Wal-Mart

[jiacinto]

I have a sin to confesss. I normally don't shop there, but it's the only store here in the area. While I am here I am going to have to shop there.

Please forgive me.

[onebigbadwulf]

1. way to dupe the thread

biatch

[jiacinto]

2. well

this is where I want the thread.

[Terwilliger]

3. LOL

[Bolo Boffin]

4. Buy American as best you can

Check the labels.

I venture into Sam's Club myself - but I stick to Made in USA. Although that's not always a guarantee that your products will be locally made:

http://www.vlw.org/

You have to shop where you can. You might think about contributing the money you save to a worthy cause - like the "turkey" fund for the striking grocery workers in CA.

https://secure.ga3.org/08/thankgroceryworkers/step1

[RebelOne]

5. I forgive you, since you have no other choice.

[HuckleB]

6. The only store in the area.

That's what Wal-Mart wants wherever it goes.

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

7. Color me an ignorant traitor if you must,

but why are we supposed to hate Wal-Mart? I'm not being facetious, I really need to know. I get the shadowy corporate engine mixed with Heartland conservatism and all, but is that it?

[Feanorcurufinwe]

15. Anti-union practices.

Plus to many, Wal-Mart is a symbol of globalization.

Although I think being against globalization in the 21st century is like being against industrialization in the 19th century. Unrealistic and futile.

[Nikia]

8. I'm even worse than you

I get my prescriptions at Walmart even though there is one other pharmacy in town. I think that it has something to do with Walmart being closer to my house than its back parking spaces. I don't really like driving, especially if I don't feel well. Sometimes, I pick up cheap toiletries, non prescription drugs, and most recently, furnance filters while I am in there too or if I need them right away. They are open until 11 p.m. while many of the other stores close early. I never buy shoes, clothes, jewelry, or any other higher quality item that I wouldn't need right away anyway at Walmart. We did buy our furniture at Sam's Club when we were first starting out. It was less than half the cost of any other new furniture that we could find and when you are just out of college with no furniture or appliances, that makes a huge difference.

[toddzilla]

10. because they are a disgusting company.

They treat their employees like slaves, offer no health benefits and are vehemently anti-union. They also force many businesses to go under because of their predatory pricing and marketing practices. They have been busted so many times for illegal workplace practices, yet they continue on because of the bottomless pocketbook. They wave the flag while they force all the suppliers to such a low pricing policiy they have no choice but to farm out to third world sweatshops in order to meet the goal of reducing prices yearly on virtually every item.

I won't shop there, period.

[DBoon]

12. They practice content censorship

Basically magazines and music have to pass a Walmart test to ensure that they are completely inoffensive.

Recording companies will redesign CD covers just ot meet Walmart's objections - if you can't sell it at Walmart you are dead. Music having a parental advisory label cannot be sold there either.

They have banished many men's magazine (Maxim, etc.) for soft core semi nudity.

They are threatening to put women's magazines under covers (concealing the cover) because of sexually oriented articles. (Orgasm? what orgasm?)

[OKNancy]

9. I understand....my mother

will only buy her groceries at Wal-mart and there are other stores available.

When I mentioned all the stuff about Walmart to her she said, "Yes I know all about it, but Nancy I can't afford to live my liberal principles. There is only so much money available." Then she made a snotty remark about my shopping habits and called me a limosine liberal ( which is really funny, since I drive an eleven year old van and am really pretty poor myself)

[DBoon]

11. I would make a very naughty suggestion

That you shoplift an item for every one you need to buy from Walmart.

But shoplifting is illegal, and I'm sure every Walmart has a secret torture chamber where they keep shoplifters.

Still, just thinking about it brings out the anarchist in me.

[GregW]

13. I shop there all the time

To have a bunch of opionated DUers whine at me about why I shouldn't seems ... so ... republikan-fascist-like to me.

:shrug:

[anti_shrub]

14. Asking someone not to support

A company that abuses its workers and prides itself on censorship makes you a republican facist?

I think I need a drink........

[HuckleB]

17. No doubt.

Nevermind a company that abuses its power by using pricing practices to knock off the small businessperson...

A drink might be necessary, indeed.

[Don_G]

16. If You Gotta Go

You gotta go. It's not like you have much of a choice in the matter.

I very rarely shop there myself, but then I'm in a city and have a lot of options where I want to direct my money to.

[jiacinto]

18. Well

I went there to get my tires rotated and my oil changed.

[Sting]

19. I dunno.......

shopping at a Wal-Mart is giving money to the Republicans.....I dunno if I can forgive you......jk.