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Ben Stein: Wal-Mart
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| 01/09/2005
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Posted on 01/29/2005 9:23:51 PM PST by Former Military Chick
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To: NaughtiusMaximus
Bike paths aren't all bad.
Try commuting to work 12-15 miles each way here in Phoenix over the summer.
Full Disclosure: God, I miss Minnesota. :-(
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posted on
01/30/2005 12:29:09 AM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: B-Chan
Not having a good day huh??
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posted on
01/30/2005 12:32:44 AM PST
by
Ursus arctos horribilis
("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
To: Choose Ye This Day
I usually don't go to WalMart because the one in our city is too far from us and toooooo busy.
BUT, one opened about 2 miles from us this past week.
I avoided it at first because of the crowds, but hubby and I stopped by late last night.
The employees were very friendly, especially the lady at the photo counter...she helped us make enlargements with their machine, and duplicate some prints.
Checkout was easy, and my husband went looking for some things and remarked he found lots of people to help.
I'll probably go back and shop there (but not for groceries, I didn't like the grocery section)...I'll just make sure I go late at night or early AM to avoid the crowds.
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posted on
01/30/2005 12:37:20 AM PST
by
dawn53
To: conservative cat
True, the older Wal-Mart stores are rather seedy. I like the newer Wal-Mart Super Centers much better, i'll only shop in those...ok, i'm a snob! K-marts can be pretty nasty also. I do like the stuff in Target also, but if that story about them not letting the Salvation Army ring a bell outside thier stores are true, they will not be getting my business anytime soon.
84
posted on
01/30/2005 12:38:51 AM PST
by
SAMS
To: B-Chan
You're a snob. Next time don't take so much space and perfidy to get to that point.
85
posted on
01/30/2005 1:01:02 AM PST
by
Mind-numbed Robot
(Not all things that need to be done need to be done by the government.)
To: Mind-numbed Robot
86
posted on
01/30/2005 1:02:18 AM PST
by
B-Chan
(Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
To: B-Chan
Oh, no you dih-int!Just following your orders. :-)
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posted on
01/30/2005 1:12:38 AM PST
by
Mind-numbed Robot
(Not all things that need to be done need to be done by the government.)
To: Mind-numbed Robot
88
posted on
01/30/2005 1:16:44 AM PST
by
B-Chan
(Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
To: Former Military Chick
I'm learning that every Wal-Mart is different.. good in some places, bad in others.. In one of our local Wal-Marts, the employees are told they must accept harrassment from the customers or be fired because "the customer is always right"... a few of our stores are not kept up by the employees very well and the service sucks in all of them..and yes, it's a madhouse most of the time, but I still shop there because the prices are usually better than anywhere else and beggars can't be choosers.
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posted on
01/30/2005 1:28:12 AM PST
by
Awestruck
(The artist formerly known as Goodie D)
To: grey_whiskers
"Full Disclosure: God, I miss Minnesota. :-("
In January?????
90
posted on
01/30/2005 2:00:45 AM PST
by
Reo
To: Semolina Pilchard
Add a number 8 to your list: pompous a$$.
Good of you to slam FR and yet admit to
your purpose for signing on here: self promotion.
91
posted on
01/30/2005 2:12:53 AM PST
by
onyx
("First you look to God, then to Fox News" -- Denny Crane, Republican...lol.)
To: Former Military Chick
My parents are elderly and do not have the ability to run all over town gathering things they need for the activities of daily living..They are so lucky and blessed to have a Wal-Mart Super Store nearby and that is about the only place they have to go for anything they need. And, yes, their area is booming, partly because of Wal-Mart. It has been good for the economy in many ways..I have noticed that, in general, those who hate Wal-Mart are guess who..LIBERALS!
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posted on
01/30/2005 2:25:28 AM PST
by
jazzlite
(esat)
To: Semolina Pilchard
I signed up with the new name because I've got a new blogI personally don't give a rip.
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posted on
01/30/2005 2:29:04 AM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
(PEST/Suicide Hotline 1-800-BUSH-WON)
To: FreedomCalls
I think the self-checkout aisle is cool. I don't use it at the Wal-Mart where I go to. You can't get the "Montana discount" from a computer terminal.
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posted on
01/30/2005 2:31:43 AM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
(PEST/Suicide Hotline 1-800-BUSH-WON)
To: B-Chan
To: TheMole
Have you ever noticed how clean and safe our Rest Stops in Oregon are too.
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posted on
01/30/2005 2:51:52 AM PST
by
oceanperch
(2005 is going to be an Awesome Year, which way that will go only God knows)
To: Former Military Chick
"Jeer at it all you want, all you cool people, but, it's progress, big time."
I'm not a Wal-Mart fan, for two reasons.
One, as a consumer, I don't like how the store offers inferior products as a means of lowering prices. Are their prices cheaper than other stores' prices? Yes, but you get what you pay for: in Wal-Mart's case, that's not much. No way would I ever buy anything beyond a video game or DVD at Wal-mart--and on those products, you only save a few cents compared to other stores.
Two, China.
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posted on
01/30/2005 3:32:16 AM PST
by
Terpfen
(Gore/Sharpton '08: it's Al-right!)
To: B-Chan
Hilarious post - the imagery, the color, the mucus....
FWIW, developers in Panama City Beach, FL just purchased a relatively new, well located Super Wal-Mart for $300 million. They're going to doze it and build condominiums.
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posted on
01/30/2005 3:40:52 AM PST
by
Quilla
To: Terpfen
Just before Christmas my husband suggested I purchase several Old Timer/Schrade knives as gifts as the 100 year old company was going out of business. I stopped in a locally owned sporting goods shop and asked the owner what happened to the company. He stated that they decided to sell to Wal-Mart exclusively, abandoning their long standing relationships and marketing targets of the past century - small retailers.
Wal-Mart constantly asked that Old Timer "roll back" prices. The company had to start laying off employees to retain a break even status. After so many pressured price cuts, apparently they just threw up their hands and closed their doors.
There are still a few Old Timers and Schrades on retailers' shelves. I recommend picking one or two up should anyone run across them as I suspect they'll be increasing in value rather rapidly before long.
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posted on
01/30/2005 3:53:14 AM PST
by
Quilla
To: ImphClinton
That old "union" "I deserve" attitude is out-dated.
No one FORCES you to work at Wal-Mart. I'm sorry that I sound insensitive, but the job belongs to the employer, NOT the employee.
Long gone are the days where you are "entitled" to earn a good wage putting stuff on shelves that anyone else can do.
Wal-Mart provides good opportunity for the kids around here paying their way or saving up for college. If you think that working as a "stock person" is a career move, then you will get that sort of "career pay".
I hear the same argument about evil "Mc Donalds". C'mon, give me a break. Even in the fifties, or the sixties, or the seventies, or eighties, did anyone REALLY expect to be paid enough money from a fast food stand to support a family and buy a luxury house and a luxury car on?
It would appear from some in the media that years ago, these jobs paid enough to send you and your kids to Europe on vacation three times a year, pay for a third car, and send your entire family to college.
They did not, never did, never will. Its a non-skilled job, and it will pay non-skilled wages.
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