Posted on 12/01/2005 10:22:41 AM PST by lastmanstanding
That is a lie. Words mean things and "everything" has a meaning. I have bought many a thing at Wal-Mart that is made in America.
Oh, well, jolly good then! Good comeback.
Well, the thing about Ace hardware stores is that they're franchise stores. Each store has an owner. They do vary from store to store, no doubt. I guess I have a good one here.
You're good!!!!
merry Christmas :)
So your Wal Mart is actually good, ala Target? Seriously, I have regularly lived near and shopped in six different stores, they all were pretty bad. Maybe it's just the state. But then again, I'm also a Sam's Club member, and the people in there couldn't be more friendly.
"Which is different from the small business equivalent - momanpopoly."
Very nice, indeed!
This tactic alone indicates their anti-WalMart schlep ain't selling.
I stand corrected. I have always thought that Walgreens was a subsidiary of Walmart. Thanks.
For whatever reason WalMart is fun for people to hate.
Be careful what you all ask for. There is no reason Wal-Mart couldn't close the doors and sit idle for a couple of years. No sales taxes in your small town. No payroll earnings, which experts claim churn 7 times over in the immediate area. Millions instantly out of work, placing a strain on local unemployment and then hiring ANYONE will be at a lower wage because so many are looking for work of any kind.
We get bitched at every day to be wise in our use of fossil fuels. When I drive to Wal-Mart and get $150-300 worth of goods which would take 3-6 stops at the smaller stores, I am saving money on fuel, lowering the pressure on refineries which are operating at capacity, and lowering pollution with less driving and fewer constant stops and starts.
I am sure I am not the ONLY person on a fixed income. I need to shop wisely, and Wal-Mart allows me to do that.
One example: Large container of Yuban, Folgers or Maxwell house coffee is $9.99 in the regular stores. Wal-Mart charges $4.98 as of yesterday. That allowed me to take a couple of cans to the local Sheriff's office as a small token of their hard work.
Why should I drive more miles, pay for more gas, and pay more at all the mom-pop stores which are not paying high wages nor benefits, either.
Years ago, there was an attempt to unionize Kohler, the plumbing products company. Mr Kohler closed the doors over 5 cents an hour, according to the sroty I heard. 3 1/2 years later, he re-opened. The workers were more than glad to work for him and not complain about the wages he paid, which at the time were higher than other similar companies of the era.
Be careful what you ask for.
The owner of my local Ace is a long hair guy who is likly a hippy. But his daughters are hot and they work the registers!
Exactly -- a Super Wal-Mart opened in the town 30 minutes away from me and the economy has exploded there...new banks, shops, restaurants upgrading, new motel, new car wash, etc.
The "capitalist pigs," of course!
I saw WalMarts in China. Wonder if they put 1 billion mom and pop Wu's and Chiu's out of business over there, too?
To be quite honest, there is nothing in the Constitution that says that ma and pa stores have to stay in business.
Everyone hates a winner. Success breeds comtempt for those that do, from those that can't or won't. Walmart penile envy syndrome.
Oh I don't know, maybe THE HOLIDAYS!!!
"But his daughters are hot and they work the registers!
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Hah! Your secret revealed!
My Ace is run by a family. Everyone who works there is related. I went in there this morning to buy a couple of monster bags of calcium chloride for de-icing my sidewalks. The person working the register was the 80-something great grandmother of the cute 18-year-old who usually works the register. You just never know what you'll find at Ace...the Helpful Hardware Place, eh?
D'oh!
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