Well, normally I wouldn't, but the nearest building center is about 50
miles away. I live in a rural area. With the price of gas, I have to
choose between the local hardware store that charges 3 or more times
the price of Home Depot or Menards, or go to Walfart. Since it was
around midnight I had little choice and I was going to Walfart anyhow
for some groceries and normal home stuff.

So WalMart invests in your community, stays open at God awful hours to
accomodate your schedule, and charges less which helps YOU, and you
HATE them? You're a joke.