I try not to use the word hate too much, but my feelings toward Wal Mart are bordering on that word. I used to shop at Wal Mart several times a week, but as my frustration grew, Food Lion began to get more and more of my business. The main problem is that Wal Mart is usually out of at least one of the items I go shopping for. One day, they were completely out of shredded cheddar cheese. Not just the store brand, Kraft and Sargento and whoever else makes shredded cheddar. Last summer, we went shopping for a water jug for one of my offspring to take to camp. Guess what, no water jugs. Today, I had a two page list compiled by my better half for the next few days. Lime juice, nowhere to be found. Limeade, empty shelf. Is everybody in Fruitland making margaritas this weekend? I like to give magazine subscriptions for Christmas presents. I had four titles in mind. Not one of them was on the shelf at Wal Mart. So I picked up a couple of DVD’s and the few groceries that I had collected and went to the check out. Thankfully, one of the blue and khaki associates was waiting at the entrance to number 11. She made a couple of trips over to 10 to chat and then typed in her password to open her register. She thanked me for my patience, and I said, “If I was in a hurry, I wouldn’t have come to Wal Mart.” I made my way home with several bags and unloaded them. Then I went to Food Lion. They had everything I needed. I stopped going to Kmart a long time ago. I think Wal Mart has seen the last of me as well. Happy holidays.