just another reason not to soupport walmart

davipu · October 26, 2005, 01:52:05 PM

The memo acknowledged that Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, had to walk a fine line in restraining benefits because critics attacked it for being stingy on wages and health coverage. Chambers in the memo acknowledged 46 percent of the children of Wal-Mart's 1.33 million United States employees were uninsured or on Medicaid.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/26/news/fortune500/walmart/index.htm?cnn=yes

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/transform/protest.html

JetSwing · October 26, 2005, 02:19:35 PM

what are the other reasons?

JetSwing · October 26, 2005, 03:03:11 PM

without walmart, where would the rural area kids go hang out friday nights? :dunno:

Mr.7 · October 26, 2005, 05:45:45 PM

I hate wal-mart

Why? Because they always put a bunch of crap in the walk ways and it's a pain to walk through

JetSwing · October 26, 2005, 07:26:03 PM

still heck of lot better than kmart...

natedawg120 · October 26, 2005, 07:31:29 PM

I hate wal-mart.

Because they suck, i hate walking a mile to get a couple things. I don't go there unless i absolutly have to. Screw wal-mart :x

JMyrick · October 27, 2005, 04:50:27 AM

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Stephen072774 · October 27, 2005, 06:02:45 AM

i dislike walmart too, but in my small town there is no choice. Nearest kmart is 35 miles, nearest target is 60+

blue05twin · October 27, 2005, 07:29:34 AM

Wal-mart is not all bad, so the employee benefits are non=exhisistant ( cant spell this morning), the place is always croweded, the people who work there dont care if you need help or not, Wal-Mart is killing all the mom and pop shops in all the cities / towns that they open up in, the worst thing is they have 20 something registers and only 4 or 5 open :x I hate waiting in lines :x

Jake D · October 27, 2005, 07:30:04 AM

Target is great because hot chicks go there. But it is important to support Wal-Mart because the success of the Kansas City Royals, indirectly, depends on the success of Wal-Mart.

natedawg120 · October 27, 2005, 04:59:37 PM

Quote from: blue05twinWal-mart is not all bad, so the employee benefits are non=exhisistant ( cant spell this morning), the place is always croweded, the people who work there dont care if you need help or not, Wal-Mart is killing all the mom and pop shops in all the cities / towns that they open up in, the worst thing is they have 20 something registers and only 4 or 5 open :x I hate waiting in lines :x

So whats good? :lol: :lol: :lol:

blue05twin · October 28, 2005, 07:01:21 AM

Sorry was being sarcastic. . . . I cant think of anything good about walmart except they have low prices. But if you shop arround you can usually get the same stuff for about the price wal-mart has it for.

Danimal · October 28, 2005, 08:04:09 AM

Yeah I see nothing wrong with Walmart's bullying business tactics that have forced hundreds of companies to ship production overseas to the cheapest bidder. I mean, who cares that my freakin bath towel was made by an enslaved 18 year old girl, anyways? Health benifits? What the hell are those? But hey, as long as I can dry my $5k motorcycle (toy) off with a cheap as hell towel, who cares??!?!! This is America, land of the free!!!

There is something wrong with a company that uses it's size to push their vendors around until the company eventually goes out of business. So many of the brands that they sell count on Walmart to keep them alive, yet as Walmart demands that the prices are lower than these companies are able to meet, most companies are left with two choices.

Option #1: fire people, ship production overseas and STILL not be able to meet the prices (thus go bankrupt), or

Option #2: stop selling to Walmart (thus go bankrupt).

It's a sick place with sick, corrupt business tactics.

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-Danimal

Jake D · October 28, 2005, 08:26:29 AM

Business is business.

Everybody's got to make a buck. If you can't watch your own ass. . . who should watch it for you.

I'm sure other retailers play nice.

davipu · October 28, 2005, 08:30:53 AM

yeah, but arkansas get's enough welfare without me spending money at walmart. and then there is clinton, who should be burned at the stake along with her husband, for utter failure as a president. MOLION

Jake D · October 28, 2005, 09:28:22 AM

There are a couple of billionaires in Missouri that think Wal-mart is a pretty cool place and they thank you for your patronage.

Danimal · October 28, 2005, 09:48:19 AM

Quote from: Jake DBusiness is business.

Everybody's got to make a buck. If you can't watch your own ass. . . who should watch it for you.

I'm sure other retailers play nice.

So much for selling out your own species just to "make a buck". Who needs compassionism anyways?

-Danimal

Jake D · October 28, 2005, 10:04:07 AM

I need compassionism, I guess.

I also could use some companionisms, organizationism, and motivationism.

Stephen072774 · October 28, 2005, 10:56:49 AM

:lol:

Danimal · October 28, 2005, 03:45:49 PM

Quote from: Jake DI need compassionism, I guess.

I also could use some companionisms, organizationism, and motivationism.

Gotcha, we are in agreement then. I probably misunderstood your sarcasm and you missed mine as well. I tend to lay it on a little thick.

-Danimal

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