Wal-Mart Critics Say Katrina Handled Well

Yahoo News ^ | Tue Sep 6, 4:39 PM ET | CHUCK BARTELS, Associated Press Writer

[Chi-townChief]

Why, those filthy red-state capitalists!!!

[4Liberty]

"...the worst of low-cost retailing."

Read: Non-union.

[RichInOC]

"Even the looters at the Tchoupitoulas Street store agree...

"Wal-Mart. Always Low Prices. Always."

[DoughtyOne]

Having been a bit tough on WalMart when it donated $1 million to start, I have had to change my opinion. They're up to $15 million at this point. I believe it is fair to say I jumped the gun. I appreciate what they are doing.

[sockmonkey]

"Even the looters at the Tchoupitoulas Street store agree... "Wal-Mart. Always Low Prices. Always."

Laugh of the Day. Thanks. I was wondereing if they have Targets and Kmarts in NO because I didn't see any of those being looted. I did see a Toys r Us being looted on television.

[Graybeard58]

I believe it is fair to say I jumped the gun. I appreciate what they are doing.

As one who traded replies with you on this subject I appreciate your candor.

I think when this is all over Wal-Mart will have the distinction of having contributed more to the relief effort than any private company ever has to any charitable cause.

[Eagle Eye]

There was an old joke that Walmart wasn't putting any stores in Iraq because there were targets everywhere!

[TomGuy]

Quick tally from all the Walmart aspects totals around $35 Million.

That is a hefty amount.

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks. It may not always look like it, but I try to be fair.

[EQAndyBuzz]

"Quick tally from all the Walmart aspects totals around $35 Million. "

How much did NARAL, ACT and MOVEON.ORG contribute? We know the faith based organizations are up to a billion.

[RichInOC]

I checked, and Target's in Jefferson Parish and Slidell, and Kmart's in Jefferson Parish, St. Bernard Parish and on the north shore of the lake. So they're all in the suburbs.

[Fido969]

I jumped the gun.

Speaking of which, while I appreciate that they might have stocked up the armory before the disaster (believe me, a 12 gage shotgun is included in MY survival plans) they should have done a better job securing those when they closed for the storm. No more wire cages, perhaps a vault-type device would be more appropriate.

[upchuck]

As Wal-Mart answers its critics in the time ahead, Flickinger said the company would do well to remember "consumer and community support in these tough times rather than (taking) a scorched earth approach to organized labor."

Yeah, like that's gonna happen. Wally despises unions. Always has, always will.

A store in Canada had voted in the union. Wally's response? Close the store. Hardball!!

[bfree]

I admire you. I did give you some heat on your original criticism and thank you for admitting you may have misspoke. This company certainly isn't perfect, but it sure doesn't deserve the slamming it gets here. I still haven't heard much from the liberals retail idols Costco and Target, have you?

[bfree]

I despise unions also, another reason, in my mind, to like Walmart.

[tflabo]

"Further, Wal-Mart donated millions in cash for relief and millions more worth of goods. "

ahhh yes...those greedy corporate moguls of commerce.

[jackibutterfly]

...trailerloads of goods to New Orleans that were turned away early on by Federal Emergency Management Agency officials.

WHY? Why were they turned away?? How can a statement like this be made and not explained?? It's totally incomprehensible!

[DoughtyOne]

That does seem like a reasonable idea.

[DoughtyOne]

That was nice of you, but find someone better to admire.

As for Target, I've been rather tough on them too. My wife tells me they are big supporters of St. Judes. My reason for taking them to task was that they forbid the Salvation Army to solicit in front of some (possibly all) of their stores. That didn't sit well with me. That being said, I do believe they have a right to support the causes they choose and not support the causes they don't.

It baffles me why they would dis the SA. I don't particularly like hearing those bells, but the SA does good work with the funds they raise through those efforts.

[bfree]

I only meant it as a compliment to be man enough to admit a mistake, that is becoming a very rare trait in today's society.