I like going to stores. You can get stuff at stores. Stuff like clothes, movies, food, cleaners, household items, etc.
Sometimes I need many things. Often, I try to keep to the limit for the express line. At my local Walmart, that is 20 items (or less). Rarely do I have less. I try to keep it to 19, actually, so I can get a York Peppermint Patty to make an even 20 items, satisfy my chocolate craving, and clean my breath for a few minutes. I have killed three birds with one piece of candy. (Note: I have never felt like I was on a ski slope after consuming said patty. Cool, yes; slope, no.)
As much as I hate paying more for an item, I sometimes find myself going to Walgreens or CVS to pick up a couple of items. While more expensive, it's faster and more convenient not to traipse around two football fields of store for just a couple of items and then wait in the interminable lines. Especially since Walmart in its last grand re-design made it less efficient (for me) to get through the store.
Before the grand re-design, I used to go to Walmart at least once a week, and I never got out for less than $50. Most of the time, I wouldn't get the one particular item I needed to get.
After the re-design and reducing much of the previously-available choices, I no longer enjoyed shopping there. I went to getting bare necessities on rare occasions. I never cooked at home, so I really didn't need much. Over the course of two years, I went from once-or-more-a-week visits to a visit every two-three months. And I only spent $20-40 during these sporadic visits. In the past year, I have spent less at Walmart in total than I used to spend there in a month.
I have loved you, Walmart, but alas, you have spurned my advances and turned a cold shoulder. It's not me; it's you.
