Walmart in San Diego removes ammo from shelves

[Rivers]

I went to the Walmart at Clairemont / 805 this afternoon and checked the ammo display case. Almost entirely empty! (Only some 12g shotgun slugs and .22 ammo left.) Asked the sales rep (to remain anonymous) what the deal was. He said that they were told to clear the shelves.

It seems that as long as everyone is cleaning out Walmarts of whatever ammo they manage to stock, it is creating such a headache that management is putting the brakes on. The sales rep "suggested" that everyone just take a month long timeout and not buy ammo they really don't need. That will give the supply chain a chance to catch its breath and bring some normalcy back to the market.

Considering some of the ammo prices we've seen recently, that breather may be just what the market - and gun enthusiast - needs.

[GSequoia]

You just want everybody else to stop so you can buy it yourself!

[Rivers]

Nope. I didn't even plan on buying any today.

[Technical Ted]

Great. Now Walmart is stockpiling ammo.

[compsoftstation]

A few Walmart did the same thing in OC. It sucks especially punks brag how many tens and thousands of rounds he stocked up and freak the Walmart employee out.

[AJAX22]

ummmmm the sales rep has a VERY poor understanding of supply and demand....

[CSACANNONEER]

I was able to walk into a gunstore today and find the ammo I wanted! There's no need to panic if you are willing to buy a box of 32-20 @ $50 a box! I know, I could have found it cheaper but, I was there and it's for a gun I picked up yesterday. So, I bit the bullet and paid the price.

[Sunwolf]

Geez,I think I have some 32-20 somewhere or it`s maybe 35 something...have to go look.

[Sam1]

actually I was the one who purchased all the ammo at walmart

[tradecraft]

The sales rep "suggested" that everyone just take a month long timeout and not buy ammo they really don't need. That will give the supply chain a chance to catch its breath and bring some normalcy back to the market.

Oh the genius Walmart hires...

[Nessal]

LOL WTF, that's the dumbest **** I've heard yet. That's like any business owner saying, "OMG my products sells so well that we can hardly keep it in stock! Let's stop selling it!" WTF are they thinking?

[glock_this]

wow.. I was thinking 1-2 days might go by without a Walmart ammo thread.. boy, was I wrong. Thank God, the other 50 Walmart threads must have gotten lonely

[berto]

The sales rep "suggested" that everyone just take a month long timeout and not buy ammo they really don't need. That will give the supply chain a chance to catch its breath and bring some normalcy back to the market.

Considering some of the ammo prices we've seen recently, that breather may be just what the market - and gun enthusiast - needs.

Stop buying so the rep can sell to friends or sell at inflated prices online is more like it.

[7.62 FMJ]

LOL WTF, that's the dumbest **** I've heard yet. That's like any business owner saying, "OMG my products sells so well that we can hardly keep it in stock! Let's stop selling it!" WTF are they thinking?

My guess, They don't display it but I doubt they stopped ordering it. Build up a huge supply and put it on sale on a really big shelf at a higher price than current market and people will panic buy because they have so much of it "in stock".

[Meety Peety]

My guess, They don't display it but I doubt they stopped ordering it. Build up a huge supply and put it on sale on a really big shelf at a higher price than current market and people will panic buy because they have so much of it "in stock".

Exactly what I was going to say. I don't forsee this being a month long hiatus at all, more likely 1-2 weeks so they can build up a stock, followed by price hikes. They figure if everyones desperate for a few weeks, they will buy the ammo as soon as its available, no matter what the price is. I mean, hey the thousands of people stockpiling in this state are making money, why not Wal-Mart right?

I'm so sick of the gouging.