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Ok, I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I thought it was kind of funny.
My hubby thought that to get a feel for an area, just go to the local walmart, sit in the parking lot, and see who all comes and goes.
If you see folks coming in to shop dressed in their pajamas and slippers ( which is what we see here) then you might want to move on.
I've yet to personally witness the pajama thing, but I've heard about it. Evidently it's a fad. Friends of mine from here went to Indiana over the holidays and witnessed several people up there in various public places wearing pajamas and asked me if I'd ever seen a thing... only then after returning to NC, it was then that they noticed someone at Crabtree. So, don't start to think for a moment that is something unique to Raleigh or North Carolina. Actually, like a lot of other fads, we're probably behind on this one - I don't think I'll complain about it. (being behind, that is)
By the way, Wal-mart makes for a pretty poor barometer as to the tastes or behavior of people living in a particular area. You might as well hang out at Waffle House. When you've been to one Wal-mart, you've been to them all. The mentality of Wal-mart shoppers is pretty ubiquitous no matter part of the country you're in.
By the way, Wal-mart makes for a pretty poor barometer as to the tastes or behavior of people living in a particular area. You might as well hang out at Waffle House. When you've been to one Wal-mart, you've been to them all. The mentality of Wal-mart shoppers is pretty ubiquitous no matter part of the country you're in.
We successfully kept WalMart out of our neighborhood. You're right in that having a WM in your neighborhood doesn't mean your neighbors are the ones doing the shopping. In our neighborhood, the proposed WM was going to draw regionally not locally. We beat them on the traffic issue and with the threat of running council member supporters out of office. Perhaps, the pajama wearers are RV owners who are allowed to park overnight in WM parking lots. LOL
We successfully kept WalMart out of our neighborhood. You're right in that having a WM in your neighborhood doesn't mean your neighbors are the ones doing the shopping. In our neighborhood, the proposed WM was going to draw regionally not locally. We beat them on the traffic issue and with the threat of running council member supporters out of office. Perhaps, the pajama wearers are RV owners who are allowed to park overnight in WM parking lots. LOL
Good for you!! The fact that WF didn't have a Walmart was a selling point for me...then low and behold...I missed that they were plannng on! Urgh...but I still see most of my neighbors at Target anyway.
Good for you!! The fact that WF didn't have a Walmart was a selling point for me...then low and behold...I missed that they were plannng on! Urgh...but I still see most of my neighbors at Target anyway.
Thanks. A non WM neighborhood would definitely be a selling point for me also. The WM experience taught me that if people get involved on a grass roots level they can win. We did not get involved with any of the "ethical" issues but remained focused on the traffic issue.
Yeah, I highly doubt WalMart will give you a good cross section of a city (or part of a city) and its residents. (Particularly when half the people I know refuse to step foot into one.)
So you'll see one group of the local populace...but certainly not a good representation of it.
Ok, I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I thought it was kind of funny.
My hubby thought that to get a feel for an area, just go to the local walmart, sit in the parking lot, and see who all comes and goes.
If you see folks coming in to shop dressed in their pajamas and slippers ( which is what we see here) then you might want to move on.
FYI:
It is all over the place. Mostly with older teenagers, and young adults. They even wear their slippers out. Crazy, but so were platform shoes.
Debbie, I live in the midwest near Kansas City, so this was not directed against NC . When we first moved here Walmart and 2 other grocery stores was the sum total of retail, very rural.
When we are over in the more upscale and affluent areas of KC, we do not see folks in pajamas and slippers. Maybe that's just a coincidence. Either way, I am glad that we are not the only ones seeing it, though I wish none of us was.
I didn't take any offense to your post, just found it rather funny. I personally havent seen that. Maybe I'm usually too much in a rush to be people watching. You know next time I step in the Walmart, I'll be on the lookout. :-)
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. When we first moved here Walmart and 2 other grocery stores was the sum total of retail, very rural. 
