The state of Florida and the store Walmart both have reputations for some crazy people. “Every Walmart is like a little piece of Florida. lol” was posted on Twitter by One Hawaiian Punch Man on September 3, 2013. “WalMart is like a little piece of Florida in every town. #WalMartians” was posted on Twitter by Dolla Trill on August 11, 2015.
“Walmart is like having a Florida in every state” was posted on Twitter by LaurieK on November 29, 2018. “Walmart: It’s like a piece of Florida in every state” was posted on Twitter by Rich Swanson on January 13, 2019. “Walmart is a little piece of Florida in every state” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on April 13, 2019.
Wikipedia: Walmart
Walmart Inc. (formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, the company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969. It also owns and operates Sam’s Club retail warehouses. As of January 31, 2019, Walmart has 11,348 stores and clubs in 27 countries, operating under 55 different names.
Twitter
One Hawaiian Punch Man
@__HanCholo
@theduckyb Every Walmart is like a little piece of Florida. lol
1:29 PM - 3 Sep 2013
Twitter
Dolla Trill
@AlmightyDolla
@SeanTPendergast @Teddyjradio : WalMart is like a little piece of Florida in every town. #WalMartians
4:44 PM - 11 Aug 2015 from Houston, TX
Twitter
Duke Boing
@EpicTikiComedy
I know @Walmart is from Arkansas but it’s really more like someone took a piece of Florida, crushed it, & then sprinkled it all over America
5:36 PM - 31 Mar 2017
Twitter
LaurieK 🙈 🙉 🙊
@LKM1002
Replying to @CaptTouchback
Walmart is like having a Florida in every state.
8:18 PM - 29 Nov 2018
Twitter
Rich Swanson
@RichSwanson
More Rich Swanson Retweeted AJC
Walmart:
It’s like a piece of Florida in every state. Rich Swanson added,
AJC
@ajc
Police were called to a Texas Walmart after a woman was reportedly drinking wine from a Pringles can and riding an electric cart in the parking lot. https://www.ajc.com/news/national/woman-banned-from-walmart-after-riding-cart-while-drinking-wine-from-pringles-can-police-say/pUtXPnUokStQiaJLC0FE1O/ …
3:49 PM - 13 Jan 2019
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/jmereddit958 April 13, 2019
Walmart is a little piece of Florida in every state.
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