DISCUSS!
lol finally we have a spot just for this. I was getting tired of people spamming each thread with "wal-mart sucks" all the time. It's a good start!!
hears somthing i made
THe Way this is going Walmart will be the only store to shop at
Here's an idea, someone should make a Wal-Mart Edition Monopoly game. Hehehe. All of the spaces will be overridden department stores.
lol That's a good idea..:dizzy::tumble:
lol lets do it... there can be different edtions, such as Ames, Caldor, Jamesway, Bradlees, Hills, and so on...
awesome idea..and instead of the monopoly logo in the middle, it could be the company logo...heh :D
I posted this just before the old website crashed... Wal-Mart has stores in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, UK (with ASDA), Argentina and Korea...
But there is a chain in Australia called BIG W, it started as Woolworths but not the F.W.Woolworth. They have slogans like WE SELL FOR LESS anr other things... see for yourself:
http://www.bigw.com.au/Pages/About2.asp
woah, cool. They steal from Wal Mart for once..lol
(http://www.bigw.com.au/PICS/BASE/Rollback.JPG)
Something is fishy here...Wal-Mart must own them in some form,, but for some reason they don't want to say they do)
Wal-Mart in disguise...
QuoteOriginally posted by tokensafari
lol lets do it... there can be different edtions, such as Ames, Caldor, Jamesway, Bradlees, Hills, and so on...
Here's a start...
yeah!! Awesome! We could make something out of this..;)
As part of an ogoing effort to improve its public image and combat criticism of company labor practices, Wal-Mart on Thursday bought full-page advertisments in more than 100 newspapers across the country.
"For too long, others have had free rein to say things about our company that just aren't true," Wal-Mart ceo Lee Scott said. "We've decided it's time to draw our own line in the sand."
Also on Thursday, the company launched a non-commercial Web site, www.walmartfacts.com (http://www.walmartfacts.com/), to help its associates, consumers, reporters and others learn about the company. - DSN Retailing Today - Jan. 13 2005
:roll:
Who do we believe? Wal-Mart Facts.com you know is biased as a mother!
I've tried to make Wal-Mart seem like a good store and keep defending it. But today, I realized I was wrong. My mom sister and myself went for things. They finally cleaned up the mess of merchandise all over the floor. Anyways, there was one register open that took more than 10 items. It was the cashier that had an attitude. She was complaining that there were too many people shopping on Sunday, and they shouldn't be buying so many things. She kept complaining to my mom on and on and made her nervous, and shocked. The customer in front of her told this cashier he hopes she has a better day. Anyways then she says, "I don't care if they fire me, I just can't believe this." Come on stupid woman, it's a store and as many people can go the store if they want, and they can buy as much as they want, no matter what day it is. Then, the cashier manager is yelling at the customers to go to Customer Service if you have 10 items or less. I sware everyone in that line had over 10 items, and the manager kept yelling at everyone. Then his fat hippo cashier that we can't stand either, opens another register and is like "Come on" to the other people, talking to them if they were animals. My mom is reporting the cashier we had to the store, if they even care. No cashier should complain about his/her job to customers, etc. That store has gotten worse every year ever since it opened in 2001. I told my mom that Ames never had a bad cashier in their store ever, neither does Target. They're all friendly, which is part of their job. Wal-Mart can shove it. I dare know what Sam Walton would think of his Wal-Mart. He should of stuck with Sam's Club!! Also, while Ames across the street closed and is being re-occupied, and Bradlees was filled with Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart should be friendly down to heaven. Sorry if I was too graphic or long!!
AMES FOREVER! NEWINGTON STILL MISSES YOU!
QuoteOriginally posted by Chris
I've tried to make Wal-Mart seem like a good store and keep defending it. But today, I realized I was wrong. My mom sister and myself went for things. They finally cleaned up the mess of merchandise all over the floor. Anyways, there was one register open that took more than 10 items. It was the cashier that had an attitude. She was complaining that there were too many people shopping on Sunday, and they shouldn't be buying so many things. She kept complaining to my mom on and on and made her nervous, and shocked. The customer in front of her told this cashier he hopes she has a better day. Anyways then she says, "I don't care if they fire me, I just can't believe this." Come on stupid woman, it's a store and as many people can go the store if they want, and they can buy as much as they want, no matter what day it is. Then, the cashier manager is yelling at the customers to go to Customer Service if you have 10 items or less. I sware everyone in that line had over 10 items, and the manager kept yelling at everyone. Then his fat hippo cashier that we can't stand either, opens another register and is like "Come on" to the other people, talking to them if they were animals. My mom is reporting the cashier we had to the store, if they even care. No cashier should complain about his/her job to customers, etc. That store has gotten worse every year ever since it opened in 2001. I told my mom that Ames never had a bad cashier in their store ever, neither does Target. They're all friendly, which is part of their job. Wal-Mart can shove it. I dare know what Sam Walton would think of his Wal-Mart. He should of stuck with Sam's Club!! Also, while Ames across the street closed and is being re-occupied, and Bradlees was filled with Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart should be friendly down to heaven. Sorry if I was too graphic or long!!
AMES FOREVER! NEWINGTON STILL MISSES YOU!
WOW How rude that person was i always get that feel when im at wal mart. TargetAnd Even Kmart dosent have that kida service there i never had that problem when i went to Ames Or Caldor to
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
I posted this just before the old website crashed... Wal-Mart has stores in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, UK (with ASDA), Argentina and Korea...
But there is a chain in Australia called BIG W, it started as Woolworths but not the F.W.Woolworth. They have slogans like WE SELL FOR LESS anr other things... see for yourself:
http://www.bigw.com.au/Pages/About2.asp
AmesmanBBTB
:holysh: the big W logo has a very uncanny resemblence to Walmarts logo!
Plus "we sell for less" is one of Walmarts slogans!
yessshh!:o gives me the creeps!
AmesmanBBTB
heres an idea:goodidea:
how about we drive out all the new unnative stores out of New England Walmart,Target,Kohl's... and restore all the closed chains Ames, Bradlees, Caldor....
A bit of nostolgia what do you think?:bigsmile:
All I have to say to Walmart is
"F:bum::bum::bum: YOU!"
WALMART IS CHEAP AND I DON'T MEAN THEIR LOW PRICES!:bigsmile:
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
All I have to say to Walmart is
"F:bum::bum::bum: YOU!"
WALMART IS CHEAP AND I DON'T MEAN THEIR LOW PRICES!:bigsmile:
was me AmesmanBBTB
A WORLD WITHOUT WALMART IS A HAPPY ONE!:bigsmile::cool:
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
A WORLD WITHOUT WALMART IS A HAPPY ONE!:bigsmile::cool:
AmesmanBBTB that was me
And a world without Ames is a sad one!:(:hurt::barf::no:
I predict wal-mart will be gone or reduced significantly (hopefully before putting everyone else out) within the next 20 years. Wal-Mart is overexpanding greatly, plus they are sunk if China or any of those countries gets involved in some sort of war.
In southwestern PA we didn't experience a Walmart or a Wally-World boom until a few years ago. Prior to that the closest Walmart was about an hour away, and i thought it a was an amazing store. Over the next few years I saw local towns all but shut down due to their monopoly. The service is HORRIBLE, the stores un-shoppable due to crowds of people who role in once a month it seems to stock up on supplies and half the time what I'm looking for isn't even in stock. I'm a Target shopper and will sing the Tar-zhay praises until Walmart finally self-destructs. ....Boycoting Sam Walton's empire in Pittsburgh...
I'm a TARGET fan too!! Their merchandise is better, especially clothing....and more trendy!!!! I wish there was a TARGET in my town...I must drive 40 minutes, now. :-(
Go TARGET Go!!! Go...Go..Go!!!!!
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
I'm a TARGET fan too!! Their merchandise is better, especially clothing....and more trendy!!!! I wish there was a TARGET in my town...I must drive 40 minutes, now. :-(
Go TARGET Go!!! Go...Go..Go!!!!!
Don't be so quick to say that. I am not saying Target is a bad store as they are competition to Wal-Mart, but I haven't found products (especially clothes and electronics) to be the same quality as I might find at JCPenney or Kmart. Target buys too many imports, mainly from China, and just housing it in a fancier store in better areas. Now Target is opening a few stores a week, and now there is SuperTarget to watch out for.
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
A WORLD WITHOUT WALMART IS A HAPPY ONE!:bigsmile::cool:
AmesmanBBTB that was me
And a world without Ames is a sad one!:(:hurt::barf::no:
yep and no more Caldor Bradlees Ames Jamesway Maby even Kmart and Sears too Montgomery Ward Service Merchandise Pergament Henchger:(:barf::hurt::no::no::no:
I think that if Wal-Fart is going to build stores every 10 feet, they need to vary the sizes more. Every store they build is a supercenter these days. What I'd do is put smaller, Kmart sized stores in smaller towns, and small supercenters in mid sized towns, and then larger (but not the ridculous behemoths they build now) supercenters in big towns.
By the way, I've noticed that there's no supercenters in the Detroit area, even though many stores are only a couple years old.
QuoteOriginally posted by SomeBeach
I think that if Wal-Fart is going to build stores every 10 feet, they need to vary the sizes more. Every store they build is a supercenter these days. What I'd do is put smaller, Kmart sized stores in smaller towns, and small supercenters in mid sized towns, and then larger (but not the ridculous behemoths they build now) supercenters in big towns.
By the way, I've noticed that there's no supercenters in the Detroit area, even though many stores are only a couple years old.
I believe I read on another message board that there is a Kmart SuperCenter in Detroit itself... (and that Detroit has no real supermarket chains in the city).--Sort of off topic
There is a Kmart within Detroit city limits, but I thought Kmart was getting rid of the grocery sections of Supercenters.
And there are a couple Save-A-Lots in Detroit itself, and I think a Farmer Jack too -- that sorta counts, it's an A & P brand.
did u hear about Wal Mart there trying to go upscail a bit like Target i read it in the paper today there haveing troble Keeping up with Target and Bed Bath & Beyond and even the Gap lol this is good news for me hopefuly if this turnaround donsent work they will start closing stores and fillney close 4 good ;):yup::roll::tumble::P:D:bounce::):bouncing::bouncing::dizzy:
QuoteOriginally posted by SomeBeach
I think that if Wal-Fart is going to build stores every 10 feet, they need to vary the sizes more. Every store they build is a supercenter these days. What I'd do is put smaller, Kmart sized stores in smaller towns, and small supercenters in mid sized towns, and then larger (but not the ridculous behemoths they build now) supercenters in big towns.
By the way, I've noticed that there's no supercenters in the Detroit area, even though many stores are only a couple years old.
WAL-FART! thats good one lol :insane:
How bout Mal-Wart?
Sprawl Mart:insane:
76fanAmesmanBBTB
actually both names "Mal-Wart" and "Sprawl Mart" make sense
since calling Wal-Mart, Mal-Wart means actually in my opinion that Wal-Mart IS a Mall Wart in other words it is a wart to malls. Something that malls probalbly think is fearful and ugly( just like a girl hates warts) because they sciphen/take away sales from malls and their achor stores since Wal-Mart is a Big Box store!
and the name Sprawl Mart could relate to the fact that they want to sprawl all over the U.S. AND the world to kill off all other stores INCLUDING supermarkets!
76fanAmesmanBBTB
again Walmarts strategy from Albequerque Tribune
PLEASE DELETE PREVIOUS POSTS OF THIS!
76fanAmesmanBBTB
Notice the last line saying " We do substantial good in the communities that we locate"
YEAH! SURE! Wally Fart! tell that to the area that lost Ames,Bradlees,Caldor,D&L,some Kmarts, NU STARS, Jamesway Franks Nursery,and other stores!
HAVING ABANDONED STORES THAT WERE AT ONE TIME GREAT STORES UP FOR LEASE AND FOR SALE THAT LOOK DIRTY AND MAKE AN AREA LOOK POOR AND HAVING A LOSS OF JOBS IS "GOOD" FOR THE COMMUNITY? :mad: :hurt:
I THINK NOT!
Wally Fart! :insane::insane::insane::insane::insane:
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
76fanAmesmanBBTB
again Walmarts strategy from Albequerque Tribune
PLEASE DELETE PREVIOUS POSTS OF THIS!
Notice in the Article that they ARE DEFINATELY TARGETING TARGET
talking about " take away from some of those sales"
Walmarts a bully AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO EXIST!
ITS A THREAT TO ALL STORES!
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
76fanAmesmanBBTB
again Walmarts strategy from Albequerque Tribune
PLEASE DELETE PREVIOUS POSTS OF THIS!
Notice in the Article that they ARE DEFINATELY TARGETING TARGET
talking about " take away from some of those sales"
Walmarts a bully AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO EXIST!
ITS A THREAT TO ALL STORES!
my opion on Tearget is that i see mroe people going there then i do at wal mart and Wal Mart latley is haveing troble with Target cause there lossing sales to the a bit no enoufe to threantin the company but Target is doing better then evre now
Good. The only thing they do that's kinda dumb is like how they put signs saying how good DVD recorders and how bad VCRs are..RIGHT NEXT to the VCRS!!! Doersn't that hurt sales?
I DON'T CARE WHAT WAL-MART SUPPORTERS SAY!
WE NEED TO DRIVE WALMART OUT OF BUSINESS
IT IS A THREAT TO OUR FREEDOM OF CHOICE,FREEDOM TO SHOP ANYWHERE WE WANT TO, AND FREEDOM TO HAVE UNIONS AND HAVE MANUFACTURING JOBS
JUST LOOK AT WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY DONE!
HOW MANY STORES HAVE WE'VE LOST IN JUST THE NEW ENGLAND AREA ALONE?
IF WAL-MART HAD ITS WAY IT WOULD KILL OFF EVERY STORE EXCEPT ITS OWN
IN OTHER WORDS YOU COULD ONLY BE ABLE TO SHOP AT WALMART
SCARY HUH?:(:o:no::holysh::o:(
But monopolization is against the law. BWAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!:bum:
QuoteOriginally posted by Jag67
But monopolization is against the law. BWAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!:bum:
gee I hope you're meaning to stick that bum out at Walmart and not out at me:rolleyes:;)
I DON'T SUPPORT WALMART!
Allright I confess. :saint:
When I first walked into my newly opened Walmart in Torrington about 10 years ago I thought it was cool and stuff :holysh:
especially cheap prices:bouncing:
liked their commercials :)
enjoyed seeing the smily face :bigsmile:
AW HECK I Could OF sworn it was like Caldor!:o
and me and my family ALWAYS went there to shop!
until after problably around when Ames was closing I found out Walmart's dirty little secret: to make all the so called "competition" history.
:o
THEY wanted to undersell so much to close MY STORES in MY own neighborhood!!
they won't stop until they make other stores to hardly be able to compete with Walmart.
Caldor's tried failed
Ames tried failed
Bradlees tried failed
Kmarts doing its best so far
Frank's went GOB but are reorganizing
you see Walmarts making it a tough time for local and eventually national chains to operate with such DEMAND FOR LOWER PRICES NO MATTER WHAT :o
Walmarts gonna kill them off one by one THEY KEEP SHOVING INTO TOWNS AND AREAS WITHOUT A WALMART AND SAY "THEY NEED US TO SURVIVE" AND EVEN AFTER THAT THEY KEEP BUILDING MORE AND MORE STORES MAKING LOCAL STORES WEAKER
THEIR SHOVING THIS "LOW PRICE" JUNK DOWN THEIR THROATS !
SO THATS WHY I RARELY GO TO THEM FOR SHOPPING!
BTW Walmart didn't need to come up here in New England we already had a stable retail store economy we had Ames,Bradlees,Caldor,and other local chains functioning
fine and who knows? they could of been a HUGE success if they were allowed to operate WITHOUT tough competition they could of sooner or later expand to become national chains and would bring in more revenue for us! BENEFITING US!:bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile:
BUT NOOOOO! WALMART HAD TO COME UP HERE AND SCREW IT UP! NOW LOOK WHERE WE ARE!:mad::mad::mad::mad::flaming::flaming::flaming::flaming:
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
Allright I confess. :saint:
When I first walked into my newly opened Walmart in Torrington about 10 years ago I thought it was cool and stuff :holysh:
especially cheap prices:bouncing:
liked their commercials :)
enjoyed seeing the smily face :bigsmile:
AW HECK I Could OF sworn it was like Caldor!:o
and me and my family ALWAYS went there to shop!
until after problably around when Ames was closing I found out Walmart's dirty little secret: to make all the so called "competition" history.
:o
THEY wanted to undersell so much to close MY STORES in MY own neighborhood!!
they won't stop until they make other stores to hardly be able to compete with Walmart.
Caldor's tried failed
Ames tried failed
Bradlees tried failed
Kmarts doing its best so far
Frank's went GOB but are reorganizing
you see Walmarts making it a tough time for local and eventually national chains to operate with such DEMAND FOR LOWER PRICES NO MATTER WHAT :o
Walmarts gonna kill them off one by one THEY KEEP SHOVING INTO TOWNS AND AREAS WITHOUT A WALMART AND SAY "THEY NEED US TO SURVIVE" AND EVEN AFTER THAT THEY KEEP BUILDING MORE AND MORE STORES MAKING LOCAL STORES WEAKER
THEIR SHOVING THIS "LOW PRICE" JUNK DOWN THEIR THROATS !
SO THATS WHY I RARELY GO TO THEM FOR SHOPPING!
BTW Walmart didn't need to come up here in New England we already had a stable retail store economy we had Ames,Bradlees,Caldor,and other local chains functioning
fine and who knows? they could of been a HUGE success if they were allowed to operate WITHOUT tough competition they could of sooner or later expand to become national chains and would bring in more revenue for us! BENEFITING US!:bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile:
BUT NOOOOO! WALMART HAD TO COME UP HERE AND SCREW IT UP! NOW LOOK WHERE WE ARE!:mad::mad::mad::mad::flaming::flaming::flaming::flaming:
NOT TO MENTION THE JOBS THAT ARE BEING LOST TO OVERSEAS!
BTW I go by what a store does
not what it is!
The name does not matter its what they actually do that
matters!
I mean if a different store did this I'd be bashing all the same and this particular stores name happens to be Walmart
For Example lets say this as a senario
Lets say Caldor was doing what Walmart's doing killing off stores and taking away jobs and banning unionnizing etc. would I bash them? YES! Even though they are a local chain AND I know them well (and would sort of be rooting for them BUT I would realize what their doing is BAD!) that would not excuse them for their qwest to dominate. For Caldor to be the ONLY store to shop at and all the other chains GONE!
I mean IF Caldor WAS being SO DOMINATING that Ames couldn't compete with them and went GOB
WOULD I BE MAD?
YES ALL THE SAME!
IF Caldor forced the closing of Ames would you be mad?
I would think so!
So heres my point
its not the store chain name that matters when dealing with an overpowering company
what matters is what the store chain is doing to be overpowering
If the overpowering company that was using Walmart's tactics was:
Bradlees
Kmart
Ames
Caldor
JCPenny
Sears
etc.
I would be bashing them all the same
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
Allright I confess. :saint:
When I first walked into my newly opened Walmart in Torrington about 10 years ago I thought it was cool and stuff :holysh:
especially cheap prices:bouncing:
liked their commercials :)
enjoyed seeing the smily face :bigsmile:
AW HECK I Could OF sworn it was like Caldor!:o
and me and my family ALWAYS went there to shop!
until after problably around when Ames was closing I found out Walmart's dirty little secret: to make all the so called "competition" history.
:o
THEY wanted to undersell so much to close MY STORES in MY own neighborhood!!
they won't stop until they make other stores to hardly be able to compete with Walmart.
Caldor's tried failed
Ames tried failed
Bradlees tried failed
Kmarts doing its best so far
Frank's went GOB but are reorganizing
you see Walmarts making it a tough time for local and eventually national chains to operate with such DEMAND FOR LOWER PRICES NO MATTER WHAT :o
Walmarts gonna kill them off one by one THEY KEEP SHOVING INTO TOWNS AND AREAS WITHOUT A WALMART AND SAY "THEY NEED US TO SURVIVE" AND EVEN AFTER THAT THEY KEEP BUILDING MORE AND MORE STORES MAKING LOCAL STORES WEAKER
THEIR SHOVING THIS "LOW PRICE" JUNK DOWN THEIR THROATS !
SO THATS WHY I RARELY GO TO THEM FOR SHOPPING!
BTW Walmart didn't need to come up here in New England we already had a stable retail store economy we had Ames,Bradlees,Caldor,and other local chains functioning
fine and who knows? they could of been a HUGE success if they were allowed to operate WITHOUT tough competition they could of sooner or later expand to become national chains and would bring in more revenue for us! BENEFITING US!:bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile:
BUT NOOOOO! WALMART HAD TO COME UP HERE AND SCREW IT UP! NOW LOOK WHERE WE ARE!:mad::mad::mad::mad::flaming::flaming::flaming::flaming:
NOT TO MENTION THE JOBS THAT ARE BEING LOST TO OVERSEAS!
BTW I go by what a store does not what it is!The name does not matter its what they actually do that matters!
I mean if a different store did this I'd be bashing all the same and this particular stores name happens to be Walmart
For Example lets say this as a senario
Lets say Caldor was doing what Walmart's doing killing off stores and taking away jobs and banning unionnizing etc. would I bash them? YES! Even though they are a local chain AND I know them well (and would sort of be rooting for them BUT I would realize what their doing is BAD!) that would not excuse them for their qwest to dominate. For Caldor to be the ONLY store to shop at and all the other chains GONE!
I mean IF Caldor WAS being SO DOMINATING that Ames couldn't compete with them and went GOB
WOULD I BE MAD?
YES ALL THE SAME!
IF Caldor forced the closing of Ames would you be mad?
I would think so!
So heres my point its not the store chain name that matters when dealing with an overpowering company what matters is what the store chain is doing to be overpowering
If the overpowering company that was using Walmart's tactics was:
Bradlees
Kmart
Ames
Caldor
JCPenny
Sears
etc.
I would be bashing them all the same
u guys wanna know whay Jamesway and Zayer had troble staying up there for Zayre it was outdated stores and compishion from Caldor Bradlees AMes and Jamesway
mean while Jmasway had troble cause of Ames Bradlees Caldor and Kmart and such wich was one of the resions they went out
so most of these small stores didi put out some outhere stores too
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
Allright I confess. :saint:
When I first walked into my newly opened Walmart in Torrington about 10 years ago I thought it was cool and stuff :holysh:
especially cheap prices:bouncing:
liked their commercials :)
enjoyed seeing the smily face :bigsmile:
AW HECK I Could OF sworn it was like Caldor!:o
and me and my family ALWAYS went there to shop!
until after problably around when Ames was closing I found out Walmart's dirty little secret: to make all the so called "competition" history.
:o
THEY wanted to undersell so much to close MY STORES in MY own neighborhood!!
they won't stop until they make other stores to hardly be able to compete with Walmart.
Caldor's tried failed
Ames tried failed
Bradlees tried failed
Kmarts doing its best so far
Frank's went GOB but are reorganizing
you see Walmarts making it a tough time for local and eventually national chains to operate with such DEMAND FOR LOWER PRICES NO MATTER WHAT :o
Walmarts gonna kill them off one by one THEY KEEP SHOVING INTO TOWNS AND AREAS WITHOUT A WALMART AND SAY "THEY NEED US TO SURVIVE" AND EVEN AFTER THAT THEY KEEP BUILDING MORE AND MORE STORES MAKING LOCAL STORES WEAKER
THEIR SHOVING THIS "LOW PRICE" JUNK DOWN THEIR THROATS !
SO THATS WHY I RARELY GO TO THEM FOR SHOPPING!
BTW Walmart didn't need to come up here in New England we already had a stable retail store economy we had Ames,Bradlees,Caldor,and other local chains functioning
fine and who knows? they could of been a HUGE success if they were allowed to operate WITHOUT tough competition they could of sooner or later expand to become national chains and would bring in more revenue for us! BENEFITING US!:bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile:
BUT NOOOOO! WALMART HAD TO COME UP HERE AND SCREW IT UP! NOW LOOK WHERE WE ARE!:mad::mad::mad::mad::flaming::flaming::flaming::flaming:
NOT TO MENTION THE JOBS THAT ARE BEING LOST TO OVERSEAS!
