Behind the People of People of Walmart

**Commodore Stocker** · 11-02-2009 07:13 PM

Oh, People of Walmart. Your blog exists to remind us what the United States of America is really about: not freedom, not the right to bear arms, but good deals, better personalities and the best class you can find around the world.

Attack of the Blog! recently caught up with the trio behind People of Walmart, a hilarious site dedicated to showing the world all the weird, strange, and downright "is that for real?" customers of America's shopping supercenters. Check out what Luke Wherry, Andrew Kipple and Adam Kipple had to say about their viral phenomenon.

How did you guys get started on the People of Walmart site?
The three of us needed some stuff at our local South Carolina Walmart. So we headed out on a Saturday around 2 p.m. or so. We were walking through the dairy section and saw an overweight woman wearing a pink tube top, short shorts with her ass hanging out, stripper boots, and her 3 year old was on one of those child leashes. A light bulb went off.

What do think it is that draws these characters to Walmart? There are just so many Walmarts across the country that you are bound to see a few crazies every once in a while. Apparently it happens a lot more often than one may think!

Have you heard from Walmart at all about your new phenomenon?
The only thing that we heard from Walmart was a statement from one of their affiliates. "A couple of kids putting pictures on the internet isn't newsworthy to us." That was probably early September and we haven't heard anything since.

Who is the first Person of Walmart?
The first submission was from one of our friends who happened to have the picture on his iPhone before we even told him about the site. The picture is "Who Wears Short Shorts?" and you can see it on the very last page of the site.

Do you guys have any plans to spin off into People of Kmart, People of the 99 Cent Store or People of other shopping centers?
The person who bought the rights to PeopleofKMart.com contacted us and we pretty much told him good luck, but the chances of having the kind of success that we have had is unlikely. KMart doesn't hit home like Walmart does for a lot of people. We also got very lucky. If our site didn't get into the right hands like it did then we wouldn't be doing this interview!

How do you (and your fans) find these people? No, seriously. I’ve been to Walmart on both coasts but have never seen people like the ones on your site. Any tips on how to track these outrageous Americans down?
HAHA. Great question. Go to Walmart after 1 a.m. and you will see plenty. As they say "the freaks come out at night".

Who would win in a fight: A person of Walmart or a G4tv.com fan? Answer carefully.
You have seen the people of Walmart. Does it look like they could put up much of a fight? Probably not. So I'll chalk one up for a G4tv.com fan.

Describe your all-time favorite person of Walmart.
I would have to give that one to our contest winner who we refer to as "the paint huffer". I think the caption for his picture was "Need More Supplies". When I opened up the e-mail and saw that picture, I lost it.

Describe what you would be doing and wearing if you, yourselves, were people of Walmart.
We would each be rocking a pair of Zubaz (Google it), a Bad Boy Club tie-dye tank top, Reebok pumps, a mullet, and 4 to 5 gold chains. You would find us in the automotive department shopping for Yosemite Sam mud flaps for our '86 I-Roc.

Sony PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360? Favorite videogame?
All three of us have XBox 360's. We play a ton of NHL 10, but we are also really looking forward to the new Call of Duty game. We play a ton of video games. Our gamer tag is PeopleOfWalmart. Check us out.

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