Wal*Mart

[Despare]

Originally Posted by neverending

Their anti-competitive tactics are legendary.

As someone who supports free enterprise, I will never go there.

I personally don't shop there because of the things they choose to do. They only sell edited CDs, they stopped selling a BBQ sauce because the guy who owned the company flew the confederate flag over his SOUTHERN BASED plant, and also their anti-competitive tactics like you mentioned. I remember hearing one about pickles once... really pissed me off.

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[Doc Faustus]

Originally Posted by Despare

I personally don't shop there because of the things they choose to do. They only sell edited CDs, they stopped selling a BBQ sauce because the guy who owned the company flew the confederate flag over his SOUTHERN BASED plant, and also their anti-competitive tactics like you mentioned. I remember hearing one about pickles once... really pissed me off.

For the record, I wasn't advocating shopping at Walmart. I was pointing out that there are very few alternatives for the lower middle class. They're brutal to distributors, who end up not being able to sell product to smaller grocery stores, who therefore can't afford to put certain items on sale as often. My stepfather worked as frozen manager at a small grocery store and was told by distributors all the time that they couldn't give them items at sale price because Walmart had them on sale. So, perhaps on account of your Walmart, Meijer and stores like it people can't shop anywhere but, so ranting about the social strata of Walmart shoppers doesn't make al that much sense.

[urgeok2]

Originally Posted by Doc Faustus

ranting about the social strata of Walmart shoppers doesn't make al that much sense.

you're gonna love Murderdoll's take on it.

I wouldn't say i rant about it - and as i'm in canada on the outskirts of toronto - it's not like we have hillbilly freaks running around ... (any more than any other large departmant store) - i'll just say it's more noticeable to me because i work in a corporate office environment all week so its a bit of a culture shock when i do see a large gathering of rural folk. (its not neccessary an socio-economics thing ... its definately an urban VS rural thing - which in this case is slightly different.


as far as evil business practices go ... i cant name a single honest company, or one that treats all of its employees fairly.

a store isnt bad - its a building. there are some bad people running these stores in some cases ... but there are also a lot of people working in them that may not be able to work anywhere else -
if you can think of a strategy that hurts the top tier greedy bastards making the antisocial business decisions without hurting the employees that work there - then more power to you.

- a couple of people not shopping there - it has no effect
- everyone not shopping there - puts a lot of unskilled people out of work.

[ferretchucker]

Well, every time I've been to america (4 times so far) I have LOVED wal*mart. Seriously, we don't have supermarkets that big with that much stuff in here. Sure, we have a small electricals department and a few tools, but mainly just food, a few toys and different discs (CD's, DVD's, etc.) Wal Mart has everything you could ever need to live, and the great thing is, if I take what would only be £20 in england, it's $40!

Of course, I can see the bad sides of it too. But oh well!

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

and ugly people shop there.

[stubbornforgey]

walmart..we r lucky ..we dont have walmart..but we do have places more or less with similar kind of service..SUCKS!!
tHEY PAY THE YOUTH RATES...thats only 8.50 an hour for ppl under the age of 18.
18 yrs n older get just under 10.$s

[Freak]

I go to wal-mart for dvds only.I hate going there cause the place is always packed.I come from a very small town and all we have is a wal-mart and a k-mart.And it's a very redneck town.So when I go there I always see some skinny dirty yokel and his 700lb wife sweating bullets through her moo moo and creeping by on her rascal scooter.Glad I only go there about twice a month.

[urgeok2]

Originally Posted by X¤MurderDoll¤X

and ugly people shop there.

i just got back from Wal Mart with a hand full of DVDs and a door knob assembly fro our front door :)


i will say - that the woman ahead of me was a tall, smoking hot asian woman in a short skirt and high heels.

beautiful face and mile long legs.


so - all in all - not a bad experience.

found some good 2 for 5$ DVDs

[alkytrio666]

Originally Posted by ferretchucker

Well, every time I've been to america (4 times so far) I have LOVED wal*mart. Seriously, we don't have supermarkets that big with that much stuff in here...Wal Mart has everything you could ever need to live, and the great thing is, if I take what would only be £20 in england, it's $40!

That's the point. There's a reason they have such low prices- what's making you happy is compromising another's way of life.