I'd love to have a Walmart 4X4 P/U truck.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...6pLid%3D451444

On Friday, March 7, 2014 11:17:29 AM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> I'd love to have a Walmart 4X4 P/U truck.
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...6pLid%3D451444

Yup they are waling on the backs of their low paid employees.

When I saw the subject I was expecting it to be about this truck:
http://www.cockasiantruck.com/

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, VA

Nanzi wrote:
>
> On Friday, March 7, 2014 11:17:29 AM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> > I'd love to have a Walmart 4X4 P/U truck.
> >
> > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...6pLid%3D451444
>
> Yup they are waling on the backs of their low paid employees.

Really? Where's my violin when I need it? You should shop at Walmart
often and just tip the cashiers when you leave. It's so politically
correct these days to support the downtrodden but what are YOU
actually doing to help them? Boycotting Walmart doesn't help. Some of
them will go from a low paying job to no job at all when sales go
down. Does that make you feel better?

G.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:01:20 -0500, Gary wrote:
>
>> Nanzi wrote:
>>>
>>> On Friday, March 7, 2014 11:17:29 AM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>> I'd love to have a Walmart 4X4 P/U truck.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...6pLid%3D451444
>>>
>>> Yup they are waling on the backs of their low paid employees.
>>
>> Really? Where's my violin when I need it? You should shop at Walmart
>> often and just tip the cashiers when you leave. It's so politically
>> correct these days to support the downtrodden but what are YOU
>> actually doing to help them? Boycotting Walmart doesn't help. Some of
>> them will go from a low paying job to no job at all when sales go
>> down. Does that make you feel better?
>
> I boycott Walmart because of the lousy quality of the foods and brands
> they carry. Is that OK, or should I make a weekly trip and pass out
> $100 bills to all the employees?
>
> -sw

I don't buy much food at Wal-Mart, but I like the brands of cleaners, soap,
etc. just fine, as well as prescription prices.

Cheri

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 7 Mar 2014 20:34:27 -0800, Cheri wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:01:20 -0500, Gary wrote:
>>>
>>>> Nanzi wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Friday, March 7, 2014 11:17:29 AM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>>> I'd love to have a Walmart 4X4 P/U truck.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...6pLid%3D451444
>>>>>
>>>>> Yup they are waling on the backs of their low paid employees.
>>>>
>>>> Really? Where's my violin when I need it? You should shop at Walmart
>>>> often and just tip the cashiers when you leave. It's so politically
>>>> correct these days to support the downtrodden but what are YOU
>>>> actually doing to help them? Boycotting Walmart doesn't help. Some of
>>>> them will go from a low paying job to no job at all when sales go
>>>> down. Does that make you feel better?
>>>
>>> I boycott Walmart because of the lousy quality of the foods and brands
>>> they carry. Is that OK, or should I make a weekly trip and pass out
>>> $100 bills to all the employees?
>>
>> I don't buy much food at Wal-Mart, but I like the brands of cleaners,
>> soap,
>> etc. just fine, as well as prescription prices.
>
> Who don't you buy the majority of your food there?
>
> -sw

Because I don't have a Super Walmart with groceries where I am, just a
regular Walmart. The people in town voted unanimously by ballot to allow
them to build here, but a group filed a lawsuit which held it up for several
years now. The last I heard the court threw out the final appeal and it's
supposed to go ahead. I doubt that I would buy my groceries there anyway,
since I do like the stores I shop at and the site for the Walmart is way
across town from me.

Cheri

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> I boycott Walmart because of the lousy quality of the foods and brands
> they carry. Is that OK, or should I make a weekly trip and pass out
> $100 bills to all the employees?

In your case, send them sandwiches.

I'm no help to them either. I've been there 3 times in the last 5.5
years. I have no problem with the store...I actually like it. It's
just too far away for me to bother with. It's 9 miles one way. Maybe
not far (to others) but I have everything else available 1.5 miles or
less away, including a super Kmart and a super Target.

All 3 have a grocery section but I've never even looked in them. I
like my regular nearby grocery store.

G.

