# "Hi! This is why you don't buy an iPad from Walmart

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-this-is-why-you-dont-buy-an-ipad-from-walmart/640622>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 10, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-this-is-why-you-dont-buy-an-ipad-from-walmart/640622 "2012-11-10T21:24:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-this-is-why-you-dont-buy-an-ipad-from-walmart/640622/1 "2012-11-10T21:24:27Z")

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[Well I guess you get the employees you pay for -](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCs7gmV9LRQ)

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**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-this-is-why-you-dont-buy-an-ipad-from-walmart/640622/2 "2012-11-10T23:26:25Z")

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Well, I’ve had two monitors stolen from my front porch…or should I say, never delivered and taken by the UPS guy. I still use UPS 'cause I have to assume that asshats are everywhere, but hopefully not THAT common.

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**Author:** ![jrrrbear47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecd19e/32.png) [@jrrrbear47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrrrbear47)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-this-is-why-you-dont-buy-an-ipad-from-walmart/640622/3 "2012-11-12T00:27:26Z")

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oh… oh… lawdie oh oh! see? you get whatcha pay for… darn, why cant wallmart be more like well. safeway employees? yeah you want quality and service go to safeway. then again slaveway is a bit spendy whatcha gonna do?