Comments on: Small, Prototype Walmart Supercenter Coming To Atmore

By: eveready

eveready — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 12:41:59 +0000

Glad to see walmart come… Do believe should been put out on rivercane since city of atmore bought all that land out from under the tribe… Would have caught all that money off the interstate instead harold allen is smiling selling the land… Shop Atmore??? REALLYYYY…. You will find maybe one or 2 stores that there prices aint jack up so high… Example needed pully for sears lawnmower .. sears price 18.00 …. atmore price 25.00… Enough said!!!

By: Niecey

Niecey — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 05:38:53 +0000

Ghetto! Really? I live on the southside of town and was born and raised on the north side of town. There is crime all over Atmore..I visit family near the site of walmart and I don’t feel scared. There are upstanding citizens on both sides of town as well as unsavory characters. But I guess each person has their own opinion..By the way, I’m glad Walmart is coming to Atmore!

By: citizen

citizen — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 04:02:14 +0000

it took this many years to get a mini wall mart? ouch

By: Redman

Redman — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 02:57:32 +0000

Remember Atmore K-mart….Remember T G & Y in the 70″s….This may be a memory before we learn where they keep the toilet paper.Bad local.Move it to where its booming……out at the Casino exit.F.S.U back up QB tranferring to Bama in the Spring? Come on Jacob….pick up where A.J.leaves off.

By: John

John — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 18:50:59 +0000

The only way Wal Mart (Say goodbye to “some” of Atmore’s local businesses) can do this is if you let them. Continue to support the local companies and they will survive. If you don’t they will fall by the wayside due to people not shopping there. The problem is that people will buy the cheap China made stuff instead of American made because of price. Most individuals will not pay $ 25 for a shirt when they can buy a like copy made in China for $10. As for the vendors selling cheap to Wal Mart it’s called volume buying. They don’t have to sell to Wal Mart. Alot people like to blame Wal Mart for everything.If they would shut the doors of every Wal Mart for 90 days every one would SCREAM!!!!

By: downsized

downsized — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 18:13:57 +0000

Geesh!! Atmore is getting a “Small Mart”

By: Senior Shopper

Senior Shopper — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 16:50:52 +0000

I’m sure that having it on the south side would have greatly benefited those of us from the Florida side, and yes, it may hurt some of the small businesses in Atmore; but the truth is, in my opinion, if you are a patron of a small business, for the most part, you will continue to be. If you go for the bargains, you will shop where the bargains are whether Brewton, Pensacola or Bay Minette…or even Atmore. At my age and mobility, I tend to go where I can do everything @ one place while I’m out…it’s the finding parking places and getting in and out of the vehicle that tires me out, so for me, WalMart is good when I have the opportunity to shop there. Thoughts on choosing the north side…perhaps closer to the interstate and the Casino where traveling people would also have better access to a WalMart. Just sayin~

By: No No 60

No No 60 — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 16:25:04 +0000

I have no problem with Walmart, but I, for different reasons, am not happy with the location. Ms. Ward, my recently deceased spouse is buried at Oak Hill, and I find your comment about “dead spirits” quite insensitive. I visit the grave site of my spouse often and have never felt unsafe there. The cemetery is always quiet and peaceful when I visit, and I hate to see this disturbed. Therefore, I feel the location of Walmart beside the cemetery was insensitive of our town leaders as well. Does anyone really believe a masonry wall will eliminate or “soften” the loud, and most times, rude and vulgar voices from the Walmart parking lot? If so, you haven’t visited a Walmart recently. I, personally, don’t want to hear this when visiting the grave of my late spouse, and I don’t believe grieving families attending the interment
of their lost one will appreciate either. I’m saddened that my time of comfort and reverence when visiting the resting place of my spouse will soon be interrupted by
the noise that will surely emanate from the Walmart parking lot.

By: concerned about intelligence of atmore citizens

concerned about intelligence of atmore citizens — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 14:14:44 +0000

to all those commenting about “north and south: side..Walmart will be on the NORTH side of town. Southside is the Florida end of town. Lets all get our maps out and check if you dont believe it. So now all of those concerned with it being on the “southside” can be happy again and quit complaining because you all are the ones that will prob be first in liine when the door opens.

By: Anastasia

Anastasia — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 10:23:57 +0000

I’ve said it before that if we do not watch out our world will be nicknamed “Wally World.”