More Walmart policy changes? - Page 2

Newton24b · January 24, 2012, 10:17 AM

ammunition from the locked cases is well considered to be a more potent useful blend then the boxes of target loads for your 12 gauge bird gun over on the endcap next to the fishing waders.

the only firearm related items that require an escort through the building and out to the front entrance is actual guns. ammunition they sell to you and let you go about your way.

seriously, they arent supposed to let you leave the gun counter without paying for that 9mm, 22lr, etc. they ring it up, check your age, make change, put it in a bag tie it up and staple the reciept to it and say "thank you for being a walmart customer. is there anything i can do to make your shopping experience more enjoyable?"

its locked up because people wanna steal it. you know a box of 100 9mm goes into any purse or coat pocket. its alot harder to carry a 100 round case of 12guage winchester aa clays loads out.

Mike1234 · January 24, 2012, 11:55 AM

I've been buying ammo from Walmart for about two years in my area. I recently stopped buying it there but but that's another story. I've always had to pay for it in sporting goods. The good thing is, if there are no items to weigh they'll usually check everything there so I don't have to go through two check-outs.

pgdion · January 24, 2012, 11:56 AM

At the Walmarts here you have to buy the ammo at the gun counter. But the line there is always short and you can buy the ammo and then do the rest of your shopping or just buy everything at the ammo counter if you just have a few things. Easy, actually easier than waiting in lines up front.

22-rimfire · January 24, 2012, 11:56 AM

Assuming this is the "new policy", the reason has to be...

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Their lawyers are terrified that someone will buy ammunition, then pull out a weapon -- load it -- and either kill themselves or others in the store.

With the increase in concealed carry everywhere, this in fact could be the reason. You know... the "walmart walk"...

So far, I have not run into this at any of the Walmarts that I visit in my area. But the last time I bought ammo there was in December 2011.

I saw my first AR's in a Walmart recently in Clarksville TN. I had previously seen Mini's in my area, but no ARs. To be honest, I am somewhat surprised that they carry them regardless of the pricing. But it is a good step in the right direction as far as I'm concerned.

One thing that has always surprised me is that the ammo counter person does not tie the bag shut with the receipt when you buy it there in every Walmart I have visited and purchased ammunition. I do it personally because I want to reduce any suspicion of shoplifting when I go to the main registers to pay for the rest of my order.

I do pay for my entire purchase at the ammo counter if I am only picking up a few things.

ronto · January 24, 2012, 01:21 PM

At my local Walmart, you can pay at sporting goods or up front, which ever you prefer. The only problem I have is hunting down the sporting goods clerk to open the case...Sometimes I have to go to the auto dept. and have the guy paged.

Crazy88Fingers · January 24, 2012, 01:26 PM

Don't forget it wouldn't be too hard to slip a handful of 9mm into your pocket and leave a half-empty box (that may seem full) lying on a shelf somewhere.

Walklightly · January 24, 2012, 03:07 PM

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I always make the sporting goods counter my last stop. I pay for ammo and everything else there. I avoid any back-up there might be at the regular registers.

You do know they sell tomatoes by the lbs.

No scales

22-rimfire · January 24, 2012, 05:19 PM

But the knives have scales!

thedaddycat · January 24, 2012, 08:14 PM

I don't recall being told I have to pay for ammo at the SG counter, but if I'm just picking uip a box or two I do anyhow. One time I went in years ago and bought some ammo. I'm not sure what chambering it was, only that it was something that I could use in either a carbine or hand gun. The guy asked me what I was going to shoot it in, I told him "A gun". He asked "What kind of gun?" I told him "I have several different ones that will shoot this ammo" He asked "Is it a handgun?" I told him "I have both hand guns and long guns that take this ammo, so it depends which one I'm shooting it in." When he started to ask another question I told him "I'm over the age of 21 so it's legal for me to buy this ammo, and it's none of your, Wal-Mart's or anyone elses business what guns I have or which ones I'm going to shoot this ammo in..."

