Well I am planning a trip to visit a dear friend in Seattle, and then to Boise ID to visit my Uncle, and finally off to Yellowstone to fulfill a long time bucket list item to see it again before I die or am too infirm to enjoy it! Car camping Walmart parking lots was something that I did as a young adult, and it was another thing I wanted to re-live, and revive some of those old and cherished memories. UNFORTUNATELY a call to the Walmarts along the way in OR and WA found that they no longer allow over night parking, and if they see you car camping will ask you to be on your way. I did find that the Walmart in Jeromone ID still allows this practice, so after Boise ID and a visit to my Uncle, I plan on hot tailing it to Jermone to stock-up on camping supplies and such before heading into Yellowstone the following day. NOPE< won't shop at ANY WALMART that told me no you can not stay in our parking lot, instead I will frequent Circle J and Pilot Travel Centers that still do encourage the practice, SORRY WALMART, I will now BOYCOTT every Malmart that told me that they would ask us to leave if they found us car camping in their parking lot! Won't stop or shop at ANY! I will save up my needs for the Walmart in Jermone ID that welcomes the practice, nicely situated for a final push into Yellowstone the following day!
I can honestly say THE ONLY REASON I HAVE SHOPPED AT WALMART was because of our car camping memories, I DETEST their business practices, how they treat their employees, how they trample on local business, and now that they are OPENLY HOSTILE to car camping in their parking lots, I will re-think frequenting them. Not much harder to find a Unionized Store in the area to shop at, since the only ting I think they had going for them is now on the outs!
I had so wanted to re-kindle the many youthful memories I had of Car Camping at Walmarts, but, alas, times change and I guess that I must change with them. Walmarts business practices suck, their are hostile to their employees, and now OPENLY HOSTILE to potential customers, even dishing out threats,(I mean really, tell me know but don't threat to call security and the police on me over the fone when I am not even their yet!)
Sign Me,
Now Openly Hostile toward Walmart and it sucky Business Practices!