New Wal-Mart Offering...

[Jbald87]

Im not here to defend Wal-mart, but Wal-mart does have people that work there that know what they do, My sister (dumbest move ever) is a baker, she went to college for it and she works in their bakery, She's only doing this due to lack of jobs in the area. Does that mean ALL of Wally worlds hav e someone in their bakery that is a professional baker? I donno, I dont think so. But what if the installers are guys like us that know a lot? I say someone with alot of tech smarts should try this out...

[djcruiser]

You all know it will be Sub-Contracted! The bigger question is by who?

[scweb13]

Funny how everyone is just assuming that an actual Wal-Mart employee will be doing the install. If anyone bothered to read the link they would see that it is not the case. I'm not saying it's going to be good but at least its not actually Wal-Mart.

The big-box retailer, which expressed interest in the installation market in June 2008, has partnered with N.E.W. Customer Service Companies Inc., which has a network of 11,000 certified installers who will perform the in-home services.

[drago3451]

^^^People need to actually read the article before they post. I expect that Walmart will actually be in the negative with this service and it is just another way to get people in the door to spend money on other things. I hate Walmart, but if you put every product under the sun in one building people will shop there for the convenience of it. They are doing something right given they are one of the few companies turning a profit these days..

[torn_to_shreds]

I don't know about you guys but I don't even like looking at the creatures that work in my local Walmart in their own store, nevermind bringing any of them to my house to hook up my stuff. No thanks.

IMHO Walmart doesn't sell stuff that is advanced enough that really requires any in depth installation. The average Joe shouldn't have much of and issue hooking up an HDTV to a BD player or a receiver to a set of speakers. But hey I could be wrong there.

I made a promise to myself about a week ago to never go into Walmart again to buy ANYTHING no matter what after a series of unhappy trips to my local Walmart. I may have to make an extra stop or two but hey at least I don't have to see the employees/customers that go into my local freakshow Walmart.

[bigred7078]

Originally Posted by Nick4u_81

As a licensed Electrician, this is the part that I find interesting: "A premium TV service that costs $339 will also offer wall mounting, concealed in-wall wiring and setting up two additional A/V components." I can guarantee that a Wal-Martian is not qualified/certified/licensed to do this.

it doesnt say ALL the wires

Just like at Best Buy, you will need to have an electrician come out and get an outlet relocated behind where the TV would go.

[scweb13]

Originally Posted by torn_to_shreds

I don't know about you guys but I don't even like looking at the creatures that work in my local Walmart in their own store, nevermind bringing any of them to my house to hook up my stuff. No thanks.

It's good to see that you took the time to read the link.

[Nick4Blu_81]

Originally Posted by bigred7078

it doesnt say ALL the wires

Just like at Best Buy, you will need to have an electrician come out and get an outlet relocated behind where the TV would go.

I see. Ive never used bestbuy or anyone else to install anything for me. I did read the article and overlooked the fact that they had joined together with another company.