I did have one guy tell me that they would not sell you a gun and the ammo at the same time, that a manager had to walk the gun out and turn it over to you at the door. I asked why that was. He said something to the effect that then you wouldn't have both of them at the same time. I asked him if he had any idea of how many of the patrons in the store had a concealed carry permit and were in fact walking around the store armed at that very moment. He just gave me the "deer in the headlights" stare as I walked away....

xjbanker · January 24, 2012, 10:01 PM

I bought ammo from walmart last month and had to pay for it in sporting goods. They said it was policy

kinggabby · January 25, 2012, 01:18 AM

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I bought ammo from walmart last month and had to pay for it in sporting goods

Same here pay for it back in SG but no escort here.

patrickmn · January 25, 2012, 02:16 AM

Normally, you either pay for it in Sporting Goods and walk off with it, or they carry it to the front so it is waiting for you when you get done shopping. They do the same thing for perfume, electronics, and jewelry. It has been like that for years. There are people who steal $2 flea collars for their cats, so I can't hold it against a store for wanting to protect items like ammo that can easily cost $20-30 and fit in a single pocket.

In this case, the guy was on his fourth day, so he probably didn't have a code for the register yet. He couldn't ring up the sale, but he knew from training that if you aren't paying now he is supposed to take it up front, so he did what he learned in training.

Irish B · January 25, 2012, 02:21 AM

I pay for it at the sporting counter. Problem solved. What's the big deal

Walklightly · January 25, 2012, 02:34 AM

I wish I had money to buy ammo to find out for my self, I only live one mile from Walmart. Any donor's?

dabigguns357 · January 25, 2012, 08:52 AM

It is the current policy of walmart and has been for some time that anything locked up(ammo,guns,jewelry)have to be paid for at the counter.

The only time it gets a walk to the front for you is at night or the person that is in the dept isn't register trained.All ammo sales should be done at the sporting goods counter,same for jewelry and now TLE or tire/lube/express.

Have a nice day and thank you for shopping at walmart

Fishbed77 · January 25, 2012, 12:11 PM

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I find walsmart such a demoralizing negative experience I never go there. Solves that problem

Same here. There's no good reason to bother with that place.

I can buy ammo just as cheap or cheaper at Sportsman's Warehouse. Instead of hunting down an associate to open a locked cabinet, I can just browse at my leisure, grab what I need, and pay for it on the way out.

Everything else can just come from Target or the grocery store.

ripnbst · January 25, 2012, 01:57 PM

My biggest gripe with buying ammo at Walmart is that their outdoor section never has anyone working it so I have to hunt for someone to come unlock the case. Takes like 10-15 minutes usually because the person you find is almost never the person with the key. Then that person has to be paged etc etc.

Buying ammo at Walmart sucks and this makes it worse.

Tuzo · January 25, 2012, 04:07 PM

Local Walmart requires paying for ammo and firearms at the sporting goods counter. No escort for ammo purchases but for a firearm purchase an associate will carry a firearm to the exit and hand it to you when you leave.

boostedtt91 · January 25, 2012, 05:33 PM

thats understandable that they don't want you to take it and carry it around with you and pay with your groceries. I don't have any problem with having to pay for it by itself before paying for groceries. The way people are anymore, im sure many people will try and steal boxes of ammo, or while there walking around the store with it, they could open the box and take some ammo out of it and then put the box back on the shelf.

boostedtt91 · January 25, 2012, 05:35 PM

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My biggest gripe with buying ammo at Walmart is that their outdoor section never has anyone working it so I have to hunt for someone to come unlock the case. Takes like 10-15 minutes usually because the person you find is almost never the person with the key. Then that person has to be paged etc etc.

Buying ammo at Walmart sucks and this makes it worse.

I usually go after work to by ammo which is around midnight when yes there isnt anyone working in Sporting Goods, but i know the routine which isnt to much of a big deal. Electronics is right next to sporting goods so i just first go to Electronics and tell them i need ammo and someone will help me right away

kealil · January 25, 2012, 05:44 PM

It has always been that way here in pensacola. You either check out in sporting goods or have the ammo taken up to checkout for you. Its not a big deal.

FrosSsT · January 25, 2012, 05:59 PM

You guys are lucky that your local walmart even sells guns and ammo. Im from jersey and the closest thing to a weapon my local walmart sells is martha stewart kitchen knives

AK103K · January 25, 2012, 07:04 PM

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I find walsmart such a demoralizing negative experience I never go there. Solves that problem

Same here. There's no good reason to bother with that place.

You boys must have no sense of humor what so ever. Walmart has to be one of the best on going "shows" on the planet, and you dont have to spend a cent if you dont want to.

