Wal-Mart, the evil moves closer to me.

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Babbles
f Wal-Mart.

I hate them. Usually dirty stores, very poor customer service - seems like they hire only the most incompetent cashiers, awful grocery services - deli, the lack of a meat market, the produce usually blows, lack of selection - they have a lot of stuff but it is just a truckload of a few different things. I really do not think their prices are mind blowingly low compare to other places.

I could care less if you Wal-Mart fans shop there, but I would rather pay a few cents more on each item and shop at a clean store with competent employees that has a decent selection of goods - chiefly Super Target, but I do my shopping at Costco and some other local grocery store chains.

I prefer Costco over Wally World but I don't mind Wally World, especially the Super Center in Southern New Hampshire (Cheap prices and no sales tax) That store is clean and their grocery dept is well stocked and very reasonably priced.

Of course I'd never even consider working for Wally World but would consider working for Costco (Better wages and Union)

Again, Costco is not comparable to Walmart. Costco is a membership driven warehousing business, Sams Club is what competes with them.

Yeah so what, I still prefer Costco over Wally World.:roll:

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Babbles
What the lame is that drivel supposed to mean?

"What the lame"? You can't even cuss right.

When the only available employees are morons, it's not the company's fault they have morons working for them. Get it?

Local Wally World = smart customer service. Also hot.

- M4H

 

[invalidiuser]

Time for our morning Walmart Ritual now. Everyone gather in a circle so we can do our ritual.

Walmart aint bad. I don't care where I shop as long as I get a da.m good bargain. It's all about me saving money.

Just don't work there if you don't want to do the morning ritual.

 

[CFster]

Wal-Mart = skin crawl.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Ornery
If I was Sam Walton, do you think I'd be wasting my time with you clowns?

No you'd be spinning in the grave.

Fixed

Before Sam died Wal-Mart was a very "Buy American" company (at least on thier public face)
with somewhat of a care about the community they were in. After he passed on the remainder of the family saw gigantic $$s and were willing to do anything to make a profit.
Creating the behemoth that they are today.

 

[iversonyin]

What is with this anti-big business sentiment here? Obviously none of the walmart haters own any business. If you do, ask your workers what they want and give it to them. I gurantee you go broke in an instant.

If you don't like walmart, don't shop there don't work there and don't drive pass there.

Hush and go buy your grocery from local deli (and pay a premium price).

 

[shimsham]

im heading to walmart for some groceries now. anybody need anything?

im glad we got a super store here. its clean, close, open 24hrs and since they built weve had a home depot, office max, ruby tuesdays, and many more businesses come in that we had to drive a good 30 mins through hell traffic to get to previously.

before, all we had was winn-dixie and delchamps and they were expensive as fvck. we save at least 100 bucks a month, which supports my poker habit now. thanks wally!

 

[Mani]

Only thing I hate about Walmart is that a bunch of really weird people shop there.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: jumpr
Stop your whining. Any depreciation in your home's value will be offset by the extreme savings that Wal-Mart offers to your personal finances. Besides, your trendy "Evil-Mart" bitching won't get any sympathy from ATOT, the majority of which, I'm sure, shops at Wal-Mart.

Yeppers indeed.
I have been forced to shop at the Evil Mart, the couple of remaining stores in the area have obviously been hurt that they can no longer keep adequate stock on hand and Wally World is a lot cheaper.

Wait until the last of those other stores closes completely in the area... and then those somewhat-lower prices at Wal-Mart, will mysteriously start to rise.. eventually higher than the prices offered by those other stores that closed... Then you will witness the *true* nature of Wal-Mart!!!

Even if the appearance of a Wal-Mart in an area does or does not depress property values, enjoy paying for the healthcare of a large majority of Wal-Mart's workforce out of your taxes though.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: So
Anytone who thinks that store clerk is a career/way to support a family is a fool at best.

It's interesting to hear comments like that, and then turn around and hear comments about how great Wal-Mart is for our overall American economy, how it "creates jobs", how a large, sucessful corporation, somehow magically is a great asset to the economy/community, etc., when the reality is far, far different.

If those jobs are indeed not a viable way to earn a living, then those "jobs created by Wal-Mart's success", are essentially a lie as well, as they are actually creating a lower-class made up of slave-wage earners, with their health-care (and other social/health services) being provided by state welfare, because they cannot afford otherwise with their current job.