On Fri, 7 Mar 2014 10:47:19 -0800 (PST), Nanzi >
wrote:

>On Friday, March 7, 2014 11:17:29 AM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> I'd love to have a Walmart 4X4 P/U truck.
>>
>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...6pLid%3D451444
>
>Yup they are waling on the backs of their low paid employees.

It will save our limited natural resources too. But since it is
WalMart you think that is a bad thing?

On Sat, 8 Mar 2014 00:04:20 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:


>
>Trust me - any serious foodie will tell you they SUCK for groceries.
>Maybe I'm just spoiled by HEB and some of their house brands. HEB
>chooses their house brands with as much scrutiny as Costco does the
>Kirkland brand. And in some cases they even manufacture their own
>foods.
>
>-sw

You mean a jar of Skippy PB at WalMart sucks while it is good at Stop
& Shop?

I agree that some of their stuff sucks, but when I can buy the same
name brand piece of Cabot cheese at WalMart for $4 less than the Stop
& Shop across the street I'm going to save the $4. Or Hagen Daz ice
cream at $3.88 versus $5.49.

I won't buy WM meats though and the jury is out on produce.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>Sqwertz wrote:
>
>>Trust me - any serious foodie will tell you they SUCK for groceries.
>>Maybe I'm just spoiled by HEB and some of their house brands. HEB
>>chooses their house brands with as much scrutiny as Costco does the
>>Kirkland brand. And in some cases they even manufacture their own
>>foods.
>
>You mean a jar of Skippy PB at WalMart sucks while it is good at Stop
>& Shop?
>
>I agree that some of their stuff sucks, but when I can buy the same
>name brand piece of Cabot cheese at WalMart for $4 less than the Stop
>& Shop across the street I'm going to save the $4. Or Hagen Daz ice
>cream at $3.88 versus $5.49.
>
>I won't buy WM meats though and the jury is out on produce.

I don't buy Walmart's fresh meats either, I don't like how they're
packaged in those plastic tubs, they look all wet and slimey. But
Walmart's deli products (cheese & cold cuts) are top shelf brands, the
department is scrupulously clean, and the prices are at least 30%
lower than at other stores. As to all the other groceries, I found no
difference between say a can of Bush's beans at Walmart or Bush's
beans elsewhere except Walmart prices are substantially lower. As to
their store brand (Equate) it's actually a better product than the
national brand and costs a lot less. Walmart produce depends on the
location, some stores carry far better produce than others, same with
the baked on premises products... has a lot to do with the socieo
economic mix in the particular location... in less affluent areas the
prices are a little less but the quality suffers... but I buy my
produce at the location north of me which is much more affluent than
the location south of me and for the few pennies more the produce is
excellent. I have two Super Walmarts to choose from, each about a
thirty minute drive, I shop the one north of me unless for whatever
reason I happen to be near the one to the south. I shop at several
stores, wherever I get the best bang for my buck. I buy fresh meats
at the small market in town, excellent quality, the butchers know me
and treat me well. I buy some sale items there too but otherwise the
store is expensive. I shop BJ's too, I also shop Price Chopper, and
Hannaford, and several stand alone stores for specialty items... I buy
my bird seed at a feed and grain store; The Original Applebees, I was
there yesterday for replenishment; 100lbs of cracked corn, 80lbs of
premium birdseed, Fancy Flight brand, I get the Ultimate Bird Mix.
Applebees will see about ordering in-shell peanuts for me too, in 50#
bags, should be a better price. The blue jays love them, will save me
a 40 mile trip to BJ's and half the time they are all out. I also
shop Petco. And I buy a lot on line. I don't just shop Walmart, but
I have nothing against them... I'm not so dense that I'm going to cut
off my nose to spite my face by hating a store for no reason other
than the insanity of what amounts to religious zealot grounds. Walmart
sells the same exact products as any other store only for less money
because they do a lot more volume. And they do treat their employees
very well... I would far rather be a stock boy at Walmart than those
dastardly mom n' pop groceries I worked as a kid... even today small
privately owned stores abuse their employees terribly, I recognize it
and see it all the time... just the way they speak to those youngsters
is awful, like they're chattel.

