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Old January 25th, 2009, 02:45 PM   #108
CraigStill
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Originally Posted by FHBrumb View Post
I work for Wal*Mart, and I can tell you that we will be getting and keeping ammunition in stock, as best as we can.

The problem is that the gun industry is seeing a "run" on pretty much everything.

Our Warehousing is getting what it can, and it is trickling out to stores. Unfortunately, the demand far outweighs the supply. This is not a Wal*mart issue, it's supply and demand.

Now, I'm sure you are saying, "But Billy Bob's Sport's Shop has it!" Yes, and Billy Bob paid a premium price for it too. Wal*Mart is not going to buy at a higher mark, and price themselves out of the market, like Billy Bob did.

Keep checking back, and make sure you mention to someone on the Management Team that you are waiting to buy. It is possible for a store to make the decision to drop ammo, guns, pet fish, NASCAR stuff, or anything that's not at the core business of a Wal*Mart, so the store needs to know that the local customers WANT the ammo back in stock, and will buy it.

This is almost word for word what an associate in Berea KY told me last week. No one was hiding ammo nor was there any intent on limiting it's availibility. It is simply a case of supply and demand. And right now the demand exceeds the supply. (She was rather nice about the matter..)

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