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Wal-Mart has a dirty Wii

2:00 AM on 03.27.2009   |   Brad Nicholson

Wal-Mart has a dirty Wii photo

About two weeks ago, I went into my local Wal-Mart to grab some low fat sour cream. (I have a baked potato fetish. It’s how I get my carbs.) On my way to the refrigerated foods, I stumbled upon a Wii kiosk. Instead of being somewhere sensible, like the electronics section of the store, my Wal-Mart jammed a Wii at the end of an impromptu aisle of off brand soda.

Because it was so wildly out of place, I stopped to admire the set up. It was disgusting. The plastic shell covering the Wii and the hi-definition television were smudged by thousands of tiny fingers, not to mention streaked with some weird sugary substance. The nunchuck lay unceremoniously on ground, while the Wii remote, still in its proper holder, had nasty brown marks on its sides. The plate where everything rests was covered in rings from a chocolate pudding cup, dust, and black flecks. To top it off, a used napkin and spoon were left beside the console.

I have to admit though, the ice cream (not pictured) on the Vitamin Water side of the Wii tasted pretty good despite its warmth.

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Rabite's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 02:02
Rabite
Best place for a Wii: As far from the real games as possible.
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 02:03
pedrovay2003
Ha ha, rabite.

I knew Wal-Mart had problems, but... Wow, I just don't know about this one. At least the ice cream was good.
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 02:05
RAB
in before journalism
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 02:07
RAB
im fuckin with you. i thought this was kinda funny
bluexy's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 02:07
bluexy
BARF
kevinski's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 02:11
kevinski
It's stuff like this that pisses me off. Having worked retail before, it's disgusting to see how fucking lazy a lot of people are, leaving various food-related refuse lying around. Hell, when I was a cart attendant, I'd even find dirty diapers left in carts in the parking lot. Gross.
TheCleaningGuy's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 02:12
TheCleaningGuy
Eurgh.
Makes me glad I don't have a walmart near my house.
Stahlbrand's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 02:19
Stahlbrand
I was in a walmart just a few hours ago, there was an RB2 kiosk that some savages had just raped. One of the drum sticks had its nub broken off - but, it looked like it had been whittled off, not snapped, because it still came to a roughly conical taper.

The red and green pads had been torn to shit - the rubber layer slashed and gouged until it was mostly gone. The yellow and blue? Untouched.

Did I still play a little? Yeah...

At least it was in the electronics section. Who does that? It must have taken 5-10 minutes to savage the pads like that.
mr spooky's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 02:25
mr spooky
eew
de BLOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 02:26
de BLOO
This why I go to Target. At least they have people check.
ChronosWing's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 02:30
ChronosWing
I swear the majority of people who shop at wal-mart are fucking slobs and should be removed from the gene pool.
Analitic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 02:55
Analitic
best community setup ever...way to go brad!
I too can juggle a wii remote with chocolate ice cream and a smoke all at the same time.
Rabite's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 03:23
Rabite
"Hell, when I was a cart attendant, I'd even find dirty diapers left in carts in the parking lot. "

That's nothing. When I worked at Target stocking shelves it wasn't unusual to find a used diaper laying on the shelf next to a newly opened package of diapers. That job does NOT pay enough.
JDavis1186's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 04:02
JDavis1186
Our local Wal-Mart does have the Wii kiosk in the electronics department... But it's shoved back and away in the aisle with random cellphone power cables and PC games, practically the opposite side of the department from the Wii (and other console) games, accessories, and systems. It's like...

Random misc electronics
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Stereos, optical discs, etc.
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PCs and PC accesories
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Console/handheld games/systems/accesories
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Movie Aisle
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Music CDs (lol)
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PC Games, cellphone chargers, Wii Kiosk
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Random cables

And across from all that (to the right in this diagram), the photo department (including digital cameras and digital photo frames), the case with the iPods and other mp3 players/their accessories, and the cash register.

Up is clothes. Down is toys.

Anyway, perhaps more relevantly, I would shop at a Target instead of Walmart if we had one. There are hardly any Targets in the entire state. In fact, there's only one other place in town to buy videogames at. It's a sad life.
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 06:37
AgentMOO
Needs moar Cleveland steamer
Demtor's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 06:58
Demtor

"Bunch of savages in this town"
John B's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 07:22
John B
And others get upset when I intentionally insult the people who frequent WalMart. I have more to back up my statements now.

And fsck you, Rabite.
ZombiePlatypus's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 08:22
ZombiePlatypus
What's great is, I guarantee somebody who works there was aware of the display's condition. Those stores have enough employees wandering around where a few of 'em probably walked by and didn't care. Of course, when the store is putting a console in the grocery section I don't know if anybody there cares...
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 08:26
DaedHead8
Demtor wins an internet. Also, people disgust me, especially wal-mart people. I'm sorry but if you make it a habit of shopping their, kindly maintain a 5 foot radius from me.
m2hound's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 08:53
m2hound
That is nasty. They must have changed since I have been Wal-Mart it use to be close to the electronics department by the candles...
TheBlackLotus's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 09:00
TheBlackLotus
I second that, Demtor = epic win post of the year. And that wii display is just gross. I mean, they can keep what looks like a 10-foot display of vitamin water looking nice, but can't take some Lysol and a rag to the wiimote? Somethings wrong there.
Maurice Tan's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 09:11
Maurice Tan
Still looks less nasty than the mac & cheese and fried chicken that Dale had on his plate.
Excel-2011's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 09:25
Excel-2011
For a time my Wal-Mart had a Rock Band kiosk in the clothing department.
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 09:33
s0lesurviv0r
I stopped bothering with game kiosks at non-electronic/videogame stores a long time ago. They're either trashed by customers(scratched up DS touchscreens, covered in foodstains/bile/spooge, controllers ripped apart) or neglected by the employees of that department (same demo disc since 07). Wal-mart is a piss stained hellhole no matter what side of the counter you're on.
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 09:34
s0lesurviv0r
I stopped bothering with game kiosks at non-electronic/videogame stores a long time ago. They're either trashed by customers(scratched up DS touchscreens, covered in foodstains/bile/spooge, controllers ripped apart) or neglected by the employees of that department (same demo disc since 07). Wal-mart is a piss stained hellhole no matter what side of the counter you're on.
I be Puppies's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 09:42
I be Puppies
Hm, slow news day, huh?
Demtor's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 11:22
Demtor
Haha, thank you. Thank you. I try ^_^
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 11:26
Chronic Logic
Like a used up whore...
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 13:48
mix
My Wal-mart has NO gaming pods set up, just video's playing.
IV Backstab MC's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 14:01
IV Backstab MC
Even though I think the WII is an underpowered, cheap piece of crap with no good games I am pissed at the level of respect video games are given by people
BattyAdroit's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 15:05
BattyAdroit
When a store's average employee makes $8.23 an hour, why would you expect them to care about something like this? Where is the incentive?

Having spent a few years working at a big box retailer, I can tell you, there is zero pride in the job.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2009 18:07
Darren Nakamura
That is disgusting.
Wintersocks's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2009 10:13
Wintersocks
It looks absolutely delish.
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