Why is it that WAL-MART always uses old people in their ads? They show this old guy talking about how entertaining it is at W-MART…“every day we got something going on…a bake sale, a car wash, or maybe even a BINGO game…I might as well work here, I’d be here anyway!”…Then the old lady chimes in…“I start my day at WAL-MART…coffee and wake up at WAL-MART”
Well, how many old folks actually hang around their local WAL-MART all day? What the hell couldpossibly interest you in hanging around a crappy, low-priced, cheap merchandise, warehouse junk shop like WalMart? Is it the great food at the McCrap restaurant? or the sparkling conversation with the old fart who greets you at the door? I just don’t get it…maybe Walmart has discovered the world’s most BORING activity-hanging out at your local store?:o
Maybe they all get off on playing one of my favorite games at Wally-World. What you do is, go with a friend and think up possible sex toy uses for stuff you find in the store. You’d be surprised at what you can come up with. Then again, maybe I am just, as my best friend says, “a big ol’ prevert.” 
I hate the one with the cheezy housewife talking about how everything she needs to “decorate” is at wal-mart – even the “cute border.” Yeah, buying 50 things for your room all in the exact same pattern equals decorating. And a wallpaper border? COME ON! Step into the current century, whydontcha?
I despise those animated smiley-faces. Looks like they aren’t interested in customers with IQs over 80.
Anythings possible. They don’t appear to be competing with Neiman-Marcus or anything.Comparison Shop
I hated the one where all the old people are door greeters and start hugging all the customers. “Hugs are the best part of the job!”
Dude, you try to hug me, you’re going on Workman’s Comp!!!
I hated the ad with those freaking clowns. Ugh. DIE, CLOWN!!!
The bouncing or whatever smilies…they ‘rollback’ the prices, but the products aren’t ever in the shot.
Holy shit! Something that used to be $6.37 is now $5.98! I’d better get down there now so I can save 39 cents on something.
Lots. OK, I’ll grant that I don’t know the age demographics of Wal-Mart campers, but the phenomenon is popular enough to have been given a name: boondocking. Although most campers only stay overnight, there are those who hang around for a few days or so.
My grandfather goes to Wal-Mart every weekend. Every single one. Whether he needs something or not. He goes just to hang out. If I was a Mallrat when I was a teen (and I was), does this make him a Walrat?
I used to work at WalMart, and there were people who came in literally every single day. Most of them were old people. I mean, I understand that when you get older and you’re not working any more you might get bored - but really, there are better places to go than WalMart! What the hell do you need at WalMart every single day?!
I just want to know where to find the Wal-Mart that actually has old people playing bingo. What, do they play in the aisles or something?
They put old people in the ads a lot because that’s who goes to Wal-Mart the most; the age demographic results favor them.
And the young, snotty self indulgent brats raise their screeching voices yet again, apparently wishing that the old folks would all have a collective heart attack and die.
Real nice.
I was just at Walmart this afternoon, and believe me, you have described their average customer to a T
**neutron star, ** when I worked at a Super-WalMart some years ago they had bingo every Wednesday morning. Really drew in the crowds too, as free doughnuts and coffee were also provided. I worked in the bakery and *made * the things. The cart that they were wheeled out on was squeaky, and when the seniors heard it coming you should have seen them scurry to get in line for the goodies. But actually I like the store I worked in, and I had a good bakery manager too. All in all it was not a bad place.
I loathe Wal-Mart ads, but far worse than the ones featuring the old people are the ones with the overly-perky, ultra-hip teeney boppers spouting off about how Wal-Mart has all the coolest, hippest, dare I say, spiffiest items on the entire planet.
Then there was the one that was worse than the rest put together - the one advertising the LOTR DVD release. Grrr. Those bastards made an ad with a bunch of brainless idiots raving about what a great movie it was. Actual quote (as far as I can remember it): “The ring is like, so powerful, that, like, I don’t think I’d even want it, cause it’s, like, more power than I think I could handle.” Woah, dude. Deep. I bet you were impressed by The Matrix, too.