People of Walmart

A midnight trip to buy dog food turns into a valuable lesson in social observation.

This could only happen in one place: Wal-Mart.

I know people who vehemently oppose the store. I once even watched a Wal-Mart hater pay somebody NOT to visit the retail giant.

But for me, someone living alone on a pretty limited income, the store is a necessary evil. It's where I bought the $7 bathing suit that lasted an entire summer.

It's also where I found $5 generic anti-cellulite cream once my budget no longer allowed for the Nivea brand.

Sure, nobody wants to cruise shopping aisles in the company of carny wannabes. But you just suck it up.

And now, take photos.

That's right: Three friends have created the wonderful Internet world of People of Walmart, a online photo gallery of the store's eclectic mix of shoppers.

The site's intro notes:

Let’s face it; we all have seen the people who obviously don’t have mirrors and/or family and friends to lock them in a basement, and they all seem to congregate at Walmart. It’s not everywhere that you can shop for milk at 10 a.m. next to a 400lb mother of 6 wearing a pink tube top, leopard tights, and hooker heels.

So true, so true.