Stopped by Wallyworld just now. Bad sign.....

[Mic]

I'm only going to tell you what I was told and tell you what I am afraid it means, so don't take this as anything but that.

I go up to ammo case where lady was organizing or whatever.
Tell her I'm there to see how bare they are. She chuckles and says it aint gonna get better then tells me HQ started blocking orders of just about everything but 12 gauge. I ask when............This morning. I ask if it has anything to do with Obama meeting. She.doesn't know, apologizes and tells me she's trying to.keep things stocked.

So, I'm assuming Wally caved.

 

[Texan2]

I dont think she knows what she is talking about. An hourly store employee wouldn't know this fast what is going on at a corporate level.

 

[Younggun]

Nah, wouldn't happen that quick.

I ran in to the same thing at academy, I would recommend calling and asking to speak with a manager.

 

[majormadmax]

Maybe it's that particular store, as if it were true for the entire chain there'd be a ton of info on it on the various firearms forums I frequent.

Not doubting what she told you, but my experience has been that knowledgeable Walmart employees can be either a hit or a miss...

Cheers! M2

 

[grasshopperglock]

Wally did at one time have S&W Model 29's for $450 back in the day.

However, walmart is more powerful then the government. They dump stock and the dollar tanks. Firearm makers are some of the few, American company structures left. On a grand scale. Billions pass hands.

The real deal, IMT:

Supplier's want to see how stable the market will be. Why sell something that in three weeks might be worth 3 times as much? Slow the chain down so we can see where to make the most money.'

 

[Mic]

I hopr you all are correct. She didnt tell me the.store has a new policy. Only that HQ blocked the order of new ammo through the.system. I didnt explain that well. That's why I said Im just making assumptions.

As far as ww being more powerful than the gov......looks to me like they backed down from the snub of not going to ocommie/Biden meeting today.

 

[General Zod]

Right now, not many orders for new ammunition are going anywhere. Everyone's backordered, and a lot of distributors are refusing new orders until the backlog is taken care of. This doesn't mean HQ is blocking their orders, it could just mean they can't currently place one.

I agree that hourly employees aren't going to be likely to have any "inside scoop" on corporate policy changes.

 

[Younggun]

It could very well be that due to limited supplies they are rationing between the stores.

 

[JoeB]

My wife has said all that has happened is home office will now do the ordering instead of the stores...... I tend to agree with younggun....

 

[Lame Bear]

One of my nieces is a district manager over several Wal Mart stores here in Texas. She says nothing different going on. Every year , after the first of the year, corporate evaluates inventory levels for the coming year. Says the last two general election years has drawn inventory levels down much faster than usual. Says new inventory stock should be coming in by late February or early March.Says suppliers are working o/t to fill orders. Says she has heard nothing out of the ordinary from above. L.B.

 

[TX69]

Was she hot

 

[Younggun]

was she hot

wtf

 

[Mic]

No

 

[wilded]

try to order ammo from an wholesaler right now. JMHO

 

[Renegade]

Almost everything you hear from a walmart clerk is either wrong or out of context.

 

[steve-o]

I know how Obama could get Walmart to cave on guns. Grant them an exemption from Obamacare. Walmart would fold in a second

 

[Younggun]

I know how Obama could get Walmart to cave on guns. Grant them an exemption from Obamacare. Walmart would fold in a second

He can't, Walmart is to large of an employer for his voting base.

 

[Dreamliner787]

What is it that the WH want Walmart to do regarding guns & ammo?

 

[Younggun]

Support for no sales without background check and ammo regulations. They need a big backer to counter the NRA

 

[M. Sage]

There's often a reason why people who work at Walmart work at Walmart...