"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>I went to get my prescription refilled at WalMart. While I was waiting I
>decided to peruse the grocery section. I'm now convinced I'll never bother
>shopping for food there.
>
> The shelves in the meat section were practically bare. Beef, pork,
> poultry, didn't matter. They had a few "family packs" of chicken thighs
> and (IMHO tough-as-nails) sirloin strip steaks and one lonely chuck roast
> but not much else. I commented to another customer and she said, "It's
> always like that."
>
> The "bakery" section was equally spare, unless you're in the market for a
> pre-made cake, cupcakes or cookies.
>
> There wasn't much in the way of fresh fruit or vegetables, either.
>
> Just for fun I wandered down the frozen food aisles (both of them). They
> had ice cream, frozen cakes & pies aplenty. Frozen vegetables? Vast empty
> spaces... although I did see a lot of bags of frozen riced cauliflower!
>
> I picked up my prescription and left. I think I'll stick to Publix or
> Food Lion for groceries.

If it is a standard Walmart, they don't have a full grocery section. A Super
Walmart will. I can't remember the last time I went into a regular Walmart.
My food purchases there are limited. Maybe soda pop, a can of something,
some standard kind of cheese, candy or gum. That's about it.

On Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 8:09:18 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
....
If it is a standard Walmart, they don't have a full grocery section. A Super
> Walmart will. I can't remember the last time I went into a regular Walmart.
> My food purchases there are limited. Maybe soda pop, a can of something,
> some standard kind of cheese, candy or gum. That's about it.

MalWart or STUPID MalWart?

BOTH are EVIL!!

Frontline expose:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl.../walmart/view/

Music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw64hRgLBqM

Lyrics:
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Results: Data from http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html

U.S. Trade Imbalance with China (millions of dollars, to China)

Year Amount
1985 6
1986 1664
1987 2796
1988 3489
1989 6234
1990 10431
1991 12591
1992 18309
1993 22777
1994 29505
1995 33789
1996 39520
1997 47695
1998 56927
1999 68677
2000 83833
2001 83096
2002 103064
2003 124068
2004 161938
2005 201544
2006 232548
2007 258506
2008 268040
2009 208688
2010 273063
2011 295422
2012 315053
2013 318417
2014 342632
2015 365694

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