On Sat, 08 Mar 2014 04:54:52 -0500, Gary > wrote:

> All 3 have a grocery section but I've never even looked in them. I
> like my regular nearby grocery store.

I know what you mean. I don't shop at super stores either. Others
may love it that suburban America seems to be one bland shopping mall
after another, but I don't. Locally, an old mall was renovated a few
years ago. Through streets were added and it turned into something
that resembles a small town center vs the old faceless mall concept.


--

Good Food.
Good Friends.
Good Memories.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 7 Mar 2014 21:58:52 -0800, Cheri wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> Who don't you buy the majority of your food there?
>>
>> Because I don't have a Super Walmart with groceries where I am, just a
>> regular Walmart. The people in town voted unanimously by ballot to allow
>> them to build here, but a group filed a lawsuit which held it up for
>> several
>> years now. The last I heard the court threw out the final appeal and it's
>> supposed to go ahead. I doubt that I would buy my groceries there anyway,
>> since I do like the stores I shop at and the site for the Walmart is way
>> across town from me.
>
> So you're basing your opinion on not ever having really seen a Walmart
> with groceries.
>
> Trust me - any serious foodie will tell you they SUCK for groceries.
> Maybe I'm just spoiled by HEB and some of their house brands. HEB
> chooses their house brands with as much scrutiny as Costco does the
> Kirkland brand. And in some cases they even manufacture their own
> foods.
>
> -sw

No, I have been to Super Walmarts but they are at least 10-15 miles from me.
The ones that I have been to had good selections and nice produce sections.
YMMV

Cheri

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...


> I won't buy WM meats though and the jury is out on produce.

I thought they had pretty nice looking produce when I was there last.

Cheri

On Sat, 08 Mar 2014 07:00:46 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On Fri, 7 Mar 2014 10:47:19 -0800 (PST), Nanzi >
>wrote:
>
>>On Friday, March 7, 2014 11:17:29 AM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> I'd love to have a Walmart 4X4 P/U truck.
>>>
>>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...6pLid%3D451444
>>
>>Yup they are waling on the backs of their low paid employees.
>
>It will save our limited natural resources too. But since it is
>WalMart you think that is a bad thing?

Their emplyees are not low paid... Walmart pays the same or more than
other retailers do for comparable positions. And not all Walmart
employees are at the low end of the pay scle, in fact most are at mid
range... but shoppers don't see the office workers, warehouse workers,
truck drivers, and the army of middle management and highly skilled
technical workers. Some of my neighbors work for Walmart, they love
their job.

Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> Their emplyees are not low paid... Walmart pays the same or more than
> other retailers do for comparable positions. And not all Walmart
> employees are at the low end of the pay scle, in fact most are at mid
> range... but shoppers don't see the office workers, warehouse workers,
> truck drivers, and the army of middle management and highly skilled
> technical workers. Some of my neighbors work for Walmart, they love
> their job.

Well said, Sheldon. These crying babies here that boycott Walmart are
so lame. Whining about the owners making too much money and being anti
Chinese anything. Give me a break.

G.

On Friday, March 7, 2014 4:01:20 PM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> Nanzi wrote:
>
> >
>
> > On Friday, March 7, 2014 11:17:29 AM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> > > I'd love to have a Walmart 4X4 P/U truck.
>
> > >
>
> > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...6pLid%3D451444
>
> >
>
> > Yup they are waling on the backs of their low paid employees.
>
>
>
> Really? Where's my violin when I need it? You should shop at Walmart
>
> often and just tip the cashiers when you leave. It's so politically
>
> correct these days to support the downtrodden but what are YOU
>
> actually doing to help them? Boycotting Walmart doesn't help. Some of
>
> them will go from a low paying job to no job at all when sales go
>
> down. Does that make you feel better?
>
Gary, your knowledge of economics is so poor that it's better than even
odds that anything you say will be incorrect.
>
> G.

