Walmart Supercenter At 111 Yale St.

[Ross]

Word on the street is that it's based on speculation of plans for a second Heights Wal-Mart.

Is this going to be similar to the Starbucks hegemony on West Gray, but with a Super WalMart on each side of the street?

[fwki]

We need a Sam's Club.

[Triton]

Not sure if this has been stated here but for those that don't feel like searching 87 pages to find it, Walmart opens this upcoming Friday (Oct 26th). Same day as Kroger on Studemont. Interesting competition we have going on here..

Edited October 21, 2012 by Triton

[kylejack]

Not sure if this has been stated here but for those that don't feel like searching 87 pages to find it, Walmart opens this upcoming Friday (Oct 26th). Same day as Kroger on Studemont. Interesting competition we have going on here..

You could at least check the page you posted on.

[HTX]

We need a Sam's Club.

I'd vote to do away with the Super Block park to make space for Sams

[barracuda]

All the Sam's Clubs in the area are located along freeways outside the loop. There is probably less of a market for bunker-sized packaging in most parts of the loop due to demographics and limited storage space.

That said, there are some large parcels near NW Mall along 610 that might be ideal for a Sam's Club. Or, perhaps they could buy the land from the Emes Place developer, turn it into a Sam's Club, and connect it to I-10 over the bayou.

Edited October 21, 2012 by barracuda

[RedScare]

I'm so upset. I will be out of town on Friday, so I won't be able to see Leonard and s3mh picketing the new Walmart on opening day. Can someone take pictures for me?

[kylejack]

All the Sam's Clubs in the area are located along freeways outside the loop.

And so were all the Walmarts until they built one in the Heights.

Still, I'd prefer a second ITL Costco.

[RedScare]

And so were all the Walmarts until they built one in the Heights.

Still, I'd prefer a second ITL Costco.

It's within a couple hundred feet of the feeder. That pretty much counts as along the freeway.

[TheNiche]

I'm so upset. I will be out of town on Friday, so I won't be able to see Leonard and s3mh picketing the new Walmart on opening day. Can someone take pictures for me?

No worries, I've got you covered. Them too, as I plan on buying them some Kleenex, lest they cry me a bayou to try and prove their stormwater runoff concerns.

Need me to pick up some 50-pound bags of dog food while I'm there?

[TGM]

Anyone planning to tailgate at the grand opening?

[samagon]

And so were all the Walmarts until they built one in the Heights.

Still, I'd prefer a second ITL Costco.

Welcome to Costco, I love you.

So with a Walmart grand opening, how does it work? It's 24 hours right? Do they open at midnight, or is it some other arbitrary time during the day? I want to be the first to walk the hallowed halls in its pristine state before it gets overrun.

Edited October 22, 2012 by samagon

[kylejack]

It's within a couple hundred feet of the feeder. That pretty much counts as along the freeway.

I was talking about inside the loop.

[Triton]

You could at least check the page you posted on.

Damn.

[JLWM8609]

Anyone planning to tailgate at the grand opening?

I was thinking some HAIFers would be there. Maybe they could hold up some signs that say "Hi s3mh!", take photos and post them here?

I'm glad I have a place inside the loop where I can now purchase oil filters and frozen pizzas at 2am.

[Jesse]

For the love of god, can we please lock this thread down on October 27th?

[samagon]

For the love of god, can we please lock this thread down on October 27th?

I think it should be stickied, as a memorial. :-p

I wonder, if it gets locked, does the poll get locked as well? Cause apparently, voting bumps the thread too. that would be awkward ;-)

[west20th]

For the love of god, can we please lock this thread down on October 27th?

Anyone forcing you to view it?

[Jesse]

Anyone forcing you to view it?

Just my own obsessions

[Ross]

I walked past the WaMart and over the Bridge of Death this evening. I was on the East side of Yale, where the sidewalk goes all the way to I-10. The only danger I encountered was trying not to slip on all of the acorns craftily placed on the sidewalk by the evil oak tree at the South end of the bridge. I may have to take a chain saw to it to save other pedestrians from the horrors of acorn slippage.

[TGM]

I walked past the WaMart and over the Bridge of Death this evening. I was on the East side of Yale, where the sidewalk goes all the way to I-10. The only danger I encountered was trying not to slip on all of the acorns craftily placed on the sidewalk by the evil oak tree at the South end of the bridge. I may have to take a chain saw to it to save other pedestrians from the horrors of acorn slippage.

I'm working on an undercover documentary on the acorn problem. Oh, it's been done? Nevermind.

A neighbor of mine tells me that every 12-15 years they see a substantial increase in acorn "production". Any tree person care to weigh in on why this occurs? Speaking of weighing in on it, the nexdoor neighbor has had a few big branches break off due to the weight of the acorns. Ross, you way want to consider a different route to Wal-Mart, because the combined weight of the acorns on the Yale street bridge may cause a butterfly effect that could result in the collapse of the bridge. Scientists in India are already picking up abnormal seismic readings due to the increased bridge traffic. The Aztecs predicted all of this....we were warned.

[JJxvi]

Sounds like the trees might have a deficiency in caliper inches if branches arent holding their weight.

[JJxvi]

Scientists in India are already picking up abnormal seismic readings due to the increased bridge traffic. The Aztecs predicted all of this....we were warned.

Thats a relief. We wouldn't want any aztecs or scientists in India getting convicted of manslaughter because they didnt provide definite and adequate disaster warning.

[samagon]

Sounds like the trees might have a deficiency in caliper inches if branches arent holding their weight.

It seems that the developers were trying to ensure our safety when they removed the trees.

[TGM]

Thats a relief. We wouldn't want any aztecs or scientists in India getting convicted of manslaughter because they didnt provide definite and adequate disaster warning.

Yes, I hear that in their traffic laws it's not considered vehicular manslaughter if you honk before running them over.

No convictions will occur here in the USA, because the "End is Near" crowd has prophesied the pending bridge collapse with great fervor.

[Firebird65]

I know people who work at the store are too busy to be reading this forum now but congratulations to the new Heights WalMart on your grand opening today.

[Scott08]

I logged on to see the outrage that the store is opening today, and left disappointed. Walmart shoppers 1, Heights yuppies 0.

[Firebird65]

I logged on to see the outrage that the store is opening today, and left disappointed. Walmart shoppers 1, Heights yuppies 0.

Maybe the protestors are inside the store... shopping. LOL!

[fwki]

Maybe the protestors are inside the store... shopping. LOL!

You know it! That's the irony of the whole issue, one by one they will cave in. First it will be to get McDonalds for the adopted counter-ethnic kid, then it will be for rescue dog food and after the debt burden crushes these hypocrites, it's midnite on the first of the month for soy milk.

[kylejack]

I know people who work at the store are too busy to be reading this forum now but congratulations to the new Heights WalMart on your grand opening today.

Well that, and internet is a luxury a minimum wage worker can't really afford.