At the old Wal-Mart I saw dead fish all the time. We have a Super Wal-Mart now though, and I've never seen a single dead fish. However, the bettas usually look sick, and I their staff is very unknowledgable. You really can't blame the staff though -- Wal-Mart doesn't put you into a section of the store based on your experience. I know several people that work there who've often been placed in the pet section even thought thee know nothing about animals and begged to be placed in another section. People really dislike working in the pet section because people constantly complain about the fish conditions. I wish Wal-Mart would just stop selling fish.