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deltabravo wrote:https://corporate.walmart.com/frequently-asked-questions
Per the information at the link above:
Can I park my RV at a Walmart store?
Walmart values RV travelers and considers them among our best customers. Please contact management in each store to ensure accommodations before parking your RV.
Curious if anyone has a link where Walmart states who they consider to be among their worst customers??
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TenOC wrote:Our local store has a sign "No 24 hour parking" So has ours, and many others, but then I know of NO ONE that "Overnights" for 24 hours, where ever we stop when traveling, be it WalMart, Interstate rest area, Truck Stop or where ever, it's usually from 4-6 hours.
I've seen signs that say No Overnight Parking, but I've never seen anyone run out of them.
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Here's the lowdown on how this started. The person that told me this had downloaded a Walmart POI file from POI Factory three days ago. Every store was flagged as 'NOP' meaning No Overnight Parking and he assumed the worst. Today I downloaded a Walmart POI file from POI Factory and found that about one fourth of the stores were flagged NOP. Obviously somebody screwed up at POI Factory. Sorry for the confusion.
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Second Chance wrote:Parking at Walmart is a store-by-store situation depending on local ordinances and other factors.
Ditto.
The stores around me disallow it.... there were too many tattered and junky RVs hanging out for several days at a time, which made it appear as the people in them were homeless and moving from parking lot to parking lot.
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Tom_M wrote:... downloaded a Walmart POI file from POI Factory
I sure wouldn't rely on some random app being 100% accurate. Things change faster than people can provide feedback to the app creators.
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deltabravo wrote:Second Chance wrote:Parking at Walmart is a store-by-store situation depending on local ordinances and other factors.
Ditto.
The stores around me disallow it.... there were too many tattered and junky RVs hanging out for several days at a time, which made it appear as the people in them were homeless and moving from parking lot to parking lot.
Appear so because they are? Not surprising seeing it's WA.
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CWilson wrote:deltabravo wrote:Second Chance wrote:Parking at Walmart is a store-by-store situation depending on local ordinances and other factors.
Ditto.
The stores around me disallow it.... there were too many tattered and junky RVs hanging out for several days at a time, which made it appear as the people in them were homeless and moving from parking lot to parking lot.
Appear so because they are? Not surprising seeing it's WA.
Well moderators, here comes another left leaning post, to counter some from the right;
Why should only the people that can afford at least 2 homes, one of which has wheels, park for free?
And the idea that homelessness is limited to any one state is crazy.
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JRscooby wrote:
Well moderators, here comes another left leaning post, to counter some from the right;
Not surprising based on reading through some of your past posts. you seem to have an obsession with taking a lot of things in that direction.
Why should only the people that can afford at least 2 homes, one of which has wheels, park for free?
Why not? They probably are dropping a hundred or two on groceries and other items during that stop for a few hours.
And the idea that homelessness is limited to any one state is crazy.
Who said anything even close to that? But since you mentioned it, WA and the other West coast states are solidly in the top 10 when it comes to the number of homeless people as a percentage of population by a long-shot, more than double actually. Of course that does not fit in with your narrative, whatever it is LOL
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Must be a coincidence
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I and other RVers have actually stayed in Walmart lots with posted signs saying no overnight and security actively patrolling the lots.
One was in Sacramento where I have overnight several times. None of the RVs were Junkers, so may be up to security discretion.
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None of the RVs were Junkers, so may be up to security discretion.
Looks like the NO ALCOHOL rule for CGs. No problem as long as people behave in a responsible manner. Looks similar for some Walmarts. No problem for those obviously in transit for one night. Big problem for those who abuse the privilege.
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