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SONIC GAIL 09.09.2009 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
since they support universal health insurance, walmart is currently my friend and political ally.

i bought some camping supplies there this past summer-- great prices, all in one place, no questions asked returns, blah blah blah. they even had fishing licenses. they are also the largest retailer of organic products in the US.

on the other hand, i haven't set foot in whore foods lately-- their fucken right-wing CEO can rot in a pile of his own shit.


Winn Dixie matches the $4 generic prescription price

!@#$%! 09.09.2009 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SONIC GAIL
Winn Dixie matches the $4 generic prescription price


winn who? what?

SONIC GAIL 09.09.2009 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
winn who? what?


Grocery store down here in the south. What do you guys have?

!@#$%! 09.09.2009 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by pbradley
Is the death of competition good?

no, but

a) you can't ask businesses not to compete

b) beating your competition is not illegal if you use legal means to do so

c) there are antitrust laws to deal with monopolies and anticompetitive practices.

dirty bunny 09.09.2009 03:49 PM

Some interesting points here. How many manufacturers have caved in to Wal-Mart's demand for cheap prices, and started making inferior products? And the less competition, the more those manufacturers will be forced to produce it for Wal-Mart. Of course a lot of manufacturing is already going to Mexico and places where they can employ cheaper labour.

!@#$%! 09.09.2009 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SONIC GAIL
Grocery store down here in the south. What do you guys have?


errr.. smiths? (sucks)

hippie food co-op (my favorite)

various farmer's markets around the state

costco (love it)

wal rats (temporary alliance -- yes)

safeway (getting nicer)

traitor ho's (nice, but way overrated)

whore foods (fuck you, john mackey)

7-11 and it's ripoff competitor "7 2 11", allsups (yuck)... not sure what else...

Satan 09.09.2009 03:53 PM

whole foods <3

i don't give a fuck about their CEO, everything in there is delicious.

deflinus 09.09.2009 03:53 PM

hmm don't have time to reply, im shopping at wal-mart right now!

!@#$%! 09.09.2009 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Satan
whole foods <3

i don't give a fuck about their CEO, everything in there is delicious.


i get much of the same and better at my local food co-op + the wine section at costco. but fuck yeah, salmon candy, yum.

fuck whole foods today though. fuck them. INFIDEL DOGS MUST DIE.

Satan 09.09.2009 03:57 PM

what's your beef with the ceo?

i actually do prefer the 4th st. co-op to whole foods. no lie.

!@#$%! 09.09.2009 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Satan
what's your beef with the ceo?

i actually do prefer the 4th st. co-op to whole foods. no lie.

the cockbags opposes health care reform

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=8322658&page=1

the fuck wants to put health care in the hands of charitable contributions from rich fucks- fuck him and his patronizing ways

the motherfucker can eat a bag of dicks.

Satan 09.09.2009 04:09 PM

fuck that guy. i'm going to the co op.

!@#$%! 09.09.2009 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Satan
fuck that guy. i'm going to the co op.


<3 <3 <3

pbradley 09.09.2009 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
no, but

a) you can't ask businesses not to compete

b) beating your competition is not illegal if you use legal means to do so

c) there are antitrust laws to deal with monopolies and anticompetitive practices.

d) the consumer doesn't have to like any of it, regardless of how legal the means

noisereductions 09.09.2009 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by pbradley
Is the death of competition good?


Competition is.

wellcharge 09.09.2009 05:01 PM

in case somebody hasn't seen this site:http://peopleofwalmart.com/
 

static-harmony 09.09.2009 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

costco (love it)



Are you one of those annoying costco members? Trying to return a five year old dirty mattress?

!@#$%! 09.09.2009 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by wellcharge
in case somebody hasn't seen this site:http://peopleofwalmart.com/
 


yes, yes-- Schadenfreude for middle-class snobs

we know how wearing pumas and ipod earbuds makes you better & all

gmku 09.09.2009 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Satan
you need proof?

go to walmart


...and enter the innermost circle of Hell.

Savage Clone 09.09.2009 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

i dont have a lawn and i know nothing about those awful & noisy machines but yeah i believe in not compromising your brand. that's a business decision, however. it's just business. i personally think that lawns are fucked and toxic and wasteful, but that's just me.


I use a quiet electric mower and grass grows naturally where I live, but yeah, I know what you mean. Lawns in desert climates (and their even-more-annoying cousins, GOLF COURSES) are stupid. 2-stroke gas-powered lawn mowers are gross. There is barely any grass left in my back yard, what with all the plants. I couldn't be happier about that. In any case, that's not really the point. Just an example from a local company in my area.
Wal-Mart really does encourage shoddy merchandise in exchange for "the cheapest price" mantra, though, which ends up in a lot of waste.


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