when you get your chance, buy as much as you can. Because the U.S dollar is shrinking and ammo prices keep going up (even way before the election). I don't sell my stock. I shoot it. And save it for future shooting.

Cabelas has decent prices, and most ammo is only on a 1-2 week backorder, or so they say.. Anyone test this? If it's only 2 weeks, that's no big deal at all. Just buy it and wait.

[cgseanp1]

It's funny, the same day that walmart gets a buttload of the WWB ammo, a few for sale threads pop up, but nobody admits they bought the ammo at Walmart.. They're like "ive had this ammo for a long time, but want to sell now" or "my range wont allow it".. I guess it could just be a coincidence..

hehe another one popped up but he's had it for a year.. didn't just buy it I guess it's possible.

[socalgunrunner]

Because for some of us, this is definitely not the case. My Walmart (and all of the Walmarts near me in Ventura County) hasn't had .22lr or any major handgun ammo since November. Remember that your small microcosm might not apply to the rest of the state, or even the country.

I have not found this to be the case. I just picked up a few boxes of Federal Bulk .22LR last week in Oxnard for $14.00 ea.

Today I went in there and they had several Remington UMC 250rd packs of .45ACP, and Winchester 100rd boxes in .45ACP, and .40 S&W.

It all depends on what day, and at what time you go. Try going in the morning during the week.

[Electric Factory]

I'm done staking out Walmart. I stopped going shooting also. **** the shooting sports. I'm spending my money on liquor and hookers from now on.

See ? See ? Look what you brutes have done to our poor compulsivegunbuyer ?! I hope you're satisfied.
Wait a minute-liquor and hookers ?? I hope compulsivegunbuyer is satisfied !

[dwtt]

I'm done staking out Walmart. I stopped going shooting also. **** the shooting sports. I'm spending my money on liquor and hookers from now on.

Now here's someone with the right attitude!

Folks, you're ranting about Walmart, of all places.

You can buy ammo at the gun shows, mail order, and online. If you reloaded, this wouldn't be an issue because your ammo would be cheaper than Walmart or any online prices.

[socalgunrunner]

If you reloaded, this wouldn't be an issue because your ammo would be cheaper than Walmart or any online prices.

I can't reload either. The primers, powder, and dies that I need are on backorder too.

[dac41]

Some ***hole decides to keep buying out the whole supply of ammo everytime it comes in.

Just called walmart to ask about WWB 9mm they had 23 boxes of 100 rds, 15

minutes later came to walmart only to find out that ONE PERSON BOUGHT ALL

THE BOXES thats 2300 rounds and they said some body keeps doing that

with most of the calibers every week....... MOST LIKELY RESELLING IT WITH INFLATED PRICE !!!

Can people have enough courtesy for their brethren in arms?!!!

I understand that its hard to come by, but can they leave a couple boxes for the others, arggg

These people are Douchebags !!!!!!

FROM NOW ON, IM GOING EARLY EVERY MORNING TO WALMART AND BUYING ALL THE POPULAR CALIBERS AND WILL SELL THEM HERE FOR THE SAME PRICE TO SHARE THE WEALTH.... NO MORE RIPPING PEOPLE OFF .....

You are just as able to stake out the walmart and buy their ammo.

But what goes around does come around and the truly unethical hoarders will get their comeuppance.

[dfletcher]

I can't reload either. The primers, powder, and dies that I need are on backorder too.

Some truth to that. I used to grab all my stuff at Grafs or MidSouth or Midway or one of the others. Sometimes I'd have to do half & half (sorry compulsivegunbuyer, different kind of half & half ) but lately I've had to once in a while hit 3 places yo get my stuff. But it's out there. I just lined up all my Savage 300 stuff with Grafs and Weidners.

[joea]

This afternoon I went to K Mesa wm and they had ammo! and a policy of limited purchases of ammo iirc it's 6 boxes of 9mm 4 of .40 & 2 of everything else. So I bought 2 100 boxes each of win .45 auto 230g fmj target/range white box $29.97 & the same in .380 95g $31.97. They had a lot of 9 there some .40, .45, and a little .380 . I didn't read the whole thread, so if the km store stock or policy was already discussed sorry man, sorry!

[rabagley]

Looks like you've done 2 things here today.

1. You've proven you cannot read.

2. You've proven your attitude to be that of a French sympathizer in occupied France.

Figures as much since you're a relative n00b. RAW means "Registered Assault Weapon", so that proves you can't read or don't know what you're talking about.

Settle down there Tex. You're getting yourself all worked up for no good reason. On the "cannot read" assertion, it's at times like these that I'm reminded so ironically of Matthew 7:3-5.

I understand "RAW". Was introduced to the concept when I first moved to California and found that I couldn't bring my AR from San Antonio. That's why I specified "unregistered" in my response.

To your example: if someone tells me their AR or AK is registered, I'll admire their ability to eject the magazine without a tool and still have a pistol grip and we'll commiserate over California's crappy gun laws.

To my counter-example: if someone tells me they're somehow exempt or they've got some secret info that let's them use a disabled Prince 50, I'll warn them that they're running a big risk and head to the other side of the range. Certainly not going to report them to anyone.

On the n00b claim, well, I did just start reading Calguns last year and I only have 1/4 the number of posts as you. I guess that means something significant to someone's way of measuring things. Someone, somewhere.

As for the sympathizer remark, you're steering awfully close to a Godwin's Law ruling there. Are you sure I'm not tantamount to a jack-booted thug myself?

If you're late to the game, blame yourself. Many members on this board have assured their stockpiles by buying ammo online, via gunshows, and wherever else.

For someone so concerned with my reading comprehension, you've got a lot of catching up to do. I'm good on ammo. As I said in my last post. Would I like the market to calm down so that I don't feel that I have to worry about ammo for my kids in the next 20 years? Yeah, I would. Do I harbor a hope that people trying to squeeze a quick buck out of fellow gun owners get a little more than just bad karma? Yeah, a little.

I think I will take advantage of Godwin's Law and say I'm done here. I don't seem to be doing anything in this thread except getting your blood pressure up, and I don't want responsibility for any more of that. Have a good night.