BTW I go by what a store does not what it is!The name does not matter its what they actually do that matters!
I mean if a different store did this I'd be bashing all the same and this particular stores name happens to be Walmart
For Example lets say this as a senario
Lets say Caldor was doing what Walmart's doing killing off stores and taking away jobs and banning unionnizing etc. would I bash them? YES! Even though they are a local chain AND I know them well (and would sort of be rooting for them BUT I would realize what their doing is BAD!) that would not excuse them for their qwest to dominate. For Caldor to be the ONLY store to shop at and all the other chains GONE!
I mean IF Caldor WAS being SO DOMINATING that Ames couldn't compete with them and went GOB
WOULD I BE MAD?
YES ALL THE SAME!
IF Caldor forced the closing of Ames would you be mad?
I would think so!
So heres my point its not the store chain name that matters when dealing with an overpowering company what matters is what the store chain is doing to be overpowering
If the overpowering company that was using Walmart's tactics was:
Bradlees
Kmart
Ames
Caldor
JCPenny
Sears
etc.
I would be bashing them all the same
u guys wanna know whay Jamesway and Zayer had troble staying up there for Zayre it was outdated stores and compishion from Caldor Bradlees AMes and Jamesway
mean while Jmasway had troble cause of Ames Bradlees Caldor and Kmart and such wich was one of the resions they went out
so most of these small stores didi put out some outhere stores too
huh........ I never knew that !:o
well at least Caldor didn't go so far like Walmart did to literally KILL of all the competition!
well okay so we
didn't have a perfect retail market oh well
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
Allright I confess. :saint:
When I first walked into my newly opened Walmart in Torrington about 10 years ago I thought it was cool and stuff :holysh:
especially cheap prices:bouncing:
liked their commercials :)
enjoyed seeing the smily face :bigsmile:
AW HECK I Could OF sworn it was like Caldor!:o
and me and my family ALWAYS went there to shop!
until after problably around when Ames was closing I found out Walmart's dirty little secret: to make all the so called "competition" history.
:o
THEY wanted to undersell so much to close MY STORES in MY own neighborhood!!
they won't stop until they make other stores to hardly be able to compete with Walmart.
Caldor's tried failed
Ames tried failed
Bradlees tried failed
Kmarts doing its best so far
Frank's went GOB but are reorganizing
you see Walmarts making it a tough time for local and eventually national chains to operate with such DEMAND FOR LOWER PRICES NO MATTER WHAT :o
Walmarts gonna kill them off one by one THEY KEEP SHOVING INTO TOWNS AND AREAS WITHOUT A WALMART AND SAY "THEY NEED US TO SURVIVE" AND EVEN AFTER THAT THEY KEEP BUILDING MORE AND MORE STORES MAKING LOCAL STORES WEAKER
THEIR SHOVING THIS "LOW PRICE" JUNK DOWN THEIR THROATS !
SO THATS WHY I RARELY GO TO THEM FOR SHOPPING!
BTW Walmart didn't need to come up here in New England we already had a stable retail store economy we had Ames,Bradlees,Caldor,and other local chains functioning
fine and who knows? they could of been a HUGE success if they were allowed to operate WITHOUT tough competition they could of sooner or later expand to become national chains and would bring in more revenue for us! BENEFITING US!:bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile:
BUT NOOOOO! WALMART HAD TO COME UP HERE AND SCREW IT UP! NOW LOOK WHERE WE ARE!:mad::mad::mad::mad::flaming::flaming::flaming::flaming:
NOT TO MENTION THE JOBS THAT ARE BEING LOST TO OVERSEAS!
BTW I go by what a store does not what it is!The name does not matter its what they actually do that matters!
I mean if a different store did this I'd be bashing all the same and this particular stores name happens to be Walmart
For Example lets say this as a senario
Lets say Caldor was doing what Walmart's doing killing off stores and taking away jobs and banning unionnizing etc. would I bash them? YES! Even though they are a local chain AND I know them well (and would sort of be rooting for them BUT I would realize what their doing is BAD!) that would not excuse them for their qwest to dominate. For Caldor to be the ONLY store to shop at and all the other chains GONE!
I mean IF Caldor WAS being SO DOMINATING that Ames couldn't compete with them and went GOB
WOULD I BE MAD?
YES ALL THE SAME!
IF Caldor forced the closing of Ames would you be mad?
I would think so!
So heres my point its not the store chain name that matters when dealing with an overpowering company what matters is what the store chain is doing to be overpowering
If the overpowering company that was using Walmart's tactics was:
Bradlees
Kmart
Ames
Caldor
JCPenny
Sears
etc.
I would be bashing them all the same
u guys wanna know whay Jamesway and Zayer had troble staying up there for Zayre it was outdated stores and compishion from Caldor Bradlees AMes and Jamesway
mean while Jmasway had troble cause of Ames Bradlees Caldor and Kmart and such wich was one of the resions they went out
so most of these small stores didi put out some outhere stores too
huh........ I never knew that !:o
well at least Caldor didn't go so far like Walmart did to literally KILL of all the competition!
well okay so we didn't have a perfect retail market oh well
i find old web acrtiles on them and i read up about Jamesway and Zayre but we have Target and they nevre really put stores outta bizz and if Caldor became big i would want them to be like Target and not Wal Mart
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
Allright I confess. :saint:
When I first walked into my newly opened Walmart in Torrington about 10 years ago I thought it was cool and stuff :holysh:
especially cheap prices:bouncing:
liked their commercials :)
enjoyed seeing the smily face :bigsmile:
AW HECK I Could OF sworn it was like Caldor!:o
and me and my family ALWAYS went there to shop!
until after problably around when Ames was closing I found out Walmart's dirty little secret: to make all the so called "competition" history.
:o
THEY wanted to undersell so much to close MY STORES in MY own neighborhood!!
they won't stop until they make other stores to hardly be able to compete with Walmart.
Caldor's tried failed
Ames tried failed
Bradlees tried failed
Kmarts doing its best so far
Frank's went GOB but are reorganizing
you see Walmarts making it a tough time for local and eventually national chains to operate with such DEMAND FOR LOWER PRICES NO MATTER WHAT :o
Walmarts gonna kill them off one by one THEY KEEP SHOVING INTO TOWNS AND AREAS WITHOUT A WALMART AND SAY "THEY NEED US TO SURVIVE" AND EVEN AFTER THAT THEY KEEP BUILDING MORE AND MORE STORES MAKING LOCAL STORES WEAKER
THEIR SHOVING THIS "LOW PRICE" JUNK DOWN THEIR THROATS !
SO THATS WHY I RARELY GO TO THEM FOR SHOPPING!
BTW Walmart didn't need to come up here in New England we already had a stable retail store economy we had Ames,Bradlees,Caldor,and other local chains functioning
fine and who knows? they could of been a HUGE success if they were allowed to operate WITHOUT tough competition they could of sooner or later expand to become national chains and would bring in more revenue for us! BENEFITING US!:bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile:
BUT NOOOOO! WALMART HAD TO COME UP HERE AND SCREW IT UP! NOW LOOK WHERE WE ARE!:mad::mad::mad::mad::flaming::flaming::flaming::flaming:
NOT TO MENTION THE JOBS THAT ARE BEING LOST TO OVERSEAS!
BTW I go by what a store does not what it is!The name does not matter its what they actually do that matters!
I mean if a different store did this I'd be bashing all the same and this particular stores name happens to be Walmart
For Example lets say this as a senario
Lets say Caldor was doing what Walmart's doing killing off stores and taking away jobs and banning unionnizing etc. would I bash them? YES! Even though they are a local chain AND I know them well (and would sort of be rooting for them BUT I would realize what their doing is BAD!) that would not excuse them for their qwest to dominate. For Caldor to be the ONLY store to shop at and all the other chains GONE!
I mean IF Caldor WAS being SO DOMINATING that Ames couldn't compete with them and went GOB
WOULD I BE MAD?
YES ALL THE SAME!
IF Caldor forced the closing of Ames would you be mad?
I would think so!
So heres my point its not the store chain name that matters when dealing with an overpowering company what matters is what the store chain is doing to be overpowering
If the overpowering company that was using Walmart's tactics was:
Bradlees
Kmart
Ames
Caldor
JCPenny
Sears
etc.
I would be bashing them all the same
u guys wanna know whay Jamesway and Zayer had troble staying up there for Zayre it was outdated stores and compishion from Caldor Bradlees AMes and Jamesway
mean while Jmasway had troble cause of Ames Bradlees Caldor and Kmart and such wich was one of the resions they went out
so most of these small stores didi put out some outhere stores too
huh........ I never knew that !:o
well at least Caldor didn't go so far like Walmart did to literally KILL of all the competition!
well okay so we didn't have a perfect retail market oh well
i find old web acrtiles on them and i read up about Jamesway and Zayre but we have Target and they nevre really put stores outta bizz and if Caldor became big i would want them to be like Target and not Wal Mart
exactly what I mean!
If Caldor really did go nationwide and would be like Target I WOULD HOPE THEY GOT TO #1 fairly AND NOT LIKE WALMART BY STALKING ALL THEIR COMPETITION AND KILLING IT OFF!
Target is not to blam for Jamesway Bradlees Caldor Ames Service Merchandise Montgomery Ward Best and Venture closeing was many becaose of Wal Mart and i dont know why anyone would shop and such a horrble looking store that sells crap come on Kmart is better then wal mart and Kmart look more upscail then them too i really think people should start to care about were they shop cause wal mart dose not have goood qualty Kmart Target Sears JC Penny Filene's Lord & taylor Macys Blommingdail that has qulty thjats wal mart dose not have not to mention wal mart sells packed meat Stop & Shop Grand Union A&P Waldbayums Price Chopper ect sells it to but unlike Walmart they have a buttchers and stuff tnat wal mart dose nto have so people should theink befor they step in wal mart cause in my opion there wasting there money on the crap they sell sure it cheeper but unlike many outer stores it dose not have the quatley that outher store have people jus gotta understand that
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
Target is not to blam for Jamesway Bradlees Caldor Ames Service Merchandise Montgomery Ward Best and Venture closeing was many becaose of Wal Mart and i dont know why anyone would shop and such a horrble looking store that sells crap come on Kmart is better then wal mart and Kmart look more upscail then them too i really think people should start to care about were they shop cause wal mart dose not have goood qualty Kmart Target Sears JC Penny Filene's Lord & taylor Macys Blommingdail that has qulty thjats wal mart dose not have not to mention wal mart sells packed meat Stop & Shop Grand Union A&P Waldbayums Price Chopper ect sells it to but unlike Walmart they have a buttchers and stuff tnat wal mart dose nto have so people should theink befor they step in wal mart cause in my opion there wasting there money on the crap they sell sure it cheeper but unlike many outer stores it dose not have the quatley that outher store have people jus gotta understand that
oh yeah plus the name "WAL*MART" sounds so dated to me sounds so 1960s retail storish
I MEAN THE EVEN THE NAME "CALDOR" sounds up to date because they had a image of keeping ahead staying with the times alway updated!
I mean if Caldor was still around in 2005 it wouldn't seem dated provided they update the logo a little
they plan to too in 2001 they were planning to go "Conformist Blue" I think thats what they call it BUT WAL*MART BEING A A-hole didn't want anyof that so Caldors is gone :(
Walmart OVERDOMINATING
already #1(not on my LIST!)
they're planning to elimainate all other chains altogether
FORCING THIS FRICKING SUPERCENTER LOW PRICE CRAP DOWN OUR THROATS!
they're arleady the leader sheesh!
Isn't that enough for them ?
NO THEY WANT TO BE THE ONLY CHAIN TO SHOP AT !
I RARELY SHOP AT THEM NOW!
I FEEL GUILTY FOR SHOPPING AT THEM BEFORE LITTLE KNOWING WHAT THEY DO!!!!
WELL NOW I DO!
THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THEM IS TO BOYCOTT THEM!
AND SHOP AT YOUR LOCAL TARGET OR ANYWHERE ELSE TO KEEP DIVERSITY IN SHOPPING VENUES ALIVE!!
Quotethey plan to too in 2001 they were planning to go "Common Blue"
That sounds so sad.:(
GO KMAAAAAARRRRRRRTTTTTTTT TOOOOOOOOO!
LOL:insane::cool::bounce::bouncing:
Imagine one day that Wally-Fart finally closed :o
Imagine a world with a bankrupt Walmart :rolleyes:
its a much happier place:bigsmile:
Would I miss Walmart if it closed?
No
nothing memorable in there and they want to close all other stores
BTW one company Walmart bought in 1981 was Kuhn's BIG K REALLY COOL LOOKING!
would want to see one some day
I hope Walmart fails in their plan and goes GOB over it
I MEAN come on! to close all other chains is a lot for one store to handle!
theres so much of them
I believe Walmarts over confident (hopefully)
QuoteOriginally posted by Jag67
Quotethey plan to too in 2001 they were planning to go "Common Blue"
That sounds so sad.:(
yeah and I never knew Caldor was planning a new look until I found it on the internet
the logo in blue if I remember from seeing a pic from a catalog posted somewhere it looked like the recent last one except the letters were blue the apostrophe thing or something thing over the D was removed and they took away the red background
would've looked cool
here I've made a powerpoint rendition of it
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by Jag67
Quotethey plan to too in 2001 they were planning to go "Common Blue"
That sounds so sad.:(
yeah and I never knew Caldor was planning a new look until I found it on the internet
the logo in blue if I remember from seeing a pic from a catalog posted somewhere it looked like the recent last one except the letters were blue the apostrophe thing or something thing over the D was removed and they took away the red background
would've looked cool
here I've made a powerpoint rendition of it
here now compare this to wal*marts outdated looking logo
WHICH ONE LOOKS MORE RECENT HMMM?:mrpink::yup:
My Dream is to have a chain of stores and call it Caldor i would sell food and garden stuff along with furnter it will be like a Target Greatland/Montgomery Ward/ Service Merchandise TYPE STORE I WOULD ALSO SELL CHEEP CLOUSTH AND DEPT STORE SCLOUTHS LIKE MACYS DOSE AND SUCH THEY THAT STORE WILL PUT WAL MART OUTTA BIZZ NOT TO MENTION I WILL OPEN THAT STORE IN A PLACE WERE ONE SMALL WAL MART STORE LIVE AND THEN IT WILL CLOSE FOR GOOD AND I WILL USE THE CALDOR NAME HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA LOL:insane::insane:
this is from my post in caldor on the closed chains thread
posting it here to make people aware:
"I don't mean to offend any one here but I disagree with Zayre88 in Wal*Mart being great
sure sure its a success story
BUT AT WHAT COST?
HOW MANY STORES HAVE TO CLOSE BEFORE WE REALIZE WE'RE LIMITING OUR CHOICE?
HOW MANY JOBS HAVE TO BE LOST BEFORE WE REALIZE WE'RE SENDING THEM OVERSEAS?
HOW LONG DO WE REALIZE THAT WE'RE KILLING OUR OWN TOWNS VALUE TO SUPPORT A BIG COMPANY WHO HATES ALL OTHER COMPANY
I DON'T CARE IF THE REGIONAL CHAINS WERN'T COMPETITIVE ENOUUGH THEY WERE FINE THEY WERE PLAYING FAIR!
THEY USED TALENT NOT "UNDERSELLING PRICES"
AND DON'T FORGET Kmart's apperciation for customers and their quality
customer appreciation
good service
quality
ALL THREE OF THESE WAL-MART DOES NOT CARE ABOUT IT JUST WANTS LOW PRICES AND MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY
HOW ELSE DOU YOU THINK THEY GOT TO BE THE LARGEST CORPORATION IN THE WORLD? DUH!:duh:
AND YOU KNOW THOSE OTHER STORES YOU LIKE TO SHOP AT BESIDES WAL-MART? Kmart,Target,Shopko,Kohl's etc. Well in Wal-mart's world they would be gone yep its true :yup::o:( all the other stores are considered "competition" to them unbelivable" isn't it?
And those supermarkets you like Safeway,Price Chopper, Stop& Shop, Big Y,Shop Rite etc. guess what! If Wal-mart had its way they would all be GONE GOB CLOSED LOST FOREVER!
THATS WHY THEY BUILD THOSE SUPER HUGE SUPERCENTERS!!!
WAL-MART WILL ONLY BE SATISFIED WHEN:
1.when you go shop for things the only place you could shop is Wal-mart
2.When you go shopping for groceries the only place you could do it is at a Wal-Mart Supercenter
NOW HAVE I GOT YOUR ATTENTION?
THIS IS WHY WALMART MUST GO GOB BECAUSE IF THEY SUCCEED AT THEIR GOAL THEN THE ONLY PLACE YOU COULD SHOP AT IS WALMART!!!!
I'm NOT KIDDING!!!
I'm planning to post this also in the walmart bashing thread"
I hate Sprawl-Fart a LOT LOT LOT!!! They made our local k-mart GOB, my FAVORITE store on ALL THE EARTH!!! I think they're going too far. Putting beautiful and DECORATIVE and UNUSUAL stores out of business for their ugly boring all-white mega-size supercenters. They say they have lower prices. The price of my camera was EXACTLY the same at K-Mart than it was at Hel-Mart!! THE EXACT SAME PRICE!!! So why doesn't everyone go to K-Mart? BECAUSE MAL-WART PUT THEM OUT OF BUSINESS!!! Not to mention the K-Mart employees are actually FRIENDLY and actually care about the costomers!! I don't know why Wal-Fart must put poor helpless stores out of business THAT POSE NO THREAT TO THEM!!! Do they consider every store competition?? EVERY single store ever founded?? That's what it sounds like..:flaming::flaming:
dont people care about qultey with the stuff they by why do they shop at wal mart when u can get better stuff at Kmart and Target not to mention much mor ebetter stuff Best Buy Bed Bath & Byeond Home Goods Bloomingdails Macys Sears JC Penny Filene's and Filene's Basment ect so i dont get why people shop at Wal MART aka sprawl Mart
QuoteOriginally posted by Jag67
I hate Sprawl-Fart a LOT LOT LOT!!! They made our local k-mart GOB, my FAVORITE store on ALL THE EARTH!!! I think they're going too far. Putting beautiful and DECORATIVE and UNUSUAL stores out of business for their ugly boring all-white mega-size supercenters. They say they have lower prices. The price of my camera was EXACTLY the same at K-Mart than it was at Hel-Mart!! THE EXACT SAME PRICE!!! So why doesn't everyone go to K-Mart? BECAUSE MAL-WART PUT THEM OUT OF BUSINESS!!! Not to mention the K-Mart employees are actually FRIENDLY and actually care about the costomers!! I don't know why Wal-Fart must put poor helpless stores out of business THAT POSE NO THREAT TO THEM!!! Do they consider every store competition?? EVERY single store ever founded?? That's what it sounds like..:flaming::flaming:
YEP:yup: you got it !
they wan't all the stores besides them GOB
freaky huh?
I THINK ITS CHEATING AND UNFAIR
for they've been #1 on the retail list for like HOW LONG?
since 1990
You would think that would be enough for them
but they want to be the only store you could shop at
its sick! I know:barf:
Wal Mart has been loosing money latley and sales too i read this in the paper and i heard it on the radio if this keeps happening and it gets worse they will File for Chapter 11 well i hope mean while Target is doing so well there opening stors Right near a Wal Mart store GO TARGET:bouncing::bounce:
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
Wal Mart has been loosing money latley and sales too i read this in the paper and i heard it on the radio if this keeps happening and it gets worse they will File for Chapter 11
:o:insane: ah-ha!! Mal-Wart can kiss my:bum:
QuoteOriginally posted by Jag67
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
Wal Mart has been loosing money latley and sales too i read this in the paper and i heard it on the radio if this keeps happening and it gets worse they will File for Chapter 11
:o:insane: ah-ha!! Mal-Wart can kiss my:bum:
the Chapter 11 thing is just sometrhing i think might happen if wal mart keeps on going like this there loseing to stores sucha s Target bead bath and Byond and peopel are staring to go to sept stores such as Macys Sears Filene's ect and with stores like TJ Max Home Goods Toys R Us and Filene's Basment i guess people are starting to think better now they care about what they buy u can get betetr stuff at Sears Target Macys Bloomingdails Filene's JC Penny Toys R Us KB Toys TJ Max Home Good Filene's Bed Bath & Byond Basment Best Buy Office Max CVS and such lol thats all of Wal Marts comptishiopn and there all strong chains them selfs too sp maby this is why wal amrts loosing profits o well it makes me even more happy:bounce::bouncing::roll::roll::bouncing::bounce:
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by Jag67
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
Wal Mart has been loosing money latley and sales too i read this in the paper and i heard it on the radio if this keeps happening and it gets worse they will File for Chapter 11
:o:insane: ah-ha!! Mal-Wart can kiss my:bum:
the Chapter 11 thing is just sometrhing i think might happen if wal mart keeps on going like this there loseing to stores sucha s Target bead bath and Byond and peopel are staring to go to sept stores such as Macys Sears Filene's ect and with stores like TJ Max Home Goods Toys R Us and Filene's Basment i guess people are starting to think better now they care about what they buy u can get betetr stuff at Sears Target Macys Bloomingdails Filene's JC Penny Toys R Us KB Toys TJ Max Home Good Filene's Bed Bath & Byond Basment Best Buy Office Max CVS and such lol thats all of Wal Marts comptishiopn and there all strong chains them selfs too sp maby this is why wal amrts loosing profits o well it makes me even more happy:bounce::bouncing::roll::roll::bouncing::bounce:
ha ha
Finally people are waking up and realizing Walmart is
not all that great as they
pretend to be.:bouncing:
Wal-Mart has its bad side, but all stores do. I think we need to accept them for what they are. Because if you're like me Wal-Mart is really the only thing my town has going for it! Since the demise of Ames, Hills, and bEST we're pretty much sol. Even though i think Wal-Mart is Bloated and too big for their own good, i have to come to terms with reality. It's almost all we have left.
Find what's wrong in this picture....:insane:
(http://www.ilovebacon.com/051605/arkansaw.jpg)
QuoteOriginally posted by tokensafari
Wal-Mart has its bad side, but all stores do. I think we need to accept them for what they are. Because if you're like me Wal-Mart is really the only thing my town has going for it! Since the demise of Ames, Hills, and bEST we're pretty much sol. Even though i think Wal-Mart is Bloated and too big for their own good, i have to come to terms with reality. It's almost all we have left.
i do agre wit u but theres so many outher places to shop were i live i justy go there insted of wal mart and wal mart sales have been sagging latley too so hopefuly the worst will happen:D
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
Find what's wrong in this picture....:insane:
(http://www.ilovebacon.com/051605/arkansaw.jpg)
hmmm well its missing a shrit and the tag is all rong and it says Wal Mart on it showing ui the crap they sell
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
Find what's wrong in this picture....:insane:
(http://www.ilovebacon.com/051605/arkansaw.jpg)
I KNOW!
Besides the fact its from Walmart
It also says at bottom " Made in USA from fabric made in Brazil"
GEE THAT MEANS IT WASN'T MADE IN THE USA IT WAS ASSEMBLED FROM FABRIC FROM OVERSEAS
NICE TRY WALMART! BUT YOUR NOT FOOLING ME!:P
plus the misspelling of Arkansas in the part that says the location of "Bentonville,Arkansas" it spells "Arkansaw" not "Arkansas"
someones illiterate
possible the shirt was actualy made in Brazil and the person making the tag was told to type in "Bentonville,Arkansas" but the person telling him/her forgot to tell the person how to spell Arkansas so the person typed in Bentonville,Arkansas as it sounded to them by pronunciation "Arkansaw"
:yup:
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
I KNOW!
Besides the fact its from Walmart
It also says at bottom " Made in USA from fabric made in Brazil"
GEE THAT MEANS IT WASN'T MADE IN THE USA IT WAS ASSEMBLED FROM FABRIC FROM OVERSEAS
NICE TRY WALMART! BUT YOUR NOT FOOLING ME!:P
True, but you are still missing something else!!
