It is a wonderful thing, isn't it?  The Super Wal-Mart near me usually has
one or two huge RVs parked in the lot.  I always wondered if I'd get any
sleep in my Westy amongst all the lights and the noise - the Wal Mart is
open 24 hours a day.  I'll get to try it June 1st when traveling from AL to
MI.

Chris,
'85 Westy.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Donna Stewart
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 10:57 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: [Re: california camping: state parks or what?]

About a year ago or so the Wall Street Journal ran an article about WalMart
encouraging RVs to park in their lots.  I once met a German guy staying in
my local Wal-Mart's lot (spoke no English) who had brought his Vanagon over
here to travel the US, Canada and Mexico; I live near the route to Yosemite
which is where he was heading the next day.  Got his film developed; showed
me pictures of other buses and Vanagons he had photographed in Mexico; and
bought a bunch of other supplies at WalMart, so I guess it's a great
marketing strategy.  Guy was from Duisburg (I think that's in the Ruhr) and
he was quite excited about my van's Wolfsburg crest.  I was really jealous
of the guy because he had a turbodiesel; his camper conversion was odd
looking and not Westfalia.

Donna, 1987 Wolfsburg

>>> Joe Fortino <biker.pride@usa.net> 05/17/01 08:48AM >>>
careful I can just see my luck with this, park @ walmart the
the parlinglot cleaner 1. hits my car ;( or keeps me up haft the night.

just thinking funny and its not Friday yet

"Horace K. Sawyer" <firestream@mindspring.com> wrote:
At 08:52 PM 5/16/01 -0700, Jim Arnott wrote:
>WAL-MART!!! encourages RV'ers to park in their lots...

Are you serious?  That's a brilliant marketing ploy.  I had no idea.
Are there any official advertisements or signs to that effect?
My own ignorance never ceases to amaze me.
: )
HK

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