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 Mar 22 2006, 09:34 PM
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I found this article about a new type of wal-mart they are testing in plano. It is going to have sushi and a coffee bar among other stuff.
any of you in dfw area been to this store? QUOTE By MARIA HALKIAS and JAKE BATSELL / The Dallas Morning News PLANO – From now on, Plano shoppers will have a lot to say about what Wal-Mart sells in its stores. The world's largest retailer today opens a first-of-its-kind "laboratory" store in this city, with the purpose of studying how to entice shoppers to consider Wal-Mart for more than everyday essentials. A more upscale Wal-Mart with a specialty-store attitude, it carries premium products and services not found at a typical Supercenter. John Menzer, vice chairman of Wal-Mart Stores USA, said the chain has put its best ideas inside this Supercenter, which is at the southeast corner of West Park Boulevard and Dallas Parkway. "Now we'll see what the customer thinks," he said Tuesday during a store tour. The 203,091-square-foot store has the chain's only sushi shop, more than 500 organic products and a wine department with more than 1,000 varieties ranging up to $500 a bottle. It features a Wi-Fi-ready Kicks Coffee Café at the front of the store and a kiosk in the meat department that prints recipes and shopping lists. Even the employees' aprons and vests have been replaced by a more polished navy polo and khaki uniform. Customer service will be available during peak hours from specialists in electronics and cosmetics. Bikes are assembled out in the open so that staffers can answer questions at the same time. About 1,500 premium items not sold in other Wal-Mart stores are being tested here, said Ryan Lincks, project manager and senior analyst for U.S. strategy for the retailer. The store doesn't sell fabric or guns and carries less fishing gear than a typical Wal-Mart. Instead, that space is now devoted to fitness equipment, kids' crafts, sporting goods, patio furniture and hot tubs. Automotive supply aisles are also smaller. "This customer doesn't work on the family's cars," Mr. Lincks said. Arkansas-based Wal-Mart has a history of trying new concepts in Dallas-Fort Worth. More recently, these have included 24-hour pharmacies and an environmentally friendly store in McKinney. The new Plano store has been shaped to fit the lifestyle of area residents, many of whom strongly opposed its construction. Heres the link but you will need Bugmenot if you dont want to register http://www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/bus/storie...n2.913b9b8.html |
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Mar 22 2006, 09:36 PM
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I was raised on the dairy, BITCH! Group: Members Posts: 3,080 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Cedar Park Member No.: 49 |
wi fi ready walmart?
-------------------- "Ah, y'know it's funny, these people they go to sleep, they think everything's fine, everything's good. They wake up the next day and they're on fire."
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Mar 22 2006, 09:38 PM
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 monogamous gays & stem cells Group: Members Posts: 3,789 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 8 |
it'll still be a shithole and attract the kind of people that west plano doesn't want. plano tried to prevent that store for a couple of years.
and the traffic at park and the tollway is already atrocious, so it's going to increase tenfold. |
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Mar 22 2006, 09:40 PM
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CHEE CHEE Group: Members Posts: 5,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: trapped in the hoezone layer Member No.: 39 |
man they do this already with regular suburban grocery stores but the difference will come when wal mart stops hiring mentally retarded trash. then the yuppies will flock
yeah i said it! -------------------- Little monkeys making money
Naked monkey looking funny Mighty males are strong and free Female monkey, not so lucky Rocking monkeys, funky monkeys Monkeys sticking other monkeys Monkeys wrong or monkeys right Mostly flexing monkey might |
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Mar 22 2006, 09:54 PM
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QUOTE (Testm0nkey @ Mar 22 2006, 09:40 PM) man they do this already with regular suburban grocery stores but the difference will come when wal mart stops hiring mentally retarded trash. then the yuppies will flock yeah i said it! They said they would have specialists in the consumer electronics areas and some others, kinda like best buy or circuit city do. They're trying to build this thing around the concept that Best Buy does, fitting the store to the customer, not the other way around. They're gonna have all kinds of attractions for all the rich snobby people in plano -------------------- LANCE IS PRO-CENSORSHIP! HE IS CENSORING MY LOVE FOR THE LORD!