Wal-Mart is essentially the corporate version, of some undocumented immigrant, that comes to this country, applies for welfare, and then ships most of the money that they get back to their home country.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: Orsorum
I'm not talking about lawsuits, I'm talking about prices and merchandise quality, in which Costco beats Sam's Club hands down.

As for merchandise quality, yeah costcos Gatorade, Welchs Juice, V-8, Michelin Tires, Bounty Paper Towels, Breyers Ice Cream, Compaq and HP PCs, Lexar flash memory... etc... must be higher quality at costco...

Its all name brand merchandise, and Sams Generics are MADE BY THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE NAME BRANDS.

Actually, Sams Club is essentially the same corporate entity as Wal-Mart, and Wal-Mart has a large portion of the goods that are sold at their stores, custom-made for them, often with an emphasis on cost-cutting, which can also cut into quality. So the goods that you purchase at Wal-Mart, even if branded the same as the same goods at other stores, may in fact be of lower quality. There are numerous accounts of this, the quality issue is real.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: Amused
Personally, I think you're being duped by Walmart haters with Chicken Little stories.

I don't think your property will lose any value at all. In fact, I'll bet that more convenient shopping will increase your property values.

In the short term, that could likely be true. But in the long term, if the existance of Wal-Mart does harm the economic base of the local area, and depress wages, then living there will eventually become less desirable, and therefore eventually, the market value of homes there will decline. However, that may not be immediately evident, when you look at the generally-increasing property values all over the country, simply due to scarcity. At least that's very true on the east cost.

 

[Ornery]

Gawd, the left wing, world owes me a living, tards come out of the woodwork... :roll:

NOBODY is forced to work there... PERIOD!

 

[jamesave]

Originally posted by: Amol
i'm glad that there aren't any wal*marts in my area

i'd rather pay $30 more than shop there

Have you lived by your earned money yet? Even if live by your parents allowance, you still don't know what it means to save.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry

Originally posted by: So
Anytone who thinks that store clerk is a career/way to support a family is a fool at best.

It's interesting to hear comments like that, and then turn around and hear comments about how great Wal-Mart is for our overall American economy, how it "creates jobs", how a large, sucessful corporation, somehow magically is a great asset to the economy/community, etc., when the reality is far, far different.

If those jobs are indeed not a viable way to earn a living, then those "jobs created by Wal-Mart's success", are essentially a lie as well, as they are actually creating a lower-class made up of slave-wage earners, with their health-care (and other social/health services) being provided by state welfare, because they cannot afford otherwise with their current job.

Wal-Mart is essentially the corporate version, of some undocumented immigrant, that comes to this country, applies for welfare, and then ships most of the money that they get back to their home country.

Yes wal-mart is evil. They are only one of the larges employers of the elderly and handicapped.

Yes wal-mart pays a low wage for workers (like its hard work). But then so does K-mart/Target/JCpennys/S-mart/Mcdonalds/etc. They have to pay what the wage that is needed to get people to work there.

The local wal-mart has a LOT of retired people working there. They can only work a few hours a week (cant earn more then grand a month or so) and want something to do sits great for them. If lazy ass susan who dropped out of high school because she is either stupid, lazy or got knocked up at a young age cant make a living off the pay then she has nobody to blame but her.

Do you really think that every place has to pay a living wage? do you know how much anything would cost if they did that? not to mention what is a living wage?

Nobody owes you a damn thing. IF you can't make a living on what you are making then either get a 2nd job or get a education and get a better one.

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry

Originally posted by: So
Anytone who thinks that store clerk is a career/way to support a family is a fool at best.

It's interesting to hear comments like that, and then turn around and hear comments about how great Wal-Mart is for our overall American economy, how it "creates jobs", how a large, sucessful corporation, somehow magically is a great asset to the economy/community, etc., when the reality is far, far different.

If those jobs are indeed not a viable way to earn a living, then those "jobs created by Wal-Mart's success", are essentially a lie as well, as they are actually creating a lower-class made up of slave-wage earners, with their health-care (and other social/health services) being provided by state welfare, because they cannot afford otherwise with their current job.

Wal-Mart is essentially the corporate version, of some undocumented immigrant, that comes to this country, applies for welfare, and then ships most of the money that they get back to their home country.

Yes wal-mart is evil. They are only one of the larges employers of the elderly and handicapped.

Yes wal-mart pays a low wage for workers (like its hard work). But then so does K-mart/Target/JCpennys/S-mart/Mcdonalds/etc. They have to pay what the wage that is needed to get people to work there.

