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If the area is too congested, just shop elsewhere. We have lots of places to get groceries

Will it be a 24 hour shop or a pesky 6am-11pm?

After this post started I left my home in Pine Hills to purchase some gas at the Colony Shell and checked out the very large parking lot that the new Walmart neighborhood market has. After five years in The Villages I still see some cutting The Villages down.This is normal after leaving your home town and moving here among strangers. Sometimes people say to me this is not like Chicago or NYC or Minneapolis but it's our home now and we have to make this work. Please try to put aside your differences and let's try to make this our home away from home. Sometimes we don't understand how people are in different parts of this beautiful country.Sometimes they don't get our jokes (or humor) but it is all in good faith. Sometimes I look around and I wonder how I got to where I am, with great friends and their families playing golf and so full of life that I have never seen or never paid attention to until now in my busy life that I had before I moved here. I agree with Grace.The people run this piece of heaven know their stuff and as my old friend John said "It don't get much better than this"

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Originally Posted by Chatbrat (Post 1438708)

Looks like the Shell station will be lucky if he sells 5 gals/month--he's been ripping off people too long--because he was the only show in town @ that end

Additionally, who cares to walk in there in the morning and the counter attendant has a cheap boom box blaring trashy a** rap and as you're leaving she states "have a blessed day". Today was my very last day that I will ever walk through those doors; until the new Wal-Mart opens, I will go out of my way and drive to the Marathon on the other end of 466a to fuel the cart up.

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Originally Posted by Uberschaf (Post 1438907)

All I can say is, AMEN!

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Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan (Post 1438913)

I will point out that there is a Circle K Shell due east on 446A/Miller. Only another mile and a half away toward 441 and gas is always 10 cents less than Colony.

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1438686)

I think it will be a plus. I have learned since moving to The Villages that a lot of people haven't grown up with Walmart and some even have a prejudice against Walmart.

They have huge buying power and often you can find items much less expensive than anywhere. This draws people who have always watched their money and those who must watch their not much money.

Yep. I like Walmart.

Walmart beats the price on many items compared to other stores. However, those who have a prejudice regarding Walmart, probably have a well-founded prejudice.

There is a huge difference between a Walmart Super Store and a Walmart Neighborhood Market, other than the size of the store.

Walmart Neighborhood stores are traditionally, much more expensive than the Super Stores. My guess is to be prepared for these stores to be on a parallel with Publix, price-wise.

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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore (Post 1438768)

Speaking of which, here's the biggest problem I have with Walmart (and some other large corporations).

[url]https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/04/15/report-walmart-workers-cost-taxpayers-6-2-billion-in-public-assistance/#3b883aab720b[/url]

While I applaud Walmart's growth into such a large company and provide low prices, I really wished my tax money wasn't needed...helping them do it. :mad:

If by some chance this post gets deleted from complaints, by those who don't like the truth...it doesn't change the facts. :shrug:

Thank you for posting that! Truthfully, I never thought about Walmart's low wages. Of course many of their people would have to be subsidized, now that you brought this to my attention.

Hmmmmm . . . live and learn.

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Originally Posted by Uberschaf (Post 1438907)

"the people who run this place know their stuff"

Well in my humble view if they did they would have built bike trails that were designed solely for bike riders. The MMP would not be MMP's because only golf carts would be allowed. Pedestrians would have nature trails.

Growth would have been better managed because all overbuilding does is over crowd and over crowding causes congested roads, businesses, etc, and critter over populations. Home price ranges would not be so far extended. It would have truly been a gated community. It would have had a Homeowner Association that had some real decision making power...well that is an iffy issue.:D

People who seem hell bent on defending TV also seem hell bent on defending the Developer, and they appear to do so in a tone and manner of taking the high moral ground I don't believe either has to be defended as both speak for themselves.

My view is that of a consumer, tax payer, amenity fees payer and my focus with the Developer et al is transactional because its all about business and business is business and sentimentality results in poor negotiations.

Indeed this is a decent place not the worse not the best
and I do my part with the people I know to make it pleasant. Again this is an observation, an opinion and not a complaint.

Personal Best Regards:

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Originally Posted by rubicon (Post 1438959)

I think you replied to the wrong post, what has this to do about the Walmart parking lot?

No, the pumps are there for decoration, look again!

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Originally Posted by Mrs. Robinson (Post 1438956)

Interesting. I which city have you seen this price difference?

Does anyone know what the stalls will be for that are on the pharmacy side drive through on Moyer Loop? There are no pipes, tanks, tubes etc. in them so what could they be?

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Originally Posted by Mrs. Robinson (Post 1438956)

Walmart beats the price on many items compared to other stores. However, those who have a prejudice regarding Walmart, probably have a well-founded prejudice.

There is a huge difference between a Walmart Super Store and a Walmart Neighborhood Market, other than the size of the store.

Walmart Neighborhood stores are traditionally, much more expensive than the Super Stores. My guess is to be prepared for these stores to be on a parallel with Publix, price-wise.

It appears you are wrong.

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