Wal Mart...Shame On You!

This happened today and this is the letter I sent to Wal Mart.



To: Wal Mart, Business Relations



Sirs,

First I’d like to say that I am a Wal Mart shopper as is my wife and family.

I am a truck driver and frankly feel discriminated against. After hearing and reading stories of my brother truckers having their trucks towed while they went into a Wal Mart to shop, and Wal Marts seemingly indifference to their situation I was taken back.

Today confirmed that your company does not want to do business with Truck Drivers across America.

I was parked at a truck stop off I-70 and exit 28 near Kansas City. I have been on the road for over two weeks and needed to re-supply my food. I Google Wal Mart and there is a Super Store about ½ miles from the Travel America where I am staying. So I decide to walk the ½ mile and do some shopping.

What do I see when I approach the entrance? A HUGE steel I-beamed gate, which was designed SPECIFICALLY to keep trucks out.

Why?

Are we so offensive to your company that you cannot stand the thought of having a “Truck Driver” come to your store and buy products?

I have posted a photo of this gate on my blog site, and will share it with other Truck Drivers…which I think number in the hundreds of thousands.

We aren’t asking for places to spend the night, just stop playing games so that we can in good conscience shop at Wal Mart nationwide.

You can see the photo of the gate at: http://guncraft.blogspot.com


Sincerely,

Jmurman (real name sent to Wal Mart)

 

I imagine that I'll get some canned letter.

Too bad too, they are at this store basically saying we dont want your business.

 

There's one in Neosho Mo that is also very trucker friendly. I stay there and spend money there. However when I see a large I-Beam bar that will take the top off of anything over 12'6" then I get chaffed.

There seems to be three standards for Wal Mart:

1. Truckers keep out, we don't want you here

2. Trucker friendly

3. Wal Mart wants everyone to shop there

Quite a spread and a big difference.