The local wal-mart has a LOT of retired people working there. They can only work a few hours a week (cant earn more then grand a month or so) and want something to do sits great for them. If lazy ass susan who dropped out of high school because she is either stupid, lazy or got knocked up at a young age cant make a living off the pay then she has nobody to blame but her.

Do you really think that every place has to pay a living wage? do you know how much anything would cost if they did that? not to mention what is a living wage?

Nobody owes you a damn thing. IF you can't make a living on what you are making then either get a 2nd job or get a education and get a better one.

:thumbsup::heart:

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: iversonyin
What is with this anti-big business sentiment here? Obviously none of the walmart haters own any business. If you do, ask your workers what they want and give it to them. I gurantee you go broke in an instant.

You totally miss the point about why so many people hate Wal-Mart. You insist that it has to be because of their business practices, but that is not always the case.

I don't mind big businesses, hell I work for a mega corp (I have ~4,000 co-workers at this one campus) but I, and many others, dislike Wal-Mart because of the shopping experiences. I like my stores on the clean side and I like to have a full range of grocery services, neither of which I can find at Wal-Mart.

Originally posted by: iversonyin
If you don't like walmart, don't shop there don't work there and don't drive pass there.

That is fine by me, but people like you won't shut up and have to put their two cents in why our opinions of Wal-Mart are wrong.

I'm not telling you that you should stop shopping at Wal-Mart so likewise allow me to have me and others to express our opinions why we don't like Wal-Mart.

 

[Ornery]

I like my stores on the clean side...

Sounds like more of a reflection of Arlington, than Walmart in general!

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: Ornery
I like my stores on the clean side...

Sounds like more of a reflection of Arlington, than Walmart in general!

You're right on that one. Arlington is a hole.

 

[alent1234]

Originally posted by: Ornery

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Tell me of another place where you can get cheap ass Chinese goods for such a good price?

Lord knows, their Pennzoil, Colgate, General Mills, Stanley tools, Canon, Winchester, Nintendo, and thousands of other brand name products, aren't NEARLY the same quality you'd get from your local yuppy emporium. :roll:

food is much better at whole foods market than most other places. The vast majority of food at whole foods is naturally grown, no pesticides, no steroids that are used by athletes, and no preservatives. I shop at costco, but still buy a lot of stuff from whole foods. Look at the ingredients at your costco, sam's club or supermarket and it will read like something you see in chemistry class.

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: Ornery
I like my stores on the clean side...

Sounds like more of a reflection of Arlington, than Walmart in general!

No, but that puts you in the running for the Clueless Post of the Day Award!

I fail to see how a city determines how well a business keeps their stores clean. Not to mention Wal-Mart is, in my opinion, the dirtiest store in the city and when compared to rest of the grocery stores in the Metroplex, they are more dirty on average.

But hey, if you want to spew out clueless rhetoric then don't let me stop you.

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: Babbles

Originally posted by: Ornery
I like my stores on the clean side...

Sounds like more of a reflection of Arlington, than Walmart in general!

But hey, if you want to spew out clueless rhetoric then don't let me stop you.

That is all he does...don't worry about it

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: jamesave

Originally posted by: Amol
i'm glad that there aren't any wal*marts in my area

i'd rather pay $30 more than shop there

Have you lived by your earned money yet? Even if live by your parents allowance, you still don't know what it means to save.

:roll:

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: Babbles

That is fine by me, but people like you won't shut up and have to put their two cents in why our opinions of Wal-Mart are wrong.

I'm not telling you that you should stop shopping at Wal-Mart so likewise allow me to have me and others to express our opinions why we don't like Wal-Mart.

opinions are wrong? since when do people that dont agree with you wrong? are people that believe in other religions wrong? are people that support the other political party wrong? think before you speak. there are no such things as wrong opinions, just disagreeable ones. dont be so closed minded al lthe time. if you dont like a employee of walmart or one of it's stores, then move. it's a neighborhood problem, not walmart's. do you really think walmart only hires incompetent people?

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: mwmorph

Originally posted by: Babbles

That is fine by me, but people like you won't shut up and have to put their two cents in why our opinions of Wal-Mart are wrong.

I'm not telling you that you should stop shopping at Wal-Mart so likewise allow me to have me and others to express our opinions why we don't like Wal-Mart.

opinions are wrong? since when do people that dont agree with you wrong? are people that believe in other religions wrong? are people that support the other political party wrong? think before you speak. there are no such things as wrong opinions, just disagreeable ones.

I don't shop at Walmart myself. I believe they are bad for the economy and just bad for America.