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2023: A Walmart Odyssey

Bad app design and my own negligence conspired against me.

John I. Carney
3 min readMar 30

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Jar of Silver Spring brand prepared horseradish, on a white background.

I had been wanting to buy a replacement Christmas gift for the family member whose name I had in the drawing this year. The item I wanted was on sale a few days ago at the Walmart website, and I thought that was the perfect opportunity. I bought the item and had it shipped to the family member in North Carolina.

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John I. Carney

Written by John I. Carney

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Author of “Dislike: Faith and Dialogue in the Age of Social Media,” available at http://www.lakeneuron.com/dislike

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