Buying ammo at Walmart

[rjh4758]

I stopped at Walmart in Corona this morning to pick up some Federal 12ga value packs. When I got to the counter the cashier told me they needed to call the assistant manager for the ammo sale. They told me that only managers and assistant managers could sell ammo. I asked when they changed this and they told me it was recent. It must have been because I bought ammo there last week. I was thinking thank god it was 5AM and the store was empty. I could not imagine them having to call the manager to do the sale in the middle of the day when they are a mad house and every cashier is already backed up I don't think it will be long and we will see fewer and fewer Walmarts selling ammo.

Anyone else run into this in the past few days? Or is maybe just this one store.

[aaaslayer]

They did the same thing at Chino Hills but I was late night shopping like I always do and bought ammo around 11:30pm and they called for a manager. I've purchased before during the day without issues.

[Mr. Gillious]

i don't know if it was a manager at the mountain view or american canyon wal mart location, highly doubt it was, but they didn't have to have a manager ring me up.

i've heard stupid things like this happen before and people asking for id's or whatever. i hope this stpid stuff doesn't get worse

[morfeeis]

You guys have it good one walmart i went to wont even sale ammo from like 10-6 am (i think those are the times, i know it's something strange) The others only have one or two people in the store that can sale ammo.

[gschoelles]

Key'd people

WalMart has always had people that were signed off to do ammo sales and when none are on duty it is left for the manager.

While a PITA, I can kind of understand this policy due to the nature of the people in there employee pool.

[NivekJaySki]

It's not an issue with you or anyone purchasing ammo. It's a superstore. I would not trust 99% of the people working there to sell ammo.

I look at it as a policy and practice that will ensure that Walmart continues to sell ammo.

[tennisman]

also management are the only ones with keys to the ammo cabinet

[CBruce]

I have yet to find a Walmart near San Jose that sells ammo. We've checked 4 different ones in the area.

I'm from Arkansas, so used to seeing rifles, shotguns, and in some places handguns sold at Walmart.

[tradecraft]

I gave up on going to Walmart 4 years ago. Dealing with the salespeople/crowds/increasing ammo prices turned me off.

[Chaos47]

I've gone to Walmart, gone to the ammo counter, no ones there, look all over the back side of the store, finally find an employee they make an announcement over head, wait a bit longer, nothing happens, find a CSM they make some radio calls, they finally tell me that the girl that is approved to do ammo sales called in sick and there is no manager authorized to do sales at the store at this time either.

Lame.

Other good one is the "Residency Check" Policy they have...

[Arkangel]

They did the same thing at Chino Hills but I was late night shopping like I always do and bought ammo around 11:30pm and they called for a manager. I've purchased before during the day without issues.

You're lucky, the Walmarts I go to here in SD stop selling ammo at 9pm.

[onegtalon]

I have yet to find a Walmart near San Jose that sells ammo. We've checked 4 different ones in the area.

I'm from Arkansas, so used to seeing rifles, shotguns, and in some places handguns sold at Walmart.

Yea, no SJ store has ammo.. Your best bet is Milpitas, Mountain View or Gilroy. :-(


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[roushstage2]

I can buy ammo at any time of the day, but recently, they've locked it up instead of just having all of the boxes sitting on the shelfs. The trick now is to simply find someone to get it for me. They are all usually goofing around in electronics.

[dls]

I really don't see how it's worth it to go to a Wal-mart, isn't the ammo about the same price as the Big 5 or similar stores that seem to be around the corner from all of them? much less hassle and usually no inbred zombie criminal welfare for life people to deal with.

[Scratch705]

I really don't see how it's worth it to go to a Wal-mart, isn't the ammo about the same price as the Big 5 or similar stores that seem to be around the corner from all of them? much less hassle and usually no inbred zombie criminal welfare for life people to deal with.

cheaper usually than other stores.