# I have something good to say about Walmart **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 8, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955 "2014-05-08T06:21:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/1 "2014-05-08T06:21:18Z")
And this isn’t faint praise. Honest. Mundane? Check. Their plastic bags are really high quality. Not a specific item but the ones that they load your crap into when you buy it. Nice and thick and uniform. Grocery stores, even the upper middle class organic aisle ones like Safeway and Raley’s give you these thin ones that inevitably have a tiny hole in the bottom, or several. And the main reason why I don’t go all environmental with the paper or reusable bags is that they make excellent dog poop picker-uppers. So you’re trying to pick it up while the dog is pulling because he’s done and doesn’t care anymore, being a dachshund and thus the douchebag of the dog species, thus you get distracted. And that’s when you forget to check for holes before using the bag. So thank you Walmart for not cheaping out on this aspect of your store. Using other stores bags is like going back to 1-ply toilet paper after experiencing 2-ply. I still avoid you because of the People of Walmart, but I’m glad you’re here for one reason. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/2 "2014-05-08T06:38:20Z")
I agree with this utterly. Except that my dog isn’t a dachshund. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/3 "2014-05-08T11:24:15Z")
They do have nice bags. They also fixed my glasses for me for free and I didn’t even buy the glasses there. Didn’t even charge me for the screw. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/4 "2014-05-08T11:54:44Z")
Although I despise Walmart, their oil changes are quite reasonably priced. They give you a little slip to carry with you in the store so you can shop while you wait. You scan the slip at any price check station and it tells you if it’s waiting, in the bay, or done. When done, you pay for it along with any goods you bought, walk to the car, and you’re on your way. Since it costs about half as much as the drive through oil change places, it’s really quite nice. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/5 "2014-05-08T12:59:03Z")
Really? Wal-Mart bags are in the middle around here, better than Price Chopper and Shop-Rite, but no where near as good as Hanniford. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/6 "2014-05-08T14:30:21Z")
The plastic bags Target uses are also a better quality (higher mil) than the plastic bags used by the typical supermarket. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/7 "2014-05-08T19:06:47Z")
I agree about the quality of Wal-Mart bags. I use them on a [SASI](http://www.scoopandsackit.com/) scoop to pick up the dog waste in my yard. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/8 "2014-05-08T19:49:33Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Didn’t even charge me for the screw. I don’t think my local Walmart even has that booth…:eek: Possibly another good use for the “bags with no holes”, though. Wait, bags with no holes couldn’t work that booth… ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/9 "2014-05-08T21:36:15Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > The plastic bags Target uses are also a better quality (higher mil) than the plastic bags used by the typical supermarket. True. Walmart bags are “stiffer” whereas Target are like department store bags. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/10 "2014-05-08T21:42:25Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I agree about the quality of Wal-Mart bags. I use them on a [SASI](http://www.scoopandsackit.com/) scoop to pick up the dog waste in my yard. My dog makes that _actual_ face when she…never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/11 "2014-05-08T23:22:06Z")
Wal Mart gives you bags? The last time I was in a Wal Mart, they made me pay for recyclable bags. And no, it’s not the law in this area. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/12 "2014-05-09T00:02:39Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > I don’t think my local Walmart even has that booth…:eek: > > Possibly another good use for the “bags with no holes”, though. > > Wait, bags with no holes couldn’t work that booth… If only! I’d be there a whole lot more often. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/13 "2014-05-09T01:29:54Z")
I love, love, love WalMart. BUT, 95% or more of my WalMart bags have holes in them. It’s a price I’m willing to pay. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/14 "2014-05-09T02:12:33Z")
> [@handsomeharry](#): > > I love, love, love WalMart. BUT, 95% or more of my WalMart bags have holes in them. > It’s a price I’m willing to pay. Mine all have three holes that form two loops. I don’t know how I’m supposed to carry anything with that! It’s not just Walmart. It’s [more widespread than I thought](https://www.google.com/search?q=plastic+bag&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=bzlsU-21CdPdoAT-xIHYCQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=853)! ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/15 "2014-05-09T03:15:50Z")
WalMart, in the 90s, was the first pharmacy to offer a wide range of generic drugs for three bucks. And needles for 19c each. Back to the main point (bags), they never have twist-ties for the plastic bags in the produce department. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/16 "2014-05-09T04:47:01Z")
> [@TheChileanBlob](#): > > I agree with this utterly. Except that my dog isn’t a dachshund. All three of ours are. The little one dropped a huge dump on my drum riser yesterday. I love WalMart. Not that dog shit reminds me of that… What the fuck am I talking about? Oh, yeah. The Dachshunds. I’m fond of them. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/17 "2014-05-09T19:38:46Z")
My wife once painted the basement with WalMart bags. I dont know what to call the style but she scrunched up the bag, dipped it in the paint, then squished it on the wall creating an interesting design. Switch to a clean bag for different color paints. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/18 "2014-05-09T21:25:06Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > My wife once painted the basement with WalMart bags. I dont know what to call the style but she scrunched up the bag, dipped it in the paint, then squished it on the wall creating an interesting design. Switch to a clean bag for different color paints. I just did four [faux-marble](http://homeguides.sfgate.com/glazing-painting-techniques-plastic-bags-98124.html) columns in a client’s foyer today with (mostly) Wal\*Mart bags. I have no bag preference for doing this, however. But for dog-poop pickup, I don’t find Wal\*Mart bags to be any better than most. Actually a local chain called VG’s has truly superior, heavy plastic grocery sacks that are my preferred tool for yard clean-up. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-something-good-to-say-about-walmart/687955/19 "2014-05-09T21:38:54Z")
Shop at Wal-Mart. Low prices, friendly service, and you can’t beat our poop bags! Scoop your pooch poop at Wal-Mart!