Thread: Ive always despised Walmart for various things but this takes the cake....

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Agreed. To be honest, if they save me a buck, I really don't care what they do behind the scenes. If that makes me an awful person so be it, but I vote with my dollar.

Hell yeah!! Me too!!

Originally Posted by Bronco9798

Hell yeah!! Me too!!

Moral stances are nice, but they don't pay the rent.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Moral stances are nice, but they don't pay the rent.

Yeah, no shit. Neither does working at Walmart.

Originally Posted by Slick

Yeah, no shit. Neither dies working at Walmart.

Well I don't work at Walmart so that's not my problem.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Well I don't work at Walmart so that's not my problem.

If you pay taxes it is your problem.

Originally Posted by Slick

If you pay taxes it is your problem.

Not really. Wal-Mart is far from the worst employer out there, and pays better than minimum wage for most workers - who in any event are often young people or seniors, not family bread winners. They provide decent quality products to middle class people and their families at fair prices. My daughter gets to wear new clothes that she likes instead of thrift store cast offs, which was in my youth, and we can afford to replace them whenever she outgrows her old stuff or wears it out. I think 97% of the anti Wal-Mart sentiment I've encountered is insincere and snobbish posturing, frankly.

I hate the damned lines though, and avoid going there whenever I can convince my wife and daughter to go without me

Originally Posted by Dreadnought

Not really. Wal-Mart is far from the worst employer out there, and pays better than minimum wage for most workers - who in any event are often young people or seniors, not family bread winners. They provide decent quality products to middle class people and their families at fair prices. My daughter gets to wear new clothes that she likes instead of thrift store cast offs, which was in my youth, and we can afford to replace them whenever she outgrows her old stuff or wears it out. I think 97% of the anti Wal-Mart sentiment I've encountered is insincere and snobbish posturing, frankly.

I hate the damned lines though, and avoid going there whenever I can convince my wife and daughter to go without me

We've been over this before so I'll just leave it at that. I am not part of your 97%.

I avoid Wal-Mart at all costs because it's crowded. I'll gladly pay more to avoid it. That being said, I'll shop there without hesitation if they have what I need. Small towns don't have many options

Originally Posted by Northman

just WOW. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr...gan-not-736398

One of the most reprehensible companies in America which is saying something.

Anyone remotely suggesting they treat employees like anything other than complete shit has no idea what they're talking about. It's as simple as that.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Agreed. To be honest, if they save me a buck, I really don't care what they do behind the scenes. If that makes me an awful person so be it, but I vote with my dollar.

So much for "Made in the USA" then, huh?

I love Walmart. They are located right outside my office.

Originally Posted by Dreadnought

I think 97% of the anti Wal-Mart sentiment I've encountered is insincere and snobbish posturing, frankly

A large chunk of it is union smear tactics and xenophobia because the company used to be non-union (it's changed to some extent) and many of the products were imported from outside the US. Snobbery is also involved. I go into Wal-Mart rarely but I hold no animus towards their employees or customers.

I should add many Wal-Mart haters also believe they stole business from small independants in small towns across the U.S. by undercutting what the independants could charge and forced many small businesses to close. There's some truth to that but it has more to do with the free market and the laws of supply and demand.

Fall-apart Walmart.......don't shop the first Sat of the month. People watching there iis pretty interesting though.

I prefer Dollar General, but if walmart is the only store open, I'll go.

People really should wear their seatbelts.

Dollar Tree is far better than Dollar General, at least here in Central Texas. Dollar Tree is an entire store where every item costs $1.00 or less. It's truly amazing what you can buy in there. Yes, a lot of it is really cheap-o crap but there are aisles of things like detergents, candies, snacks, decorations, school supplies and toys for small children when they are at that age when cheap breakable crap is just as entertaining to them as toys costing $5-$10 elsewhere. You can really save a lot of money if you know how to shop there.

I went into Dollar General after that and everything is priced like a convenience store or gas station.

But things are not all rosey on that lowest level of the consumer chain. Dollar General is attempting hostile takeovers of Dollar Tree and Family Dollar, probably so they can jack up their prices and put them out of business.