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   "Darkwing"  wrote in message   
   news:6N2dnb2BIaKNMLDUnZ2dnUVZ_rbinZ2d@giganews.com...   
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   | "The Master"  wrote in message   
   | news:Pine.NEB.4.64.0811261952010.14932@sdf.lonestar.org...   
   | > 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...   
   | >   
   |   
   |   
   | I don't disagree with you. Wal-Mart had a better business model than all   
   the   
   | other big box stores. The business I work at is a retail company, we are   
   in   
   | a cottage industry but we are the largest retailer. Why? Because we have   
   the   
   | stuff in stock when a guy call us, it is that simple. Most shops in my   
   | industry stock very little and customers don't want to wait a week or so   
   | while you order the stuff in and finally ship the parts out, so they just   
   | call us.   
   |   
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   I was a Wal-Mart customer for several years. Seduced by the prices and 24-7   
   hours. But I kept hearing gossip about their business practices, and finally   
   saw the film "Wal-Mart, the High Cost of Low Prices" on cable. I'm sure   
   there are two sides to every story, but it has seriously caused me to shop   
   elsewhere for similar or near equal value, and minimize the amount I spend   
   there where ever possible.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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