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Mar 22 2006, 09:56 PM
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CHEE CHEE Group: Members Posts: 5,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: trapped in the hoezone layer Member No.: 39 |
they should also change the building architecture and colors for their new style. break away from the old concept of la wal marte
-------------------- Little monkeys making money
Naked monkey looking funny Mighty males are strong and free Female monkey, not so lucky Rocking monkeys, funky monkeys Monkeys sticking other monkeys Monkeys wrong or monkeys right Mostly flexing monkey might |
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Mar 22 2006, 09:57 PM
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just wait till all the messicans run the joint over thinking that they're high class now, the rich plano milfs will stick to the willow bend mall or eventually white flight up to mckinney
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Mar 22 2006, 10:10 PM
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monogamous gays & stem cells Group: Members Posts: 3,789 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 8 |
QUOTE (Testm0nkey @ Mar 22 2006, 09:56 PM) they should also change the building architecture and colors for their new style. break away from the old concept of la wal marte this store looks different. doesn't look like a typical walmart. |
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Mar 22 2006, 10:19 PM
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CHEE CHEE Group: Members Posts: 5,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: trapped in the hoezone layer Member No.: 39 |
i am a genius
-------------------- Little monkeys making money
Naked monkey looking funny Mighty males are strong and free Female monkey, not so lucky Rocking monkeys, funky monkeys Monkeys sticking other monkeys Monkeys wrong or monkeys right Mostly flexing monkey might |
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Mar 22 2006, 10:22 PM
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monogamous gays & stem cells Group: Members Posts: 3,789 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 8 |
QUOTE (Testm0nkey @ Mar 22 2006, 10:19 PM) i am an evil genius well don't get me wrong, it's still a hugeass "warehouse" type building, but it just looks like a different place. i think they're doing the same thing with the new walmart that's being built here. and didn't they change the one on west 4th, too? |
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Mar 22 2006, 10:28 PM
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Group: Moderators Posts: 885 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Lubbock, Texas Member No.: 12 |
QUOTE (lamont's lament @ Mar 22 2006, 10:22 PM) well don't get me wrong, it's still a hugeass "warehouse" type building, but it just looks like a different place. i think they're doing the same thing with the new walmart that's being built here. and didn't they change the one on west 4th, too? ya they just redid the 4th one. It actually looks alot better but they rearranged some stuff so its hard to find. But they still have lots of people who bring their kids who run around and get in my way and stupid workers. |
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Mar 22 2006, 10:29 PM
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 DEATH TO ....something? Group: Members Posts: 5,618 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Parker, CO Member No.: 55 |
Coming to a town near you! Six Flags over Wal-Mart!
God seriously why do they have to be hell-bent on world domination? -------------------- I r Ur Gawd!
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Mar 22 2006, 11:47 PM
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 The Comeback Kid Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 22-March 06 From: Great Falls, MT Member No.: 125 |
QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Mar 22 2006, 10:29 PM) Coming to a town near you! Six Flags over Wal-Mart! God seriously why do they have to be hell-bent on world domination? because they are capatalists like most americans -------------------- I'm sorry. I thought this was America.
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Mar 23 2006, 12:20 AM
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at least they chose the right city
stuck up rich people from Plano willing to buy anything expensive good job --------------------  |
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Mar 23 2006, 12:40 AM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 2,499 Joined: 23-February 06 From: El Paso Texas Member No.: 32 |
QUOTE (Lancifer @ Mar 22 2006, 08:57 PM) just wait till all the messicans run the joint over thinking that they're high class now, the rich plano milfs will stick to the willow bend mall or eventually white flight up to mckinney it won't take long for the beans to invade that place -------------------- |
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Mar 23 2006, 05:44 AM
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 GORILLA FLUFFER  Group: Agents Posts: 7,711 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lubbock Member No.: 50 |
QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Mar 22 2006, 10:29 PM) Coming to a town near you! Six Flags over Wal-Mart! God seriously why do they have to be hell-bent on world domination? think about it as another potential zombie-invasion shelter. stocked in advance with everything you need to survive the apocolypse --------------------  QUOTE (Jessica @ May 7 2007, 01:15 PM)  but yeehaw dammit. YEEHAW QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Jun 26 2008, 07:51 PM) ok once upon a time I jacked myself off retarded. Licking anuses, one kindergarten class at a time!! |
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Mar 23 2006, 08:17 AM
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 N 0 t h i n g Group: Members Posts: 1,449 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 54 |
QUOTE Automotive supply aisles are also smaller. "This customer doesn't work on the family's cars," Mr. Lincks said. For some reason I thought that quote was hilarious. --------------------  QUOTE (jonathan83 @ Nov 16 2007, 09:22 PM) |
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Mar 23 2006, 10:18 AM
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 FFFFFFFUCKKKKKKKKKKKK Group: Members Posts: 1,673 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 11 |
QUOTE (Lancifer @ Mar 22 2006, 09:57 PM) just wait till all the messicans run the joint over thinking that they're high class now, the rich plano milfs will stick to the willow bend museum or eventually white flight up to mckinney i fixed this for you |
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Mar 23 2006, 10:38 AM
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QUOTE (Renegadepeon @ Mar 23 2006, 08:17 AM) For some reason I thought that quote was hilarious. omg that's awesome screw all the yuppies who think they're too good to buy their ass wipe paper from walmart. |
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Mar 23 2006, 08:17 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 706 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 20 |
In another article I read, over 1200 types of wine and beer. I'm very curious to see how the beer prices are. Other than that...meh.