--B

On Saturday, March 8, 2014 6:06:28 AM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Mar 2014 00:04:20 -0600, Sqwertz >
>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >
>
> >Trust me - any serious foodie will tell you they SUCK for groceries.
>
> >Maybe I'm just spoiled by HEB and some of their house brands. HEB
>
> >chooses their house brands with as much scrutiny as Costco does the
>
> >Kirkland brand. And in some cases they even manufacture their own
>
> >foods.
>
> >
>
> >-sw
>
>
>
> You mean a jar of Skippy PB at WalMart sucks while it is good at Stop
>
> & Shop?
>
Serious foodies don't buy Skippy, which is the shittiest of the three big
name brands.

--B

Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
>
> Gary, your knowledge of economics is so poor that it's better than even
> odds that anything you say will be incorrect.

Only in your consistant and confused liberal mind, my friend.

With all due respect to your pathetic life, Bryan (Hey..wasn't the
"life of brian" a movie?), I do have an associates degree in Business
Administration. 2 semesters of Economics and I aced those classes.
That was probably my hardest subject but I learned so much of how the
world works.

If you would take some economic classes, you would cease to be a
die-hard liberal.
You have (obviously) never taken any classes in Economics.

G.

On Sat, 8 Mar 2014 08:48:04 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
>"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
.. .
>
>
>> I won't buy WM meats though and the jury is out on produce.
>
>I thought they had pretty nice looking produce when I was there last.
>
>Cheri

I founds some it, but others not as appealing. I did get a couple of
good things though.

"Cheri" wrote:
>"Sqwertz" wrote:
>>Cheri wrote:
>>> "Sqwertz" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Who don't you buy the majority of your food there?
>>>
>>> Because I don't have a Super Walmart with groceries where I am, just a
>>> regular Walmart. The people in town voted unanimously by ballot to allow
>>> them to build here, but a group filed a lawsuit which held it up for
>>> several
>>> years now. The last I heard the court threw out the final appeal and it's
>>> supposed to go ahead. I doubt that I would buy my groceries there anyway,
>>> since I do like the stores I shop at and the site for the Walmart is way
>>> across town from me.
>>
>> So you're basing your opinion on not ever having really seen a Walmart
>> with groceries.
>>
>> Trust me - any serious foodie will tell you they SUCK for groceries.
>> Maybe I'm just spoiled by HEB and some of their house brands. HEB
>> chooses their house brands with as much scrutiny as Costco does the
>> Kirkland brand. And in some cases they even manufacture their own
>> foods.
>
>No, I have been to Super Walmarts but they are at least 10-15 miles from me.
>The ones that I have been to had good selections and nice produce sections.
>YMMV

The two Super Walmarts near me are each close to 20 miles away in
opposite directions, but then that's where I need to go for any major
store. I really don't know how people have a problem buying produce,
it's the easiest food to buy without getting ripped, don't they use
their senses; sight, smell, feel, and even taste before tossing it in
their cart, or do they just blindly grab the first one while in a
coma. Every store can have some bad melons, gotta unhook the bras and
squeeze every one before you buy. LOL

Btw, Walmart wanted to build a Super Walmart in my town about five
years before I moved here, the town board unanimously voted no... the
same when IBM wanted to build a major manufacturing plant here... the
board wanted to maintain the rural atmosphere, and it's true, with a
Super Walmart and an IBM plant it wouldn't be but a couple three years
before all the farm land would be strip malls and wall to wall tract
homes and the population would increase a hundred fold. I'm glad it
was kept rural, I don't mind driving a half hour a couple three times
a month to shop. I like Walmart, but I'm very happy it's not in my
back yard.

"Cheri" wrote:
>"Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
>
>> I won't buy WM meats though and the jury is out on produce.
>
>I thought they had pretty nice looking produce when I was there last.

Walmart produce is nicer than most of what's at farmer's markets...
that's where I buy those gorgeous Green Giant brand chef's potatoes,
each one over a pound and perfect... I wish I could find such lovely
Giant breasts... I wouldn't care what color, Green is fine! LOL

On Fri, 7 Mar 2014 16:36:30 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Fri, 7 Mar 2014 12:55:43 -0800 (PST), wrote:
>
>> When I saw the subject I was expecting it to be about this truck:
>> http://www.cockasiantruck.com/
>
>I like it! Korean Fried Chicken will be a trending food in the
>upcoming 1-2 years. And that's a catchy name.

