[_wp3r]

So to be clear you are not an elitist, but you don't shop at the lower cost store, because the greeter was having a bad day and was not nice enough to you and should have known what class you are and should have shown more reverence?.

[alephnan]

> you don't shop at the lower cost store, because the greeter was having a bad day and was not nice enough to you

People at Wal-mart have a bad day all the time. It's about the customer service. I have less anxiety knowing that if I do run into problems in the store, the staff would be more approachable.

> what class you are and should have shown more reverence

I didn't read the original comment this way. It sounds like you are projecting a bit

[_wp3r]

I would also hope that customer service is awesome all the time, but saying the greeter was not nice enough is a pretty specific dog whistle.

I shop at the wally all the time, and I am just calling an elitist a spade free of any strawman you want to pile on.

[alephnan]

> I would also hope that customer service is awesome all the time, but saying the greeter was not nice enough is a pretty specific dog whistle.

You're probably white and haven't experienced casual racism that exists at Wal-mart and less worldly venues

> dog whistle

> calling an elitist a spade free of any strawman you want to pile on.

Is it an elitist dog whistle when less affluent people also avoid Wal-mart on the sentiment that it's not actually a better value proposition such that customer service is a differentiating factor ? There is extreme poverty where people have to squeeze every penny out of their expenses even if it means trading their time for those pennies, but I'd hardly call a family in the middle ( below the middle class ) vying for Costco or a Target as having elitist preferences.

You're the one who sounds like an elitist white knight suggesting less affluent people have zero options and necessarily have to shop at Wal-mart. For example, Dollar Stores have great service, not actually cheaper, but is perceived as a cost saving to less affluent people.

[_wp3r]

Please dial down the racism.

I love you. Fight the hate!

[potta_coffee]

Repetitively running into grumpy people in a particular place, and choosing to avoid that, is hardly elitism. You're choosing to interpret my statements in the least charitable way possible.

[_wp3r]

I apologize for using your comment in an attempt to narrate a more pejorative point about individuals and brands using service and experience and price to passively class separate. Not that I have a problem targeting a market, just with not being forthright about it.