[techweenie]

I was researching hair styling tools for a business plan I'm writing and discovered a Walmart was less than 5 miles away (in OC, where I just moved the hell away from this week). I had to ask three uniformed Walmart staff people before I found one who could understand 'hair styling.' The older fellow who understood me appeared to be from somewhere on the Indian subcontinent and was kind enough to guided me to a woman behind a counter in the hair care area who was then able to point out where combs, curling irons, etc. were. I snapped some shots of product with the phone and got the hell out.

I would not have won at Walmart bingo, but I got a very bad feeling from the place, perhaps colored by what I've read about their treatment of workers. I think the feeling was of sadness and resignation by the folks working there.