I hope they don't abbreviate the name of their product to KFC.

Ross.
Southern Ontario, Canada

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...

> Obviously there was a group of people who opposed it, as you said.
> Therefore it was not unanimous (which would be unheard of in
> practically any vote of 15 or more people).
>
> -sw

True. I meant overwhelmingly actually. It ran about 80% for it IIRC. At any
rate, I think it's actually going to be built now.

Cheri

"Bryan-TGWWW" > wrote in message
...
> On Saturday, March 8, 2014 6:06:28 AM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On Sat, 8 Mar 2014 00:04:20 -0600, Sqwertz >
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>>
>> >Trust me - any serious foodie will tell you they SUCK for groceries.
>>
>> >Maybe I'm just spoiled by HEB and some of their house brands. HEB
>>
>> >chooses their house brands with as much scrutiny as Costco does the
>>
>> >Kirkland brand. And in some cases they even manufacture their own
>>
>> >foods.
>>
>> >
>>
>> >-sw
>>
>>
>>
>> You mean a jar of Skippy PB at WalMart sucks while it is good at Stop
>>
>> & Shop?
>>
> Serious foodies don't buy Skippy, which is the shittiest of the three big
> name brands.
>
> --B

Serious foodies buy what they like in spite of all the jeers, they're that
confident in their own choices, and don't follow along group think.

Cheri

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...

> Why are you surprised? The area where I live rejected the idea of yet
> another WalMart in 2008. There was much public outcry and the council
> refused to grant them a building permit. It would have required a
> variance in the zoning laws. They don't always get their way.

But in our town the majority voted for it, but a few brought a lawsuit which
has held it up for years, now it's going ahead, which it should.

Cheri

On Sat, 8 Mar 2014 11:29:15 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sat, 08 Mar 2014 07:06:28 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 8 Mar 2014 00:04:20 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Trust me - any serious foodie will tell you they SUCK for groceries.
>>>Maybe I'm just spoiled by HEB and some of their house brands. HEB
>>>chooses their house brands with as much scrutiny as Costco does the
>>>Kirkland brand. And in some cases they even manufacture their own
>>>foods.
>>
>> You mean a jar of Skippy PB at WalMart sucks while it is good at Stop
>> & Shop?
>
>I'm talking *real* groceries. Fresh foods and stuff like that. Not
>the processed crap.
>
>Yes, we've heard your Cabot cheese rant a half dozen times now. The
>name brand stuff is the same price or cheaper at other stores around
>here. I have not compared the Cabot cheese but I notice our Walmart
>does carry it. It's practically the ONLY unshredded cheese they sell.
>Looking for blue cheese? You will not find it at our Walmarts.

Wetback beaners don't eat blue cheese, dwarf... they scarf nachos with
velveeta.

On 3/8/2014 6:27 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Why are you surprised? The area where I live rejected the idea of yet
>> another WalMart in 2008. There was much public outcry and the council
>> refused to grant them a building permit. It would have required a
>> variance in the zoning laws. They don't always get their way.
>
> But in our town the majority voted for it, but a few brought a lawsuit
> which has held it up for years, now it's going ahead, which it should.
>
> Cheri

The point is the same, though. People do have a voice. We don't need
another Super WalMart in this area. So people said no and that was that.

Jill

Gary wrote:
>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>> Their emplyees are not low paid... Walmart pays the same or more than
>> other retailers do for comparable positions. And not all Walmart
>> employees are at the low end of the pay scle, in fact most are at mid
>> range... but shoppers don't see the office workers, warehouse workers,
>> truck drivers, and the army of middle management and highly skilled
>> technical workers. Some of my neighbors work for Walmart, they love
>> their job.
>
>Well said, Sheldon. These crying babies here that boycott Walmart are
>so lame. Whining about the owners making too much money and being anti
>Chinese anything. Give me a break.
>
They all lie, the ones who bash Walmart the most shop there the
most... no one likes to spend more if they can buy it cheaper at
Walmart. Don't you think it strange that those who claim they don't
shop at Walmart seem to know the most about Walmart... they ALL LIE
like a Chinese rug.