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
I KNOW!
Besides the fact its from Walmart
It also says at bottom " Made in USA from fabric made in Brazil"
GEE THAT MEANS IT WASN'T MADE IN THE USA IT WAS ASSEMBLED FROM FABRIC FROM OVERSEAS
NICE TRY WALMART! BUT YOUR NOT FOOLING ME!:P
True, but you are still missing something else!!
I just edited my post pointing out the misspelling of Arkansas as Arkansaw
My local Wal-Mart in Oxford, MA just repainted the exterior to this awfully bland brown/tan color, although I think it looks better than the blue.
Our Supercenter was built around 1994--in the back of the existing vintage Wal-Mart. Being a young one, I asked my mommy why they were building a store in the back of another one--lol. But here's a story--two Wal-Marts were shuttered around 1995 in my area and NOT relocated. AWESOME! But I did like the old tan/brown scheme as opposed to the current blue one--it's because those Wal-Mart colors remind of the late 1980s/early 1990s, one of my fave time periods--so I'd like to see my store convert to those colors. And here's something weird and just a little stupid: I visited a small, small town earlier this year. We had to go shopping, and literally the only store there was..you guessed it, Wallyworld. So we stopped at this store, an older, non-Supercenter store. Then, we go down the street the next day only to discover a mammoth HUGE Supercenter. Why??? I have a feeling that things were shutting up for the smaller store...this was a brand new Supercenter. Grrr! :flaming:
QuoteOriginally posted by C. Fontaine
My local Wal-Mart in Oxford, MA just repainted the exterior to this awfully bland brown/tan color, although I think it looks better than the blue.
DO NOT BE FOOLED IT IS STILL WALMART!
NO MATTER HOW FAR THEY GO!
QuoteOriginally posted by truviking05
Our Supercenter was built around 1994--in the back of the existing vintage Wal-Mart. Being a young one, I asked my mommy why they were building a store in the back of another one--lol. But here's a story--two Wal-Marts were shuttered around 1995 in my area and NOT relocated. AWESOME! But I did like the old tan/brown scheme as opposed to the current blue one--it's because those Wal-Mart colors remind of the late 1980s/early 1990s, one of my fave time periods--so I'd like to see my store convert to those colors. And here's something weird and just a little stupid: I visited a small, small town earlier this year. We had to go shopping, and literally the only store there was..you guessed it, Wallyworld. So we stopped at this store, an older, non-Supercenter store. Then, we go down the street the next day only to discover a mammoth HUGE Supercenter. Why??? I have a feeling that things were shutting up for the smaller store...this was a brand new Supercenter. Grrr! :flaming:
Pretty soon all WALMARTS will be Supercenters and thats why we should stop them/ significantly slow down them down now!:yup:
ABANDONED WALMART!!!!:D:yup::roll::bounce::D
old Walmart trailer representing the days before Walmart was the huge company we hate today and when Sam Walton and his true values were alive.:rolleyes:
70's or early 80's WalMart:
(http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/walmartclintonil.JPG)
Pic is from March 2005 from somewhere in IL.
Here's the link to the main site with lots of cool pictures!
http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/
OLD WALMART!!!!!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D;)
REPRESENTS THE GOLD OL' DAYS!
I just love this pic it bashes Walmart in its agenda for China LOL!:insane:
OMG! WALMART OWNING A LOCAL CHAIN IN THE UK! :o:o:o:o
scary!:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o
:D:cool:
FIRST WALMART MAN THEY'VE MUST'VE LOOKED COOLER AND WAS MUCH MORE FRIENDLIER!:yup::yup::yup:
THE FIRST SAM'S CLUB!!!!!!:D
MAN IT MUST'VE ROCKED BACK THEN WITH A STORE WITH REAL VALUES! NOT LIKE TODAY:mad::flaming:
OLD OLD WALMART!
I LIKE THIS ONE I LIKE THE WALMARTS BEFORE THE TIME THEY BECAME THE DISGUSTING COMPANY THEY ARE TODAY!:yup::yup::yup::yup::yup:
Today I noticed that a local Wal-Mart Supercenter had:
a) Removed its yellow "Supercenter" sign beneath the "Wal-Mart" sign on the front of the store;
b) Painted all of the store's exterior in brown and tan;
c) ATROCIOUSLY left the VERY FRONT of the exterior BLUE. Blue, brown, and tan DO NOT go together, Wal-Mart!
I'll have to (gulp) go in this store soon to see if any interior changes have occured...I do like the brown/tan theme better though.
QuoteOriginally posted by truviking05
Today I noticed that a local Wal-Mart Supercenter had:
a) Removed its yellow "Supercenter" sign beneath the "Wal-Mart" sign on the front of the store;
b) Painted all of the store's exterior in brown and tan;
c) ATROCIOUSLY left the VERY FRONT of the exterior BLUE. Blue, brown, and tan DO NOT go together, Wal-Mart!
I'll have to (gulp) go in this store soon to see if any interior changes have occured...I do like the brown/tan theme better though.
Wow does this mean the death of the Walmart supercenter?:o
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by truviking05
Today I noticed that a local Wal-Mart Supercenter had:
a) Removed its yellow "Supercenter" sign beneath the "Wal-Mart" sign on the front of the store;
b) Painted all of the store's exterior in brown and tan;
c) ATROCIOUSLY left the VERY FRONT of the exterior BLUE. Blue, brown, and tan DO NOT go together, Wal-Mart!
I'll have to (gulp) go in this store soon to see if any interior changes have occured...I do like the brown/tan theme better though.
Wow does this mean the death of the Walmart supercenter?:o
Oohh! Alluring thought indeed....;) But I bet by the time they've re-painted the clashing blue front (if they do...) there will be a perfectly coordinating SUPERCENTER sign back in place, in its sprawling glory...(hints of sarcasm here)
QuoteOriginally posted by truviking05
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by truviking05
Today I noticed that a local Wal-Mart Supercenter had:
a) Removed its yellow "Supercenter" sign beneath the "Wal-Mart" sign on the front of the store;
b) Painted all of the store's exterior in brown and tan;
c) ATROCIOUSLY left the VERY FRONT of the exterior BLUE. Blue, brown, and tan DO NOT go together, Wal-Mart!
I'll have to (gulp) go in this store soon to see if any interior changes have occured...I do like the brown/tan theme better though.
Wow does this mean the death of the Walmart supercenter?:o
Oohh! Alluring thought indeed....;) But I bet by the time they've re-painted the clashing blue front (if they do...) there will be a perfectly coordinating SUPERCENTER sign back in place, in its sprawling glory...(hints of sarcasm here)
Wow I guess Walmart is in trouble sense they've been renovating all these stores possibly trying to keep up with Targets success? hmmm?:mrpink:
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
ABANDONED WALMART!!!!:D:yup::roll::bounce::D
:insane::bum:
An unpresedented ad ADVERTISING FOR GUNS :o
THIS HAS " CRIMINAL DISCOUNT 50% OFF REGULAR PRICE!"
written all over it
I mean come on! shouldn't YOU NOT tell people where to get guns so easily?
BECAUSE GUNS COULD FALL INTO THE WRONG HANDS!!!!
IMO:mrpink:
IN GERMANY WALMART SIGNS GO FOR THE OLD SCHOOL STYLE LOL:insane:
YAY! !:bounce:
read caption at bottom:yup:
WALMART IN GERMANY LOL! :insane::insane::insane:
FIRST WALMART SUPERCENTER?:huh::o
IN A WALMART SUPERCENTER
CALDOR COPYCATS!!!!!!:mad::flaming:
WOW WALMART SUPERCENTERS ARE EVEN UGLIER IN GERMANY!:insane::insane::insane::insane:
I agree :yup:
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
An unpresedented ad ADVERTISING FOR GUNS :o
THIS HAS " CRIMINAL DISCOUNT 50% OFF REGULAR PRICE!"
written all over it
I mean come on! shouldn't YOU NOT tell people where to get guns so easily?
BECAUSE GUNS COULD FALL INTO THE WRONG HANDS!!!!
IMO:mrpink:
Yes Wal Mart Sells GUNs Sheril Crow mention in one of her songs About to kid who shot them selfs wit gos the bought a Wal Mart discount store lol now u cant find any of her CDS there but im proud that she put that line in her song that same year Kathy lee had that whole sewet shop scandel that involed Wal Mart has Target had any scandles like that i dont think so
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
WOW WALMART SUPERCENTERS ARE EVEN UGLIER IN GERMANY!:insane::insane::insane::insane:
what the hell are they douing over there they dont belog here:mad:
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
I agree :yup:
same hear :)
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
I agree :yup:
WE SHOULD POST THSE SIGNS ALL OVER ALL THE WALMARTS!:yup::yup:
this is so true:no::(
Read this article so true!:yup:
I was thinking about posting signs like this on Walmart's doors:yup:
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
I was thinking about posting signs like this on Walmart's doors:yup:
I've made a powerpoint rendition of what they would look like if they were posted on Walmart stores
I altered this photograph to tell the truth!
(what I covered up said "Salutes"):yup:
REALLY OLD WALMART MY FAVORITE ONE!:bigsmile:
Wal Mart is really the only store that has been under a copple scandles before with Music artisets and Kathy Lee LOL anyone remember the awetshop incdent:insane:
If you're confused about my position about Walmart here it is:
I hate Walmart for what it is doing to close all other stores:flaming:
If I had the chance I would completely change Walmart to a more consumer,union, and competition friendly store with products made in U.S.A. that not only says it has values but actually displays it has REAL values
I like the old Walmarts better not only they look cooler but also display a time before Sam Walton and his values died :rolleyes: and before Walmart became this megabillion dollar ,disgusting Ames,Bradlees,Caldor killer that wants to take away jobs kill off other stores along with unions and be THE ONLY store left in business!:mad:
plus saying you like older stores better than the newer ones is like an insult to the company;):yup::tumble:
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
Wal Mart is really the only store that has been under a copple scandles before with Music artisets and Kathy Lee LOL anyone remember the awetshop incdent:insane:
What Sweatshop incident?:huh:
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
Wal Mart is really the only store that has been under a copple scandles before with Music artisets and Kathy Lee LOL anyone remember the awetshop incdent:insane:
What Sweatshop incident?:huh:
lol u dont remeber this waz back in 1996 Kathy Lee Giford had a clouthing line at Wal Mart and the clouth was made by some company in anouther contry that had labored kids to work or something like that :insane::insane::insane::insane::insane:
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
Wal Mart is really the only store that has been under a copple scandles before with Music artisets and Kathy Lee LOL anyone remember the awetshop incdent:insane:
What Sweatshop incident?:huh:
lol u dont remeber this waz back in 1996 Kathy Lee Giford had a clouthing line at Wal Mart and the clouth was made by some company in anouther contry that had labored kids to work or something like that :insane::insane::insane::insane::insane:
OH YEAH! (realizing in remembering)
Didn't South Park do a joke about that when Kathy Lee Giford was a "guest star" on one episode? LOL :insane:
NOW BACK TO WALMART!
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
Wal Mart is really the only store that has been under a copple scandles before with Music artisets and Kathy Lee LOL anyone remember the awetshop incdent:insane:
What Sweatshop incident?:huh:
lol u dont remeber this waz back in 1996 Kathy Lee Giford had a clouthing line at Wal Mart and the clouth was made by some company in anouther contry that had labored kids to work or something like that :insane::insane::insane::insane::insane:
OH YEAH! (realizing in remembering)
Didn't South Park do a joke about that when Kathy Lee Giford was a "guest star" on one episode? LOL :insane:
NOW BACK TO WALMART!
yes now u remeber lol anyways i dident know Wal Mart was all the way in Germity lol
lol there s to much Wal Mart they can make a movie about how its takeing over the world LOL
Can the sign be bigger !!! Here's a story about Wal-Mart and their signs:
march 23 2005 - Portsmouth Herald
PORTSMOUTH - Bigger is not always better when it comes to signage for the proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter on Lafayette Road, the Board of Adjustment ruled Tuesday. The BOA voted 5-2 to deny Wal-Mart?s request for a variance to allow 558 square feet of total signage, where 500 square feet is the maximum allowed.
The additional signs were part of the retail chain?s plan to expand the current store into a 190,800-square-foot Supercenter. The board had previously denied the request to allow more than 1,000 square feet of signage along the property.
Board members voting against the proposal said they didn?t see any reason why the store needed to change the signs it has now.
"I don?t think anyone is going to have trouble finding Wal-Mart with the signage that?s already there," Duncan MacCallum said. :insane:
Arthur Parrott said he felt the number of proposed signs was unnecessary. He noted an 18-square-foot sign for the store?s food center, as well as separate signs highlighting food center items such as "produce" or "meat."
"The food center sign speaks for itself," he said. "You don?t need to beat it over the customer?s head what constitutes food." :insane:
QuoteOriginally posted by 76BraldorZayKamesfanBBTB
heres a Wal-mart at Avalon Mall,St. Johns and no thats not my car I don't have a licence yet, I don't have a car at all I don't drive yet..
I don't even have a clue where St. John's is!
anyway about Walmart...
OMG CAN YOU SAY CHEESEY OLD SCHOOL ?!
LOL
It's probably St. John's Newfoundland, Canada. It looks like a former Woolco. Wal-Mart bought 122 Canadian Woolco in 1994. Older stores don't have a star between "Wal" and "Mart", they used a - .
QuoteOriginally posted by 76BraldorZayKamesfanBBTB
Has anybody seen the Wal-Mart Supercenter commercial where the "mom" in the ad says that LIVING there would be great?
HOW TERRIBLE IS THAT!
hears a expale of what i get(hot summer.............hot summer swim sutes...............wal mart )
it shows some kids a nd there mouther buy a pool
thats has got to be the worst way to adrvirtes your store lol
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
A WORLD WITHOUT WALMART IS A HAPPY ONE!:bigsmile::cool:
AmesmanBBTB that was me
And a world without Ames is a sad one!:(:hurt::barf::no:
and a world without toys r us is every child's worst nightmare...
this is what i have to say to sam walton:
F!!! U!!!!!!!!!!:flaming:
Even mother nature does not like Wal-Mart.... see for yourself!
QuoteOriginally posted by 76BraldorZayKamesfanBBTB
Heres my idea for what I think Walmarts GOB sale should look like
The announcer/voiceover would say this:
" A famous controversial store closing for good.....due to labor union reasons...........................cheers heard
throughout the crowd.....................Walmart.
boy would that be great...:duh:
QuoteOriginally posted by 76BraldorZayKamesfanBBTB
Sam Walton's son has died crashing his ultralite plane.
(my dad and I joke that the plane failed due to cheap faulty parts fabricated in China)
Yeah, that's great, 76. Make fun of a guy who died in a plane crash. I hope you burn in hell, you bastard.
Also, how come people don't Wal-Mart in their area, but not K-Mart or Target? Why are they singling Wal-Mart out? Also, why does Wal-Mart get a bad rap about having rude people & unkempt stores? I'm probably sure there were some Ames or Bradlees or Caldors or Jamesways or Jefferson Wards that had bad service & unkempt stores as well.
As for you 76, why do you care about logos? Nobody goes to a store or a restaurant because of their logo. Also, your second grade created logos & brand names really suck.
I have a great idea. Why don't we have a thread where we can bash dumbasses like you, maybe with a crowbar? Nobody likes your stupid logos & the only person that responds to your posts is that Caldor99.
Finally, why do you want to keep Dixie Square Mall? It's a piece of crap that should have been demolished a long time ago. I don't care that it was used in the Blues Brothers. Dixie Square Mall caused other buildings to be abandoned & that turned into crime. Good riddance to DSM!
QuoteOriginally posted by 76BraldorZayKamesfanBBTB
HEY!
I'm not laughing at the fact he died!!!!
thats sad
I just think it would be ironic that the plane crash was caused by cheap products made in China
it problably wasn't
Wal*Mart is a greedy company and sadly also Kmart and Target has products made in enslaved countries
IT JUST WALMART WANTS TO KILL ALL STORES SO THEY COULD SUCCEED
As for your opinion on DSM it allowed but you truely don't care about it and your just not interested in it like we are.
I have no care in what you have said about my logos.
I have just realized that it is sad that Sam Walton's son has died becauase there's no chance to bring back the OLD Wal*Mart sigh and its sad that HE HAD TO BE ASSOICATED WITH Wal*Mart since he had nothing to do with the company other than the fact that his father founded it.
I WON'T CRY WHEN WALMART GOES GOB!
1. Even if you did make fun of the plane, you still can't make fun of plane crashes & people who die in them.
2. Do you have any legitimate proof that Wal-Mart is killing other stores? It seems as if the other stores killed themselves. The USA is about capitalism. Wal-Mart is just doing their jobs. In Marlton, there's a Wal-Mart right across the street from a K-Mart & they are both doing fine business.
3. As for Dixie Square Mall, I do understand that it was used in the Blues Brothers, but it's now a dump that has been ruining Harvey, IL for 20+ years. People want to keep this??? They're out of their minds.
4. What's an old Wal-Mart? No, really. What's an old Wal-Mart?
QuoteOriginally posted by 76BraldorZayKamesfanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by gshowman18
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As for you 76, why do you care about logos? Nobody goes to a store or a restaurant because of their logo. Also, your second grade created logos & brand names really suck.
whatever
I have a great idea. Why don't we have a thread where we can bash dumbasses like you, maybe with a crowbar? Nobody likes your stupid logos & the only person that responds to your posts is that Caldor99.
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not true and I'm ignoring you because I know you love arguments and I'm not going to bother with it.
AS THE SAYING GOES
"sticks and stones may break my bones but words shall never hurt me."
look say whatever you want I DON'T CARE!!!!
Listen, 76, I'll admit it. I'm sorry that I'm bashing you all the time. It's just that I'm trying to speak the truth. Look, I'll probably stop the bashing & I'll just post stuff about the old stores & whatnot. I'm sorry.
This is scary, but what if...
Wal-Mart builds superstore...
Wal-Mart lowers prices...
All the other stores close in the area...
Wal-Mart closes its store thus the entire community has no place to find something...
Economy in local area collaspes...
Scary isn't it?:o
QuoteOriginally posted by LazarusFan
This is scary, but what if...
Wal-Mart builds superstore...
Wal-Mart lowers prices...
All the other stores close in the area...
Wal-Mart closes its store thus the entire community has no place to find something...
Economy in local area collaspes...
Scary isn't it?:o
It's scary. What if Wal-Mart decides to close all of their stores. Imagine the hundreds of thousands of jobs lost. The hundreds of vacant big box Wal-Mart stores everywhere. The effects on the economy.
Wal-Mart has a lot of power in its hands...
A lot of power that could send us into another depression. Due to the fact that many suppliers depend on Wal-Mart, not to mention the other countless companies. It would be a domino effect in our economy, Wal-Mart would collapse, then vendors, towns, and on down through the ranks. It would be an economy i wouldn't want to experience! WE can hate Wal-Mart for many thing, but one thing is for sure, they are a major foundation in today's market.
i just hate wal mart because there cheep and they hav e no out look on there stores there add s such and they have played a small role in teh closing or Ames Caldor Bradlees Jamesway Montgomery Ward and Service Merchandise although the companys had outher problmes to but wal mart played a small role in there closings too
hears a news story about wal mart and its bad news for them:D
SASKATOON, Canada ? After years of concerted but futile attempts to organize workers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., union leaders are joining forces to stop the world's largest employer from exporting its low-wage jobs across the globe
In Canada, Germany and Japan, unions are using protests, the courts and political pressure to thwart the giant retailer's expansion.
The effort, one of the most extensive union campaigns in modern labor history, is gathering speed. International labor leaders, meeting in Chicago this week to craft an anti-Wal-Mart campaign, say slowing the retailer is crucial to protecting the wages and living conditions of millions of workers.
Wal-Mart, union officials say, represents all that is wrong with the global economy, including sweatshop abuses and the extinction of mom-and-pop businesses.
"Our emphasis is to get Wal-Mart to abide by the rules," said Jan Furstenborg, head of the commercial division of Union Network International, a Swiss-based umbrella organization that represents more than 900 skills and services unions around the world. "We want the company to realize they have to change if they want to be part of the global business community."
Wal-Mart and its supporters argue that the retailer has raised living standards from Dhaka, Bangladesh, to Detroit, by delivering jobs and low prices to some of the world's poorest neighborhoods. The retailer, which draws 138 million shoppers a week to its 5,379 stores and restaurants worldwide, says it pays its workers equal or better wages than its competitors. Last year, Wal-Mart revenue was $285 billion.
Denying that the company was anti-union, Bryan Miller, a Wal-Mart senior vice president, said the retailer preferred to have "a direct relationship with our associates" without the involvement of a third party. Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people around the world, the majority of whom are nonunion workers in North America.
Labor experts say union leaders face an uphill task, given Wal-Mart's deep pockets, its broad support and a disagreement within the labor movement over how to confront the challenges of free trade.
They cite Canada, where unions remain a powerful presence, as an example. In 2003, 32.4% of the Canadian workers were unionized, compared with 14.3% in the U.S., according to Fraser Institute, a Canadian think tank.
But labor's defiance hasn't slowed Wal-Mart's march across Canada, where it now controls 52% of the retail market and has been named in a national survey as the country's best retail employer for two consecutive years. More than 100 communities across the nation have lobbied the retailer to open stores in their neighborhoods, the company said.
"They've really totally shaken up the whole of Canadian retailing," said Richard Talbot, a Toronto retail consultant. "Everybody else is playing catch-up."
At a time of stagnant wages and rising costs, it isn't easy to persuade people, even union members, to give up Wal-Mart's low prices. Fighting that battle is particularly hard in sparsely populated Canada, where people drive hundreds of miles across the prairie to buy groceries.
At this year's Saskatchewan Labor Federation School, workers' voices started quietly, gaining strength with each chorus of "Union Maid," Woody Guthrie's ode to the working class.
"Let's make sure all the women and men of Wal-Mart can hear us," yelled an employee of a retail cooperative.
The 140 students at the training school had one target in mind: the Bentonville, Ark.-based retail giant. In two nearby towns, the local United Food and Commercial Worker's Union was engaged in a contentious organizing drive. Union leaders knew they were taking on a formidable foe: In Quebec, Wal-Mart closed a store after its nearly 200 employees voted to unionize. The retailer said the store was unprofitable.
But in opening remarks, Paul Meinema, the UFCW's chief organizer in Saskatchewan, urged the audience to assess the real costs of succumbing to Wal-Mart's "everyday low prices."
"Is the price of whatever you're buying at Wal-Mart worth the price of a person starving to death or worth the price of an associate being abused?" he asked, imploring them to talk to their family and friends.
Wal-Mart has gone to great lengths to keep its North American facilities free of unions. After butchers at a store in Texas voted to unionize in 2000, the company switched to pre-packaged meat. Unions have filed dozens of complaints against Wal-Mart, a number of which have been upheld by regional or federal labor authorities.
With growth slowing in the United States, Wal-Mart needs to squeeze more from the rest of the world. The company hopes to increase international sales from 20% to one-third of its revenue within five years.
Wal-Mart's foreign division includes more than 1,500 facilities in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Korea, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Britain. Wal-Mart also owns a 42% interest in Seiyu Ltd., a Japanese retailer.
This year, Wal-Mart plans to open as many as 165 stores in foreign countries.
The same forces that make it possible for Wal-Mart to export its big-box retailing to rural China pose a threat to organized labor. Open borders and new technology have made it easier for firms to seek out places with lower wages and less-restrictive work rules. That has accelerated the shift in developed economies from heavily unionized, higher-paying manufacturing jobs to lower-paying, less-secure service sector jobs.
These challenges brought Union Network International officials and other unions to Chicago this week, looking for ways to spread their anti-Wal-Mart message, identify new regions such as South Korea for organizing, and devise strategies to put pressure on the U.S. retailer.