Where else can you see 400 pound "cuties" in short shorts and halter tops, and one armed Amish girls checking out Ipods in the same isle?

Mike1234 · January 25, 2012, 08:04 PM

post removed... wrong forum

OCMandP · January 25, 2012, 10:34 PM

Bought some ammo at Walmart last weekend, had to pay for it (and everything else since I was there) at the sporting goods counter.

Bought some more ammo today at academy. They gave me the box to pay uP front.
Weird differences

January 24, 2012, 11:56 AM	#28
pgdion Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 2010 Location: MPLS, MN Posts: 1,214	At the Walmarts here you have to buy the ammo at the gun counter. But the line there is always short and you can buy the ammo and then do the rest of your shopping or just buy everything at the ammo counter if you just have a few things. Easy, actually easier than waiting in lines up front. __________________ 597 VTR, because there's so many cans and so little time!

January 24, 2012, 01:21 PM	#30
ronto Senior Member Join Date: January 5, 2007 Location: Smack Dab in the Middle of Nowhere. Posts: 505	At my local Walmart, you can pay at sporting goods or up front, which ever you prefer. The only problem I have is hunting down the sporting goods clerk to open the case...Sometimes I have to go to the auto dept. and have the guy paged. __________________ "We will do this: we will hang together, we will keep our organization, our arms, our discipline, our hatred of oppression, until one universal shout goes up from an admiring age that this Missouri Cavalry Division preferred exile to submission, death to dishonor". General Joseph O. Shelby, CSA (1830-1897) The only Confederate General who refused to surrender himself or his 1,000+ "Iron Brigade".

January 24, 2012, 01:26 PM	#31
Crazy88Fingers Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2010 Location: WesTex Posts: 958	Don't forget it wouldn't be too hard to slip a handful of 9mm into your pocket and leave a half-empty box (that may seem full) lying on a shelf somewhere. __________________ "And I'm tellin' you son, well it ain't no fun, staring straight down a .44" -Lynyrd Skynyrd

January 25, 2012, 02:16 AM	#37
patrickmn Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 101	Normally, you either pay for it in Sporting Goods and walk off with it, or they carry it to the front so it is waiting for you when you get done shopping. They do the same thing for perfume, electronics, and jewelry. It has been like that for years. There are people who steal $2 flea collars for their cats, so I can't hold it against a store for wanting to protect items like ammo that can easily cost $20-30 and fit in a single pocket. In this case, the guy was on his fourth day, so he probably didn't have a code for the register yet. He couldn't ring up the sale, but he knew from training that if you aren't paying now he is supposed to take it up front, so he did what he learned in training. __________________ Patrick

January 25, 2012, 02:21 AM	#38
Irish B Senior Member Join Date: October 10, 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 359	I pay for it at the sporting counter. Problem solved. What's the big deal __________________ If a man hasn't found something worth dying for, he isn't fit to live

January 24, 2012, 10:17 AM	#26
Newton24b Junior member Join Date: February 10, 2009 Posts: 974	ammunition from the locked cases is well considered to be a more potent useful blend then the boxes of target loads for your 12 gauge bird gun over on the endcap next to the fishing waders. the only firearm related items that require an escort through the building and out to the front entrance is actual guns. ammunition they sell to you and let you go about your way. seriously, they arent supposed to let you leave the gun counter without paying for that 9mm, 22lr, etc. they ring it up, check your age, make change, put it in a bag tie it up and staple the reciept to it and say "thank you for being a walmart customer. is there anything i can do to make your shopping experience more enjoyable?" its locked up because people wanna steal it. you know a box of 100 9mm goes into any purse or coat pocket. its alot harder to carry a 100 round case of 12guage winchester aa clays loads out.

January 24, 2012, 11:55 AM	#27
Mike1234 Junior member Join Date: June 30, 2010 Location: Alamo City Posts: 356	I've been buying ammo from Walmart for about two years in my area. I recently stopped buying it there but but that's another story. I've always had to pay for it in sporting goods. The good thing is, if there are no items to weigh they'll usually check everything there so I don't have to go through two check-outs.

January 24, 2012, 05:19 PM	#33
22-rimfire Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 5,323	But the knives have scales!