Ask all those anti Walmarters where they buy electronics that are not
made in the orient... they are ALL using computers made by tiny
tittied slant eyes in Hong Kong... anyone thinks their PC and cell
phone wasn't built by child labor is severely mentally ill.
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. . . .

On Sat, 08 Mar 2014 13:15:34 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
>>
>> Gary, your knowledge of economics is so poor that it's better than even
>> odds that anything you say will be incorrect.
>
>Only in your consistant and confused liberal mind, my friend.
>
>With all due respect to your pathetic life, Bryan (Hey..wasn't the
>"life of brian" a movie?), I do have an associates degree in Business
>Administration. 2 semesters of Economics and I aced those classes.
>That was probably my hardest subject but I learned so much of how the
>world works.
>
>If you would take some economic classes, you would cease to be a
>die-hard liberal.
>You have (obviously) never taken any classes in Economics.

Even better... Bwrrryan has NEVER been gainfully employed... the
flabby faggot is middle aged and still on the dole. Bwrrrryan put his
parents in the grave sponging off them, the faggot parasite.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 3/8/2014 6:27 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> Why are you surprised? The area where I live rejected the idea of yet
>>> another WalMart in 2008. There was much public outcry and the council
>>> refused to grant them a building permit. It would have required a
>>> variance in the zoning laws. They don't always get their way.
>>
>> But in our town the majority voted for it, but a few brought a lawsuit
>> which has held it up for years, now it's going ahead, which it should.
>>
>> Cheri
>
> The point is the same, though. People do have a voice. We don't need
> another Super WalMart in this area. So people said no and that was that.
>
> Jill

Well, the point to me is...the majority of people did use their voice, and
it was still stalled by a few. The people said yes, and that should have
been that as well. It should already be built and up and running.

Cheri

Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> They all lie, the ones who bash Walmart the most shop there the
> most... no one likes to spend more if they can buy it cheaper at
> Walmart. Don't you think it strange that those who claim they don't
> shop at Walmart seem to know the most about Walmart... they ALL LIE
> like a Chinese rug.
>
> Ask all those anti Walmarters where they buy electronics that are not
> made in the orient... they are ALL using computers made by tiny
> tittied slant eyes in Hong Kong... anyone thinks their PC and cell
> phone wasn't built by child labor is severely mentally ill.
> Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. . . .

LMAO! Great (and true) rant there, Sheldon.

G.

On 2014-03-08 8:16 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> They all lie, the ones who bash Walmart the most shop there the
> most... no one likes to spend more if they can buy it cheaper at
> Walmart. Don't you think it strange that those who claim they don't
> shop at Walmart seem to know the most about Walmart... they ALL LIE
> like a Chinese rug.

Yes, well, I know that I am not the only one here who thinks that those
who are quick to call other peoples liars find it easy to make that
assumption because they lie so much themselves.

I cannot say that I have never been in Walmart. I have been in their
stores 4, maybe 5 times. It is always a matter of going there as a last
resort, which is a mistake because if it is an oddball thing that is
hard to find then Walmart is even less likely to have it.


>

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 8 Mar 2014 08:48:04 -0800, Cheri wrote:
>
>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> I won't buy WM meats though and the jury is out on produce.
>>
>> I thought they had pretty nice looking produce when I was there last.
>
> Our Walmarts only carry the basics in produce. They don't even carry
> garlic except chopped in jars.
>
> And these are full Super Walmarts.
>
> It;s obvious the buyers do ot seek out produce, but rather wait until
> middle-men have produce to sell before they will stock it. Walmart
> spends absolutlely no effort in sourcing vegetables.
>
> -sw

Sounds like you have some miserable Walmarts where you are, here not like
that at all, and the associates are friendly and helpful too.

Cheri

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...

> I cannot say that I have never been in Walmart. I have been in their
> stores 4, maybe 5 times. It is always a matter of going there as a last
> resort, which is a mistake because if it is an oddball thing that is hard
> to find then Walmart is even less likely to have it.