Building that global campaign got more complicated last month when the UFCW joined three other unions that split from the AFL-CIO. But Andrew Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union and a leader of the breakaway group, insists that the U.S. labor movement is united in its bid to defeat Wal-Mart.
"We're exporting good American jobs chasing low wages and low benefits," he said. "We're exporting a model that says, 'We don't care at all what your countries' standards and benefits are, we're going to change that.' "
Inspired by U.S. unions, foreign labor groups are forging coalitions with community activists and environmentalists to spread their anti-Wal-Mart message. Union members helped persuade officials in Vancouver and Campbell River, Canada, to turn down permits for two Wal-Mart stores in July.
After reports surfaced that Wal-Mart might be buying a Turkish retailer in Russia last year, Alan Spaulding, international director for the UFCW in Washington, hopped on a plane to Moscow to mobilize labor leaders. He has paid similar visits to Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.
When Wal-Mart put India on its expansion list this year, Union Network International sent a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressing concern that Wal-Mart's "uncontrolled entry" into the long-protected retail market could spark a globalization backlash among small businesses displaced by the retailer.
"We want to arrive before Wal-Mart arrives," Spaulding said.
Wal-Mart insists that the union campaign has not had a significant effect on the company's image ? or its bottom line. But over the last year, Chief Executive H. Lee Scott has promoted his company's side of the story more aggressively. He recently visited Brussels, headquarters of the European Union agency that monitors anti-competition policies. And when the Indian prime minister was in Washington in July, Scott was on his schedule for a "get acquainted meeting."
Steve Spiwak, an economist with Retail Forward, said Wal-Mart had learned that it needed to "grease the process" to succeed abroad. And though he is skeptical that the retailer will budge on its union stance, he said he wouldn't be surprised if the company ends up boosting wages or taking other steps to fend off criticism.
"One thing about Wal-Mart, it is a learning organization," he said. "They rarely make the same mistake twice."
Wal-Mart insists it is not trying to impose a U.S. blueprint on other countries or cultures, saying it leaves management of foreign operations in the hands of locals and adheres to local laws.
In all its foreign markets, except Puerto Rico and China, Wal-Mart has invested in retail operations that were unionized and has continued those relationships, according to the company.
In China, Wal-Mart has agreed to let the government-sanctioned trade union, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, into its operations. So far, none of its staff has requested representation by the union, according to the company. Labor experts said that was not surprising because the ACFTU operates as an arm of the Communist government and was not viewed as a reliable advocate for workers.
Miller said Wal-Mart had developed "great relationships" with workers' groups in countries such as Japan, where unions have traditionally worked closely with management. Atsushi Yoshioka, chairman of the Seiyu Workers Union, agreed that Wal-Mart had improved working conditions, cracking down on unpaid overtime and encouraging employee feedback.
But when Wal-Mart made a play this year to buy another Japanese retailer, Daiei Inc., the union there opposed the purchase. A government agency awarded Daiei to another bidder.
In Germany and Britain, where unions have been involved in legal fights with local Wal-Mart subsidiaries in the last year, the battle lines have been drawn.
"The perception is that Wal-Mart is very much a predator," said Harry Donaldson, an official with Britain's GMB, a union that represents employees at Wal-Mart's ASDA chain.
QuoteOriginally posted by 76BraldorZayKamesfanBBTB
you know why Wal-Mart's getting the bap rap
ITS THE MOST RICHEST AND GREEDIEST COMPANY IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!
They DO NOT care about REAL neighborhoods
I can think of some oil companies that are far greedier than Wal-Mart. Check out the prices at the pump today...and then take a look at how some of the oil companies are doing. Ole J.R. Ewing would be making a mint today.
Hey what happy world of discount department stores do y'all come from? K-Mart is notorious for having some of the rudest employees around. Try to find one when you need help or when the lines are long. Target used to have a two-to-a-line policy...anymore than two customers in a checkout line and a new register would open. That policy is not in place any longer.
I won't even get into the service at stores like Ames and Hills...actually, all of these type of stores are reminiscient of one and other (including Wal-Mart). The only thing different about Wal-Mart is their size, which allows them to demand the prices from their suppliers that they do.
hears a intresting news story about wal mart
from
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051201/ap_on_bi_ge/wal_mart_opinion
BERRYVILLE, Ark. - Nancy McShane used to spend $600 to $700 a month at Wal-Mart on everything from groceries to oil changes. Then in March she abruptly switched to other discount stores, upset over what her turkey-farming relatives saw as undue price pressure from the world's largest retailer.
McShane, a Springfield, Mo., housewife with children aged 11 and 12, is among what organized critics claim is a growing number of Americans turning against Wal-Mart amid allegations from unions and others that the company is bad for workers, the environment and communities.
"We cut off Wal-Mart cold turkey. Now I'm preaching it to other people," McShane said.
But for James Butler, a chicken plant worker from Alpena, complaints that Wal-Mart is bad for America just don't add up ? but the savings do.
"It doesn't change my mind. It's just a convenience. And anywhere else costs more," Butler said Wednesday night outside a Wal-Mart Supercenter where he had just purchased batteries.
According to a poll released Thursday by Wake Up Wal-Mart, an anti-Wal-Mart group launched this year by the United Food and Commercial Workers union, more Americans have an unfavorable view of Wal-Mart today than at the start of the year.
The poll showed that a majority, 58 percent, viewed Wal-Mart favorably, but the figure was down from 76 percent in January. Wake Up Wal-Mart said that was proof that its message against the company's low-price business model is hitting its intended target ? the average Wal-Mart shopper.
"What this polling indicates is that Wal-Mart's reputation is in a tailspin," said Paul Blank, campaign director at Wake Up Wal-Mart.
Blank said changes in behavior would follow if consumer's opinions about Wal-Mart continue to fall.
Wal-Mart said the survey was questionable and argued that November sales and an onslaught of holiday shoppers the day after Thanksgiving showed it remained popular.
Figures released Thursday showed that sales at Wal-Mart stores open at least a year rose 3.8 percent in November when compared to November 2004 ? matching analysts' expectations. Same-store sales are considered the best indicator of a retailer's health.
Retail analyst Don Gher said Wal-Mart's monthly sales growth did not suggest that shoppers were staying away amid a slew of attacks by groups alleging that Wal-Mart's low prices come at the cost of poor treatment for its workers, suppliers and communities.
"At this point the sales numbers wouldn't seem to indicate a backlash," said Gher of Coldstream Capital Management in Bellevue, Wash. The company has Wal-Mart stock as part of the roughly $900 million in assets it manages.
Consumers appear divided.
Steve and Sandy Larsen of Holiday Island, which is near Eureka Springs, said they liked Wal-Mart for the prices and the company's pledges to the local food kitchen and the Habitat for Humanity in Benton County, the retailer's home town.
"We work a lot in charity, and they are great," Steve Larsen said at the Berryville Supercenter. "They just keep giving."
But at Springfield, McShane said she changed stores after her relatives, who also raise produce, complained Wal-Mart exerts too much pressure on suppliers to cut their prices.
"That's too much power for one company to have," she said.
The Wake Up Wal-Mart figures came from two national telephone surveys of about 1,000 adults in January and November. The January 15-20 poll by Lake, Snell & Perry had a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points, and the November poll by Zogby had a margin of error of 3.2 percentage points.
"In terms of overall favorability, in the span of about 11 months, Wal-Mart experienced a decline of 18 percentage points in the number of American adults who view the company favorably," Wake Up Wal-Mart said in a summary.
The number of people who said they viewed Wal-Mart very favorably or somewhat favorably fell 18 percentage points to 58 percent while the number who answered that their view was very or somewhat unfavorable increased by the same amount to 38 percent.
The group said attitudes were starting to change shopping practices. Asked how often they plan to shop at Wal-Mart in the next month, the number who said they would not go at all rose 8 percentage points to 28 percent. The largest group, those who planned to shop there once or twice, fell 7 points to 32 percent.
Wal-Mart said the November poll appeared to be times to take advantage of publicity around the release of a scathingly critical documentary, Robert Greenwald's "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices."
"It would be hard for anyone to believe that a poll paid for by the UFCW was more accurate than the fact that our estimated November store sales were up 4.3 percent and that 10 million people shopped at our stores during the first six hours of sales last Friday," Wal-Mart spokeswoman Sarah Clark said.
She added: "A good poll would be to ask if working families enjoy the $2,300 in savings we provide per year."
Clark said Wal-Mart does its own internal tracking of consumer sentiment, but declined to release that data. She said the questions were not the same as Wake Up Wal-Mart's poll so they wouldn't be comparable.
I would like to know where they get some of their employees. My mother is slightly disabled and needs use of the motorized cart. She does her shopping, renders unto Caeser what is Caeser's and heads for the door, parks and starts to get her bags out. An older woman in the blue vest steps up and says in a loud and rather condescending tone "You can't take that into the parking lot" My mother takes one look at her and says "No....I am going to take it out on the street" This woman then said something rather rude under her breath not knowing I was behind her. I spoke very loud in her ear "You have something to say to my mother say it to her face" Now I stand 6 feet and this nasty biddy is about 5' 5". She turned very pale. A crowd gathered. Mom was angry, the manager came over and didn't even apologise claiming that the "guard" thought my mother was taking the cart into the parking lot which was not true at all. I hate this store, I hate the one in North Attleboro even more but what is one to do? There are no more choices. It is Wal-Mart or Target. Pick one and hope for the best. :flaming:
QuoteOriginally posted by Crawford
I would like to know where they get some of their employees. My mother is slightly disabled and needs use of the motorized cart. She does her shopping, renders unto Caeser what is Caeser's and heads for the door, parks and starts to get her bags out. An older woman in the blue vest steps up and says in a loud and rather condescending tone "You can't take that into the parking lot" My mother takes one look at her and says "No....I am going to take it out on the street" This woman then said something rather rude under her breath not knowing I was behind her. I spoke very loud in her ear "You have something to say to my mother say it to her face" Now I stand 6 feet and this nasty biddy is about 5' 5". She turned very pale. A crowd gathered. Mom was angry, the manager came over and didn't even apologise claiming that the "guard" thought my mother was taking the cart into the parking lot which was not true at all. I hate this store, I hate the one in North Attleboro even more but what is one to do? There are no more choices. It is Wal-Mart or Target. Pick one and hope for the best. :flaming:
wal mart dose not treat there employeys well thats one of the problems there haveing now also they dont get paied well
hears anouthyer news story on wal mart http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051222/ap_on_bi_ge/wal_mart_lunch_breaks
By DAVID KRAVETS, Associated Press Writer
OAKLAND, Calif. - A California jury on Thursday awarded $172 million to thousands of employees at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. who claimed they were illegally denied lunch breaks.
The world's largest retailer was ordered to pay $57 million in general damages and $115 million in punitive damages to about 116,000 current and former California employees for violating a 2001 state law that requires employers to give 30-minute, unpaid lunch breaks to employees who work at least six hours.
The damages were originally tallied as $207 million after a court clerk misread the punitive damages as $150 million. The amount of punitive damages was later clarified.
The class-action lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court is one of about 40 nationwide alleging workplace violations by Wal-Mart, and the first to go to trial. The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer, which earned $10 billion last year, settled a similar lawsuit in Colorado for $50 million.
In the California lunch-break suit, Wal-Mart claimed that workers did not demand penalty wages on a timely basis. Under the law, the company must pay workers a full hour's wages for every missed lunch.
The company also said it paid some employees their penalty pay and, in 2003, most workers agreed to waive their meal periods as the law allows.
The lawsuit covers former and current employees in California from 2001 to 2005. The workers claimed they were owed more than $66 million plus interest, and sought damages to punish the company for alleged wrongdoing.
Attorney Fred Furth, who brought the case on behalf of the workers, said outside court that the jury "held Wal-Mart to account."
Wal-Mart attorney Neal Manne said the jury's verdict, reached after nearly three days of deliberations and four months of testimony, would likely be appealed.
He claimed the state law in question could only be enforced by California regulators, not by workers in a courtroom. He added that Wal-Mart did not believe the lunch law allowed for punitive damages.
"We absolutely disagree with their findings," Manne said of the jury's verdict. He conceded that Wal-Mart made mistakes in not always allowing for lunch breaks when the 2001 law took affect, but said the company is "100 percent" in compliance now.
The lawsuit was filed by several former Wal-Mart employees in the San Francisco Bay area in 2001, but it took four years of legal wrangling to get to trial.
The verdict comes as the company is waging an intense public-relations campaign to counter critics aiming to stop the retailer's expansion and make it boost workers' salaries and benefits.
Paul Blank, campaign director for WakeUpWalMart.com, an union-affiliated advocacy group that believes Wal-Mart's policies over wages, health benefits and other issues harm families and communities, said he was delighted by the verdict.
"It is a sad day when Wal-Mart provides these so-called low prices by exploiting their workers and even the law," Blank said.
The company added lower-cost health insurance this year after an internal memo surfaced that showed 46 percent of Wal-Mart employees' children were on Medicaid or uninsured.
A federal lawsuit pending in San Francisco accuses the company of paying men more than women.
Hey Wal-Mart, they're called stockboys! :insane:
This is actually inside a Wal-Mart. What kind of store waits that long to restock the shelves?
(http://www.joe-turner.net/hello/447895/640/walmart-nosnacks-2005.09.21-22.37.09.jpg)
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wal mart is so messy and they hva esuch low qultie with there clouthing and the low prices means the low pay cheacks the works get
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
wal mart is so messy and they hva esuch low qultie with there clouthing and the low prices means the low pay cheacks the works get
I hate it when I go to the fish department and they'res always one at least one dead fish in every tank. I like fish but I don't watch them there anymore because dead things animals/bugs have always creeped me out. I can't look at them or touch them or anything.
One thing about Wal-Mart: They have many regular discount store that were built around 10 years ago or more and that average 90,000 to 120,000 sq-ft.
Over the years, the store has more and more customers, more sales and merchandise get stacked up high to the roof, aisle are narrow, fixtures are used, carts are old and damaged, the store is obvouisly not meeting demand and standards...
Wal-Mart is keeping these stores until they are a mess and then finally invest money, but for a new store, usually a Supercenter.
They did that for Waterville, Scarborough, Bangor and probably many other stores. It's kinda cheap for a company to keep stores in this condition without keeping them fit through the years. It's like: "The house is dirty, go buy another"
Boy, is the help at Wal-Mart going down hill, went looking for a TV, one clerk was helping a gentleman, he was done so I asked her for help, you'd think I asked her to quote the first chapter of Genesis. She brushed past saying "I've got other customers to wait on" people around me looked on in shock. I followed her, guess what, right into the snack bar for a sandwich. I asked her would her customers wait until she was done with lunch and was ignored. I reported her to a manager but I doubt anything will be done. When Wal-mart is pretty much the only game in town, the help can be rude and unfeeling.
QuoteOriginally posted by Crawford
Boy, is the help at Wal-Mart going down hill, went looking for a TV, one clerk was helping a gentleman, he was done so I asked her for help, you'd think I asked her to quote the first chapter of Genesis. She brushed past saying "I've got other customers to wait on" people around me looked on in shock. I followed her, guess what, right into the snack bar for a sandwich. I asked her would her customers wait until she was done with lunch and was ignored. I reported her to a manager but I doubt anything will be done. When Wal-mart is pretty much the only game in town, the help can be rude and unfeeling.
the service at wal mart sucls mostey because th eworks there dont get paired well i would suggest working at Target Sears Macys JC Penny A&P Lowes AC Moror ect
i was in white planes yesturdya and i was soo mad to see that wal mart was moving into teh old Sears bulding witch was located right next to a target Filenes Basment and a office max theres no need for a wal mart there i wish Kohls or some outehr REAL retaler snched it up befor etehy did im soo mad at there there no need to have a Wal Mart there:mad:
This is a REAL picture inside a REAL Wal-Mart! :holysh::holysh:
(http://www.tpg1.com/graphics/evac2mb.jpg)
http://tpg1.com/blog/index.php/rob/category/USA/
what wal-mart usually does is build a regular store and then 10 years later it relocates as a supercenter. they trick the town and decieve. I wonder if they will relocate some supercenters to a bigger supercenter.
Here are some ways I got off this website, http://walmartstores.com/GlobalWMStoresWeb/navigate.do?catg=6 , in which how Wal-Mart bothered others stores.
1994: 122 Woolco stores in Canada acquired.
1997: Wal-Mart replaces Woolworth on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
well wal mart just played a small role in the clonsings of Caldor Bradelees ames jamesway Ward Service Mercahndise ect
Has anyone seen the latest commercials? I was sure it was for Target at first until I saw the big smiley face at the end. Looks like Walmart is trying to grab the upscale crowd while dropping the always low prices stuff. :mad:
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
Has anyone seen the latest commercials? I was sure it was for Target at first until I saw the big smiley face at the end. Looks like Walmart is trying to grab the upscale crowd while dropping the always low prices stuff. :mad:
no matter what wal mart dose they will never be like dept stores no way in hell u will see wal mart be like Macys Sears JC Penny Dillards Nordstrom Bloomingdales Lord& tayulor ect so no matter hwta they do they will neevr have a upscale crowed thats targets job and target dose a nice job at it to also i think target sells betetr stuff then wal mart to
hears anorth story about wal mart being sued again
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060201/ap_on_re_us/wal_mart_contraception
BOSTON - Backed by abortion rights groups, three Massachusetts women sued Wal-Mart on Wednesday, accusing the retail giant of violating a state regulation by failing to stock emergency contraception pills in its pharmacies.
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The lawsuit, filed in state court, seeks to force the company to carry the morning-after pill in its 44 Wal-Marts and four Sam Club stores in Massachusetts.
The plaintiffs argued that state policy requires pharmacies to provide all "commonly prescribed medicines."
Wal-Mart carries the morning-after pill in Illinois only, where it is required under state law, said Dan Fogleman, a spokesman for Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart.
Fogleman said the company "chooses not to carry many products for business reasons." He would not elaborate. But in a letter to a lawyer for the plaintiffs, a Wal-Mart attorney said the store chain does not regard the drug as "commonly prescribed."
CVS, the state's largest pharmacy chain, stocks the pill at all of its drugstores.
For all of those that hate Wal-Mart.... 1,500 new Wal-Mart stores will be added to your neighborhood soon!
More U.S. Wal-Marts in the Works
RETAIL MERCHANDISER
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will open more than 1,500 stores in the United States over the next several years, according to vice chairman John Menzer.
Menzer, who runs the chain's U.S. division, also said the company was on track to open its announced target of 335 to 370 new U.S. stores this year.
"We are really focused on opening new stores right now. We see so many opportunities to open new stores that that's where our capital is going first," Menzer said during a Web cast from a financial conference hosted by Citigroup.
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
For all of those that hate Wal-Mart.... 1,500 new Wal-Mart stores will be added to your neighborhood soon!
More U.S. Wal-Marts in the Works
RETAIL MERCHANDISER
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will open more than 1,500 stores in the United States over the next several years, according to vice chairman John Menzer.
Menzer, who runs the chain's U.S. division, also said the company was on track to open its announced target of 335 to 370 new U.S. stores this year.
"We are really focused on opening new stores right now. We see so many opportunities to open new stores that that's where our capital is going first," Menzer said during a Web cast from a financial conference hosted by Citigroup.
i heard about that its sad to hear that i hope they over power them selfs and maby GOB soon but i doubt it
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
For all of those that hate Wal-Mart.... 1,500 new Wal-Mart stores will be added to your neighborhood soon!
More U.S. Wal-Marts in the Works
RETAIL MERCHANDISER
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will open more than 1,500 stores in the United States over the next several years, according to vice chairman John Menzer.
Menzer, who runs the chain's U.S. division, also said the company was on track to open its announced target of 335 to 370 new U.S. stores this year.
"We are really focused on opening new stores right now. We see so many opportunities to open new stores that that's where our capital is going first," Menzer said during a Web cast from a financial conference hosted by Citigroup.
1500?? Wow!! Now does this include the number of Supercenters built to replace an existing regular Wal Mart?? But still, astounding.
And remember that 1,500 new Wal-Mart stores is more than the number of Kmart stores currently operating today !!!
They really want to replace Kmart in the next few years...
Wal-Mart must be starting to lose it's luster, at least slightly. The last 3 trips to the local WM, usually a very busy store, the store has been dead (one time a friday night, another on a sunday afternoon, and another time on a saturday afternoon). Parking lot wasn't too full, no door greeter in sight, nobody monitoring the self checkouts, and few customers in general. Very strange. This whole "trying to go upscale" thing is going to really hurt them.
Watch! Next thing we will see is a Wal and Taylor, Walman Marcus, Wallingdales, etc. :insane:
anouther news actrial on wal mart
from http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20060224/bs_ibd_ibd/2006223feature&printer=1;_ylt=AndINBIiVbOQv7IhPw.RsxugfbcF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Sean Higgins
Thu Feb 23, 7:00 PM ET
Maryland has been ground zero in an epic battle between retail giant Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT - News) and its critics. The latest stage began this month when a Wal-Mart-aligned group challenged a new state law targeting the world's largest retailer.
The Retail Industry Leaders' Association filed suit on Feb. 8 to strike down the Fair Share Health Care Fund Act, which would require Wal-Mart to boost spending on employee health benefits.
The RILA, which counts Wal-Mart as a member, says the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) forbids the Maryland law. Many legal experts agree, but this suit will be the first major test case for Fair Share-type laws.
The case's impact will extend far beyond the state. The Maryland law is a model that Wal-Mart critics, a broad coalition led by unions, are pushing 33 other state legislatures to enact. A victory for nonunion Wal-Mart would likely hobble those efforts.
"Many other states are looking to Maryland before deciding what they are doing," said Vincent DeMarco, president of the Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, which lobbied for the Fair Share law.
DeMarco, like many others tied to the issue, believes the case could ultimately end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Wal-Mart is clearly concerned. CEO Lee Scott is set to announce a series of new employee health benefit improvements in a speech Saturday before the National Governors Association. Wal-Mart will expand the availability of its lowest cost plan and shorten waiting periods to enroll part-time workers and their children.
The Maryland law requires companies with more than 10,000 employees to spend at least 8% of their payroll on employee health care. If they don't, Maryland will require them to pay the difference into a state medical assistance fund.
Wal-Mart was one of only four employers in the state covered under the law and the only one that would have to change its practices. It employs 17,000 in Maryland. It has not said how much it spends on employee health benefits.
The state legislature passed the law last year, but Republican Gov. Bob Ehrlich vetoed it. Lawmakers overrode his veto last month. The law is set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2007. The challenge is set to be heard in U.S. district court in June.
Retailers Fight 'Wal-Mart' Law
The Maryland law is invalid on several grounds, said Eugene Scalia, who's representing RILA in the case. For one thing, the former Labor Department solicitor argued, it violates equal protection laws because it was written to affect only Wal-Mart.
The main thrust of his argument is that it can't be squared with ERISA. That federal law was meant to create uniform national standards for businesses offering health plans. States simply cannot enact laws that create different standards, Scalia said.
"The Supreme Court has said time and again that ... you cannot be subject to a patchwork of different requirements from state to state," Scalia said. "It's crystal clear."
The text of ERISA states that it "shall supersede any and all state laws insofar as they may now or hereafter relate to any employee benefit plan."
Kim Monk, senior vice president for Washington research for Prudential Equity Group and a former Senate aide who handled ERISA issues, said the law was written to give states and local governments no wiggle room.
That's why it says "relate to ANY employee benefit plan," Monk said, adding the emphasis. That was intended as an across-the-board preemption, she said.
Supporters Say Law Will Stand
Fans of the law are undaunted. Maryland Attorney General Joseph Curran conceded in a January letter to state lawmakers that the law does raise ERISA concerns, but should still survive a challenge.
Curran argued that because businesses have the option of raising their health care spending or paying the difference to the state, the Maryland law doesn't dictate health coverage levels. Therefore it doesn't violate ERISA.
"Where changes to a (health care) plan are merely one method of compliance with the law, the law will not be found to have any reference to ERISA plans," Curran wrote.
Curran's office will defend the Fair Share Health Care Fund Act in court. He reportedly has staff working full time on that one case.
