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By: Cold Spaghetti :: Just Posts for a Just World: November 2009

Cold Spaghetti :: Just Posts for a Just World: November 2009 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:19:25 +0000

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By: alejna

alejna — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:19:53 +0000

Great post, Mary! I’m going to add it to the November Just Posts list.

By: Mindy

Mindy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:12:42 +0000

Kudos for this, Mary! I despise Wal-Mart, and resolutely refuse to shop there, although in my current financial state of partial employment, it can be tempting. But I’ll stick with Target and coupons and doing without before I’ll go there. This is the one topic over which I have a standing disagreement with my parents, who encourage me to go there to save money. I cannot do it. My daughter asked me why, and I told her that I am willing to sacrifice buying things rather than save money there. If it isn’t painful, it isn’t a sacrifice, now is it?? Wal-Mart has destroyed small towns across the country by putting their local retailers out of business, then censored what patrons can buy by not selling books they deem inappropriate, and this “sick leave” policy is just one more example of how shabbily they treat their employees. Who on earth, single parent or not, can plan three days ahead for a sick day???? My body rarely gives me that much warning before a virus takes over, and my kids, while we are rarely sick, can be fine one minute and burning up the next – THREE days???? For crying out loud . . . Nope, I won’t go there. Not now, not never.

By: Di

Di — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:57:29 +0000

I think that Wal-Mart is the company that a few years ago was taking out life insurance policies on their older employees and when they died Wal-Mart would collect on the policies. They would not give any of the money to the family of the deceased, they just pocketed the money. I think it was on the news a few years back. They pretty much disgust me.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:12:03 +0000

Got here through Five Star Friday. I was planning a trip to Walmart tomorrow to get a good deal on a new tv. I will rethink that now. Thanks.

By: Tamara

Tamara — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:38:43 +0000

I have not shopped in WalMart in about 5 years. My husband and I have made a conscious decision to not support them, and their shoddy treatment of employees.

I think there are lots of people who believe WalMart is their only option, but many stores will price match if you bring in a WalMart flier, and some of the “deep discounts” they claim to offer are a dollar or two less. I understand that for a few families, a dollar or two can add up quickly, but for most people (even those with tight budgets) there are ethical alternatives.

By: eliintexas

eliintexas — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:37:53 +0000

“Nickel and Dimed to Death”, by Barbara Ehrenreich, shows how Wal-Mart, among other employers, makes it hard for low-income workers to make a living. It’ll make you livid.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:51:09 +0000

Add me to the list of people blessed to have gone to WalMart only one time.

I did it for my kid, who desperately wanted a particular video game. They did not have it. I left without buying anything, and I intend to keep it that way.

By: pat

pat — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:36:40 +0000

Such irony!! I swear to you that I have not set foot inside a WalMart in over five years until last night (the date of this posting). David and I had to buy a couple hundred dollars of household cleaning supplies to tidy up our new house…..and WalMart here is located right across the street from Home Depot where we also needed to shop. The best part of the otherwise frightening shopping experience was the wonderful cashier who offered all sorts of cleaning advice (and she gave us a discount on an unmarked item). I think a once in five year visit to WalMart is forgivable, right?? You know my heart belongs to ShopKo…..