I do shop at Walmart, but I do try to avoid it. I shop at my local grocery store instead when at all possible. It's a Kroger owned store now since It was having trouble floating on it's own.

I’m quite content not shutting up. J

Thank You! That also supports the link in my original post about Rubbermaid being low balled into bankruptcy.


Yep, Most of them. The one in my town however is being built in the middle of a upper-middle class suburban town. They re-zoned some of the residential land behind Wal-Mart to allow smaller lot sizes, so that the land there would be more attractive to lower income families.

I know some of you children hate to look at facts but if you want to put the play station down for a minute and read this it might open some eyes!

http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2006-12-12-china-impact-usat_x.htm

Whatever, Wal-Mart pays there workers a higher starting wage then the majority of other large retailers. Plus, Wal-Mart is the largest employer in the US and these "single mothers" are lucky to have these jobs anyway. If they weren't at Wal-Mart they would be working at Wendy's flipping crappy shrinking meat. Sorry, I don't care personally, it doesn't matter if you give them money anyway, and they’ll just go spend it on lottery tickets anyway.

Screw them, here's a thought, don't get pregnant by some sleazy jerk that won't take care of his kids, get an education, work hard, and quit bleeding the already struggling welfare system because they're too lazy to work hard.

The fact is that without Wal-Mart the unemployment rate would be much higher than it already is so they do more good than bad…..

I know reading two in a row will be hard for some of you but please try.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2006-12-12-trade-deficit-oct_x.htm

This is left wing nonsense that the media pumps out while ignoring every arguement that conflicts with their story.It doesn't matter. Even if all these "jobs" are leaving the country who gives a crap. The unemployment rate is the lowest it's been in 8 years. Wow, I guess these people that are losing the textile jobs are getting work somewhere....

I started a thread several months back regarding Walmart vs pro shops when buying broadheads. I had a question about the quality because the performance and durability was very noticable. The walmart muzzy's broke or became burred after shooting a deer. I had never had that problem out of Muzzy's before.

Do I think Wal-mart squeezes companies to make cheaper products........yes! Here is another link regarding "Snapper" mowers that helped me make my decision. Enjoy!

"The Wal-Mart vice president responded with strategy and argument. Snapper is the sort of high-quality nameplate, like Levi Strauss, that Wal-Mart hopes can ultimately make it more Target-like. He suggested that Snapper find a lower-cost contract manufacturer. He suggested producing a separate, lesser-quality line with the Snapper nameplate just for Wal-Mart. Just like Levi did."

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/102/open_snapper.html

Ok, I guess next you're going to tell me that Bush controls the oil prices right? I don't really doubt that the US is going to hand over the world super power rights to China, but this is hardly going to signal the end of our economy.

What's going to drive this country to hell is stupid democrats that can't do anything for themselves and let the government control every aspect of their lives. All they do is vote for a living and say "What can the government do for me today?" They are too lazy to learn, too stupid to care, and then they cry about things like minimum wage which only does damage to employment rates because companies fire people to make up the difference.

The trade deficit is just a statistic that can be used in lots of different ways to make arguements. There's lies, d@mn lies, and statistics....

Well when you guys have a problem with your cheap guns you buy from Wallyworld,, and you take them too the local gun shop to be fixed.. The Gunsmith asks you where did you buy this?(and he already knows where it was bought from)and you tell him I bought it at Wallyworld because it was $30 cheaper than what you can sell it for....

I hope he tells you have a nice day, and go see if wallyworld will fix it for you!

Dude, dont start lighting fires that you cant put out. Keep your petty crap. The fact that you called us children with Playstations just for posting our viewstells me that you are in fact childish yourself and beleive whatever YOU read in USA today. You can keep your DEMOCRAP!

How does Wally world do what do what they do. Simple.Being a former employee of the cheap buying,Sell for profit store.They send they managers out once a week to other stores in the area and see what their prices on items walmart sells also. They come back and lower their prices so YOU the buyer will come in and buy at walmart's price.Doesn't matter what it is.Be it be tires,oil,guns,treestands,anything.
As for walmart paying their employees.You are right about the cheap wages.You start at min.wage and get a .20 cent rise after 3 months.Then it will be a year before you see another rise then its only 45 cents.Their benefit package also stinks like last month's garbage.You pay out of your pocket most of the cost before they will pay a dime and most of your paycheck goes for they cost on health insurance.
Yeah you could buy a gun from walmart if you could still find one that sells gun and firearms in general.Walmart has buy the anti hunting groups and stopped selling guns in at least a 3rd of they stores and claimed it was due to lack of sales of firearms,B---S---.
Personally I 'll never set foot in a Walmart again.Because of cheap products,p--- poor customer services and I don't want to support a company that believes in profits first,the company 2nd and the consumer last.