Wal Mart has some strange policies

[brian_riendeau]

Not allowing explicit lyrics in music and removing books from shelves have never made anyone happy. But then they go ahead and sell this:

http://www.walmart.com/catalog...90&dest=9999999997

 

[MetalMat]

Originally posted by: brian_riendeau
Not allowing explicit lyrics in music and removing books from shelves have never made anyone happy. But then they go ahead and sell this:

http://www.walmart.com/catalog...90&dest=9999999997

What!?!?!

That is crazy.

 

[FoBoT]

what?

i don't see the connection

 

[Zysoclaplem]

That's odd.

 

[brian_riendeau]

i don't see the connection

Wal Mart goes out of its way to control what people are able to buy, yet they sell about book about how their own company is destroying the world and you do not think that is screwed up?

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: brian_riendeau

i don't see the connection

Wal Mart goes out of its way to control what people are able to buy, yet they sell about book about how their own company is destroying the world and you do not think that is screwed up?

i disagree. not selling explicit lyric music isn't "trying to control what people are able to buy"
you are free to buy that stuff from another retailer. wal-mart isn't trying to get other retailers to not sell it

again, i don't see the connection between their policy on music and selling this book. it isn't the same thing at all

 

[Eli]

haha....

that is amusing.

 

[Gulzakar]

The connection involves how people perceive Wal-Mart...

buy selling this book it isn't EXACTLY helping their image.

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: brian_riendeau

i don't see the connection

Wal Mart goes out of its way to control what people are able to buy, yet they sell about book about how their own company is destroying the world and you do not think that is screwed up?

i disagree. not selling explicit lyric music isn't "trying to control what people are able to buy"
you are free to buy that stuff from another retailer. wal-mart isn't trying to get other retailers to not sell it

again, i don't see the connection between their policy on music and selling this book. it isn't the same thing at all

I fail to see the connection as well. If anything, Walmart has enough sense of humor and self confidence to sell this kind of book. After all, there is no such thing as bad publicity.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: brian_riendeau

i don't see the connection

Wal Mart goes out of its way to control what people are able to buy, yet they sell about book about how their own company is destroying the world and you do not think that is screwed up?

i disagree. not selling explicit lyric music isn't "trying to control what people are able to buy"
you are free to buy that stuff from another retailer. wal-mart isn't trying to get other retailers to not sell it

again, i don't see the connection between their policy on music and selling this book. it isn't the same thing at all

i agree i don't see the connection either. So they decided not to sale offensive material.

but i do find it funny that they have a book for sale on how to destroy walmart heh.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

It's just funny that they are selling this book.
As far as the Edited music policy, they don't really have anything that stands out and says it's edited. It's in small print because once you open the CD you can't return it.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Thou i think we she all order this book and make it the best selling book in walmart history.lol

 

[Danzilla]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: brian_riendeau

i don't see the connection

Wal Mart goes out of its way to control what people are able to buy, yet they sell about book about how their own company is destroying the world and you do not think that is screwed up?

i disagree. not selling explicit lyric music isn't "trying to control what people are able to buy"
you are free to buy that stuff from another retailer. wal-mart isn't trying to get other retailers to not sell it

again, i don't see the connection between their policy on music and selling this book. it isn't the same thing at all

i agree i don't see the connection either. So they decided not to sale offensive material.

but i do find it funny that they have a book for sale on how to destroy walmart heh.

Then you guys aren't seeing the main problem with Walmart censorship. In some small towns there are no other retailers because Walmart has driven them out of business. They can't just go to another store and buy the album with the explicit lyrics because Walmart is some peoples only real retail source. I think the point is that they're really so powerful they don't care if people bad-mouth them. They'll keep on doing what they do and there's nothing you can do about it.

 

[nakedfrog]

You cannot stop the Wal-mart
What's that Wal-mart? My friends are trying to hurt you again?

 

[Danzilla]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
You cannot stop the Wal-mart
What's that Wal-mart? My friends are trying to hurt you again?

Hella-cool!

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: brian_riendeau

i don't see the connection

Wal Mart goes out of its way to control what people are able to buy, yet they sell about book about how their own company is destroying the world and you do not think that is screwed up?

Huh? so Walmart is controlling what you buy? By your logic, because they don't sell dildos, they're controlling what many women buy too?

You gotta love the logic behind the Walmart hating.

 

[Gothgar]

that's awesome that they sale that book!

 

[acemcmac]

wow

 

[0roo0roo]

thank god for the internet. now even those who live in rural areas suffering from walmart monopoly are not limited to sam walton approved material.

before that.. yea it probably sucked hard and one could seriously b*tch about wallyworld.

 

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
That's odd.

 

[Chaotic42]

I wish they'd stop pushing fullscreen movies.

I mean, what's the point?

 

[brian_riendeau]

Huh? so Walmart is controlling what you buy? By your logic, because they don't sell dildos, they're controlling what many women buy too?

You gotta love the logic behind the Walmart hating.

Man some of you people are taking this way too far. I suppose some people have nothing better to do by try to make big deals out of stuff. I go to Wal Mart all the time, where I live I have few other options so I deal with it. This whole thing started off because it is FUNNY Wal Mart is selling this book, when they normally fail to sell come things people may want to buy. My whole point was that Wal Mart typically screens what they sell to make sure it is "appropriate" for them to sell, or whatever they do. Yet they sell a book about how much their company sucks.

Do not worry CPA, I am sure you have plenty of sources to keep buying your dildos

 

[FoBoT]

i don't understand "wal-mart == evil" this isn't the 50's
the same people that cry about this would have cried about wagon makers and buggy whip makers being driven out of business by cars

whaa whaa

 

[Danzilla]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I wish they'd stop pushing fullscreen movies.

I mean, what's the point?

The point is using the most of the display as possible and getting a bigger picture. Not everyone has a 27" or larger TV. Mine's a 32" and WS still makes some of the pictures seem too small. While having the full width does add a little to the shows, it's ususally not necessary as almost nothing essential to the story is shown in that area.

 

[Danzilla]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
thank god for the internet. now even those who live in rural areas suffering from walmart monopoly are not limited to sam walton approved material.

before that.. yea it probably sucked hard and one could seriously b*tch about wallyworld.

You're assuming they all have internet access on top of assuming they all have credit cards to buy anything on the internet??? Shame.