Walmart Shame
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- mikotondria3
Boo.
After 3 years of not ever going into a Walmart store, as protest against their general corporate bastardness, meanness to employees, etc, my wife and I succumbed to the inexorabilities of the credit crunch and got some desperately needed groceries there last night. It was either that or not feeding the child as well as we could on the budget we had.
We both feel bad, like scabs or traitors, and are going to sooth our souls by volunteering at a food kitchen for homeless people.
Anyone got any other ideas on how we can make good on this ? : /
- autoflavour0
alcohol
- overpriced alcohol.Carl_Weathers
- only alcohol purchases at Wal MartPoint5
- OSFA0
selling your computer.
- hahah...but that means I wouldnt be able to post on.....hey !mikotondria3
- EXACTLY!!!OSFA
- why you!mikotondria3
- Nairn0
Did they have lids?
- 7point340
we just done it too... not after a 3 year boycott, but nearly a year.
same reasoning
- hey, kindred spirit - you know exactly our dilemma....]thumby handshake.]mikotondria3
- shit i always fuck that up, sorry, yeah that wasn't too awkward7point34
- CALLES0
Pics or
- Milan0
Walmart has groceries?
- Jnr_Madison0
I sometimes go to asda to people watch.
- sat in your fucking bimmer no doubt you souless cunt!7point34
- harsh but fair, I'll allow it.Jnr_Madison
- *actual laughter7point34
- Stylus0
forgive me for my ignorance (being Australian and all) but is Walmart really that evil ? I mean compared to any other big corporation. Not saying you should support them or anything but it just seems like it becomes pretty hard not to.
- read about them, they are fucking worse.Jnr_Madison
- they are pretty shitty to their employees. no health benefits and the like7point34
- No, they're just more transparently cheap in many areas of their business so everyone loves to hate them.tommyo
- I do feel dirty as sin walking out of that place though. It's similar to that 4AM walk from a really dirty strip club.tommyo
- vcr0
buy from walmart - burn a walmart down ?
- designbot0
All of these big corporations are shady...Walmart is just picked on because they are #1. It's the same with Microsoft and any other top-dogs. Don't assume those smaller local guys practice any better ethics.
- No way! microsoft can't be evil...they got Seinfeld as a spokesperson!!!OSFA
- i used to work for target, they treat you like shit as expected but their benefits are actually quite good7point34
- now way...same here 7...haha. I think Target has some shady business practices as well.designbot
- i'm sure they do7point34
- Target??? They were voted one of the most ethical businesses of the year!a_iver
- epete220
get over it you wimp.
- Jnr_Madison0
You gotta do what you gotta do when times are tough.
- yup, look after yourself/family first it's not like these corporations or the government are doing it.designbot
- 7point340
You gotta do what you gotta do when Dad is hard.
- Jnr_Madison
- thebottlerocket0
Now you know the price of your morals.
- ximeraLabs0
- hahahahahJnr_Madison
- Went to one of these in downtown Minneapolis....it was GHETTO. hahah.designbot
- the stock up storeb_electro
- Jnr_Madison0
- <- I went there once, ONCEJnr_Madison
- the European version of ALDI ?designbot
- we have aldi too but this is EVEN WIORSEJnr_Madison
- ALDI is from Europeribit
- yeah, LIDL is not okay... Products are cheap because in general they're really awful.Witt
- studderine0
walmart is as evil as every other large corp. starbucks and walmart and one in the same (crap load of stores, kill all local competition). however, i know walmart has been sued a few times for not paying overtime yet pressuring workers into overtime.
- i think starbucks treats their employees better.studderine
- I'm replying to you in a larger post on pg. 3
calcium - pg. 4 sorry.calcium