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My first negative OC experience

Have Gun - Will Carry

Have Gun - Will Carry

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TyGuy said:
They service firearms at Walmart?
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Hey, that's what the store manager said. It's news to me, too!

He must have meant BB guns, since that's all they sell around here any more. :rolleyes: No doubt there are Wal-Marts in more rural, more enlightened areas that still sell or service real guns, but not down here in "urbanized" SE Wisconsin.
 
Snake161

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Awesome job everybody! Nicely done! For now, Wal-mart may remain in our good graces. However, I tend to not shop there anyhow.

At least they made swift efforts to make it right

BUT, you still deserve an apology. I would call the district manager, and inform them of the issue, and that you have spoken with the store manager already.

This however, would be more than deserving to you, and would most certainly reinforce the fact with the store and this "Barb" that she should not tangle with somebody's rights.

It is up to you; I think that everything was done perfectly so far. No more is necessarily needed.

For you however, Mr. Will Carry, it is up to you whether you would like to have an apology or not.


Just a heads up though, If you contact the DM, chances are he will go straight to that store within a week and have a nice chat with "Barb", or at least ask Travis to have a chat with Barbwire again.

Then you will most likely receive your apology.

Either way, it seems that the matter for the most part, has been resolved!

Nice work!
 
hardballer

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Shane28 said:
Just had same problem in Wal-mart West Green Bay.
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Follow the procedure outlined here. You should be good with that.

Have Gun - Will Carry said:
I'm at work right now, but my wife just got off the phone with Travis too. I didn't see your post until just now, Max - looks like you beat us to the punch!

Debbie had a very similar conversation with him, as he explained that Barb was confusing open carry with Wal-Mart's policy that requires guns brought in for service to be unloaded and encased. (In fact, the greeters will not let you in the store until someone from the gun dept. [as if they had one] arrives to escort you to the service area.)

Travis said he has already talked to Barb about this, but he didn't offer an apology from himself or from her. It would have been nice to hear, and I feel we deserve one, but it really doesn't matter to me as long as this doesn't happen again.
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Great job, both you and your wife. You represent us well...

Hardballer out!
 
DrTodd

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My FIRST negative experience: I carried at my local Walmart here in Michigan, and was asked to leave "Firearms were not allowed in the store". I politely informed them that I understood that lawful carry was allowed... the manager said I was wrong. I offered to cover it up. The manager said I needed to keep my pistol locked in my car. I left a cart full of merchandise in the store and departed. I contacted corporate, informed them of the incident, and was told that the manager can decide... and that they support the manager because he must have had an issue with it; I have not been back since.
BTW, I looked for my original post but since it happened September of 2010, I couldn't find it as it's on the old website. I do have a recording of the confirmation of corporate representatives which was left on my answering machine two days after the incident.
I refuse to purchase anything at Walmart and enforce that rule in my home...Walmart Products Are Banned from the premises.
Last summer I was throwing a party at my home and I noticed that one of the guests came to my home with products purchased at Walmart. I informed this guest that he needed to return the items to his car as they were not allowed on my property. Oh, and before I get some comments such as "you were dressed like a slob" or some other nonsense, I was clean-shaven with short hair, dressed in a short-sleeve button down shirt (polo-type), and dress pants; I was on my way home from work. So, I am glad that your incident turned out well... wish mine would have.
 
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amaixner

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DrTodd said:
My FIRST negative experience: I carried at my local Walmart here in Michigan, and was asked to leave "Firearms were not allowed in the store". I politely informed them that I understood that lawful carry was allowed... the manager said I was wrong. I offered to cover it up. The manager said I needed to keep my pistol locked in my car. I left a cart full of merchandise in the store and departed. I contacted corporate, informed them of the incident, and was told that the manager can decide... and that they support the manager because he must have had an issue with it; I have not been back since.
BTW, I looked for my original post but since it happened September of 2010, I couldn't find it as it's on the old website. I do have a recording of the confirmation of corporate representatives which was left on my answering machine two days after the incident.
I refuse to purchase anything at Walmart and enforce that rule in my home...Walmart Products Are Banned from the premises.
Last summer I was throwing a party at my home and I noticed that one of the guests came to my home with products purchased at Walmart. I informed this guest that he needed to return the items to his car as they were not allowed on my property. Oh, and before I get some comments such as "you were dressed like a slob" or some other nonsense, I was clean-shaven with short hair, dressed in a short-sleeve button down shirt (polo-type), and dress pants; I was on my way home from work. So, I am glad that your incident turned out well... wish mine would have.
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You need to ESCALATE that higher up the chain. There are apparantly a lot of people in the management hierarchy in your area who don't know their company policy from a hole in the ground.
 
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Jason in WI

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After eating and socializing at Lizzy's Friday, we stopped at the Burlington Walmart. We had to stop for cat food and toilet paper anyway so seeing as this was the closest we dropped by and shopped for around forty-five minutes. Seems everything must be cleared up :D because we didn't have an problems at all. Of course my sidearm is nowhere close to being as blingy as Have Gun's :p. A bunch of employees definitely seen my sidearm and it didn't phase them in the least, well except for the usual quick stare but trying not to stare :p.
 
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