I Like Walmart....Sort Of

I am not sure what the controversy is all about but I need to say that as the COO and CFO of the Mueller household, I do like Walmart. Well, kind of.It seems that no matter where a Walmart proposes to go up, there is always a crowd of people to oppose it. The area could be in the most depressed part of a city where unemployment is ridiculously high and it would still be opposed. There is a deep, emotional hatred for Walmart.One of the many arguments is that the big box stores, like Walmart, put the mom and pop shops out of business. But the truth is that the Internet has changed how everyone shops. So it also had a hand in putting those shops out of business. Is anyone boycotting the Internet? Who doesn't order goods or services on-line today? Like I stated, I like and dislike Walmart. It is similar to liking and not liking the same movie. The content is good but the actors were not up to my standards. Or the dialogue was good but there was too much swearing for me. I dislike Walmart because most of them that I have been in are not the cleanest places in the shopping world. Most are about as clean as a McDonald's Playland shoe cubbie on a rainy day. And if one of my girls needs to go to bathroom? I just about panic. I should disclose that I am a germaphobe. Could be my schooling. But my kids are almost never sick! But I digress. I do like Walmart for the low prices and for the convenience that it has everything that I need at one stop. As a stay at home dad, it is a challenge to go to separate stores to find items with multiple kids in tow. And with the price of gas and all the driving that stay at home parents do, it just makes sense. Call me lazy or smart or duped. I"ll answer to either of them in regards to Walmart.