Yes, I feel that way about Target. Overpriced and unfriendly the few times I
have been there, but I might just have hit them at bad times so it might not
be the norm, but I don't care to shop there because of the experiences I
have had.

Cheri

On 3/9/2014 3:28 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> I cannot say that I have never been in Walmart. I have been in their
>> stores 4, maybe 5 times. It is always a matter of going there as a
>> last resort, which is a mistake because if it is an oddball thing that
>> is hard to find then Walmart is even less likely to have it.
>
> Yes, I feel that way about Target. Overpriced and unfriendly the few
> times I have been there, but I might just have hit them at bad times so
> it might not be the norm, but I don't care to shop there because of the
> experiences I have had.
>
> Cheri

I haven't lived near a Target store in years. (No, I've never bought
groceries in one, although I think they had them in Cordova, TN.)

I will say they had some of the most lackadaisical employees I've ever
encountered. Granted, this was years ago. I wanted to buy a new
microwave. Just a simple thing, you know?

I found the one I wanted but I couldn't reach it to get it off the
shelf. You know how some stores have buttons to push if you need
assistance? I did that. I waited. No response. So I walked a few
aisles over, picked up the Red Phone. <G> Customer service? Yes, I
need help getting a microwave oven off the shelf. No help, nada, zip.
30 minutes (total) is about the end of my patience.

As I was walking out the door I stopped by customer service and said I
*was* going to buy a microwave oven. But since you guys didn't bother
to respond to my requests for assistance, see ya! You shouldn't have to
jump through hoops to get good customer service.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...

> I haven't lived near a Target store in years. (No, I've never bought
> groceries in one, although I think they had them in Cordova, TN.)
>
> I will say they had some of the most lackadaisical employees I've ever
> encountered. Granted, this was years ago. I wanted to buy a new
> microwave. Just a simple thing, you know?
>
> I found the one I wanted but I couldn't reach it to get it off the shelf.
> You know how some stores have buttons to push if you need assistance? I
> did that. I waited. No response. So I walked a few aisles over, picked
> up the Red Phone. <G> Customer service? Yes, I need help getting a
> microwave oven off the shelf. No help, nada, zip. 30 minutes (total) is
> about the end of my patience.
>
> As I was walking out the door I stopped by customer service and said I
> *was* going to buy a microwave oven. But since you guys didn't bother to
> respond to my requests for assistance, see ya! You shouldn't have to jump
> through hoops to get good customer service.
>
> Jill

LOL, my final straw was over a microwave too. I stopped one of the clerks to
ask what area of the store they were in and he gave me a look like I had
asked for his first born and said...I'm not on the clock, and walked away.
That wasn't the only straw, really bad customer service the few times I was
there, but as they say it was the final straw.

Cheri

On Saturday, March 8, 2014 12:41:52 PM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> >
>
> > Their emplyees are not low paid... Walmart pays the same or more than
>
> > other retailers do for comparable positions. And not all Walmart
>
> > employees are at the low end of the pay scle, in fact most are at mid
>
> > range... but shoppers don't see the office workers, warehouse workers,
>
> > truck drivers, and the army of middle management and highly skilled
>
> > technical workers. Some of my neighbors work for Walmart, they love
>
> > their job.
>
>
>
> Well said, Sheldon. These crying babies here that boycott Walmart are
>
> so lame. Whining about the owners making too much money and being anti
>
> Chinese anything. Give me a break.
>
>
>
> G.

The Walmart workers that you see, are not skilled labour. Of course they have skilled labour working behind the scenes. I'm skilled labour. It took me years before I would consider myself a competent machinist. Anyone of medium intellect can become a competent Walmart greeter/cashier/helpful person, in a few weeks.

On 2014-03-11 6:25 PM, A Moose in Love wrote:

> The Walmart workers that you see, are not skilled labour. Of course
> they have skilled labour working behind the scenes. I'm skilled
> labour. It took me years before I would consider myself a competent
> machinist. Anyone of medium intellect can become a competent Walmart
> greeter/cashier/helpful person, in a few weeks.
>

A lot of the greeters are retired folks. They are doing it for pin money
and something to do. They would not be able to make it on Walmart wages
alone.