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by **Phlegm** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:55 pm

Need a date for friday nights? Shop at Walmarts. From ABC news:

July 15, 2005 — From lingerie to lawn mowers, Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer prides itself on offering its customers truly one-stop shopping. Now, customers at a Roanoke, Va., Wal-Mart can peruse the aisles for something extra: a date.

Singles can head to the Roanoke Wal-Mart tonight for the third of the store's weekly singles nights, held every Friday evening. Billed as a way singles can meet their match while filling their cart, participating customers select shopping carts adorned with red bows identifying them as singles looking to mingle. The rest is up to them.

Following the Germans' Lead

The program was hatched by Michelle McGenity, an inventory associate at the Roanoke store, who read an online story about a similar program at a Wal-Mart in Germany. She proposed the idea to her manager, and they devised a plan to publicize it on fliers around the store and even turn it into a charity event. Participants have the option of making a $1 donation to the Children's Miracle Network.

So far, the turnout has been light. But if the early returns are any indication, those who have showed up have enjoyed it.

"First I heard about it, but I'll start coming. I think it's cool," Craig Wood, a single Wal-Mart shopper, said after stumbling upon the event last Friday.

The singles night is the first of its kind at a U.S. Wal-Mart. Management is hopeful it could become as popular as the German program, where managers at two of the discount stores were discussing the woes of traditionally slow foot traffic on Friday nights. Sitting nearby in the Wal-Mart café, they overheard a woman complaining about her difficulty finding a suitable man, and they hatched the plan to start up the singles nights.

Wal-Mart spokesman Amy Wyatt said the German stores see as many as 500 extra customers every Friday during the two-hour singles promotions.

"And that runs the gamut from 20-somethings to single parents to senior citizens. It's extremely popular over there," she said.

Most of the 89 German Wal-Mart stores now run singles promotions, and one even kept track of a couple who got married after meeting at Wal-Mart. Similar programs have since been launched at Wal-Marts in South Korea, Puerto Rico and in the United Kingdom, where the singles nights are known as "trolley dating."

"Overall, it makes sense. You have to do your shopping, and this is a fun way for people to do that and meet other singles at the same time," Wyatt said.

Roanoke store manager Gary Powers said he's not expecting to see a big upsurge in participants right away. So far only a handful of singles have shown up in the first two weeks, some of them by accident.

But coverage from a local television station has helped publicize the event. And in a world where singles are increasingly open to options like online dating, the idea of shopping for groceries, auto parts and dates at the same time could catch on.

"A lot of people are busy and a lot of them don't have time to get out, and this gives them another option over bars and party-type places and the Internet," Powers said.

by **Markarado** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 4:16 pm

That's awesome!

by **Jennay** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 6:27 pm

That's pretty cool. Makes people like my sister who doesn't go out much able to find a guy maybe! I haven't gone into a Walmart in months but I know she'd probably go if I or someone went with her.

by **Kramer** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:59 pm

Wal Mart's are packed on Saturday and Friday nights.....

lots of bored people

by **Tae-Bo** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 8:29 pm

cream of the crop

by **KaiineTN** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:37 pm

You can find me in the parking lot raving with freshly bought Road Flares on singles night, baby! Unless they have a DDR station set up somewhere~

by **Harrison** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:17 am

by **Jeddas** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:48 am

D. Duck wrote:cream of the crop

by **Jennay** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:43 am

lol I guess it depends on which Walmart you go to. So many I've seen were very white trash, but I bet there are nice ones too.

by **Trielelvan** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:26 am

"Overall, it makes sense. You have to do your shopping, and this is a fun way for people to do that and meet other singles at the same time," Wyatt said.

Great, the Walmartians will have even more trash to choose from while attempting to find a perspective mate. Will wonders never cease?

by **kaharthemad** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:30 am

Its great because you can tell alot about the person by whats in their cart...

for males:
Fishing pole and a 12 pack of coors light-------->redneck
xbox games, computer stuff---------------------->nerd
ingredients for dinner(not tv)--------------------->cook

female:
cleaning supplies---------------------------------->neat freak
ingredients for dinner(not tv)--------------------->cook
tampons--------------------------------------------->bitch

by **Trielelvan** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:36 am

roflberries

by **Tossica** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:42 am

People should just start fucking in the aisles.

Psssst... meet me in aisle 6 next to the 10 gallon jugs of pickles!

by **Phlegm** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:40 am

If you think about it, it's not a bad idea. You can pick up someone walking the aisles, go to the snack bar have a meal, and on the way out buy some condoms.

by **Insanityfair** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:43 pm

Tossica wrote:People should just start fucking in the aisles.

Psssst... meet me in aisle 6 next to the 10 gallon jugs of pickles!

Soooooo.....uh Tossica, which one do you go to? :car:

by **Xaiveir** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:44 pm

Phlegm wrote:If you think about it, it's not a bad idea. You can pick up someone walking the aisles, go to the snack bar have a meal, and on the way out buy some condoms.

One stop shopping at its best!

by **Martrae** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 1:13 pm

Cheap date!

by **Xaiveir** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:47 pm

Martrae wrote:Cheap date!

Best kind there is!

by **The Kizzy** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:57 pm

Jeddasbard wrote:
D. Duck wrote:cream of the crop

by **Tossica** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:06 pm

I had better hurry up and register http://www.walmartwhitetrashgangbang.com before some other opportunistic SOB beats me to it!

PS Insanityfair, I can be found at the Coon Rapids Walmart every Friday evening! Just listen for the moans, you'll be sure to find me!

by **brinstar** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:17 pm

Trielelvan wrote:
"Overall, it makes sense. You have to do your shopping, and this is a fun way for people to do that and meet other singles at the same time," Wyatt said.

Great, the Walmartians will have even more trash to choose from while attempting to find a perspective mate. Will wonders never cease?

walmartians rofl

by **Insanityfair** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:03 am

Tossica wrote:I had better hurry up and register http://www.walmartwhitetrashgangbang.com before some other opportunistic SOB beats me to it!

PS Insanityfair, I can be found at the Coon Rapids Walmart every Friday evening! Just listen for the moans, you'll be sure to find me!

Ooo hawt

by **Martrae** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 7:25 pm

Wal-Mart Nixes 'Singles Shopping'
Jul 23, 12:04 PM (ET)

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - Wal-Mart has ditched a program that helped single shoppers find love in the discount store's aisles.

Officials at Wal-Mart headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., ordered their Roanoke store to put an end to Singles Shopping, the only program of its kind at Wal-Mart's U.S. stores.

Taking a cue from Wal-Marts in Germany, the month-old program encouraged customers on Friday evenings to pick up a red bow they could place on their shopping carts as an invitation to other singles. "Flirt points" were set up in various sections of the store.

A Wal-Mart spokesman declined to comment on the reason behind the program's cancellation. But customer Dale Firebaugh, who showed up Friday night hoping to meet his match, said store employees told him several people had complained.

"I'm disappointed," said Firebaugh, 63. "Where can someone over 40 who doesn't smoke or drink or go to bars meet someone?"

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