Supporters are banking on Curran's argument to uphold the law.
"I think the attorney general's opinions are pretty solid, and I don't think the courts are going to overturn the law," said DeMarco.
Others say Curran's argument involves a distinction without a difference.
"When the government says to you, 'You can pay your employee or give it to the state,' everybody recognizes that is a penalty," the RILA's Scalia said.
But in courts, no outcome is obvious until it actually happens.
"ERISA is one of the most obscure and litigated areas of the law," said Michael Greve, American Enterprise Institute's federalism scholar. Still, he expects that ERISA will trump the Maryland law.
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
Hey Wal-Mart, they're called stockboys! :insane:
This is actually inside a Wal-Mart. What kind of store waits that long to restock the shelves?
(http://www.joe-turner.net/hello/447895/640/walmart-nosnacks-2005.09.21-22.37.09.jpg)
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Small problem here. If you've worked in Supermarket Retail, you'd see this. In the first photo, it shows a Potato Chips Section. This is Stocked by the Potato Chip Vendors, NOT Wal Mart. The person who took this photo wants you to think that it is Wal Marts fault.
2nd photo. I see two different scenarios. One, the milk could also be stocked by a Vendor. Hard to tell by the labels on the jugs. I fill the Milk in my store, so I'm not sure how other stores do it. 2nd scenario: Cleaning and Rotating the Cooler where the milk is stored. Why clean the shelves when they are full of milk when you can let the shelves run down and clean them empty. Once again, the person who took the photo wants you to think that there is a major help issue here.
good point powersbt! I, myself worked in food and it's true the vendors do re-stock the chips and things like that. The only thing walmart is responsible for is the milk. But the only thing they have to do is put it out... it's already in their coolers.
QuoteOriginally posted by tokensafari
good point powersbt! I, myself worked in food and it's true the vendors do re-stock the chips and things like that. The only thing walmart is responsible for is the milk. But the only thing they have to do is put it out... it's already in their coolers.
That's why I wondered if they were in the process of cleaning and rotating the cooler at the time the photo was taken. If I was the Dairy Supervisor, occasionally, I would let the milk run down on the shelves so that I could get it rotated out, and clean the milk shelves. One other possible point, and you might see this one too working in food, is that there could have possibly been a Reset in the Milk section in which they let the shelves run down. A bit drastic to let it run that much, but some of my shelves have gotten pretty ugly when we have had a Reset. Like I said, the person taking the photos wants the General Public to draw the same conclusion as he/she did without contemplating other reasons for the shelf conditions.
Wally World, Walky World, Wacky World! Its name always reminded me of Wall Emporium or something. Who in the name of heck would name a store that reflects a wall? And they are overpriced, outdated and WAY WAY WAAAY too big. Someone here said that there were more supercenters than regulars. I think my Wal-Mart resulted in the closing of Franks! Who knows? Thankfully, that Wally Mart got knocked down- and replaced! ARRRRRRRGH! BTW, I have made a game called Merchandopoly, and it lists stores of the past and present.
It is named after the Walton family, not a wall.
Also, overpriced?? It's there low prices that gets them the sales. People shop there to save money. I save $20 on my Grocery bill just by shopping there.
QuoteOriginally posted by Ameskid
Wally World, Walky World, Wacky World! Its name always reminded me of Wall Emporium or something. Who in the name of heck would name a store that reflects a wall? And they are overpriced, outdated and WAY WAY WAAAY too big. Someone here said that there were more supercenters than regulars. I think my Wal-Mart resulted in the closing of Franks! Who knows? Thankfully, that Wally Mart got knocked down- and replaced! ARRRRRRRGH! BTW, I have made a game called Merchandopoly, and it lists stores of the past and present.
QuoteOriginally posted by powersbt
It is named after the Walton family, not a wall.
Also, overpriced?? It's there low prices that gets them the sales. People shop there to save money. I save $20 on my Grocery bill just by shopping there.
I know it's named after Sam walton, and now that i think about it, it's not overpriced.
QuoteOriginally posted by powersbt
It is named after the Walton family, not a wall.
Also, overpriced?? It's there low prices that gets them the sales. People shop there to save money. I save $20 on my Grocery bill just by shopping there.
QuoteOriginally posted by Ameskid
Wally World, Walky World, Wacky World! Its name always reminded me of Wall Emporium or something. Who in the name of heck would name a store that reflects a wall? And they are overpriced, outdated and WAY WAY WAAAY too big. Someone here said that there were more supercenters than regulars. I think my Wal-Mart resulted in the closing of Franks! Who knows? Thankfully, that Wally Mart got knocked down- and replaced! ARRRRRRRGH! BTW, I have made a game called Merchandopoly, and it lists stores of the past and present.
i htink its ok that u shop at wal mart im not the type of person who says because i hate wal mart i dont think people shoud shop there there not over priced but they low qulity mercandise they offer is horrble like i can get better clouths at Macys Bloomingdales JC Penny Sears Kmart Target Even TJ Maxx Marshalls and Filenes Basement u can find better clouths and house were stuff and they food thay have isent so great i dont liek the idea of haveing vereything in one store that consept of havething them all over the placce just seems kida evile to me
When I go there, 95% of the stuff I buy there as far as Groceries are name brand. Hard to go wrong when you do that.
As far as your clothes, Walmart and something like Macys or Bloomingdales are catering to two totally different clientelle (sp??). It goes for other things in the store as well. There are people out there who would buy clothes at Walmart, but wouldn't touch anything at a Macys. Nobody is at fault for doing so. Just how it works.
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by powersbt
It is named after the Walton family, not a wall.
Also, overpriced?? It's there low prices that gets them the sales. People shop there to save money. I save $20 on my Grocery bill just by shopping there.
QuoteOriginally posted by Ameskid
Wally World, Walky World, Wacky World! Its name always reminded me of Wall Emporium or something. Who in the name of heck would name a store that reflects a wall? And they are overpriced, outdated and WAY WAY WAAAY too big. Someone here said that there were more supercenters than regulars. I think my Wal-Mart resulted in the closing of Franks! Who knows? Thankfully, that Wally Mart got knocked down- and replaced! ARRRRRRRGH! BTW, I have made a game called Merchandopoly, and it lists stores of the past and present.
i htink its ok that u shop at wal mart im not the type of person who says because i hate wal mart i dont think people shoud shop there there not over priced but they low qulity mercandise they offer is horrble like i can get better clouths at Macys Bloomingdales JC Penny Sears Kmart Target Even TJ Maxx Marshalls and Filenes Basement u can find better clouths and house were stuff and they food thay have isent so great i dont liek the idea of haveing vereything in one store that consept of havething them all over the placce just seems kida evile to me
QuoteOriginally posted by powersbt
When I go there, 95% of the stuff I buy there as far as Groceries are name brand. Hard to go wrong when you do that.
As far as your clothes, Walmart and something like Macys or Bloomingdales are catering to two totally different clientelle (sp??). It goes for other things in the store as well. There are people out there who would buy clothes at Walmart, but wouldn't touch anything at a Macys. Nobody is at fault for doing so. Just how it works.
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by powersbt
It is named after the Walton family, not a wall.
Also, overpriced?? It's there low prices that gets them the sales. People shop there to save money. I save $20 on my Grocery bill just by shopping there.
QuoteOriginally posted by Ameskid
Wally World, Walky World, Wacky World! Its name always reminded me of Wall Emporium or something. Who in the name of heck would name a store that reflects a wall? And they are overpriced, outdated and WAY WAY WAAAY too big. Someone here said that there were more supercenters than regulars. I think my Wal-Mart resulted in the closing of Franks! Who knows? Thankfully, that Wally Mart got knocked down- and replaced! ARRRRRRRGH! BTW, I have made a game called Merchandopoly, and it lists stores of the past and present.
i htink its ok that u shop at wal mart im not the type of person who says because i hate wal mart i dont think people shoud shop there there not over priced but they low qulity mercandise they offer is horrble like i can get better clouths at Macys Bloomingdales JC Penny Sears Kmart Target Even TJ Maxx Marshalls and Filenes Basement u can find better clouths and house were stuff and they food thay have isent so great i dont liek the idea of haveing vereything in one store that consept of havething them all over the placce just seems kida evile to me
i guss i can compair it in a discount way
well wal mart clouths compaired to targets clouths u will find a diffrence in that tpoo target has better qwulity then wal mart dose and it has the low price i have to say target knows how to sell clouths i have gotten stuff from there that has lasted i backley shot evrey were but i have neenvr fiund anything good at wal mart its mosthey how there stores are set up i feel liek im in a big box with crap all over tghe places idont get that in target or even kmart
From what I have seen, you won't be dealing with Walmarts "clutter" too much longer. They have plans to cut down on a lot of inventory over the next few months to reduce that.
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by powersbt
When I go there, 95% of the stuff I buy there as far as Groceries are name brand. Hard to go wrong when you do that.
As far as your clothes, Walmart and something like Macys or Bloomingdales are catering to two totally different clientelle (sp??). It goes for other things in the store as well. There are people out there who would buy clothes at Walmart, but wouldn't touch anything at a Macys. Nobody is at fault for doing so. Just how it works.
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by powersbt
It is named after the Walton family, not a wall.
Also, overpriced?? It's there low prices that gets them the sales. People shop there to save money. I save $20 on my Grocery bill just by shopping there.
QuoteOriginally posted by Ameskid
Wally World, Walky World, Wacky World! Its name always reminded me of Wall Emporium or something. Who in the name of heck would name a store that reflects a wall? And they are overpriced, outdated and WAY WAY WAAAY too big. Someone here said that there were more supercenters than regulars. I think my Wal-Mart resulted in the closing of Franks! Who knows? Thankfully, that Wally Mart got knocked down- and replaced! ARRRRRRRGH! BTW, I have made a game called Merchandopoly, and it lists stores of the past and present.
i htink its ok that u shop at wal mart im not the type of person who says because i hate wal mart i dont think people shoud shop there there not over priced but they low qulity mercandise they offer is horrble like i can get better clouths at Macys Bloomingdales JC Penny Sears Kmart Target Even TJ Maxx Marshalls and Filenes Basement u can find better clouths and house were stuff and they food thay have isent so great i dont liek the idea of haveing vereything in one store that consept of havething them all over the placce just seems kida evile to me
i guss i can compair it in a discount way
well wal mart clouths compaired to targets clouths u will find a diffrence in that tpoo target has better qwulity then wal mart dose and it has the low price i have to say target knows how to sell clouths i have gotten stuff from there that has lasted i backley shot evrey were but i have neenvr fiund anything good at wal mart its mosthey how there stores are set up i feel liek im in a big box with crap all over tghe places idont get that in target or even kmart
It's just too big, I'm saying. I mean, it's the same as Big target or Super Kmart or something, but they are slightly overpriced, and there's just something that makes you lose a lot of respect for them. I don't know how all this distrust and crud got into its reputation, but it hasn't really prevented sales! unfortunately!:insane::insane:
Most of Wal-Marts prices are the same on everyday items when comparing between the "big 3" discounters. Wal-Marts low prices are usually showcased on end caps and displays in the center of the isles.
For example, they may have a 39 dollar GE microwave in the center isle...so that gets to people to think "let me go see what else is down the isle to see if there is anything better/cheaper" and BAM! same or close to same prices as anywhere else.
Now one place that walmart is dirt cheap is, is health and beauty items. A little lower than Rite Aid and a hell of a lot lower than Walgreens, CVS, and Eckerd, in that order.
I dont know too much about food since there are no supercenters nearby, but i visited one in Florida and the prices were not too much different than my local employee-owned supermarket, as well as Union-run Shop Rite.
hears a interrestingh thing abuot wal mart
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060818/ap_on_bi_ge/wal_mart_woes
BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is fighting battles on multiple fronts after posting its first quarterly profit decline in 10 years, and analysts question whether the world's largest retailer can regain the feverish growth rates of its past.
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Wal-Mart's woes range from high energy prices, which hit its lower-income customer base and its own costs, to setbacks in its international strategy, to public relations stumbles like this week's sudden resignation of civil rights icon Andrew Young as its public ambassador.
Young quit as head of a pro-Wal-Mart advocacy group after he was quoted in the Los Angeles Sentinel newspaper as saying inner-city stores that overcharged black customers were run by "Jews, then it was Koreans and now it's Arabs." Wal-Mart, which has made repeated public commitments this year to diversity, said Young's comments did not reflect its views.
On the plus side, analysts say, Wal-Mart has ambitious programs to stock trendier products, remodel most of its more than 2,000 Supercenter stores and tighten its grip on the costs of inventory, labor and energy.
Combined with an ongoing public relations offensive to counter critics who claim its pay and benefits are skimpy, Wal-Mart is juggling a lot of balls at once and analysts say the outcome is still up in the air.
"I think they're in so much transition right now that it's hard to measure whether or not they're making progress," said Patricia Edwards, portfolio manager and retail analyst at Wentworth, Hauser & Violich in Seattle, which manages $8.2 billion in assets and holds 51,000 Wal-Mart shares. "It is a lot to handle."
George Whalen of Retail Management Consultants in San Marcos, Calif., said Wal-Mart has a track record of handling multiple tasks: "When you get to be the biggest in the world, you fight battles on every front sometimes."
Second-quarter results showed the first profit decline in a decade on the cost of selling its loss-making business in Germany. It quit another loss-maker, South Korea, in May but still operates in 13 countries in Asia, Latin America and Britain and intends to keep expanding, especially in China.
But the quarter's sales and profit growth also slowed at Wal-Mart's U.S. stores, its biggest division, as high fuel prices kept customers away, cut their spending power and drove up Wal-Mart's own costs for a fleet of 7,000 trucks.
Some analysts question whether Wal-Mart can regain growth rates that made it a darling of Wall Street in the 1990s.
After precipitous gains in the 1980s and 1990s, the stock peaked at around $70 in January 2000 before losing steam to linger mainly in the $50-$60 range. It has lost another 3 percent this year to current levels around $45.
Wal-Mart's earnings per share rose more than 16 percent per year on average over the past 10 years and sales grew by annual rates between 12 percent and 20 percent. But all that has slowed, with earnings per share up about 11 percent last year and sales up just 9.5 percent.
Robert Buchanan, head of retail analysis at A.G. Edwards & Sons, said a target of 10 percent growth in annual earnings per share is more realistic from now on, considering Wal-Mart's size. In a research note, he wrote that "the 'law of large numbers' has set in with regard to go-forward percentage growth in sales and EPS."
Edwards said that with nearly 4,000 stores in the U.S., Wal-Mart can only maintain past growth rates by acquiring more companies overseas or "building a Wal-Mart on every other street corner in China."
"They are the 900-pound gorilla. The 900-pound gorilla cannot grow as fast as the little company from the Ozarks," Edwards said.
Some analysts are more bullish, and Wal-Mart has said it plans to open more than 1,500 stores in the United States in the coming years. It is opening more than 300 this year alone.
Sandra J. Skrovan, who heads a Wal-Mart research program at consultant Retail Forward Inc. in Columbus, Ohio, said Wal-Mart is well-positioned to weather the current gas crunch, even if prices don't decline. Its Supercenters, which combine a full grocery section with general merchandise, offer a one-stop shop and customers will continue to come in for food even if they postpone buying home electronics or clothes.
"The retailers that are positioned to provide value and convenience to consumers who are having to tighten their wallets and having to reduce the number of trips they make are really in a good position," Skrovan said.
But Skrovan agreed it was too early to say when Wal-Mart will see an increase in sales from its new initiatives, which include more organic foods, trendier clothes for women including a new segment of its George line from designer Mark Eisen, and flashier home electronics in a remodeled display. Those changes are meant to compete with rivals like Target Corp. and Best Buy.
"I think it's going to take a while before we really start to see that bump up," Skrovan said.
Walmart When I hear the name I Think Cheap and Not in the good way. These stores look like huge warehouses with open high celings with pipes and lights Target is so much better
Also They dont have a huge selection of clothes
QuoteOriginally posted by MontgomeryWardFan
Walmart When I hear the name I Think Cheap and Not in the good way. These stores look like huge warehouses with open high celings with pipes and lights Target is so much better
Wal-Mart, at least around northern New England, opened many stores in the early 90's and kept them unchanged until 2004-2005-2006 even though they became too small for their volume. Just think about Bangor, Waterville, Portland, Auburn, Gilford, Portsmouth and more.
Before being replaced by Supercenters or expanded, the store had become too small, with merchandise stacked up high, narrow aisles, with old and used fixtures and run-down buildings. Wal-Mart makes billions but is cheap when it comes to improve or at least maintain their store in a decent shape.
Walmart is crap with crappy service and high prices. Not to mention the Walmarts in central Florida are all filthy and one smells like sewer all the time. You also save a lot more money on groceries if you use your Rewards card at Winn Dixie.
Long live KMART and WINN DIXIE.
Oh how I love Winn Dixie, and tht has nothing to do with me working for them for 5 years. They are a good company and they try.
I agree with you, although I do not work there I shop there religiously.
the stuff wal mart sells at its super stores isent really that good for u they have low grade meet and they do not have the frshist veggys and fruts so idk why people would ever byy food from there
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
the stuff wal mart sells at its super stores isent really that good for u they have low grade meet and they do not have the frshist veggys and fruts so idk why people would ever byy food from there
Nonperishables. Like I said before, it's the prices. Most of the stuff that I buy there is nonperishable. The only perishable stuff I buy there is the packaged meats, such as Hillshire Farm or other Name brand products. The same stuff that I would find in my store. Actually, we noticed our Centerstore sales dropped immensely compared to that of the Produce and Meat Departments when Wal Mart opened nearby. It was because of the reason you gave. People want the Freshest. But with Nonperishables, it's all about saving the most bucks.
Wal-Mart has a superstore in Auburndale Fl. that stays so damn packed with people and junk that I will travel out of my way to go somewhere else to shop. I wish they would file Chapter11 and GOB.
Against my better judgement I went to Wal-mart today and got run over by some Moron immigrant with a cart. Just like any Wal-mart ther was a million rude @$$ people in a frenzy over cheap crappy merchandise. And not to mention that this is a super center and they have 36 checkout lanes with only 4 being operated, by rude obnoxious people. I will just stay home next time or go to Kmart. Atleast you shop at Kmart without getting run over. God how I wish Ames was still here!:flaming:
Walmarts problem with shoplifting!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,281933,00.html
Walmart is SATAN!!! Watch this video and find out why.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3836296181471292925
The xbox 360 demo screen thingies at my local Wal-mart NEVER WORK! :barf:
I think it is hilarious to watch all the immigrant children fighting over who gets to play the demo for the video games. They always break them and jabber on like it is up to Walmart to provide entertainment. Gods I hate this store more and more. Never have this happening in Target
That is the truth!
Went to walmart again today, and...
THE DEMOS ARE YET AGAIN BROKEN! YES, BROKEN! :flaming::flaming::exorcist:
And I just remembered this: One day while I went to their bathroom, a very unpleasant sight came to my eyes. In one of the stalls there was a whole bunch of (You don't wanna know) Splattered on the floor and wa....Excuse me for a sec...
*Gets barf bag*
NASTY :barf::barf:
Target time! Target: The new caldor! Though the real caldor will never be forgotten
I shop at my walmart on an almost daily basis. It's open 24/7, has decent selection (in MY area anyway) and has self-checkout open from 7am-midnight or so. I prefer the self-checkout because then I don't deal with rude people bagging all my stuff wrong. This one is ALOT cleaner than the other one that was here. They took down the old walmart to put in a SAM's Club, and took down the old abandoned Greengate Mall to put in the Walmart supercenter. With it came Jo-Ann Fabrics, Payless, Panera Bread, Petco, Red Robin, Starbucks, and about 20 other smaller stores. If it was closed in, it could be a mall. By the SAM's Club is Staples, Dollar Tree (which moved from it's small store space to a much larger one), H&R Block (I go there every year to do my taxes), and Marshalls. They left the McDonalds by SAM's Club, but inside the Walmart Supercenter is a McDonalds. So either way, if you want to sit down, either is good, if you want the drive thru, then just drive less than 5 minutes and there you go. I have some friends that work there and they tell me all the time that the company is S**t. They treat their people like crap which in turn makes them treat customers like crap. One friend in Texas is suing Walmart because while he was working there, he got hurt because of them and now they won't pay his medical bills or his leave of absence. I will never work there. I did try, I'm not afraid to admit it, but they wouldn't call me back, and I've been in retail on and off for 13 years. I've run every department in a grocery store plus I sold furniture at Big Lots for a year and a half. I'm more than qualified. But one of my friends that works up here looked for my file and he said there are 3, the call, the maybe, and the HAHAHAHAHA no file. The last file is locked, and he couldn't find my file, so I'm assuming it was in THAT particular file box. Stupid losers. They lost out on a hard worker who unloaded trucks for a year in Florida heat for Winn Dixie...I like walking around Walmart, just to look but when it comes to buying stuff, I do have issues with clothing, either it's way too big or way too small. Nothing in my particular size. I'm not a size 0, nor am I a size 28. And waiting in the ONLY register for cigarettes is horrendous, and I can get them cheaper at Sheetz (gas station), or Sunoco. Trust me, if you HAVE to shop at Walmart, try to use the self-serve lanes and bag your own stuff, they always crush my bread. The menu isn't hard to figure out unless you're a flaming retard, and I have an over-abundance of THOSE in my town...BRADLEES FOREVER!!!!
I just got the time to see wal-mart: High cost of low prices.
It is just simple horrible Horrible HORRIBLE what wal-mart is doing to small towns and stores. Caldor, Montgomery ward, Woolworth, woolco, Zayre, And don't forget ames, all turned into wal-mart food! :o Eating up these small, friendly, pretty shops and squashing them like bugs, and putting a big boring box stocked with cheap items. :flaming: :flaming:
Pitiful, just pitiful. :(
Edit: Sprawl-mart's fertilizer also pollutes drinking water! Who do they think they are?
It is aweful very aweful.
Isn't this getting old? Wal-Mart is successful and they've lived through decades to earn that success. They have been around just as long (or almost) as all the retail chains you claim have lost to Wal-Mart. I think you need to do some research before claiming Wal-Mart "squashed" everyone unfairly - they succeeded because they offer what people overwhelmingly want. No one is forcing you to shop Wal-Mart. Don't force anyone not too.
Seriously, some of you really need to get over your blind, deranged and often mouth-foaming hatred for Wal-Mart. In America, we live in a free-market, competitive system. If you can't compete, you're out! That's why Caldor and Wards are dead. Apart from slipshod business practices and overzealousness, they eventually couldn't compete and failed.
Stop crapping on Wal-Mart because people willingly give their dollars to the company for offering a selection and affordable prices to people willing to pay them. If you don't like them, don't shop there and go support Target, their direct competition, who is not much different than Wal-Mart (their practices are avoided by the Wal-Mart haters) or another retailer.
On an additional note, what would you if one of the dead retailers reigned as the #1 retailer? When a newcomer arrives (if ever?) to threaten Wal-Mart, will you then target them?
The documentary is proof itself!
People who's family hve put 30 even 40 years into a business are squashed with no where to go. If it were me I sure as hell would not want them in my town. They are owend by the richest family in the world who seems to me like they are very greedy. Because they can't take care of there employees very well and they take out every small business they encounter.:mad::mad::mad:
XISMZERO,
You made a lot of great points in what you said. I laugh when I see some of the thought processes that go on with some of the people on this board. Yet, tell me that they never shop at Wal Mart.
You see BS about "all of their stuff being junk", and I defend that by saying that I do my Grocery Shopping there picking up Name Brand items there that are cheaper in price than the Supermarket that I work at!! Comeon, I have $50.00 for Groceries. Am I going to go to the place where I can stretch it most?? Of course!! And does it not make sense that I am taking part of my Paycheck each month, and going next door to the Competitor to spend it?? You know what, that's how the real world works!! You have to survive somehow, and you do what you have to to make the most of it.
I hesitate to say much on any of these Department Store Bashing threads. Actually, I take that back. I don't bash any of the stores. Know why?? Whose to say that these stores don't happen to lurk on this board, and read these things?? Anybody ever wonder if the statements that they make on here could be used against them someday??
