[BudinOK]

Now, you have got that right. I wonder if there is a push to get the National Right to Work passed?

[number6]

coastie65 said:

You've got to take into account that the Unions have driven the businesses out as well. At one time, we had a thriving Steel Industry, and then the Union demands forced the companies out of business. We could get some of it back if they just opened the shops across the country by passing a National Right To Work Law at the Federal level, which would override the State laws. coastie

I'm glad you said that. Unions are bad for children workers, bad for business, bad for skilled employees, and bad for just about everyone else. I hate them.

[sk33t3r]

Colloquor - I'll tell you the same thing I told Kyla. I appologize if I offended you, however, if you are not the person I described as dragging your child by the arm thru Wally World, then my comment is not directed at you. Too many times I have seen people screaming at their kids and literally dragging them thru WalMart. I am only describing those people as "trash" and I choose not be around them. I understand the reason people shop there and respect that. I choose to boycott them.

The main reason I choose not to shop there is because, in my opinion, they are bad for our economy. They may be good for some of us individually because of their low prices, but there has been much written about their practices of squeezing their suppliers until they don't make any money - I was part of that supplier chain. When the supplier doesn't make money, they have to make changes that may include laying people off.

WalMart was also part of a class-action lawsuit in which they were aware, at a very high level, that they pay their female employees much less than their male counterparts.

Some people do not have an opportunity to shop anywhere else because WalMArt has invaded their small towns anddriven the mom & pop out of business.

In my opinion they are not a responsible corporation.

[sk33t3r]

Win7, you've got that right!!!

I call for a BOYCOTT of WalMart. Anyone out there with me on this???

[coastie65]

BudinOK said:

Now, you have got that right. I wonder if there is a push to get the National Right to Work passed?

Not that I'm aware of. I fired off an e-mail to both of my Senators regarding the Auto Bailout and I did bring bring it up at the time and the reasons I had for it. Unfortunately, one of them retired ( John Warner ). Virginia is a right to work State, which pretty much keeps the Unions in check. I have been a member of the Union in the past ( United Paperworkers International Union) when I worked for Union-Camp Corp. I eventually went to work for a family owned company that had shops all over the East coast and built Utility and Fire Trucks. The benefits were the best I ever had on any job and there was no Union as there wasn't enough interest to even consider trying to organize. We were getting COLA's every 6 months, plus a good healthcare package and vacation. Botttom line was that the family gave back to their employees and there was no need for a Union. coastie

[coastie65]

Kyladanielle said:

Let me get this right...."trash dragging kids by arms" SO IF YOU SHOP AT WALMART AND YOU HAVE KIDS YOU ARE TRASH?? People like you make me sick. You think that is someone is "beneath you" they are trash. You need to crawl back in your gold lined hole and get over yourself. You arent BIll Gates, nor Doland Trump.

Hi Kyla, I saw that post last night. I couldn't find it today, so I guess one of my fellow mods removed it as should be. The Walmarts in my area are a nice place to shop and I have never seen any of the behavior that was described. I guess it depends on the area and the overall mindset of the people ( anyone remember Black Friday and the Walmart on Long Island?). It is the nature of the people in a particular area in how they behave. Down here in Virginia, people are pretty laid back and don't hurried for the most part. I'm the one you have watch for, as I tend to speed around the store with my cart and have almost run over a few people. Fortunately, the folks around here tend to just chuckle and go on with their shopping and I try to make an effort to slow down some. Again, I haven't ever seen anyone dragging their kids around by the arm, in WalMart or anywhere else for that matter. Anyway, that post got removed as it was over the top and uncalled for. coastie

[bokser]

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[backpack]

Yes i agree with this statement. I've read a few articles that has mentioned that wal-mart does this on order to sell products at a low price

[Win7]

Unfortunately for us to boycott would not be effective. One of the promises of the new administration is more industry in the united state.

However, it does help to have consumer awareness that what we are buying at walmart is killing us.

[sk33t3r]

Coastie, the posting is the 4th one from the top.

I think everyone has completely missed my point. To say that everyone that shops there is "trash" is absurd and that it is a stretch to say that is what I meant. It is as simple as this - the people who drag their kids around WalMart by the arms, yelling and screaming at them, are trash. That may not be every WalMart and it may not be every that way in every town. Again, not all the people or even all the people with kids for that matter, just the ones that are as I described above and in my original posting. I'll appologize, again, and in advance of the next posting for a percieved generalization. However, if you re-read my posting, it's not neccessary.

The real point of my e-mail was that if I am the only one that stays out of a WalMart, so be it. WalMart's policies rape the country of a feeling of community and of walking down Main Street and talking to your neighbor or even someone you don't know, and of supporting a local business that may be employing people in your neighborhood at a fair wage.

I know it's not the 50's anymore. But that is what is wrong with our country and it's not just WalMart. It's all teh big box boys and teh mentality that the shareholder comes first (or is it the CEO that comes first?). I can gaurantee you that the customer comes dead last!

BOYCOTT WALMART

[butlerwm]

Actually, Wal-Mart has a great deal to do with the price of product on their shelves--to the extent that they refused to carry RubberMaid products because the company wouldn't give Wal-Mart the price they "required". The result was the eventual bankruptcy of the original RubberMaid company (the company today is the reorganized and [I believe] sold company).
Additionally, with the current iPhone pricing, Wal-Mart can claim to offer a lower price than AT&T and Apple stores, provide the Best Buy price only to those buyers who are aware of it, and rake in the profits for the millions of iPhone buyers who don't know about the Best Buy price. Also, the bulk of Wal-Mart shoppers are of a different demographic than those who would shop at Best Buy. And in many cities in southern states, Wal-Mart is the only game in town. Where they have competition, they tend to have greater saturation (again, I'm refering to southern states).
So in the end the $2 discount doesn't hurt Wal-Mart, doesn't hurt Apple, and doesn't hurt AT&T. It cuts into Best Buy's market share and continues the myth of the Wal-Mart deep discounts.