Boycott Wal-Mart
04-14-2006, 01:09 PM
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04-14-2006, 01:23 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Boycott Wal-Mart
Why should I care if Wal Mart exercises their right to eliminate firearms from some or even all of its stores in preference for some other product? They have the option of selling what they want to. I have the option of buying what I want to. I shop at a lot of stores that sell no firearms or hunting/fishing goods whatsoever. Should I boycot them too? I don't think so. Tell you what, if you don't want to shop at Wal Mart anymore you go ahead and shop somewhere else but as far as I'm concerened leave me out of it. I'll make my own decisions thank you!
btw, doesn't this belong in the political forum?
btw, doesn't this belong in the political forum?
04-14-2006, 01:51 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Boycott Wal-Mart
'Boycott Walmart' ...That might be the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The reason they are stopping in some stores is because of marketing...THEY JUST DON'T SELL IN SOME LOCATIONS. So it would be absolutely brain dead of them to continue trying to sell firearms when the past has shown they don't sell. So why not try selling something that does sell in place of the firearms. WalMart is no different than you...they want to do what benefits them the most.
04-14-2006, 01:57 PM
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RE: Boycott Wal-Mart
I think it's pretty popular to bash Wal-Mart. They've been made the villan by the mainstream for the past couple of years. As far as I'm concerned, Wal-Mart does fine by me. That selected stores are going to discontinue selling guns doesn't bother me in the least. Do you think it will be harder to buy a firearm now that some Wal-Mart stores are out of that business? I don't think so.
04-14-2006, 02:00 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Boycott Wal-Mart
I have to agree with the rest. Why in the heck would I boycot a store because of a "target market" decision? Why in the heck would a wallmart carry deer rifles in center city San Francisco? It sounds more like good business to me. That's like telling them they have to stock nothing but country music in the center of Harlem and if they don't then they must be against country music so we'll boycot them. Now if they stopped carrying guns because they didn't support the 2nd amendment and thought that gun control should be fully supported then it's a different story.
04-14-2006, 02:01 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NY
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RE: Boycott Wal-Mart
Supply and demand.
If you buy it.........they will sell it.
Stop buying guns and they will stop selling guns.
Stop buying golf balls and they will stop selling them.
I don't see how a store HAS to carry an arsenal of every weapon known to man in each store to get you to shop there.
Outback's pasta sucks...........and Olive Garden has lousy steaks. Should I boycott them both or use my head and go to the one that offers me the best value on what I want?
From what Wal-Mart has done with the FLW tour I would say that outdoorsmen and women should be thankful they put their support into an activity that many big companies won' touch with a 10 foot ugly stick.
If you buy it.........they will sell it.
Stop buying guns and they will stop selling guns.
Stop buying golf balls and they will stop selling them.
I don't see how a store HAS to carry an arsenal of every weapon known to man in each store to get you to shop there.
Outback's pasta sucks...........and Olive Garden has lousy steaks. Should I boycott them both or use my head and go to the one that offers me the best value on what I want?
From what Wal-Mart has done with the FLW tour I would say that outdoorsmen and women should be thankful they put their support into an activity that many big companies won' touch with a 10 foot ugly stick.