So, here I am usually sitting here defending the store even though I may have never shopped there, or falsifying the person's bash, because it just does not make any logical sense at all.
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Isn't this getting old? Wal-Mart is successful and they've lived through decades to earn that success. They have been around just as long (or almost) as all the retail chains you claim have lost to Wal-Mart. I think you need to do some research before claiming Wal-Mart "squashed" everyone unfairly - they succeeded because they offer what people overwhelmingly want. No one is forcing you to shop Wal-Mart. Don't force anyone not too.
Seriously, some of you really need to get over your blind, deranged and often mouth-foaming hatred for Wal-Mart. In America, we live in a free-market, competitive system. If you can't compete, you're out! That's why Caldor and Wards are dead. Apart from slipshod business practices and overzealousness, they eventually couldn't compete and failed.
Stop crapping on Wal-Mart because people willingly give their dollars to the company for offering a selection and affordable prices to people willing to pay them. If you don't like them, don't shop there and go support Target, their direct competition, who is not much different than Wal-Mart (their practices are avoided by the Wal-Mart haters) or another retailer.
On an additional note, what would you if one of the dead retailers reigned as the #1 retailer? When a newcomer arrives (if ever?) to threaten Wal-Mart, will you then target them?
I wouldn't target a newcomer that threatens Wal-Mart. There are very few companies I don't like. My beef with Wal-Mart is from working there. They treat their employees badly and are extremely cheap to them. Their businesses practices are shoddy and dishonest and I don't support that. I admit I shop there some, but that doesn't mean I have to like them a lot.
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Isn't this getting old? Wal-Mart is successful and they've lived through decades to earn that success. They have been around just as long (or almost) as all the retail chains you claim have lost to Wal-Mart. I think you need to do some research before claiming Wal-Mart "squashed" everyone unfairly - they succeeded because they offer what people overwhelmingly want. No one is forcing you to shop Wal-Mart. Don't force anyone not too.
Seriously, some of you really need to get over your blind, deranged and often mouth-foaming hatred for Wal-Mart. In America, we live in a free-market, competitive system. If you can't compete, you're out! That's why Caldor and Wards are dead. Apart from slipshod business practices and overzealousness, they eventually couldn't compete and failed.
Stop crapping on Wal-Mart because people willingly give their dollars to the company for offering a selection and affordable prices to people willing to pay them. If you don't like them, don't shop there and go support Target, their direct competition, who is not much different than Wal-Mart (their practices are avoided by the Wal-Mart haters) or another retailer.
On an additional note, what would you if one of the dead retailers reigned as the #1 retailer? When a newcomer arrives (if ever?) to threaten Wal-Mart, will you then target them?
I wouldn't target a newcomer that threatens Wal-Mart. There are very few companies I don't like. My beef with Wal-Mart is from working there. They treat their employees badly and are extremely cheap to them. Their businesses practices are shoddy and dishonest and I don't support that. I admit I shop there some, but that doesn't mean I have to like them a lot.
i have to say he makes a good point whitch is why idd rather go to target or eve kmart wal mart may be cheep but there products suck and there just crappy idd rather pay more for something that will last u will end u saveing money so thats pretty much my way of protesteing the less money they get the better idc if people shop there
DMX10101 & Caldor1999 make good points and I would pay a little extra for a product that is going to last for a longtime. As for grocery shopping there I don't have an issue with that because my Wife goes and gets stuff to make for dinner once in a while. The point that I am trying make is that Walmart needs to step up a little. Publix has them beat when it comes to customer service, they are there to answer your beck & call. If the shelves are empty they will go and get what you need. Walmart has nothing like that and alot of the time you cannot find someone to help you. The other thing is their employees are grouchy because of the way they are treated. My wife & I were there the other day and the manager was yelling rudely at some employees over something, now I understand why Walmart employees hate there jobs. Finally if they would find more quality products it would be a better place to shop. As much as I hate Walmart I do go there with my wife because sometimes it is more convenient at times and we do find good bargains.
Changing their practices would do wonders!
What a joke!
Wal-Mart Introduces First New Slogan in 19 Years (Update4)
By Lauren Coleman-Lochner
Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, introduced the first new companywide slogan in 19 years, promoting the benefits of low prices as it seeks to boost slowing sales.
The motto, ``Save Money. Live Better,'' appears in television advertisements starting today and then in print, on store receipts and shopping bags, spokeswoman Melissa O'Brien said in an interview. It replaces ``Always Low Prices.''
Wal-Mart wants to highlight its appeal as a low-price retailer after earlier attempts to woo shoppers with advertising taglines such as ``Look Beyond the Basics'' in 2006 failed to lure shoppers. Sales at stores open at least a year rose 2.1 percent last year, the least since the company began reporting the data in 1980.
``Now you're not only emphasizing low prices, you're also emphasizing a good value and improvements in your lifestyle,'' said Steven Baumgarten, an analyst at PNC Wealth Management in Philadelphia, with $77 billion in assets including Wal-Mart shares. ``At the end of the day, it's going to come down to what consumers see in the store when they go in there.''
The slogan was developed by all of Wal-Mart's agencies including Interpublic Group of Co.'s Martin Agency, the lead firm hired by Wal-Mart in January. It's based on research by consulting firm Global Insight Inc., which estimates Wal-Mart saved households $2,500 last year.
Road Trip
In one of the two commercials, a family pulls out of a Wal- Mart parking lot and embarks on a road trip to Florida. In the other, a father and son with Wal-Mart bags in the back seat of their pickup pull into a used-car lot so the son can inspect a red sports car.
Wal-Mart hired Martin to replace Interpublic's DraftFCB, the firm selected by former advertising chief Julie Roehm. Wal- Mart fired Roehm in December and dropped DraftFCB three days later.
Roehm sued the retailer for breach of contract and fraud, and Wal-Mart countersued, claiming Roehm had an affair with a subordinate and took gifts from Draft when it was seeking Wal- Mart's business. A federal judge in Michigan dismissed Roehm's suit last month, finding she should have filed the case in Arkansas.
Wal-Mart fell 23 cents to $42.71 at 4:33 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading. The stock has declined 7.5 percent this year.
To contact the reporter on this story: Lauren Coleman-Lochner in New York at llochner@bloomberg.net .
Last Updated: September 12, 2007 17:25 EDT
Just a reminder go to google and look for "The High Cost Of Low Prices" a documentary about walmart. Alot of people would change their minds about walmart after seeing it.
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre2
Just a reminder go to google and look for "The High Cost Of Low Prices" a documentary about walmart. Alot of people would change their minds about walmart after seeing it.
I have that movie. It was an interesting watch.
Yes it was very interesting, and now we know how they treat employees.
Went to Walmart yesterday and I can can say that they are imploding. It is bad when you go to a regular store or a super center that is busy and you have 2 registers running with people standing in the isles waiting up to 20 minutes to get checked out. What is bad is that they never once called for any additional cashiers. This Store is useless and I really think that if things don't change walmart will be on a collision course straight to chapter 11 and department store hell.
They have changed their logo and motto, now they need to change their business practices and clean up their stores. If they are going to sell groceries they try to model themselves to be like Publix and have better customer service.:goodidea:
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre2
Just a reminder go to google and look for "The High Cost Of Low Prices" a documentary about walmart. Alot of people would change their minds about walmart after seeing it.
That movie is on Comcast On Demand for free I watched it the other day.
It will really mad me angry about the treatment of employees.
i saw an add for wal mart rectley compairing the frozen pizza they sell to a pizza that you would get at a local pizza place and of coruse they mentioned about how you can save money from going there to get a pizza whitch is frozon compaired to going to a local pizza place whitch is made and not frozon
so not only to they wanna make compatishing with dept stores malls and supermarkets but they also wanna do it with local pizza places at least thats how it seemed to me when i saw it but anyways idk why people would buy food at wal mart i just dont trust a discount store with food i mean i woudent buy it at kmart of target
I agree Caldor1999 they are getting cocky with their advertisments. And dI will not buy food from them period!!!
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
i saw an add for wal mart rectley compairing the frozen pizza they sell to a pizza that you would get at a local pizza place and of coruse they mentioned about how you can save money from going there to get a pizza whitch is frozon compaired to going to a local pizza place whitch is made and not frozon
so not only to they wanna make compatishing with dept stores malls and supermarkets but they also wanna do it with local pizza places at least thats how it seemed to me when i saw it but anyways idk why people would buy food at wal mart i just dont trust a discount store with food i mean i woudent buy it at kmart of target
That is so stupid. Frozen pizza tastes like crap and it is incredibly unhealthy, maybe more unhealthy than getting it fresh from a pizza parlor. Whenever I want pizza, i go to a real pizza place and get REAL, fresh, tasty pizza, not some frozen crap.
I HATE WAL-MART SUPERCENTERS! If they're going to kill all the regular stores, they can at least spare the grocery stores!
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
i saw an add for wal mart rectley compairing the frozen pizza they sell to a pizza that you would get at a local pizza place and of coruse they mentioned about how you can save money from going there to get a pizza whitch is frozon compaired to going to a local pizza place whitch is made and not frozon
so not only to they wanna make compatishing with dept stores malls and supermarkets but they also wanna do it with local pizza places at least thats how it seemed to me when i saw it but anyways idk why people would buy food at wal mart i just dont trust a discount store with food i mean i woudent buy it at kmart of target
That is so stupid. Frozen pizza tastes like crap and it is incredibly unhealthy, maybe more unhealthy than getting it fresh from a pizza parlor. Whenever I want pizza, i go to a real pizza place and get REAL, fresh, tasty pizza, not some frozen crap.
I HATE WAL-MART SUPERCENTERS! If they're going to kill all the regular stores, they can at least spare the grocery stores!
i just dont understand why they came up with the whole supercenter thing anyway i mean target and kmart alone don't go overbord with the supercenters whitch i think is a good thing but yea idk idd never trust geeting my meat and produce from wal mart its just not the same as going to a&p or stop and shop
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
i saw an add for wal mart rectley compairing the frozen pizza they sell to a pizza that you would get at a local pizza place and of coruse they mentioned about how you can save money from going there to get a pizza whitch is frozon compaired to going to a local pizza place whitch is made and not frozon
so not only to they wanna make compatishing with dept stores malls and supermarkets but they also wanna do it with local pizza places at least thats how it seemed to me when i saw it but anyways idk why people would buy food at wal mart i just dont trust a discount store with food i mean i woudent buy it at kmart of target
That is so stupid. Frozen pizza tastes like crap and it is incredibly unhealthy, maybe more unhealthy than getting it fresh from a pizza parlor. Whenever I want pizza, i go to a real pizza place and get REAL, fresh, tasty pizza, not some frozen crap.
I HATE WAL-MART SUPERCENTERS! If they're going to kill all the regular stores, they can at least spare the grocery stores!
i just dont understand why they came up with the whole supercenter thing anyway i mean target and kmart alone don't go overbord with the supercenters whitch i think is a good thing but yea idk idd never trust geeting my meat and produce from wal mart its just not the same as going to a&p or stop and shop
They do well with their Nonperishable items. That's where the Supercenters tailor their business to.
QuoteOriginally posted by powersbt
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
i saw an add for wal mart rectley compairing the frozen pizza they sell to a pizza that you would get at a local pizza place and of coruse they mentioned about how you can save money from going there to get a pizza whitch is frozon compaired to going to a local pizza place whitch is made and not frozon
so not only to they wanna make compatishing with dept stores malls and supermarkets but they also wanna do it with local pizza places at least thats how it seemed to me when i saw it but anyways idk why people would buy food at wal mart i just dont trust a discount store with food i mean i woudent buy it at kmart of target
That is so stupid. Frozen pizza tastes like crap and it is incredibly unhealthy, maybe more unhealthy than getting it fresh from a pizza parlor. Whenever I want pizza, i go to a real pizza place and get REAL, fresh, tasty pizza, not some frozen crap.
I HATE WAL-MART SUPERCENTERS! If they're going to kill all the regular stores, they can at least spare the grocery stores!
i just dont understand why they came up with the whole supercenter thing anyway i mean target and kmart alone don't go overbord with the supercenters whitch i think is a good thing but yea idk idd never trust geeting my meat and produce from wal mart its just not the same as going to a&p or stop and shop
They do well with their Nonperishable items. That's where the Supercenters tailor their business to.
yea thats what though but still your likey to find more of what you like at a supermarket and i woudent mind paying extra for it then going to wal mart i havent been inside a wal mart in over 4 years and i dont plan to go back into one ever again
I get all my meat from a great local family-owned store in my area.
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by powersbt
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
i saw an add for wal mart rectley compairing the frozen pizza they sell to a pizza that you would get at a local pizza place and of coruse they mentioned about how you can save money from going there to get a pizza whitch is frozon compaired to going to a local pizza place whitch is made and not frozon
so not only to they wanna make compatishing with dept stores malls and supermarkets but they also wanna do it with local pizza places at least thats how it seemed to me when i saw it but anyways idk why people would buy food at wal mart i just dont trust a discount store with food i mean i woudent buy it at kmart of target
That is so stupid. Frozen pizza tastes like crap and it is incredibly unhealthy, maybe more unhealthy than getting it fresh from a pizza parlor. Whenever I want pizza, i go to a real pizza place and get REAL, fresh, tasty pizza, not some frozen crap.
I HATE WAL-MART SUPERCENTERS! If they're going to kill all the regular stores, they can at least spare the grocery stores!
i just dont understand why they came up with the whole supercenter thing anyway i mean target and kmart alone don't go overbord with the supercenters whitch i think is a good thing but yea idk idd never trust geeting my meat and produce from wal mart its just not the same as going to a&p or stop and shop
They do well with their Nonperishable items. That's where the Supercenters tailor their business to.
yea thats what though but still your likey to find more of what you like at a supermarket and i woudent mind paying extra for it then going to wal mart i havent been inside a wal mart in over 4 years and i dont plan to go back into one ever again
"Congrats". To be honest with you, I find better selection of Nonperishable items at Walmart than I do at my own Supermarket. And the prices are lower....hmmm where do I spend my Paycheck??
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QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
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i saw an add for wal mart rectley compairing the frozen pizza they sell to a pizza that you would get at a local pizza place and of coruse they mentioned about how you can save money from going there to get a pizza whitch is frozon compaired to going to a local pizza place whitch is made and not frozon
so not only to they wanna make compatishing with dept stores malls and supermarkets but they also wanna do it with local pizza places at least thats how it seemed to me when i saw it but anyways idk why people would buy food at wal mart i just dont trust a discount store with food i mean i woudent buy it at kmart of target
That is so stupid. Frozen pizza tastes like crap and it is incredibly unhealthy, maybe more unhealthy than getting it fresh from a pizza parlor. Whenever I want pizza, i go to a real pizza place and get REAL, fresh, tasty pizza, not some frozen crap.
I HATE WAL-MART SUPERCENTERS! If they're going to kill all the regular stores, they can at least spare the grocery stores!
i just dont understand why they came up with the whole supercenter thing anyway i mean target and kmart alone don't go overbord with the supercenters whitch i think is a good thing but yea idk idd never trust geeting my meat and produce from wal mart its just not the same as going to a&p or stop and shop
They do well with their Nonperishable items. That's where the Supercenters tailor their business to.
yea thats what though but still your likey to find more of what you like at a supermarket and i woudent mind paying extra for it then going to wal mart i havent been inside a wal mart in over 4 years and i dont plan to go back into one ever again
"Congrats". To be honest with you, I find better selection of Nonperishable items at Walmart than I do at my own Supermarket. And the prices are lower....hmmm where do I spend my Paycheck??
well idk i just dont like them as a corperation thats why i dont shop there but im sure you can find more there but idk im happy shopping at target and outher supermarkets
You know I've got something to admit, I do like Wal-Mart to some degree and I realize bashing without knowing too much is stupid. First off, Walmart food is actually decent I must admit, however I will continue to buy at family owned grocery stores. Personally, I don't like any department store super centers and I feel that they need to keep doing what they do best and leave food to the real markets. The thing about it is that Target having cleaner nicer stores, does NOT make them a cleaner or nicer company! Target imports just as much from China as Wal-Mart. Target also refuses to unionize its stores. Target also wants to run everyone else out of business and hold the No. 1 position - what company DOESN'T? Ames wanted to, Caldor wanted to, Bradlees wanted to. That's pretty much why all of them even went into business - to get the green stuff. I guess I just bashed them a little to fit in here, but honestly if they were as bad as some people here say they are they wouldn't be where they are today. One, their merchandise is not all junk. They sell the same Coca-Colas, the same frozen foods, the same video games, the same toys, the same hardware equipment that every other department store sells. Of course, Wal-Mart is not all good, we all know that they import from China and shut down small business and treat their employees badly and even use sweatshops, etc. There are plenty of good reasons to bash them. But they're not the only ones - Target is just as guilty. A LOT of stores are just as guilty, don't single out one of them just because they happen to be the most profitable. And Wal-Mart is not all bad either, everything has its good sides, and that includes even Wal-Mart. They donate more than any other big corporation out there, just search up ''Wal-Mart donates'' on Google and you'll see what I mean. They employ more people than any other store or company in the whole world. I could go on, but I just wanted to say that Wal-Mart isn't responsible for all that's bad in our economy and they do not deserve to have crap thrown at them when they're not the sole suspect. Wal-Mart worked hard to get where they are today and put in the same amount of effort as Caldor and Target, etc.
It is the worst, sliced thin, price is high for what you get and no in store butcher. You don't always need 10 of some cut. I still shop across the street at Smiths (Krogers Group) Food King for our groceries.
As far as Walmart killing, Ames Woolco Caldor etc. Take a step back, the large urban stores, Gimbels - Sears - Macy's took out the traveling salesman, local store, catalog sales.
The suburban malls took out the downtown big stores.
The power centers took out many a mall.
The Walmarts of the world survive by providing value to their customers period. Yes over , what 40 years or so, Walmart is dominate but who knows what store or idea may take even walmart out? Maybe Caldor online or Bradlees textr and deliver service. The future for retailing in America is as clear as mud! Throw in the current uncertain economic times and it is a crap shoot.
Just saying, jack
BTW Happy New Year all
I despise Walmart because of their unethical practices. I very seldom shop there. I usually shop elsewhere, like ShopKo, Toys "R" Us, Target, and Kmart. Walmart GTFO!
If you think Wal-Mart is too big or aggressive, there's worse:
CVS (which cannibalized Eckerd, then Sav-on/Osco, and now Longs Drugs)
The Home Depot (which held "funerals" when their early competition closed)
ExxonMobil (which surpassed Wal-Mart as the largest company in the world)
Shell (they swallowed Texaco, ironically as the result of an antitrust settlement)
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
You know I've got something to admit, I do like Wal-Mart to some degree and I realize bashing without knowing too much is stupid. First off, Walmart food is actually decent I must admit, however I will continue to buy at family owned grocery stores. Personally, I don't like any department store super centers and I feel that they need to keep doing what they do best and leave food to the real markets. The thing about it is that Target having cleaner nicer stores, does NOT make them a cleaner or nicer company! Target imports just as much from China as Wal-Mart. Target also refuses to unionize its stores. Target also wants to run everyone else out of business and hold the No. 1 position - what company DOESN'T? Ames wanted to, Caldor wanted to, Bradlees wanted to. That's pretty much why all of them even went into business - to get the green stuff. I guess I just bashed them a little to fit in here, but honestly if they were as bad as some people here say they are they wouldn't be where they are today. One, their merchandise is not all junk. They sell the same Coca-Colas, the same frozen foods, the same video games, the same toys, the same hardware equipment that every other department store sells. Of course, Wal-Mart is not all good, we all know that they import from China and shut down small business and treat their employees badly and even use sweatshops, etc. There are plenty of good reasons to bash them. But they're not the only ones - Target is just as guilty. A LOT of stores are just as guilty, don't single out one of them just because they happen to be the most profitable. And Wal-Mart is not all bad either, everything has its good sides, and that includes even Wal-Mart. They donate more than any other big corporation out there, just search up ''Wal-Mart donates'' on Google and you'll see what I mean. They employ more people than any other store or company in the whole world. I could go on, but I just wanted to say that Wal-Mart isn't responsible for all that's bad in our economy and they do not deserve to have crap thrown at them when they're not the sole suspect. Wal-Mart worked hard to get where they are today and put in the same amount of effort as Caldor and Target, etc.
Target dident really run anyone out of business target dident even have alot of locations in the north east when stores like caldor and bradlees were going out wal mart did
also wal mart has worked hard to get were they are and they did it by distroying companys.... and crushing peoples dreams of opening there own business just me and wal mart treats there empolys like crap hell your better off working for target or kmart aand any corppertation will donate money to a ca\use but thats just to try and make them selfs look good but lets face it wal mart will never have a good repuation no matter what and i will never shop there or by any of the crap they sell
sry to sound so harsh but i just dont like wal mart as do alot of people on this form but yet its your money and you have a right to spend it anywere you would like
Walmart is to blame for all the bad press about their sweatshop laborers in China, and their low wages. Not only that, but a lot of regional retailers (like Ames) tried to compete, and failed miserably, leaving only two regional retailers worth noting left: ShopKo and Meijer. Those two regional retailers, as well as Kmart and Target are the only things standing in Walmart's way. Let's hope nothing bad ever happens to ShopKo, they might be our only hope if Kmart pulls Sears under. Walmart has more screws loose than Home Depot.:insane:
Walmart is a big joke, the ones in my area cannot even have 2 things at once and you have to go to Target or Kmart to find it or go to 4 other walmarts in the vicinity to find it. They call themselves remodeling our local stores but I call it looking like the inside of a Big Lots with junk piled everywhere. Only one store here is worth going to and they are expanding it to supercenter status, but atleast you can shop and not worry albout all their cheap china made junk scattered everywhere. But even in that store they still have empty product shelves. In Auburndale Fl. that store takes 3 people at once to clean the restrooms without closing it. My wife said that one of the three employees cleaning the women's restroom was a man. Get a grip walmart I doubt you will make it another 10 years. Walmart "Always a hassle always". Long live Kmart & Target!!!:flaming:
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Long live Kmart & Target!!!:flaming:
Long live ShopKo, too! I hope ShopKo decides to expand out that direction soon, as they might be perfect for those medium-sized communities in Maine, New Hampshire, and other New England states that are in need of more retailers. They would also fill the voids left by Ames, Caldor, Bradlees, Jamesway, and other dead retailers, plus, their moderately upscale award-winning design would be attractive to their newly-acquired customers, as well as their pharmacy and optical services. They also have Payless ShoeSource boutiques and FastCare medical clinics inside their stores. Here's something else ShopKo has that Walmart doesn't: great customer service!
Screw Walmart!!! Long live ShopKo! My life, my style, my store!
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QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
You know I've got something to admit, I do like Wal-Mart to some degree and I realize bashing without knowing too much is stupid. First off, Walmart food is actually decent I must admit, however I will continue to buy at family owned grocery stores. Personally, I don't like any department store super centers and I feel that they need to keep doing what they do best and leave food to the real markets. The thing about it is that Target having cleaner nicer stores, does NOT make them a cleaner or nicer company! Target imports just as much from China as Wal-Mart. Target also refuses to unionize its stores. Target also wants to run everyone else out of business and hold the No. 1 position - what company DOESN'T? Ames wanted to, Caldor wanted to, Bradlees wanted to. That's pretty much why all of them even went into business - to get the green stuff. I guess I just bashed them a little to fit in here, but honestly if they were as bad as some people here say they are they wouldn't be where they are today. One, their merchandise is not all junk. They sell the same Coca-Colas, the same frozen foods, the same video games, the same toys, the same hardware equipment that every other department store sells. Of course, Wal-Mart is not all good, we all know that they import from China and shut down small business and treat their employees badly and even use sweatshops, etc. There are plenty of good reasons to bash them. But they're not the only ones - Target is just as guilty. A LOT of stores are just as guilty, don't single out one of them just because they happen to be the most profitable. And Wal-Mart is not all bad either, everything has its good sides, and that includes even Wal-Mart. They donate more than any other big corporation out there, just search up ''Wal-Mart donates'' on Google and you'll see what I mean. They employ more people than any other store or company in the whole world. I could go on, but I just wanted to say that Wal-Mart isn't responsible for all that's bad in our economy and they do not deserve to have crap thrown at them when they're not the sole suspect. Wal-Mart worked hard to get where they are today and put in the same amount of effort as Caldor and Target, etc.
