# Wal-Mart pitting #666 **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 23, 2005, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-pitting-666/286226 "2005-01-23T07:01:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-pitting-666/286226/21 "2005-01-23T22:37:41Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > The ink in most home printers is bad to use for photos you want to keep for longer than a few months. Many times it will quickly fade or otherwise degrade, even if not in sunlight. Not anymore. HP and Epson are leading the way towards making better, longer-lasting inks of near-archival quality; their newer ink systems (without costing any more than the old ones - still in the $50 range) can last up to 100 years without fading, and most are rated to last 20. (According to industry surveys, not just the companies themselves.) ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-pitting-666/286226/22 "2005-01-23T22:50:02Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I honestly didn’t realize it was you, Gabe. You get a pass, I guess, cause you’re a nice guy. Thanks, but I had it coming. ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-pitting-666/286226/23 "2005-01-23T22:58:07Z")
That’s weird about the picture frames. 4x6 is a pretty standard photo size. ---
**Author:** ![Cerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@Cerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerri)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-pitting-666/286226/24 "2005-01-23T23:10:53Z")
Why not just buy a 5x7 frame and use a photo mat? Though you might have a hard time finding that at WalMart too, come to think of it. You’d be better off going to Michael’s, if there’s one by you, IMO. I don’t shop at WalMart, mainly cause they suck. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-pitting-666/286226/25 "2005-01-24T00:12:03Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > Thanks, but I had it coming. Big of you, but you’re still a nice guy. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-pitting-666/286226/26 "2005-01-24T02:17:12Z")
I despise walmart for multiple reasons. > [@BMax](#): > > I’m 25 days into a Wal-Mart boycott. Fuck them, they don’t get one damned dime of mine. Don’t get bent, just do business with someone else. I haven’t shopped or set foot inside of a walmart for nearly 2 years now. I got tired of shitty selection and low quality products. I also got really tired of having to deal with the trashy people\*. I mean, come on people… put something on your kid besides a diaper or pull-up pant and wipe off their grubby hands and face fercryinoutlod!! Every time I went there I felt as if I were the only one who wasn’t from the shallow end of the gene pool. 🙂 - a walmart is moderatly nice when first opened, but over a short period of time they go downhill at the speed of light as does the calliber of people who shop there. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-pitting-666/286226/27 "2005-01-24T02:56:06Z")
Don’t worry about it **Gabe**. I also know the frustration of driving all over town (or towns) to find just a few simple items. I seem to be cursed in that regard. Most area stores carry an item until I’m looking for it. Then they run out. Don’t ask me how long it took me to find oyster sauce. :rolleyes: Tis a weak rant, but an understandable one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-pitting-666/286226.md?page=1)