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This is an article about Wal-Mart and H&M slashing and throwing out all unsold product over the holidays. Now Im not someone saying that they should have given all that shit to me for free because they didn't sell it, but I am saying that there is a lot of things they could have done with the product other than slashing it all and throwing it out. There is a lot of people in need that could of benefited from these clothes and what not, and Wal-Mart would not have lost money, because they are throwing it out anyways. It makes me sick. Anyway, I'm basically no longer supporting Wal-Mart and their money hungry bullshit anymore, so I need a new Manchester supported place of business that I can get all my groceries for bonnaroo this year and years to come. Does anyone know of any places like Wal-Mart that are in Manchester, as I would still like to support Manchester and get my groceries there. Just not Wal-Mart./
Post by stallion pt. 2 on Jan 8, 2010 12:16:21 GMT -5
One of dozens of reasons not to shop at Wal-Mart.
Not only are they wasting perfectly good clothing and adding to our already overflowing landfills, I'm sure the stock ws destroyed before invintory so they ddn't have to pay taxes on it.
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I'll start by saying I think Wal-Mart has some very questionable business practices in many other areas. However, I don't think this alone is a good reason to boycott them. If you read the original New York times article, it explains this was at one Wal-Mart store and a spokesperson for the company explained that it's their policy to donate unused clothes to charities and that they intended to investigate the store that had done this to the clothes.
So, really it seems that it's more of some jerk at a Wal-Mart in New York than any sort of evil corporation thing. H&M on the other hand, did not respond to questions about it, so feel free to boycott them.
Post by lajonathanme on Jan 9, 2010 14:57:07 GMT -5
I agree with Kdogg. I dont even know what H&M is, so I will continue on that path, as for wal-mart fuck em. All I care about is where im going to get my groceries for bonnaro now while still supporting Manchester. Does anyone have any incite over this?
I agree with Kdogg. I dont even know what H&M is, so I will continue on that path, as for wal-mart quack em. All I care about is where im going to get my groceries for bonnaro now while still supporting Manchester. Does anyone have any incite over this?
There is a nice little Food Lion down the street. As far as I know they don't kill babies or rip up clothes. Just don't buy the meat
If you want good meat, go to Spring Street Market.
My wife and I buy most of our meat from Omaha, but any other meat we get at Spring Street.
They have business relationships with many area farmers and they get fresh meat. They have an onsite butcher that will cut whatever you want up into the sizes you want. I always buy my ribs there when I am gonna fire the smoker, because they are so fresh.
You know how meat smells when you unwrap it, no smell at all from Spring Street!
Post by questionablesanity on Jan 11, 2010 17:01:55 GMT -5
I once heard that WalMart takes out life insurance policies on many of their employees. Is this possible/legal, etc... I always drive across town to Target. Ihate walmart with a passsion. Target is probably just as bad but it's so much nicer.
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Post by ☮ superbek ☮ on Jan 12, 2010 0:27:38 GMT -5
<<<< 100% WALMART FREE FOR ONE YEAR!!!
... and I will die before I ever step foot in another one. Walmart is destroying our country.
1. They purposely underpay their employees to use food stamps and state healthcare as their benefits program. Also, they tend to skip out on the overtime pay.
2. Walmart drains tax dollars to lay the foundation, roadways, and redlights for their giganto generic stores that then turn the rest of the town into a ghost town... bye bye mom & pops.
3. At Walmart factories in China, the employees have gender segregated dorm rooms. Employees do not have to live in dwellings, but regardless they are charged rent & utilities.
4. Walmart buys defective products in bulk to offer those low prices, ever wonder why you have to take everything you buy at Walmart BACK to Walmart?
5. Yes, it is true! Until the mid 90's Walmart wrote a non-voluntary life insurance policy on ever employee they hired. So you're overworked and underpaid, then you take every dime that you make and spend it to buy your necessities at Walmart, and finally when you kick the bucket, they make their last buck off of you.
This was NOT Sam Walton's dream. Walmart is NOT the best store ever, it is the worst brainwashing gimmick of our day in age. Walmart: Corporate Greed... always.
5. Yes, it is true! Until the mid 90's Walmart wrote a non-voluntary life insurance policy on ever employee they hired. So you're overworked and underpaid, then you take every dime that you make and spend it to buy your necessities at Walmart, and finally when you kick the bucket, they make their last buck off of you.
Do you happen to know a more specific date than "mid 90s?"
I worked at my local Walmart back in high school, beginning in March of 1997.
Watching that cheer on the video just awakened some dormant post-traumatic stress in me.
Wal Mart has helped me through some tough times with their low prices. I know they are the evil empire but some people depend on low prices as I once did.
Wal Mart has helped me through some tough times with their low prices. I know they are the evil empire but some people depend on low prices as I once did.
Ok - I am sure I will get custied for this (what else is new)
I have to show at Walmart for certain things - paper goods, cleaners and pet food - it is cheaper than the grocery - cheaper than Target - helps us stick to our budget and still have a life of some sort.
I know that they are the "evil corporation" but for some of us - the low prices really do matter.
I think that's the problem. They feed into the cycle. They have such low prices that many people are forced to overlook their horrible practices. They have the horrible practices so they can keep their prices crazy low. And so on.
I once heard that WalMart takes out life insurance policies on many of their employees. Is this possible/legal, etc... I always drive across town to Target. Ihate walmart with a passsion. Target is probably just as bad but it's so much nicer.
Many large fortune 100 companies do this. I know where my wife works (The chocolate melts in your mouth but not in your hands) they have one on her.
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Not working there and having to do that cheer is reason enough.
I was in the layaway department most of my time there. I got away with not doing the cheer if I was still counting down the register. Let me tell you, I did a lot of double- and triple- checking...
I also shop at Walmart and I know they are evil. But I work nights and when I'm off I tend to be up in the middle of the night. I don't have a 24 hour Target near me, but I do have a 24 hour Wally World.
I do try to shop at Target when I'm out and about in normal hours and I buy most of my groceries from Aldi. But I make a trip to Walmart about once a month. I am upset with them for cutting down their craft inventory. They used to have a large selection of yarn at cheap prices, but they've seriously cut back. I guess they needed to make room to carry such useful products as the Snuggie for dogs.
They used to have a large selection of yarn at cheap prices, but they've seriously cut back. I guess they needed to make room to carry such useful products as the Snuggie for dogs.
My guess is that they waited to run the local mom & pop craft store out of business before cutting back on the crafts selection.
I know the location I used to work at was upgraded from regular Wal-Mart to a Supercenter. The old floor plan gave crafts more room in a smaller space than the Supercenter layout seems to.
My guess is that they waited to run the local mom & pop craft store out of business before cutting back on the crafts selection.
This is pretty likely, unfortunately. You may also start to notice gradual price increases on the craft items they do have in stock.
That's another aspect of their business model: artificially lower prices on items in order to undercut the local mom & pop, making up for those lower prices in other locations nationwide, and then when mom & pop goes out of business they gradually increase prices to make up for low prices in a newer store elsewhere.
