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iwannadie · #1 Unread post by **iwannadie** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 6:20 pm

ok does anyone else have walmarts springing up like weeds in their area? i have 15 walmarts with in a 19 mile radius of me(not an exaggeration) 20 walmarts in a 28 mile radius. its almost a walmart every mile.

i think i have more walmarts in driving distance than most people have gas stations!

Mon Aug 01, 2005 6:56 pm

there are two near me. On in New Hampshire (the closer one) and one in Northampton, MA. I like the NH one better, no tax

BuzZz · #3 Unread post by **BuzZz** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:05 pm

I have to drive at 70 mph for an hour to get to a Wallmart in one direction and 2 hours in the opposite to get to the next closest one.

Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:40 pm

same here one on every corner.

Newrider42 · Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:49 pm

There are 6 within 20 miles of where I live and talk of another couple being built in the next few years. I can't stand going to walmart anymore, it's too busy. People are everywhere and on Sunday night there are vans and vans of Mexicans that don't speak English that shop and bring one person who does speak English to buy everything.( no offense to Mexicans)

#6 Unread post by **dr_bar** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 12:25 am

Walmart wanted to put in a supersized store in Vancouver and the community got up in arms over it and prevented them from getting city building permits. I say good on them....

Loonette · #7 Unread post by **Loonette** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:45 am

Chicago had blocked them out a couple of years ago as well. It's the underserved, underemployed communities that they more easily infiltrate. I can't stand their business practices (they literally put a Rubbermaid factory out of business here in Ohio, and they typically won't promote a woman to a position higher than cashier - just to name a couple of things). I don't shop there, so I don't care. Lots of people love 'em enough to keep them open though. Money talks...

Cheers,
Loonette

iwannadie · #8 Unread post by **iwannadie** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:51 am

Loonette wrote:Chicago had blocked them out a couple of years ago as well. It's the underserved, underemployed communities that they more easily infiltrate. I can't stand their business practices (they literally put a Rubbermaid factory out of business here in Ohio, and they typically won't promote a woman to a position higher than cashier - just to name a couple of things). I don't shop there, so I don't care. Lots of people love 'em enough to keep them open though. Money talks...

Cheers,
Loonette

our store was promoting women left and right, most of them got the promotions Because they were women thats the sad thing. when that big scare came out i was working there and women made a fuss so they promoted them. we had all csms, support,3 assistant, 1 store co-manager all female. the rest of the women in the store were literally asking for promotions because they were female... and they got them.

Aggroton · #9 Unread post by **Aggroton** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:02 am

the town i used to live in right nest store...dillsburg...is fighting hard to keep waly world out...screw them...they shut down to many cool stores around here...a hardware store thats been around since my grandpa was a kid had to shut down...its just a shame...

#10 Unread post by **cb360** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:28 am

For some reason, the people in the city limits of Seattle haven't embraced Wal-Mart. Believe it or not I live within 10 minutes of more than half a million people and there's no Wal-Mart. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you have to get on I-5 and go south for 30 minutes to find a Wal-Mart.

Anyway, I've been silently boycotting them for years. I don't like their business practices and I believe they are bad for communities and ultimately bad for the economy. You don't have to agree with me on that, it's simply how I feel after doing lots of reading on the subject. I certainly don't like how they treat their suppliers - I know a textiles manufacturer from Alabama who said the day he signed a contract with them was the best day in his business life - 11 months later he'd altered that to the worst day of his business life. To be honest, there's nothing there that I want anyway. A lot of their stock is garbage. I'm from the 'cheap man pays twice' school. Sure the generic auto parts and motor oil and screwdrivers are as good as anyone else's... but I prefer to support other retailers for those purchases and I do and have done so for over a decade. My stance gives me the added benefit... of not having to go inside a Wal-Mart. I generally dislike most big-box stores, but Wal Mart is the worst one for me.