Comments on: Save Money by Walking to WalMart

By: Online College

Online College — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:32:59 +0000

I agree I know it is good to walk but I live in an area that is highly populated and also had a section in the news paper called “Flori-DUH” for all the stupid things people do here. So safety really is an issue.

By: LuLuGal

LuLuGal — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:39:48 +0000

@ Prosperity:
I know it is good to walk…the road is just crazy.

@ JB:
I do the same thing too, so I am thinking about the weight of the bags.

By: JB

JB — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:48:25 +0000

I don’t know about you… but when I go to Wal-Mart, I buy a weeks worth of groceries and other supplies. That amounts to several bags (20+)… it would be impossible to carry that many home.

Walking is a good idea though… but it does take a lot of time.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:06:28 +0000

I love walking to places near me when the weather is nice. As for the wal-mart, around me there are literally 4 stinkin walmarts within 30 miles.

By: Prosperity Writer

Prosperity Writer — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:44:03 +0000

its not just walmart. if you have errands and you can walk, its actually good idea. its good for your health too.

By: Mark @ TheLocoMono

Mark @ TheLocoMono — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:19:41 +0000

Okay then safety is certainly a priority here. You could always park in the farthest spot in the parking lot and get some excersise that way.

By: LuLuGal

LuLuGal — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:02:42 +0000

@ Mark:
There is no such thing here. Where I live there is just the grass on the side of the road. There is no pedestrian crossing on the road either.

It is a small place and I guess they figure no one would want to walk there.

Now the place my boyfriend lives has sidewalks and crossings and all that good stuff. I just want my mother to understand that the cars here do not slow down because no one expects you to be walking here.
Oh and the WalMart is 1.3 miles away. I pulled it up on Google.

By: Mark @ TheLocoMono

Mark @ TheLocoMono — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:01:43 +0000

Isn’t there a sidewalk or a pedstrian crossing on your route? All you have to do is just find the safest point to walk/cross and you will be fine.

Everything else is just a distraction so tune them out to increase your alertness. I am Profoundly Deaf and have walked everywhere, not just on dangerous streets but ravines, etc… I could not hear a car barrelling into me if it honked the horn the whole way and hundreds of people are screaming their heads off to tell me to watch out.

But if I stay alert, the slightest moment I see something wrong with the picture, I know which way to look.

By all means, find the quiet hour on your route and walk it with some friends, get to know where you can cross or walk safely. Drive the route at different times of the day so you can become familiar with the traffic and pick the best time to walk.

I am amazed at how people drive around the block to 7-11 for a slurpie.