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    I used to wok at Wal-Mart. Key word: USED. I hated it so much I left after 2 years...

    Funny thing is, I wrote my final arguementation paper about all the bad things Wally-world has done. It was 20 pages long.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Miriel View Post
    I don't shop at Wal-Mart because I think Wal-Mart sucks. It's disorganized, things are on the floors all the time, lines are huge, I don't like the vibe when I walk in there. And I've only walked in there like 3 times.

    Plus, I just hear so many bad things about Wal-Mart that I don't want to support them, not even a little bit.
    Disorganization and bad vibes seems to be what I find at Wal-Marts in larger cities in Canada. Our town is quite small and our Wal-Mart is actually quite pleasant and very organized. I don't like to shop there though because I don't want to support it, but living here you really have no choice, unless you're not concerned about the cost of things. Depending on what you're shopping for, mosts things are less expensive at Wal-Mart. Being the largest store in town also means that they have more selection. We do have a Zellers and I do always go there first to see if they have what I need, but a lot of times I still end up having to go to Wal-Mart for the selection and also because they will be cheaper.

    EDIT: And Wal-Mart isn't the only place where they increase your hours and cut your wages. I belong to a union and we still had to do that as well.
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    The cutting wages thing and hiring more part-time than full-time thing don't really surprise me. It's Wal-Mart, whoop dee do.

    But I heard about the layaway thing, and I read in the store itself that layways will continue for this holiday season but end afterwards. They said something about Wal-Mart credit being used more or whatever, I really don't care.

    Point is, it's Wal-Mart and none of this should be new.

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    I've never shopped at Wal-Mart, there aren't any in my country. I seriously doubt they could pull that stunt here in the UK.
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    We don't have a Wal-Mart around here. I go to Target for those needs.

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    * We had to watch propaganda moves from time to time. Not exaggerating. They weren't training; they were set to Tina Turner music, and talked about how great WalMart is. They showed smiling old people pushing huge lines of carts or stocking shelves.
    Are people still dumb enough to be influenced by propaganda movies?

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    There's never been anything I've explicitly needed from Wal-Mart, so I generally shy away unless everywhere else is closed. Mostly everything I need to buy can be purchased around my neighborhood from other businesses.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShlupQuack View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by bipper View Post
    I don't see anything in there about the OP, just immigrants. Maybe I missed it; I did just get home from a fourteen hour work/school day.
    I thought the hiring of illiegal immigrants is what you wanted info on, my bad

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jojee View Post
    Jesus, you guys just hate capitalism.
    Actually, I detest Wal-Mart mostly because of government interference in the economy to help Wal-Mart.
    That's pretty my entire gripe too. How they treat their employees... If you don't like it, don't work there. Find another job. It may be hard, but if it's worth it it's worth it and if it ain't it ain't.[/QUOTE][/quote]
    I do not like open capitalism for the case'n'point of walmart. A conglomerate gets the size they are, and they litterally can make and break an entire economy. Hence, my local area. I like American's controlled capitalaism, but like Shlups and Raist, I HATE HATE HATE the fact that the government actually unfairly substidises this chain.

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    You'll all be happy to know that Wal-Mart is failing in Germany, and slowly closing all it's stores. I can't imagine they have many, but I do know of some.

    There are also some in Korea, but I don't know how they're faring.
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