Shellshocked by Walmart

So I finally went to my first Walmart. I'm supporting the devil. It was a weird experience.

I can't believe how much stuff they had there. They have EVERYTHING. There's no need to go anywhere else. Seriously At the same time, the merchandise was pretty crappy looking. It gave off this weird vibe. It's practically the disgusting overweight cross of Costco and Target.

A few things struck me as weird

1) Jay Chow CDs
It's no surprise to see Spanish albums and cds, but to see Chinese cds being sold at Walmart is just weird. They had a full rack for that.

2) Book section
I can't believe how skewed the book selection was. It's only one aisle. One side is devoted to magazines. On the other side of the aisle, the following genres were represented in equal parts
1) Paperback Romance Novels
2) Teen books
3) Various bibles for various stages of your life
4) Horror and Suspense Thrillers
5) Various bible for various stages of your life in Spanish
6) Bestsellers (definitely NOT your NYT bestseller)

They can have all the DVDs in the world, but when it comes to books, it's a very limited and narrow selection. There weren't even popular books like from Mitch Albom. There was Barack, one weight loss book, and one chick lit (The Nanny Diaries), but seriously, they didn't have any of the normal staples of a book store (ie anything in international relations, politics, Dr. Phil self help, cookbooks, more chick lit)

In summary, Walmart is this weird universe unto itself. I miss Target.