Reply #35: an urban-designed, green-spaced, 'designer' Wal-Mart is under construction that i can WALK to... [View All]

[bevoette]

they are VERY clever...playing on Austin's pedestrian-friendly/green/aesthetic design preferences

it will, i have NO doubt, be THE most lovely Wal-Mart in the state, probably in the country. it will be chock full of organics and bulk grains and health-food items...

VERY, VERY clever


but they may have trouble. the neighborhood associations fought it tooth and nail. there is EXTREME loyalty to our local grocer (HEB), who just happen to be awesome and have GREAT prices in their own right.

it's gonna be interesting. i, for one, will not shop there. but yes, i can afford to not shop there. but most people in the immediately surrounding area can afford not to shop there.

i think they are banking on the public transportation (bus line) 'depot' at the post office across the street. they are just 'dressing it up' to fit into the neighborhood.

i didn't join in on the protests or anything - i figured 1) the property landlord has a right to sell/lease to whoever the hell he wants as long as it's w/in the law, and 2) a lot of people can only afford to shop there. i'm just not looking forward to the traffic.

but really...i just fuckin HATE Wal-Mart. it's visceral. they can dress it up in native limestone with bamboo flooring and a park-like courtyard and all that shit all they want...it's still fucking Wal-Mart.

bleah :puke: