palmdale

together with other asian media, we went to palmdale last week to get a sneak peak of the new wal-mart store there. this is no ordinary wal-mart, it's a wal-mart supercenter, you know, this girnormous super store almost twice the size of an ordinary wal-mart.

if you've been to a wal-mart store, then you'd have an idea. this store is huge, it's 205,000 square feet. it's a one-stop shop, too.

here's the store's facade. they are not open yet. they will open next wednesday, august 31.

okay, so we went inside and the store manager and some officials gave a tour. this supercenter is about as big (if not bigger) than their supercenter in bentonville, arkansas, which i visited last march. these supercenters are open 24/7 and the only day that they close is during christmas.

here's cynthia lin, wal-mart's corporate spokesperson, telling us about wal-mart's low, low prices. i didn't believe her at first, until i looked around.

and i found out that she was not lying. heinz ketchup (any variety) selling for zero dollars. what's cheaper than that? tell me.

during my tour, i met a kababayan. her name's ninfa and she works as a 'department manager' for the fine jewelry department. she's been with wal-mart for the past 12 years.

lastly, i saw this sign. wal-mart's also selling 'character' at a discounted rate. i can't complain!