January 24, 2012, 08:14 PM	#34
thedaddycat Senior Member Join Date: September 25, 2011 Posts: 388	I don't recall being told I have to pay for ammo at the SG counter, but if I'm just picking uip a box or two I do anyhow. One time I went in years ago and bought some ammo. I'm not sure what chambering it was, only that it was something that I could use in either a carbine or hand gun. The guy asked me what I was going to shoot it in, I told him "A gun". He asked "What kind of gun?" I told him "I have several different ones that will shoot this ammo" He asked "Is it a handgun?" I told him "I have both hand guns and long guns that take this ammo, so it depends which one I'm shooting it in." When he started to ask another question I told him "I'm over the age of 21 so it's legal for me to buy this ammo, and it's none of your, Wal-Mart's or anyone elses business what guns I have or which ones I'm going to shoot this ammo in..." I did have one guy tell me that they would not sell you a gun and the ammo at the same time, that a manager had to walk the gun out and turn it over to you at the door. I asked why that was. He said something to the effect that then you wouldn't have both of them at the same time. I asked him if he had any idea of how many of the patrons in the store had a concealed carry permit and were in fact walking around the store armed at that very moment. He just gave me the "deer in the headlights" stare as I walked away....

January 24, 2012, 10:01 PM	#35
xjbanker Junior Member Join Date: November 3, 2011 Location: utah Posts: 14	I bought ammo from walmart last month and had to pay for it in sporting goods. They said it was policy

January 25, 2012, 02:34 AM	#39
Walklightly Junior member Join Date: September 28, 2011 Posts: 985	I wish I had money to buy ammo to find out for my self, I only live one mile from Walmart. Any donor's?

January 25, 2012, 08:52 AM	#40
dabigguns357 Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2008 Location: Ona,West Virginia Posts: 1,215	It is the current policy of walmart and has been for some time that anything locked up(ammo,guns,jewelry)have to be paid for at the counter. The only time it gets a walk to the front for you is at night or the person that is in the dept isn't register trained.All ammo sales should be done at the sporting goods counter,same for jewelry and now TLE or tire/lube/express. Have a nice day and thank you for shopping at walmart __________________ it's better to have a gun on your hip than one to your head

January 25, 2012, 01:57 PM	#42
ripnbst Senior Member Join Date: November 24, 2010 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 1,552	My biggest gripe with buying ammo at Walmart is that their outdoor section never has anyone working it so I have to hunt for someone to come unlock the case. Takes like 10-15 minutes usually because the person you find is almost never the person with the key. Then that person has to be paged etc etc. Buying ammo at Walmart sucks and this makes it worse.

January 25, 2012, 04:07 PM	#43
Tuzo Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 797	Local Walmart requires paying for ammo and firearms at the sporting goods counter. No escort for ammo purchases but for a firearm purchase an associate will carry a firearm to the exit and hand it to you when you leave.

January 25, 2012, 05:33 PM	#44
boostedtt91 Senior Member Join Date: January 28, 2011 Location: Danville, Pa Posts: 520	thats understandable that they don't want you to take it and carry it around with you and pay with your groceries. I don't have any problem with having to pay for it by itself before paying for groceries. The way people are anymore, im sure many people will try and steal boxes of ammo, or while there walking around the store with it, they could open the box and take some ammo out of it and then put the box back on the shelf.

January 25, 2012, 05:44 PM	#46
kealil Senior Member Join Date: July 27, 2011 Posts: 270	It has always been that way here in pensacola. You either check out in sporting goods or have the ammo taken up to checkout for you. Its not a big deal. __________________ "A weapon without a name is nothing; Just another hunk of steel, wood, or what have you. A weapon with a name is more. It is a partner, a friend, and a comrade to the end"

January 25, 2012, 05:59 PM	#47
FrosSsT Senior Member Join Date: July 17, 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 595	You guys are lucky that your local walmart even sells guns and ammo. Im from jersey and the closest thing to a weapon my local walmart sells is martha stewart kitchen knives

January 25, 2012, 08:04 PM	#49
Mike1234 Junior member Join Date: June 30, 2010 Location: Alamo City Posts: 356	post removed... wrong forum Last edited by Mike1234; January 26, 2012 at 10:33 AM.

January 25, 2012, 10:34 PM	#50
OCMandP Junior Member Join Date: January 20, 2012 Location: Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas Posts: 7	Bought some ammo at Walmart last weekend, had to pay for it (and everything else since I was there) at the sporting goods counter. Bought some more ammo today at academy. They gave me the box to pay uP front. Weird differences