Target dident really run anyone out of business target dident even have alot of locations in the north east when stores like caldor and bradlees were going out wal mart did
also wal mart has worked hard to get were they are and they did it by distroying companys.... and crushing peoples dreams of opening there own business just me and wal mart treats there empolys like crap hell your better off working for target or kmart aand any corppertation will donate money to a ca\use but thats just to try and make them selfs look good but lets face it wal mart will never have a good repuation no matter what and i will never shop there or by any of the crap they sell
sry to sound so harsh but i just dont like wal mart as do alot of people on this form but yet its your money and you have a right to spend it anywere you would like
Nailed it!
walmart ant that bad of a store
Walmart is advertising how people can do things, like make a cheap breakfast. What are they trying to do? Run McDonald's, Burger King, or Wendy's out of business with their low prices? Watching their commercials make me sit up and take notice of the bashing of other businesses, because their prices are higher than Walmart's. What are they trying to do? Kill their competiton, as well as the restaurants?!:huh: If that's what they are doing, shame on Walmart!:flaming:
Down with *beep*ing Walmart!
Up with business, especially mom 'n pop and non-threatening big-box retail (like Shopko or Big Lots), as well as specialty and niche retail.
If the comic book guy (from The Simpsons) were to comment on this, he would say:
"Worst big box retailer...EVER!":mad:
walmart amt trying to run any one out of bunnuse they stoped selling tradeing cards for the card shops
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walmart amt trying to run any one out of bunnuse they stoped selling tradeing cards for the card shops
Then why else are there anti-Walmart groups, like "Wake Up Walmart"?
i dont get why pepole hate walmart ther just trying to save evey one money thats all
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i dont get why pepole hate walmart ther just trying to save evey one money thats all
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I hate WalMart as much as the next guy, but if it were not for WalMart; my family would not be able to afford groceries. Supermarkets are outrageously priced and their generic products do not hold up as well as WalMart's. So if someone were to make a supermarket that was as cheap as WalMart (for the name brand foods NOT the generic ones like in Save-A-Lot or HiLo) then people would definitely abandon WalMart. :info:
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QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
Target dident really run anyone out of business target dident even have alot of locations in the north east when stores like caldor and bradlees were going out wal mart did
There was only one WalMart and one Target near me in Warren, Rhode Island and by near... I mean 30mins away in Seekonk. No one really liked Target all that much because Target had replaced another store and had a limited selection. WalMart had been there for years and was used moderately in comparison to how much people bought from Ames. Losing Ames in Warren was not only a sadness but also an inconvenience. So, in this case, WalMart is not to blame and if it hadn't been for WalMart all the Ames Patrons would have had to overpay at Target (by the way; Target is still overpriced compared to Walmart). SO IF ANYTHING; TARGET ran stores out of business while WalMart quietly looked on!!!:bum:
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QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
Target dident really run anyone out of business target dident even have alot of locations in the north east when stores like caldor and bradlees were going out wal mart did
There was only one WalMart and one Target near me in Warren, Rhode Island and by near... I mean 30mins away in Seekonk. No one really liked Target all that much because Target had replaced another store and had a limited selection. WalMart had been there for years and was used moderately in comparison to how much people bought from Ames. Losing Ames in Warren was not only a sadness but also an inconvenience. So, in this case, WalMart is not to blame and if it hadn't been for WalMart all the Ames Patrons would have had to overpay at Target (by the way; Target is still overpriced compared to Walmart). SO IF ANYTHING; TARGET ran stores out of business while WalMart quietly looked on!!!:bum:
Where's your proof? Target would NEVER do that! Target is better than Walmart, the bully from Bentonville, Arkansas. Target has stores in shopping malls, as well as urban areas, with upscale merchandise. Walmart is the one one to blame. Walmart has some of the worst track records, especially when it comes to discrimination, price-fixing, killing off small businesses, sweatshop labor, urban sprawl, and a lot of other issues. At least Target is a member of many organizations, including the United Way. I don't see why anyone could say that Target would run anyone out of business. It just doesn't make sense. I hope Shopko expands into the Atlantic Northeast in the next twenty years to steal piece of the pie from Walmart, especially, the people who used to shop Ames and Zayre. I've been to Shopko hundreds of times, as i currently live in Wisconsin, thinking of how well they would do in areas severely affected by the closings of Hills, Bradlees, Ames, Zayre, Jamesway and Caldor. Shopko changed their image from a generic big-box discounter based out of Packerland to that of a softer department store image that targets middle-income families and women, while offering toys, clothing, shoes, furniture, bedding, housewares, electronics, eyeglasses, medicine, candy, and a small selection of groceries.
Shopko serves mid-sized cities and small towns, as well as suburbs, and would serve as a perfect alternative to Walmart or Target.
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I hate WalMart as much as the next guy, but if it were not for WalMart; my family would not be able to afford groceries. Supermarkets are outrageously priced and their generic products do not hold up as well as WalMart's. So if someone were to make a supermarket that was as cheap as WalMart (for the name brand foods NOT the generic ones like in Save-A-Lot or HiLo) then people would definitely abandon WalMart. :info:
I just wish they could get a supermarket out there that would be similar to that of the Wisconsin-based Woodmans Supermarkets, where the groceries come direct from the company in question, without a middle man, thus making the price points lower than Walmart.
QuoteOriginally posted by ShopKoFan
QuoteOriginally posted by reitelle
I hate WalMart as much as the next guy, but if it were not for WalMart; my family would not be able to afford groceries. Supermarkets are outrageously priced and their generic products do not hold up as well as WalMart's. So if someone were to make a supermarket that was as cheap as WalMart (for the name brand foods NOT the generic ones like in Save-A-Lot or HiLo) then people would definitely abandon WalMart. :info:
I just wish they could get a supermarket out there that would be similar to that of the Wisconsin-based Woodmans Supermarkets, where the groceries come direct from the company in question, without a middle man, thus making the price points lower than Walmart.
Woodman's is awesome, I visited their Oak Creek location the last time I was in Wisconsin. I also am really impressed with Sendik's (sorry, that is a bit off topic)!
QuoteOriginally posted by kendra
QuoteOriginally posted by ShopKoFan
QuoteOriginally posted by reitelle
I hate WalMart as much as the next guy, but if it were not for WalMart; my family would not be able to afford groceries. Supermarkets are outrageously priced and their generic products do not hold up as well as WalMart's. So if someone were to make a supermarket that was as cheap as WalMart (for the name brand foods NOT the generic ones like in Save-A-Lot or HiLo) then people would definitely abandon WalMart. :info:
I just wish they could get a supermarket out there that would be similar to that of the Wisconsin-based Woodmans Supermarkets, where the groceries come direct from the company in question, without a middle man, thus making the price points lower than Walmart.
Woodman's is awesome, I visited their Oak Creek location the last time I was in Wisconsin. I also am really impressed with Sendik's (sorry, that is a bit off topic)!
Also off topic: Have you been to the ShopKo department stores in nearby Racine or Kenosha?
ShopKo is the only regional discounter I know of, that has the ability to fight Walmart without losing. Their stores are reminiscent of Ames and Bradlees. You should check them out once you come back to Wisconsin, if you haven't gotten the chance before. Once you see their neatly-arranged stores, you'll stay amazed!
QuoteOriginally posted by ShopKoFan
QuoteOriginally posted by kendra
QuoteOriginally posted by ShopKoFan
QuoteOriginally posted by reitelle
I hate WalMart as much as the next guy, but if it were not for WalMart; my family would not be able to afford groceries. Supermarkets are outrageously priced and their generic products do not hold up as well as WalMart's. So if someone were to make a supermarket that was as cheap as WalMart (for the name brand foods NOT the generic ones like in Save-A-Lot or HiLo) then people would definitely abandon WalMart. :info:
I just wish they could get a supermarket out there that would be similar to that of the Wisconsin-based Woodmans Supermarkets, where the groceries come direct from the company in question, without a middle man, thus making the price points lower than Walmart.
Woodman's is awesome, I visited their Oak Creek location the last time I was in Wisconsin. I also am really impressed with Sendik's (sorry, that is a bit off topic)!
Also off topic: Have you been to the ShopKo department stores in nearby Racine or Kenosha?
ShopKo is the only regional discounter I know of, that has the ability to fight Walmart without losing. Their stores are reminiscent of Ames and Bradlees. You should check them out once you come back to Wisconsin, if you haven't gotten the chance before. Once you see their neatly-arranged stores, you'll stay amazed!
Meijer fights the Supercenters...
QuoteOriginally posted by nims57
QuoteOriginally posted by ShopKoFan
QuoteOriginally posted by kendra
QuoteOriginally posted by ShopKoFan
QuoteOriginally posted by reitelle
I hate WalMart as much as the next guy, but if it were not for WalMart; my family would not be able to afford groceries. Supermarkets are outrageously priced and their generic products do not hold up as well as WalMart's. So if someone were to make a supermarket that was as cheap as WalMart (for the name brand foods NOT the generic ones like in Save-A-Lot or HiLo) then people would definitely abandon WalMart. :info:
I just wish they could get a supermarket out there that would be similar to that of the Wisconsin-based Woodmans Supermarkets, where the groceries come direct from the company in question, without a middle man, thus making the price points lower than Walmart.
Woodman's is awesome, I visited their Oak Creek location the last time I was in Wisconsin. I also am really impressed with Sendik's (sorry, that is a bit off topic)!
Also off topic: Have you been to the ShopKo department stores in nearby Racine or Kenosha?
ShopKo is the only regional discounter I know of, that has the ability to fight Walmart without losing. Their stores are reminiscent of Ames and Bradlees. You should check them out once you come back to Wisconsin, if you haven't gotten the chance before. Once you see their neatly-arranged stores, you'll stay amazed!
Meijer fights the Supercenters...
ShopKo used to have a hypermarket called Twin Valu in the Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio area, that competed with the Wal-Mart Supercenters and Meijer in the '80s and '90s when the ShopKo discount stores were owned by SuperValu. The Twin Valu stores had ShopKo discount store merchandise on one end, and SuperValu groceries on the other.
Does anyone actually know WHY Wal-Mart CHANGED their NAME to "Walmart" (sans hyphen)? They even pronounce it differently in their commercials. Their official explanation is BS:
"This update to the logo is simply a reflection of the refresh taking place inside our stores and our renewed sense of purpose to help people save money so they can live better."
:huh::huh::huh:
How can they expect THEIR clientele to write the name differently, better yet pronounce it differently?
Also, according to this press release: http://walmartstores.com/AboutUs/8412.aspx, it says "The Discount City mark was used in print advertising, on the uniforms/smocks, in-store signing, and other things. However, it was never used as building signage or in an annual report."
WRONG ANSWER.
look at this blog: http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com/2008/08/its-wal-mart-world-out-there.html
I feel like writing a letter of complaint.
walmart must die!!!:flaming::flaming::flaming:
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre2
walmart must die!!!:flaming::flaming::flaming:
You people don't get it do you? If Walmart were to go out of business the country will be plunged into a recession much worse than the one that it's already in, which it probably would never be able to recover from.
Furthermore where will senior citizens work? Walmart is one of the top companies for "retirees" to work at.
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre2
walmart must die!!!:flaming::flaming::flaming:
You people don't get it do you? If Walmart were to go out of business the country will be plunged into a recession much worse than the one that it's already in, which it probably would never be able to recover from.
Furthermore where will senior citizens work? Walmart is one of the top companies for "retirees" to work at.
I agree Mark82, I recall when Walmart moved into NH. I knew empoloyees that LOVED working for them. It was a pretty nice store to shop with good quality selections. The company changed to me 4 or 5 years after the founder had passed away. I put them in the category with Target, they started their stores just like all the rest. However through strategic planning they remain in business today.
I still miss my favorite stores like Bradlees, Ames and Caldor. :(
I commend ShopKo for coming so far in the in the war against Wal-Mart, as one of the few super-regional discounters left. Wal-Mart is to small towns what Viacom is to YouTube, a disaster that has happened, that led to backlash and protest. On the other hand, Wal-Mart has a streamlined distribution system, and low prices. Wal-Mart has usurped Toys "R" Us as "largest toy retailer."
idk if anyone has seen this website but it gives you an idea or what kind of people shop at wal mart and this is one of the reasons why i dont shop there along with other reasons
http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/
Its crazy that site was started in auguest and already has THAT many pictures! lol I gotta bookmark it, its so funny.
I have just spent over an hour on http://www.peopleofwalmart.com and THANK YOU for sharing this site with us. I have not laughed this hard since....well, never. I'm just scared I'll see someone I know in the PA Walmarts on here. I know ALOT of people here.........ick....
Lord save us...I haven't been on there in a few days and missed quite a bit, but today's addition entitled "Trap Door" is just beyond OMG EWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!! There are no words...
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Lord save us...I haven't been on there in a few days and missed quite a bit, but today's addition entitled "Trap Door" is just beyond OMG EWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!! There are no words...
haha i saw that one this is one of the main reasons why i dont go to wal mart
Walmart is overrated!
QuoteOriginally posted by nims57
Does anyone actually know WHY Wal-Mart CHANGED their NAME to "Walmart" (sans hyphen)? They even pronounce it differently in their commercials. Their official explanation is BS:
"This update to the logo is simply a reflection of the refresh taking place inside our stores and our renewed sense of purpose to help people save money so they can live better."
:huh::huh::huh:
How can they expect THEIR clientele to write the name differently, better yet pronounce it differently?
Also, according to this press release: http://walmartstores.com/AboutUs/8412.aspx, it says "The Discount City mark was used in print advertising, on the uniforms/smocks, in-store signing, and other things. However, it was never used as building signage or in an annual report."
WRONG ANSWER.
look at this blog: http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com/2008/08/its-wal-mart-world-out-there.html
I feel like writing a letter of complaint.
I always wrote it as Wal*Mart because that's how the storefronts were and still are in some places, though I don't think there has been any change in pronunciation. I have always just said it as Walmart... one word, BAM... how did you pronounce it (not being critical here, genuinely curious)
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
idk if anyone has seen this website but it gives you an idea or what kind of people shop at wal mart and this is one of the reasons why i dont shop there along with other reasons
http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/
glad you can afford to shop elsewhere. :mad:
QuoteOriginally posted by reitelle
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
idk if anyone has seen this website but it gives you an idea or what kind of people shop at wal mart and this is one of the reasons why i dont shop there along with other reasons
http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/
glad you can afford to shop elsewhere. :mad:
its not like i can afford to shop everywhere i just hate wal mart the service sucks the stores are messy i would never get my food form there i would rather go to a super market cause i don't trust a discount retailer with my meat and produce
also there's always target and even kmart id rather shop there then wal mart
yea there stuff i awful ishop at kmart sears and thrift stores for my needs and i think retail stores should stick with basics no food stuff thats what grocery stores are for!
QuoteOriginally posted by jmcnamara96
yea there stuff i awful ishop at kmart sears and thrift stores for my needs and i think retail stores should stick with basics no food stuff thats what grocery stores are for!
It's greed, plain and simple dude. They want to make the most money as possible. Why do you think they're all open on Easter and Thanksgiving? Back in the day they were closed. It's all about making the most money possible.
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by reitelle
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
idk if anyone has seen this website but it gives you an idea or what kind of people shop at wal mart and this is one of the reasons why i dont shop there along with other reasons
http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/
glad you can afford to shop elsewhere. :mad:
its not like i can afford to shop everywhere i just hate wal mart the service sucks the stores are messy i would never get my food form there i would rather go to a super market cause i don't trust a discount retailer with my meat and produce
also there's always target and even kmart id rather shop there then wal mart
Our target doesn't have food, and the Kmart is filthy and disorganized with no customer service whatsoever, so Walmart is the only choice if we want to eat lol
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idk if anyone has seen this website but it gives you an idea or what kind of people shop at wal mart and this is one of the reasons why i dont shop there along with other reasons
http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/
glad you can afford to shop elsewhere. :mad:
its not like i can afford to shop everywhere i just hate wal mart the service sucks the stores are messy i would never get my food form there i would rather go to a super market cause i don't trust a discount retailer with my meat and produce
also there's always target and even kmart id rather shop there then wal mart
Our target doesn't have food, and the Kmart is filthy and disorganized with no customer service whatsoever, so Walmart is the only choice if we want to eat lol
well there is a thing called a super market lol
not all walmarts are terrible the walmart that arent over crowded are actualy quite nice i have 2 around where i live that are clean and the people who work their are super friendly and will even have a conversation with you but theirs one in a more urban area and omg its terrible the stores a mess and everyone who works their is rude and pissy so it really depends on where you live
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walmart must die!!!:flaming::flaming::flaming:
You people don't get it do you? If Walmart were to go out of business the country will be plunged into a recession much worse than the one that it's already in, which it probably would never be able to recover from.
Furthermore where will senior citizens work? Walmart is one of the top companies for "retirees" to work at.
Marc82: Walmart is on thin ice here in west Central Fl. When customers are flocking to other stores like Kmart and Target that makes a statement that Walmart isn't doing something right. Here they discontinued over $1 million in products that people buy everyday. These were popular products in this area.Then tried to add them back but the customers had alreadty turned their backs. Walmart screwed the customers and the customers said screw walmart. All in all those customers met with the management of sears Essentials and told them they wanted Kmart to return and it is happening in August. People are tired of Walmart and want something better. Target's business has picked up big time lately and Kmart will be a hit too. We are already in a reccession and Walmart is too because here they are dying a slow painful death and people are tired of being screwed by this store. Every dog has it's day and mark my words Walmart's day is coming. I will laugh my a$$ off when they go Chapter 11.
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Walmart will be the downfall of our economy, and the world… if we let it.
Everyone with half a brain knows by now that Wal-Mart is hurting our economy (as well as just about every other aspect of our country), but most people tend to ignore the problem and keep shopping there. After all, where else can you get a a pair of pants for a dollar (okay, maybe it’s more like $10, but you get my point). As long as you are getting cheap stuff today, you don’t care about the ramifications for tomorrow (you don’t even wonder why they can sell at such low prices). That, my friends, is where the problem lies. We have to take responsibility for our purchases now, before it’s too late and we can no longer afford to shop even at Wal-Mart.
So, you are probably thinking, “Wal-Mart has the best prices, what’s wrong with shopping there?†Well, what do you think will happen if Wal-Mart is the only place you and everyone else in you community shops? The rest of the stores won’t be able to compete and will go out of business. Once Wal-Mart has eliminated it’s competition, they are able to drastically raise their prices. This is all part of Wal-Mart’s evil monopolistic plot for world domination. Now you have to spend just as much, or more, than you would have paid at the stores you helped drive into bankruptcy.
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« Republican Vs. Democrat, Then Why is Christianity Involved?Terrorism: The War of Words »Meanwhile, unemployment rates skyrocket. As people lose their jobs, they won’t be able to afford even Wal-Mart’s prices (especially now that Wal-Mart able to charge whatever they want). Some people (actually everyone, since Wal-Mart is the only place left to work) get jobs at Wal-Mart, but find they don’t even earn enough to live on. They buy what they can afford, giving Wal-Mart back their hard-earned paychecks and further fueling Wal-Mart’s dominion over the entire world.
Since almost everyone is unemployed, thanks to Wal-Mart, people can no longer afford basic utilities like electricity and water. Eventually, even Wal-Mart will go under, as they will no longer be able to turn a profit. As Wal-Mart continues to raise their prices, even Wal-Mart employees (everyone) won’t be able to buy anything. Wal-Mart will start laying people off (even though they can afford to keep everyone, and even give them a raise), as they don’t want to pay people when they aren’t getting any business. Wal-Mart care’s only about profits, though their own corporate greed will destroy Wal-Mart in the end.
Soon, even Wal-Mart goes bankrupt as there is no one left to give them business. Their own greed has become their downfall. Unfortunately, they have also taken everyone else in America down with them. You knew it was coming, but you turned away and didn’t want to believe it. Now you are without a job and about to lose your house. All for a 99 cent package of tube socks…
South Park said it best: “Don’t you see? That is the heart of the Wal-Mart. You, the consumer.†We must stop Wal-Mart from completely destroying our country before it’s too late!
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This is a beautiful pic found on flickr. Wish this could happen to all Walmarts
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I olnly shop for one thing there spray paint 1.12 a can (black or white .96) other places it 3 bucks that crazy!
It amazed me when I went to the Newington, CT store yesterday (a Sunday afternoon) and there were only 4 registers open (the store has 15 registers). The lines looped from the registers halfway down the main aisle. Amongst other things, merchandise was out of place all over the store and they have reverted back to sticking displays in the center of the main aisles so that you can't get through. The store looked like a flea market.
You know I submitted this picture to people of walmart like 2 weeks ago, I dont know why it never got posted!
This was 1 day before the 2 year anniversary of michael jacksons death lol.
(http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/2201/photo230.jpg)
Guess fake elvis's are gonna get a run for the money by fake jacko's lol
That's scary man. BTW you should've seen the all the freaks, geeks, and weirdos at Denny's in Southington, Connecticut Saturday Night. One guy had wolf ears and a wolf tail!!!
I cannot understand how a company this friggin big can't keep ther stores stocked and clean! Thank God I have Kmart, Target and Big Lots. WALMART SUCKS!!!!
Quote from: Kmart4life on February 10, 2012, 10:54:26 AM
I cannot understand how a company this friggin big can't keep ther stores stocked and clean! Thank God I have Kmart, Target and Big Lots. WALMART SUCKS!!!!
WALMARTS are nasty..last weekend I walked into the the one in Hartford...WOW! that location looks like a war zone!
Quote from: TRU7536 on February 10, 2012, 07:32:12 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on February 10, 2012, 10:54:26 AM
I cannot understand how a company this friggin big can't keep ther stores stocked and clean! Thank God I have Kmart, Target and Big Lots. WALMART SUCKS!!!!
WALMARTS are nasty..last weekend I walked into the the one in Hartford...WOW! that location looks like a war zone!
What in Hartford doesn't look like a war zone? ;D
Our Walmart is a trash dump and the place needs to be condemed >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
The Manchester, CT Walmart is the nastiest I have ever seen. For a small non supercenter, it has to be one of the busiest walmarts in the state.
Quote from: Bdubs on February 26, 2012, 06:05:33 PM
The Manchester, CT Walmart is the nastiest I have ever seen. For a small non supercenter, it has to be one of the busiest walmarts in the state.
They were the first in the state of Connecticut. Several years ago they wanted to move to South Windsor, but the town turned them down. They should've bought the mostly abandoned Manchester Parkade and built their Supercenter there.
GOD I HATE WALMART!!!!!!!!!!!! >:(
I have completely eliminated walmart from my shopping and am shopping at Kmart, Target & Big Lots more than any other place. In the last year I have been to walmart twice. I only go there if I neccesarily need something or if I can't find it anywhere else. WALMART CAN BURN IN HELL!!!!!!! >:( >:( >:(
I do not like how Walmart treats their employees (including women). Until Shopko or Meijer expands into that part of the United States, or Kmart plans a new retail startegy, I'm afraid you're stuck with them. Well, at least there's Target. And if you like toys, there's Toys "R" Us.
Walmart now requires a valid ID to make exchanges/returns, my wife exchanged some diapers today and they needed an ID card in order for her to do it. How stupid is this stores policies getting? "Every dog has it's day and Walmart will have theirs one day". >:( >:( >:(
I don't willingly shop at Walmart anymore if I can help it. The two in my area have snotty staff that barely speak English and they accuse everyone under 30 of shoplifting. I've had loss prevention follow my friend and I around the store because they've "seen" me steal a CD when I was only going to a different department to buy more things.
Never will I go back.
