Walmart

Did you know Amish people shopped at Walmart?
Me either.
Apparently they do at this one.
It’s a sight I’m still not used to yet.
SO… I strongly dislike Walmart. I don’t like the way they use sweatshop labor to produce cheap goods (you know what the real price is, right? the lives and dignity of the workers). I also don’t like the way they come into a town and steal all the customers away from local shops and services. I suspect this is what happened to Cynthiana. After all, the thinking is: why shop at all these little stores downtown when you can just go to Walmart and buy everything ‘cheap’ one in place?
Unfortunately, I admit that sometimes Walmart is the only place to go when it’s late at night, you’re in a rush, you need to get a variety of stuff, you have little funds, and there’s no other store like Target around. I cringe at this admission. A tiny part of me dies every time I step into Walmart and willingly purchase something.
I truly wish there were more independent stores alive in town (my husband and I have already decided to frequent a few other places for some items), but looks like this Walmart will be my stop in the area when I need this or that. It’s new-​ish, clean-​ish, and stocked with a variety of things from food (ick) to guns to laptops to clothes to baby products and more. Plus, they’ve got a Red Box… and Amish sightings!