Wal Mart
Dec 19th 2008 | 3:09 am
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Re: Wal Mart
Talk about take comments out of context, I would not steal from my children or sell my children (well maybe sometimes) all I'm saying is that in this day and age some people cannot afford to have high morals, if you can then thats your choice, I'm mearly giving my opinion, you cannot judge people just because they decide to shop at Walmart as appose to say Atlantic or Sobey's. It really isn't your place to push your moral's onto other people who are in a less fortunate financial position to you
Dec 19th 2008 | 3:09 am
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Dec 19th 2008 | 3:11 am
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Re: Wal Mart
Surely morals are absolute. Some things one just should not do and they cannot be excused by poverty. Selling crack to children, shopping at WalMart, genocide, these types of actions are absolutely indefensible. In any case you can doubtless get your tat at prices similar to WalMarts by going to Zellers, Canadian Tire, any other craptastic retailer.
Dec 19th 2008 | 3:11 am
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Re: Wal Mart
I occasionally wonder about that as I trudge through the aisles worrying about my moral lapse in going in there in the first place.
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Dec 19th 2008 | 3:13 am
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Dec 19th 2008 | 3:14 am
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Dec 19th 2008 | 3:14 am
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Re: Wal Mart
Surely morals are absolute. Some things one just should not do and they cannot be excused by poverty. Selling crack to children, shopping at WalMart, genocide, these types of actions are absolutely indefensible. In any case you can doubtless get your tat at prices similar to WalMarts by going to Zellers, Canadian Tire, any other craptastic retailer.
Dec 19th 2008 | 3:14 am
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Re: Wal Mart
Please note that I've only once gone in (on a specific errand which thankfully resulted in no purchase). I have however parked outside and looked at the people who shop there. It's like parking on Jarvis and inspecting the hookers and homeless, revolting and yet fascinating.
Dec 19th 2008 | 3:15 am
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Re: Wal Mart
Dec 19th 2008 | 3:22 am
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Re: Wal Mart
Please please please spend just five minutes to find out. This article is an excellent starting point.
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/77/walmart.html
That's regarding the way they regard suppliers.
How they treat employees is even worse. Most walmart employees rely on welfare to make ends meet.
http://wakeupwalmart.com/facts/
More:
http://www.mindfully.org/Industry/20...pire1may05.htm
Last edited by iaink; Dec 19th 2008 at 3:25 am.
Dec 19th 2008 | 3:23 am
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Re: Wal Mart
I was in a walmart a few weeks ago and I did a quick scan of prices of things I know the price of. The displays made them look like they could be cheaper but the numbers made it clear that they were not. So I don't even understand the 'but it's cheaper there' argument. IME, it wasn't.
Dec 19th 2008 | 3:23 am
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I'm baffled by this "not having a choice" line of thought. What can one possibly need that's only obtainable by driving to WalMart?
Dec 19th 2008 | 3:23 am
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Re: Wal Mart
Please note that I've only once gone in (on a specific errand which thankfully resulted in no purchase). I have however parked outside and looked at the people who shop there. It's like parking on Jarvis and inspecting the hookers and homeless, revolting and yet fascinating.
