Wal - Mart
08-27-2005, 07:31 PM
#11
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If I had a choice in my college town I would shop at Target or somthing instead for everything other than the essentials.
WalMart tends to sell cheapy stuff. They know how to do busniess and sell products for less than other stores but I will let my money play politics as I don't think they are good for the market in the long term.
WalMart tends to sell cheapy stuff. They know how to do busniess and sell products for less than other stores but I will let my money play politics as I don't think they are good for the market in the long term.
08-27-2005, 11:44 PM
#14
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[quote name='Rob x-7' date='Aug 27 2005, 10:53 PM']buying meat at WalMart?
I buy my meat from nice italian butchers, Tony and Joe
They know me and I know them, what ever happened supporting your local bussiness?
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Egg ******* sactly. Walmart puts small businesses out of business. They draw their customers in by offering cheap prices, but the catch is that they have "better" products right next to them which most people buy. So people go in for cheap prices but end up buying the "higher end" products for more, though they may not be better. I shopped at walmart for two weeks for food, and then reverted to going to smaller stores around town because the food was 100 times better. The quality presentation and taste were far superior. And I'm a college student trying to mind my dollars. I would much rather shell out a couple extra bucks at a mom and pop shop than buy something from walmart because A. I know the quality is better B. I know that I'm supporting the community, and C. because I get a more personable experience. Walmart doesn't support the community for crap. All of the money they make goes to corporate so they don't reinvest it into the community, and very little is taxed by the state. I hate Walmart and refuse to shop there pretty much at all.
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I buy my meat from nice italian butchers, Tony and Joe
They know me and I know them, what ever happened supporting your local bussiness?
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Egg ******* sactly. Walmart puts small businesses out of business. They draw their customers in by offering cheap prices, but the catch is that they have "better" products right next to them which most people buy. So people go in for cheap prices but end up buying the "higher end" products for more, though they may not be better. I shopped at walmart for two weeks for food, and then reverted to going to smaller stores around town because the food was 100 times better. The quality presentation and taste were far superior. And I'm a college student trying to mind my dollars. I would much rather shell out a couple extra bucks at a mom and pop shop than buy something from walmart because A. I know the quality is better B. I know that I'm supporting the community, and C. because I get a more personable experience. Walmart doesn't support the community for crap. All of the money they make goes to corporate so they don't reinvest it into the community, and very little is taxed by the state. I hate Walmart and refuse to shop there pretty much at all.
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08-28-2005, 07:26 AM
#17
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[quote name='Edna' date='Aug 28 2005, 12:55 AM']Its Wal-mart, it always is a wait, and we all love to hate it. But no matter how much we all bitch about, we will always still go there. Oh well.
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I haven't been in a Wal-Mart in over a year. If you really want to, you can break your addiction and get clean too.
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I haven't been in a Wal-Mart in over a year. If you really want to, you can break your addiction and get clean too.
08-28-2005, 07:34 AM
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[quote name='boxrs4sale' date='Aug 27 2005, 10:12 PM']anyone have an article or something that proves wal-mart sells cheaper versions of goods?
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I know that I have seen references, I believe it was in Consumer Reports magazine, to items that are available only through Wal-Mart. There is no question that a retailer with their buying volume is going to influence the manufacturers who sell to them.
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I know that I have seen references, I believe it was in Consumer Reports magazine, to items that are available only through Wal-Mart. There is no question that a retailer with their buying volume is going to influence the manufacturers who sell to them.
08-28-2005, 12:33 PM
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[quote name='1988RedT2' date='Aug 28 2005, 08:34 AM']I know that I have seen references, I believe it was in Consumer Reports magazine, to items that are available only through Wal-Mart. There is no question that a retailer with their buying volume is going to influence the manufacturers who sell to them.
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Sanyo, ILO, Norcent, Durabrand, etc. are only offered through wal-mart. Sanyo electronics are pretty nice, but don't last for more than 2-3 years honestly. I have bought many things from wal-mart, and it was mostly electronics. Video games, DVD's, a TV, etc. I always bought the name brand video game hardware, I never bought Sanyo products.
****, I worked there for close to 3 years, and not ONCE did I break 8 dollars an hour. They don't pay employees enough money, unless you eat alot of the managers ****.
What a **** hole!
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Sanyo, ILO, Norcent, Durabrand, etc. are only offered through wal-mart. Sanyo electronics are pretty nice, but don't last for more than 2-3 years honestly. I have bought many things from wal-mart, and it was mostly electronics. Video games, DVD's, a TV, etc. I always bought the name brand video game hardware, I never bought Sanyo products.
****, I worked there for close to 3 years, and not ONCE did I break 8 dollars an hour. They don't pay employees enough money, unless you eat alot of the managers ****.
What a **** hole!
