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   From: tardis@nospam.sdf.lonestar.org.nospam   
      
   On Wed, 26 Nov 2008, Brian wrote:   
      
   >> I agree, Wal-Mart sucks. The quality of their merchandise is shit   
   >> because it all comes from China and they treat their employees   
   >> especially women terribly. And as with most big box stores, they have   
   >> destroyed just about any small time competition that once existed.   
   >   
   > And people can choose whether or not they wish to shop there.   
   > obviously many people do.   
      
   I was dead set opposed to Walmart for the longest time.  Putting "mom and   
   pop" stores out of business, treating their employees like shit, the whole   
   9 yards...   
      
   Then one Thanksgiving my youngest son woke up with a 103 temp at 2am, and   
   the only over the counter medicine we had for him was the shit he threw   
   up.  I drove to Albertsons, closed.  I drove to Kroger, closed.  I drove   
   to Tom Thumb, closed.  I drove to 7-11, open but only had the stuff we   
   already had.  Then I went to Walmart.   
      
   Not only were they open, not only did they have the stuff he could keep   
   down (grape infant Advil), but they also had 3 other Advil flavors, all at   
   75% of what Albertson's charges...   
      
   I've been a loyal Walmart shopper ever since...  Screw "mom and pop"   
   stores, I like my Walmart...  Why?  Because they were open when everyone   
   else was closed...   
      
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