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Coupon Failure Causes Irate Walmart Shopper to Wave Gun at Employees

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:24:24 +0000

As it turns out, the customer is not always right. A Crawfordsville, Florida woman was arrested last week after she pulled a gun on Walmart employees when the store refused to take a coupon she had. After an employee told Mary Frances Almay, 61, they couldn’t accept her coupon, she lost her cool. Almay yelled [...]

Wal-Mart Plans to Hire 100,000 Veterans

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:03:45 +0000

The national unemployment rate spiked following the 2008 financial crash, and it has remained stubbornly high ever since. Unfortunately, it has been even worse for returning American servicemembers. Today, though, Wal-Mart announced a plan to hire 100,000 veterans over the next five years.

Punching a 70-Year-Old Wal-Mart Cashier Is Just a Bad Idea

Dan Seitz — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:59:28 +0000

Wal-Mart can drive anyone over the edge. It’s a huge place with lots of noise, sometimes surly employees, and always surly customers. On the other hand, Jacquetta Simmons let it get to her a little too much and she could spend seven years in jail because of it. Simmons has been convicted of punching Grace [...]

See Spiderman's Truck, Win Spiderman 3 on Blu-Ray

Adam West — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:50:38 +0000

Spidey senses tingling, and it's because Spiderman is coming...well, Spiderman's truck anyway. Don’t miss The Amazing Spider-Man truck as it rolls into town to Walmart. Stop by and check out the give-aways, play the new The Amazing Spider-man video game, enjoy snacks and more. Then head into Walmart to own the exclusive movie sneak peak DVD and the recently released Spider-man Blu-rays.…Coming to Walmart in Cuero, Victoria and Edna.

This Day in History for July 2 – Amelia Earhart Vanishes and More

Amory Gritta — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 14:00:28 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1881 – Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds US President James Garfield, who eventually dies from an infection on September 19 (More info)

1890 – The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act (More info)