-------------------- Beers that I have had, updated July 5th, 2009: 1,548
My Beer List "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel" - Samuel Johnson "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ" - Mahatma Gandhi |
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Mar 23 2006, 10:09 PM
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 Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
i think it opened today or yesterday. unforunately they moved all the staff from the park & preston location to this one, so it's already full of demotivated asshats. I've never seen stupider or ruder walmart employees than i have there.
apparently the whole thing is to make it similar to a Super Target... which the new walmart is located across the street from................. -------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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Mar 23 2006, 10:10 PM
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Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
and actually, that walmart is as close to willowbend as you can get
-------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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Mar 23 2006, 10:11 PM
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Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
TRIPLE POST!
i'mma check it out tomorrow -------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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Mar 23 2006, 10:13 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 5,275 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 2 |
i'll go check it out
just to pee in the frozen foods aisle though |
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Mar 23 2006, 10:16 PM
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Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
Oh lance, you're so anti-establishment
-------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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Mar 23 2006, 10:35 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 5,275 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 2 |
it's sexy isn't it
i bet you want to know the exact date and time that i'll be appearing in that frozen foods isle |
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Mar 23 2006, 10:40 PM
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Fool Group: Members Posts: 2,127 Joined: 23-February 06 From: LBB Member No.: 56 |
Nah. Just telling him that you will be there tomorrow should be enough. He'll wait all day for you.
-------------------- Spam? Isn't that something poor people eat?
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Mar 23 2006, 11:31 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 26-February 06 From: Lubbock Member No.: 89 |
where the hell is plano anyways?
-------------------- Growing a beard is boring, shaving is an adventure.
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Mar 24 2006, 01:10 AM
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Group: Moderators Posts: 2,499 Joined: 23-February 06 From: El Paso Texas Member No.: 32 |
plano is north of the south pole but south of the north pole
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Mar 24 2006, 01:38 AM
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Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
QUOTE (woody @ Mar 24 2006, 01:10 AM) plano is north of the south pole but south of the north pole just north of dallas. it's kinda odd, plano is more or less framed on all sides by a major highway. North side = 121 East side = 75 South side = George Bush (193) West Side = Tollway (Dallas Parkway) okay, so none of them are exact, but pretty much anything of note is within that lil box. -------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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Mar 24 2006, 03:54 AM
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QUOTE (dauss @ Mar 23 2006, 08:17 PM) In another article I read, over 1200 types of wine and beer. I'm very curious to see how the beer prices are. Other than that...meh. shitty just like the prices of beer / wine at sam's club in grapevine, plano light of fort worth. funny note, when the sam's club in grapevine was built it was the largest club in the nation(might still be), and the city wouldnt let them build without offering local vinyards wine. check out world market tho if you go to that area. good selection on beers if i recall. |
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Mar 24 2006, 04:00 AM
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Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
world market is damn good. pick up some fucking orangina while you're there
-------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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Mar 24 2006, 04:45 AM
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Group: Moderators Posts: 2,499 Joined: 23-February 06 From: El Paso Texas Member No.: 32 |
el paso doesn't have alot of stores like that, but they will in about 20 years
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Mar 25 2006, 03:57 AM
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Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
cut n pasted from my "shit you bought" thread.
QUOTE (me) I cannot stand Fallout Boy and their shitty excuse for music. I'm very much more a Floyd/EITS/GY!BE/Doors/Soft Machine kinda guy. It's just not my kind of music. Anywhos, I was checking out the new WalMart in plano today, and lo and behold, Fallout Boy is appearing to sign CD's or some shit. After informing my sister of this fact, she texted me back saying that she wanted me to pick up and get signed one of their albums, so I proceed to stand in line with half a million teenage girls. Some of them were seriously CRYING. It was ghey. I finally get home and she informs me that she's totally gonna put it on eBay. No sir. I was doing this to be the nice big bro. If someone's selling that piece of shit, it's gonna be me. So anywhos, thats my story for the fallout boy cd, it is signed by all 4 members of the band. If anyone wants it, PM me and let me know, cuz it's going on eBay next chance I get. sum it up to say, falloutboy was there today :puke: -------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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