Walmart is the epitome of everything I hate about modern retail, and not even because it holds the vast majority of the discount retail market. But because it's a store of cheapness, you simply get what you pay for. You aren't getting ahead by shopping there, you're just cutting corners, much like they do to bring you those marginal discounts. Whether it's under-the-table agreements with OEM to package different products as the same thing especially for them, utilizing slave-labor in China, or being the richest company in the world who can't find it within their budget to give their employees a decent wage or benefits, Walmart is despicable.
I never buy anything that matters from Walmart, I stop in now and then for a few necessities where Kroger deli fails to deliver, or something that is just plain hard to find anywhere else, like spray paint for plastics. Most of the time, Walmart isn't going to save me anything, and I most-likely will be dissatisfied to buy something substantial from there. I also want to point out that the grocery department usually isn't nothing special like is often touted. Kroger beats their prices on the majority of edibles that I often buy.
So again, screw Walmart. I hate that store for everything it has done to our economy, and for ushering in the new low of everything cheap and nasty.
Quote from: XDeSuEhTX on December 18, 2012, 08:32:29 PM
Walmart is the epitome of everything I hate about modern retail, and not even because it holds the vast majority of the discount retail market. But because it's a store of cheapness, you simply get what you pay for. You aren't getting ahead by shopping there, you're just cutting corners, much like they do to bring you those marginal discounts. Whether it's under-the-table agreements with OEM to package different products as the same thing especially for them, utilizing slave-labor in China, or being the richest company in the world who can't find it within their budget to give their employees a decent wage or benefits, Walmart is despicable.
I never buy anything that matters from Walmart, I stop in now and then for a few necessities where Kroger deli fails to deliver, or something that is just plain hard to find anywhere else, like spray paint for plastics. Most of the time, Walmart isn't going to save me anything, and I most-likely will be dissatisfied to buy something substantial from there. I also want to point out that the grocery department usually isn't nothing special like is often touted. Kroger beats their prices on the majority of edibles that I often buy.
So again, screw Walmart. I hate that store for everything it has done to our economy, and for ushering in the new low of everything cheap and nasty.
I quite personally agree with you. I despise Wal*Mart for the way that they have not only played a major part in killing our economy, but at the same time, I see them just as responsible for the job losses in our country as the recession. There was a Wal*Mart built back in the mid 1990's in the city east of where I grew up in. In just a couple of years it killed half of the business in the city that it was built in. It seems that Wal*Mart has a knack for doing this no matter there they build a their stores.
Another thing that I would like to mention is that Sam Walton's children were not grateful for the wonderful company that he handed down to them. All his children care about is the money that their father handed down to them and the greed shows in their actions in the ways that they take benefits away from their employees so that they can have the money all to themselves.
Yeah they LOVE to kill other businesses. >:( >:( >:(
I don't know what you idiots are talking about Walmart attracts business. In Bristol, Connecticut Walmart opened then Ruby Tuesdays, Home Depot, La Fitness, Chilis, and Arbys. None of these would have opened without Walmart.
Quote from: Marc B on December 19, 2012, 01:24:11 PM
I don't know what you idiots are talking about Walmart attracts business. In Bristol, Connecticut Walmart opened then Ruby Tuesdays, Home Depot, La Fitness, Chilis, and Arbys. None of these would have opened without Walmart.
We don't all live in or near a big city Marc, Bristol offers a more robust economy than other places. You live in a metro area, all of those companies have that market covered thoroughly already, and no thanks to one or another, but rather to whomever develops the plazas that they're housed in and secures them as fixtures on the property. Even where I live we've got a Ruby, Chili's, a new Olive Garden, new sporting-goods stores, etc.
None of that has to do with the fact that Walmart has two locations here, it has to do with the New River and boyscout summit that is coming soon. There were actually more people and more business here before Walmart ever came around. This area
used to have a downtown, there
used to be a lot of small business (wasn't so small then) around here. There use to be variety, even during the shopping mall era, we had business divided up amongst many competitors, with more selection, more quality control, and also meant more jobs, because only so many people can work for one giant big box store.
Walmart is the second largest employer in my home state behind the coal mines, reason being everything is gone from here. Do you think that is a good thing? That half of the people in this state live below poverty levels because they all work at a greedy trillion-dollar-a-year corporation that won't pay them better than minimum wage, and don't offer decent benefits? It's not a good thing. They are the masters of manipulation and that's exactly why they are sitting on top.
Non of us on this board are idiots, we choose who we like and dislike.
Quote from: XDeSuEhTX on December 18, 2012, 08:32:29 PM
Walmart is the epitome of everything I hate about modern retail, and not even because it holds the vast majority of the discount retail market. But because it's a store of cheapness, you simply get what you pay for. You aren't getting ahead by shopping there, you're just cutting corners, much like they do to bring you those marginal discounts. Whether it's under-the-table agreements with OEM to package different products as the same thing especially for them, utilizing slave-labor in China, or being the richest company in the world who can't find it within their budget to give their employees a decent wage or benefits, Walmart is despicable.
I never buy anything that matters from Walmart, I stop in now and then for a few necessities where Kroger deli fails to deliver, or something that is just plain hard to find anywhere else, like spray paint for plastics. Most of the time, Walmart isn't going to save me anything, and I most-likely will be dissatisfied to buy something substantial from there. I also want to point out that the grocery department usually isn't nothing special like is often touted. Kroger beats their prices on the majority of edibles that I often buy.
So again, screw Walmart. I hate that store for everything it has done to our economy, and for ushering in the new low of everything cheap and nasty.
I hate shopping there but i agree my hobby (aside from retail :P) is building model cars and i hate how much spray paint is elsewhere so i honestly have no choice but to get it there 96 cents for flat black or like 3 dollars at other places like come on we all know we will choose walmart...
kmart a rundown ghost town with prices more expensive then walmart unless the item is or sale or clearance really the only reason i go to kmart more than walmart is to go bargin hunting in the clearance section
target a great chain of stores if you like paying more money for a slightly higer qualty product but too expensive for most middle class to do the majority of their shopping their
then theirs walmart stuff thats usually expensive for cheap as hell anything i can get at target or kmart i get at walmart cheaper and they usually have more so why bother with kmart or target? sure kmarts got their clearance stuff like 2 dollar book bags and 2 dollar pants and a 50 cent sonic figureine and other stuff
and targets got their... targets got their... yeah they never appealed to me but walmarts got more and cheaper stuff the only question is would you rather pay more for the same thing? and most americans say GIVE ME CHEAP STUFF AND LOTS OF IT thats why walmart is top dog
Walmart must be doing something wrong here because there is talk of building a new Kmart on the North end of town because my store is busy almost all the time. And besides Walmart stores here are disgusting with nasty white trash walking around all the time like they are at some kind of whit trash convention. They should change their slogan to "Walmart the white trash hangout"!
Walmart appears to be struggling with keeping their stores fully stocked:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-02/wal-mart-customers-complain-bare-shelves-are-widespread.html
I did notice that recently in NH, stores had empty shelves and hooks, something nut usually seen at Walmart. The Hudson NH store was awful: small store, narrow aisles, empty shelves, busy, noisy and huge crowds around the registers... not a nice shopping experience...
Quote from: Zayre88 on April 06, 2013, 07:54:39 AM
Walmart appears to be struggling with keeping their stores fully stocked:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-02/wal-mart-customers-complain-bare-shelves-are-widespread.html
I did notice that recently in NH, stores had empty shelves and hooks, something nut usually seen at Walmart. The Hudson NH store was awful: small store, narrow aisles, empty shelves, busy, noisy and huge crowds around the registers... not a nice shopping experience...
They are to cheap to hire more people! I dont understand why you would have 20 check out lanes and only two open!
Who would want to work miminal wage at walmart? rather work at mcdonalds lol
Quote from: TRU7536 on April 06, 2013, 11:59:30 AM
Who would want to work miminal wage at walmart? rather work at mcdonalds lol
That's a misconception. Most people at Walmart start at more than Minimum Wage. When I started there in 2008 minimum wage in Connecticut was $8/HR and they were starting cashiers without experience at $8.30/HR and someone like myself who had previous cashier expereince started at $8.90/HR. I got a 40 cent raise after one year. At the store I was working - Southington, CT the only people getting minimum wage were the Greeters and even they got raise after a while.
4,017 units nationwide, and I am wishing and praying for the death of Walmart. >:(
Quote from: Kmart4life on April 06, 2013, 02:03:05 PM
4,017 units nationwide, and I am wishing and praying for the death of Walmart. >:(
Its size may one day prove to be Walmart's Achilles heel.
How big can a company become and still be efficient and manageable?
My thoughts exactly!
Quote from: Kmart4life on April 06, 2013, 02:03:05 PM
4,017 units nationwide, and I am wishing and praying for the death of Walmart. >:(
If you want 1.8 million people to lose their job so be it, but it will sure f*ck up the economy.
Quote from: Marc B on April 06, 2013, 08:33:38 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on April 06, 2013, 02:03:05 PM
4,017 units nationwide, and I am wishing and praying for the death of Walmart. >:(
If you want 1.8 million people to lose their job so be it, but it will sure f*ck up the economy.
I have already seen Wal*Mart kill enough jobs in my area. Jobs may be lost at first if Wal*Mart were to be shut down, but they would soon grow again as other chains would build therefore creating more jobs, but at the same time these new chains would need to value the consumer exactly the same way that both The Hills & Ames Department Store Chains did to prevent the same thing from repeating itself like it has already happened with Wal*Mart where all Sam Walton's kids care about is the money and not the consumer.
Quote from: Zayre88 on April 06, 2013, 02:41:57 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on April 06, 2013, 02:03:05 PM
4,017 units nationwide, and I am wishing and praying for the death of Walmart. >:(
Its size may one day prove to be Walmart's Achilles heel.
How big can a company become and still be efficient and manageable?
I understand where you are coming from exactly. Why do you think that family owned business and smaller corporation chains do so well? It is because they try not to grow too big where they can still take care of and manage the stores that they currently have while at the same time keeps them active in their stores which allows them to get to know and take care of their consumer's needs better.
I just went into one for the first time in over 10 years. I must say its even worse then i remembered it. The stores smell horrible everything is disorganized and the people that shop there.... dont even get me started lol now i know why there is a peopleofwalmart.com.
but id rather shop at a kmart before i ever step foot into a walmart again good thing we have target.
It pisses me off that lots of people (OK maybe just some people) don't know the difference between Walmart and Kmart. Sounds ridiculous but there really are such people in this country! And not only that but it doesn't make any sense that lots of people refer to Walmart Supercenters as "Super Walmart"... a name that the company never used. However Kmart once used the name "Super Kmart Center" but changed it to "Super Kmart" and Target has a handful of "SuperTarget" stores. It also seems a bit defeatist that Walmart changed their official name from "Wal-Mart" to "Walmart", because plenty of people never seemed to notice the hyphen when it was used. And it bugged me when people would type the old name as "Wal*Mart", because the star in the logo was to represent a hyphen. Anyone not an idiot would know the star was just a stylistic replacement for the hyphen, which was used in the logo before 1992 when Sam died.
Twenty-five years ago at least half the customers checking out in my Ames store
would make out their checks to "Fisher Big Wheel".
So there you go. ::)
Quote from: TheFugitive on January 31, 2014, 04:30:24 PM
Twenty-five years ago at least half the customers checking out in my Ames store
would make out their checks to "Fisher Big Wheel".
So there you go. ::)
Huh? Were you referring to a post on an older page?
Add to that the fact that Walmart was going to build a new superstore in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin, on North Broadway Street. Our city government, including our mayor, Jim Schmitt, and the On Broadway business association is making it difficult to build a store there, by using a different type of zoning. Even a majority of the citizens in that area, including citizens who run businesses in and around that area, are mad at Walmart. There were protesters with picket signs outside the Neville Public Museum, where each time Walmart representatives were there to show off different store designs, and ask questions. It was chaotic! Nobody wants Walmart there! Not even me!
This is the only time you'll see me bash Walmart. - If I want to buy a new book I'll either buy it at Walmart or Target because books are usually cheaper there than other retailers. There are 3 Walmarts near me - in Southington (where I live), in Bristol (where I worked for Christmas), and a Walmart Neighborhood Market in Bristol (where they do have a book section). None of the 3 stores have the new Lisa Gardner book Fear Nothing. Neither does Target or any other stores that sell books. Lisa Gardner has a link on her website to buy the book from WALMART.COM and TARGET.COM (along with other online retailers), but I prefer to skim through the book before deciding whether or not I want to buy the book or not.
Walmart plans on putting 1 million Americans back to work by 2018, I'll believe it when I see it!
Well, Walmart in St Albans, Vermont has been open for 7 months. Haven't heard any news of how it's destroying downtown, must be it didn't happen.
Quote from: vwnut13 on May 31, 2014, 11:08:38 PM
Well, Walmart in St Albans, Vermont has been open for 7 months. Haven't heard any news of how it's destroying downtown, must be it didn't happen.
I don't know about other places, but here in Connecticut most downtowns were destroyed long before Walmart came to town.
In the 1960s Bristol bulldozed a big portion of downtown and built a mall. The mall was never successful and they ripped down the mall in 2008. And what do they have on that spot today? A stupid looking new McDonald's (replacing an older one elsewhere on the same property) and a 17 acre vacant lot. Some scam artists from Long Island are trying to redevelop the property, but they keep coming up with these lame excuses why it's not getting done. Work was supposed to start already. Now they're trying to say it's going to be another 10 years before anything is even finished.
In New Britain the downtown (and much of the city) was destroyed when the highway went through the city. Again this was the 1960s and 1970s. A corrupt mayor who was related to the owners of the construction company that built the highways. They couldn't even support Walmart. They employees and some of the customers were robbing it blind. They've been Walmart-less for nearly 5 years.
In Southington downtown started to fizzle in the 1980s. By the 1990s most of downtown was deserted. With-in the last 10-12 years downtown is starting to make a comeback. It may not be exactly the same as in its heyday, but at least there is still a downtown. A few small businesses and tons of places to eat.
Quote from: Marc B on June 01, 2014, 07:09:57 AM
Quote from: vwnut13 on May 31, 2014, 11:08:38 PM
Well, Walmart in St Albans, Vermont has been open for 7 months. Haven't heard any news of how it's destroying downtown, must be it didn't happen.
I don't know about other places, but here in Connecticut most downtowns were destroyed long before Walmart came to town.
In the 1960s Bristol bulldozed a big portion of downtown and built a mall. The mall was never successful and they ripped down the mall in 2008. And what do they have on that spot today? A stupid looking new McDonald's (replacing an older one elsewhere on the same property) and a 17 acre vacant lot. Some scam artists from Long Island are trying to redevelop the property, but they keep coming up with these lame excuses why it's not getting done. Work was supposed to start already. Now they're trying to say it's going to be another 10 years before anything is even finished.
In New Britain the downtown (and much of the city) was destroyed when the highway went through the city. Again this was the 1960s and 1970s. A corrupt mayor who was related to the owners of the construction company that built the highways. They couldn't even support Walmart. They employees and some of the customers were robbing it blind. They've been Walmart-less for nearly 5 years.
In Southington downtown started to fizzle in the 1980s. By the 1990s most of downtown was deserted. With-in the last 10-12 years downtown is starting to make a comeback. It may not be exactly the same as in its heyday, but at least there is still a downtown. A few small businesses and tons of places to eat.
Many cities were completely destroyed in the 60's when major highways were built. A good example is Hartford. Look at what 95 and all those other highways built around the Bronx and Brooklyn did, destroyed those areas. All these highways are in dismay and many are are the verge of falling apart. It's funny working for a property management group and all the talk of what the 60s stuff did was a really bad choice. Also urban development of the 60's now is looked as a disaster. Sorry off topic
One the other hand many small towns downtowns like southingto, plainville, west Hartford are now the new it thing where people want to go and many small business are opening.
Dear Walmart,
If you can't come up with some quicker, more efficient way to process a check through your POS system,
perhaps you should stop taking checks.
Got stuck today behind a customer (apparent age approx. 75) who was paying by check (perhaps the last
person in the tri-state area who does this...I had not personally seen it done in this millenium).
The cashier (apparent age approx. 86) squinted at the check through her bifocals and then keyed the
check number into her register. Then she fed it into the slot on the side of her register and scanned the
MICR number.
This prompted the customer for a signature on the transaction pad. After clicking on a few
areas with a confused look on her face, it brought up a screen with an area for her to sign.
The cashier then tried to total out of the transaction but the register then prompted her
for the customer's drivers license. The customer fumbled through a large purse for approximately
four minutes before finding it and handing it to the cashier. Again we squinted through the bifocals
as we carefully keyed the license number into the machine.
She handed the license back to the customer and the transaction pad again prompted her to
give her approval. Finally the cashier was able to print an endorsement on back of the check and
give the customer her receipt.
Nothing like a simple fifteen step process.
Or for that matter, if you are going to offer so many financial services, TRAIN the people at your
service counter on how to process those transactions.
I had a small item to return. The woman ahead of me was there to pay some kind of bill.
I waited for 20 minutes while two cashiers and their supervisor tried in vain to get the system
to accept her payment. Finally they gave up, apologized to her and sent her away.
By then there were fifteen people in line behind me.
Or at the very least have a couple people at the service desk and make one just for those types of "beyond store" services.
At least some of the grocery stores here do the same - it's fine if they want to do Western Union, lottery, bill paying etc., just make it so there is one person who only handles things like returns, rainchecks, correcting wrong prices - store related stuff (particularly a wrong price that is the store's issue in the first place).
Quote from: TheFugitive on September 09, 2014, 09:06:12 AM
Or for that matter, if you are going to offer so many financial services, TRAIN the people at your
service counter on how to process those transactions.
I had a small item to return. The woman ahead of me was there to pay some kind of bill.
I waited for 20 minutes while two cashiers and their supervisor tried in vain to get the system
to accept her payment. Finally they gave up, apologized to her and sent her away.
By then there were fifteen people in line behind me.
You know I'm a Walmart fan and I always will be even if I don't agree with some of the things they do. I like the small store we have in my town - Southington, CT. It's 95,000 Square Feet and it's the right size for the small town. It's even cleaner than most other Walmarts I've been to. I rarely say anything negative about them. That being said, what annoys me about the Southington store is for the past several months there have been several light bulbs burnt out. I can understand maybe 3 or 4, but not as many as this store has out and certainly not for several months.
Recently went to the Super Walmart in West Mifflin, primarily because they had sent me a coupon
for a nine dollar haircut at their SmartStyle Salon (and I'd never turn down a nine dollar haircut!)
And I did indeed get a very nice haircut. Since I was there I decided to pick up some items I needed.
Grabbed a cart and pulled out my list. The store was out of stock on 4 of the first 5 items on my list.
I abandoned the cart and went shopping elsewhere. This store is HUGE, and yet they were still out of
4 of the first 5 items I needed. They are obviously having major issues in restocking.
I have since read where many of their stores are ending 24 hour operations and putting on overnight
stocking crews. I can see why.
People keep spreading rumors all over YouTube about Walmart store closing abruptly, and being converted to FEMA camps just in case this country is under martial law in the future. Whatever those people say, IT ISN'T TRUE, IT'S A LOAD OF BULL-CRAP that they're talking about to try and brainwash everyone!
My only gripe with Walmart is that I blame it for killing the mall on the brick and mortar end of the mall's demise.
Quote from: Pikapower on May 25, 2017, 07:21:58 AM
My only gripe with Walmart is that I blame it for killing the mall on the brick and mortar end of the mall's demise.
I agree. And now Walmart is trying to compete with the likes of Amazon.
Ask yourself this question: "Would you like to live in a town with less retail options or more retail options?"
I choose the latter.
Quote from: ShopKoFan on May 25, 2017, 09:13:00 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on May 25, 2017, 07:21:58 AM
My only gripe with Walmart is that I blame it for killing the mall on the brick and mortar end of the mall's demise.
I agree. And now Walmart is trying to compete with the likes of Amazon.
Ask yourself this question: "Would you like to live in a town with less retail options or more retail options?"
I choose the latter.
Ditto!
My local Walmart store was just replanogrammed.
This means that all of the stuff I buy there on a regular basis is no longer
in the spot where I've been able to find it for the past ten years.
And I notice they have cut way back on the shelf space allotted to items
I buy all the time (particularly cleaning supplies and pets). So they will be out
of stock much more often in the future.
Apparently I don't buy things at a high enough profit margin to satisfy Walmart brass.
Is replanogrammed even a word?
Sign just went up at mine, "EXCITING NEW CHANGES COMING"
My comment: So they sold this to Target? Going to actually have items on the shelf's?
I came home one night last week and found that my HDTV set would not turn on. I tried everything, unplugging and replugging, changing batteries in remote, and cold starting from button on the back. It would just not come on.
I went onto Walmart.com and found a very good deal on an HD set similar to what I have. I bought it for pickup. The only one available was at a location across town where I rarely go.
I pull into the lot and see that the whole left side of the building has been painted orange with "pickup" written in giant letters. So I pull into that lane and find a self-serve kiosk. I scan my barcode and it tells me to pull to lane four.
I wait about ten minutes behind a lady who is picking-up groceries. I pull forward and wait a few more. An employee comes out, is very apologetic, but tells me that in order to pick up a TV I have to go to the pickup counter inside the store.
No signing on the building or kiosk told me this. In fact it scanned my bar code and told me to go to lane four.
So I go inside and am met by a lady at the pickup counter. She tries to send me to automotive. I ask why, and she says "because that is where you need to pick up your tires".
"I did not buy tires", I responded, "I am here to pick up a television set."
She got a very confused look on her face and began surfing around on her handheld device to try and find the problem.
Meantime I look over in the corner and see my TV in a big pile of merchandise waiting for pick-up. I point it out to her. The order number on the sticker matches my receipt, but her handheld device is still saying "tires". So she frantically swipes around on the thing for a few more minutes trying to get this fixed. Finally she does and I am able to take it home.
I open the box and discover that the thing only has two HDMI ports and an RrBbGgYy intput. No audio out for my speakers, and no RCA input for my old-school DVD player.
So I took it back to the Walmart where I usually shop (and I must say the return was efficient and friendly). I have since read that Walmart strongarms manufacturers into producing HDTV's with a minimal number of ports in order to push the retail price down. So I probably won't be buying one there again.
Both of the employees at the pickup store were courteous and helpful, but Walmart's systems apparently have some major bugs. I have since seen on the internet that there is a power supply board which frequently fails in these TV's. The part itself is less than thirty bucks. I am not that confident in popping the set open, but there is still a TV repair shop open in the area who says he can fix this for me.
Had this experience in a Walmart the other day and it is the SECOND time it has happened to me this year.
Walmart always lets sales reps from some cable TV supplier set up a table in the aisle and make their pitch to customers. Fair enough. But these guys are super-aggressive, and frankly I am getting sick of running into them while shopping at Walmart and finding that they don't want to take no for an answer.
The very WORST offender is Comcast Xfinity. TWICE this year they stopped me and asked who I had for my TV service. I told them DirecTV. They asked if I would consider switching. I told them absolutely, positively NOT because I had fired Comcast in 2006 for having THE WORST customer service on the planet. It's a very long story that includes Comcast accusing me of stealing their equipment (their tech picked-up my converter box but forgot to log it back in, it was located on a truck in Maryland several months later, after they had sent me a bill for $600 and threatened legal action), not disconnecting me in a professional manner (I still have their line duct taped to the side of my house because it came down in a storm, but because I was no longer a customer they refused to fix it properly), and my having to go to the extreme of threatening their local VP of ad sales to get any of this addressed (get your company to stop acting like idiots RIGHT NOW or I am going to every one of your local advertisers with my story).
So basically I am NEVER going to be their customer again.
These guys in the aisle at Walmart won't take no for an answer. They follow me through the aisles and try to overcome my objections. Some of them get very snarky after I say no for the third or fourth time. I am going to complain to Walmart HQ because honestly I would rather not shop there if I am going to be harassed in this way.
One time I was stopped by a guy selling DirecTV. I tried to tell him I am already a customer, but he sounded Russian, and did not seem to understand English well enough to get that.