Anyone take late night trips to Walmart?

United States
March 18, 2008 2:02pm CST
I live in a dorm, and Walmart is the only place open late at night sometimes when we're all bored! Plus we can get any snacks we want or need there for really good prices. And we never have anything else to do that late either, unless we want to get fast food at taco bell.
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@ruby222 (4847)
18 Mar 08
Although we have loads of supermarkets in the UK that are open 24 hours ..you know ive never been at night!!! If you have time i would think its a fairly good time to shop...certainly better than towards the weekend during the day!!!!
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• United States
18 Mar 08
You would really be surprised... at least around here, the walmart is always crowded. even in the middle of the night we have to wait in huge lines!
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
18 Mar 08
Well I try to always do my shopping at night if I can. I cannot handle crowds and at night there aren't as many people. Wal-Mart is wonderful for that. It allows me to go in and do my shopping when most people are sleeping. Wish I could do it with all my shopping but the pharmacy isn't open at that one 24 hours. I also have taken spontaneous trips to Wal-Mart when we have the money for it and we want something to eat that isn't in the house. Doesn't happen to often for that but it is nice to have it available. That's what I really like. Not having to wait if for some reason I can't. There have been times when we've needed cold medicines or similar as well and being able to get that in the middle of the night especially for the kid in the house really is a life saver at times.
@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
18 Mar 08
I sometimes go to walmart late at night only around Christmas time. Its the best time to shop there because no one is there. But usually I go to walmart every sunday but its early in the morning before the crowd gets there.
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@alexsis (2149)
• United States
18 Mar 08
I use to take late night trips to walmart before my daughter was born. Its better to shop their late at night in my opinion. Its better because theres not many people shopping at that time, and theres not a long line at the register. But you just have to excuse the stockers.
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@shymurl (2765)
• United States
18 Mar 08
Before kids my husband and I would do most of our shopping at night. Now with kids its harder. Sometimes i'll go by myself while my husband stays home with the kids, or vice versa. Its so much easier to shop at night. theres not alot of people in the store. and I can take my time.
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@tinkerick (1257)
• United States
18 Mar 08
I used to frequent the 24 hour grocery stores back when I was in high school. I was a night owl and often went to pick up a late night snack! That was before many of the fast food places started staying open late. Nowadays we have many choices for midnight snacks.
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@havfaith (174)
• United States
18 Mar 08
I take late night trips to wal-mart & county market. I love to do my grocery shopping late night. It is also easier for me to get my husband to go late night than durning the day. Then we hit denny's. I really enjoy going late night cause you don't have all those people to fight through. Havfaith
@CanadaGal (4304)
• Canada
19 Mar 08
I never think to go shopping at Walmart late at night. My local Walmart is open 24 hours now, but for me to go there in the middle of the night seems absurd. I usually do my shopping in the mornings as soon as I drop off the kids to school. It would also be illegal for me to go shopping late at night, because then I'd be leaving my 3 sons, aged 7, 7, and almost 9 at home alone. Once the boys are old enough to be left alone without adult supervision, then my shopping habits may change. I like doing shopping when the stores are less crowded, and I'm sure really late at night (or middle of the night) shopping at walmart would suit me just fine. :)
@luvstochat (6907)
• United States
30 Mar 08
It is nice in a way to go to Walmart late at night because there are not many shoppers in there but the bad thing is that is when they restock their shelves and they usaally have pellets of stuff sitting everywhere that you have to manuver around.
• United States
19 Mar 08
Oh yes, the late night walmart shopping. I remeber the days...back before I was married and had a little one. What fun it was. Now I'm stuck at home as soon as 8:30 hits lol. *sigh* To only be 16 again and hanging out w/ friends.
@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
20 Nov 08
Yes I have done late nite trips at walmart. When I used 2 hang out wit my ex all the time we would go to walmart really late then go out to eat afterwards. It was our normal ritual. We just love walmart that much. I have also gone to walmart really late at night after a nite of drinkin just 2 get snacks n stuff. Sometimes I love 2 do my shopping late at nite at walmart bc there's not a lot of ppl then and less quieter!
@sam_wise (77)
• United States
9 May 08
I usually end up going late at night when I need to replenish my food supply. The restocking can get in the way sometimes. Sometimes the item you want hasn't been restocked yet.