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Walmart Sales Slide
Drudgereport | Feb 15 | Renee Dudley

Posted on 02/15/2013 1:45:05 PM PST by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

Walmart sales called a 'total disaster'. Anyone else making the connection with the shoddy treatment of gun owners and the slavish boot kissing of the Administration?


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KEYWORDS: guns; walmart
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To: real saxophonist
It amazed me how many people could be so loyal to a company that treated them like that.

Yet they are.

Where is it that you guys do all your shopping that is more conservative, or more hated by the left?

21 posted on 02/15/2013 3:02:53 PM PST by ansel12 (Romney is a longtime supporter of homosexualizing the Boy Scouts (and the military).)
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton
I remember a made up issue regarding ammo sales, but other than that, what shoddy treatment of gun owners are you referring to?

I don't fault Walmart for a rumor that was likely started by the left to stir up conservative anger toward Walmart.

22 posted on 02/15/2013 3:11:39 PM PST by Washi (PUSH BACK! Encourage your legislators to introduce pro-second amendment legislation.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

We have a couple of really nice walmarts locally.

However I think that the People of Walmart reputation is not helping the Walmart chain.


23 posted on 02/15/2013 3:12:56 PM PST by Chickensoup (200 million unarmed people killed in the 20th century by Leftist Totalitarian Fascists)
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To: ansel12

Sorry, by loyal, I meant employees, not shoppers. As I said, my reasons are not political. I do my shopping by what works best for me, I simply choose to exclude walmart.


24 posted on 02/15/2013 3:18:31 PM PST by real saxophonist (You can't take the sky from me)
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To: Washi
I remember a made up issue regarding ammo sales, but other than that, what shoddy treatment of gun owners are you referring to?

Regarding that made up ammo issue, I have continued to obtain WalMart ammo (Winchester, Remington, etc), and their prices are excellent - the best around. They get 2-3 shipments a week, and expect that to go on forever. They put in a 3 box limit because people were buying WalMart's inexpensive ammo to resell at gun shows for higher prices, but otherwise no real change in policy. There is no WalMart turn away from shooting sports.

25 posted on 02/15/2013 3:24:54 PM PST by Pollster1
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To: Chickensoup
I think that the People of Walmart reputation is not helping the Walmart chain.

People like me you mean? Family man, prayerful, educated, healthy, a professional, conservative, shooter, hunter, fisherman, prepper, pay so much in taxes I'm ashamed for my country, a flag-waving, nation-loving, law-abiding citizen?

That kind of people you mean?

26 posted on 02/15/2013 3:29:02 PM PST by Fightin Whitey
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To: real saxophonist
Sorry, by loyal, I meant employees, not shoppers.

So did I, Walmart employees seem to like working there.

I shop by what is best for me also, and Walmart prices are best on most things that I buy, I also don't like to support the left, unions, price-gouging, and anti-gun stores, so I rarely or never use the stores that you Walmart haters use.

27 posted on 02/15/2013 3:29:49 PM PST by ansel12 (Romney is a longtime supporter of homosexualizing the Boy Scouts (and the military).)
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To: Fightin Whitey

People like me you mean? Family man, prayerful, educated, healthy, a professional, conservative, shooter, hunter, fisherman, prepper, pay so much in taxes I’m ashamed for my country, a flag-waving, nation-loving, law-abiding citizen?

That kind of people you mean?
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No not at all. The Website People of Walmart:

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/

and the stories about some of the out of control people there.


28 posted on 02/15/2013 3:31:29 PM PST by Chickensoup (200 million unarmed people killed in the 20th century by Leftist Totalitarian Fascists)
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To: Chickensoup

The left put together a collection of photos to bring down the store they hate.

Any conservative could do the same thing to any other store, what shocks me is how effective leftist propaganda is, and how many people post and promote that site, who normally don’t support the left on many other issues, besides breaking non-union/gun carrying stores.


29 posted on 02/15/2013 3:35:30 PM PST by ansel12 (Romney is a longtime supporter of homosexualizing the Boy Scouts (and the military).)
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

Yet Costco, left leaning; thrives. Its CEO spoke at the DNC. Prices there are going up in a big way. Somehow inflation figures don’t show it.

There may be more to Walmart’s sales ups and downs than shelf prices. It’s getting a reputation for sleaze and obesity.


30 posted on 02/15/2013 3:36:28 PM PST by cicero2k
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To: lacrew; relictele
Boxes with mostly air inside

Case in point - granola bars, nutrition bars, even candy bars - they're all visibly smaller when you open the package, but the package is the same size. Coffee - you can't find a 2 lb or 3 lb package - they're all smaller than those traditional packages. Liquors that used to be 86 or even 90 proof are now 80 proof, the federal minimum legal limit for calling it distilled spirits. Newspapers and most news magazines are thinner, but the same price, and still spewing the same toxic liberal crap that they always do.

31 posted on 02/15/2013 3:40:21 PM PST by Hardastarboard (The Liberal ruling class hates me. The feeling is mutual.)
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To: Chickensoup

LOL, you serve the left well.


32 posted on 02/15/2013 3:40:27 PM PST by ansel12 (Romney is a longtime supporter of homosexualizing the Boy Scouts (and the military).)
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To: Washi

Three weeks ago I bought a Colt M4 LE 6920 for $1,097 at Walmart. I love them.


33 posted on 02/15/2013 3:46:14 PM PST by suthener
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To: cicero2k

I belong to both Sam’s and Costco, and the stores are only a few miles apart.

In my view, the clientele in Costco is definitely more upscale than Sam’s. You get a “higher end” vibe about the whole place. One other interesting thing is that Costco’s gasoline price is typically 2 cents above Sam’s also, although both are usually 10-12 cents below prevailing prices.

I heard an analyst on tv mention that Costco is just a breakeven financial proposition on their merchandise and all their profit comes from the membership money.


34 posted on 02/15/2013 3:50:37 PM PST by nascarnation (Baraq's economic policy: trickle up poverty)
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

It would be an interesting comparison to see how Amazon is doing. Walmart is terrified of Amazon.


35 posted on 02/15/2013 3:52:58 PM PST by MrsEmmaPeel (a government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have)
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To: ansel12

do you have any documentation that the site is funded by the left. I would sure like to see it.


36 posted on 02/15/2013 3:54:09 PM PST by Chickensoup (200 million unarmed people killed in the 20th century by Leftist Totalitarian Fascists)
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To: ansel12

I do not SERVE the left.

I am probably one of the olders here and if I dont have information, I look for it.

Your namecalling is useless.

Less a sheepdog and more a weasel.


37 posted on 02/15/2013 3:58:09 PM PST by Chickensoup (200 million unarmed people killed in the 20th century by Leftist Totalitarian Fascists)
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To: ansel12
That's fine. Just remember I'm speaking from experience as a former walmart associate.

And I don't 'support the left'. It's mostly local places, a non-union grocery store, or online like everybody else.

38 posted on 02/15/2013 4:01:27 PM PST by real saxophonist (You can't take the sky from me)
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To: Chickensoup

You do serve the left when you push their agenda and propaganda, see post 28.


39 posted on 02/15/2013 4:03:56 PM PST by ansel12 (Romney is a longtime supporter of homosexualizing the Boy Scouts (and the military).)
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To: ansel12

Oh - Just for fun: I actually missed out on a lot of gigs because I refused to join the Musician’s Union.


40 posted on 02/15/2013 4:05:09 PM PST by real saxophonist (You can't take the sky from me)
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