A Wal-Mart Tradition: Sweatshop Labor Abuses

oh jesus h christ the same shit is sold at costco,target,k-mart and etc.no one says shit about that.

oh fooey the same darn stuff is sold at costco,target,k-mart and etc.no one says didley about that.right matthew?

That is because this is a Wal Mart site.do you have any porblems with uerstanding that you are on a anit site,key work anti means against,

Sorry, you have problems,please se help you will enjoy life more, and take your friend with you

Thank you PBS/Frontline.

I just purchase the “Is Wal-Mart Good For America” video.
I can’t wait to show it to friends and family.
After that I will donate it to the public library so many more people can see what a crap company Walmart is.
I’ll let you know what people think of it.

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hey alex is target,costco,k-mart and these other high cost stores and their assinine prices good for america?thats what you should be asking instead of picking on a low cost store like wm thats good for america and the average person.

Alex: I have a copy of that video and it is great. It is about 58-60 minutes and well worth viewing.
Where I live we don’t have a Wal-Mart. They tried in 1993 to get in to a town 15 miles away from me. Well, a citizens group formed IMMEDIATELY to keep them out. Wal-Mart spent 3 years trying to get in but was unsuccessful. During those 3 years a retail building cap was put into place. Wal-Mart challenged the planning boards decision in denying them a permit to build. They lost in court not once-BUT TWICE!  Then they came back and challenged the retail cap--and they lost that fight as well.
Last year they reappeared in my town. Well a citizens group formed IMMEDIATELY here as well. We succeeded in electing 3 people to our town board who were anti-sprawl.  Wal-Mart was looking at land that had to be rezoned in order for them to build. Well, the new board STOPPED THE REZONING PROCESS!!  Our new mayor wants to see an impact study on what a store that size will do to our area. Good for our mayor!!  And we are in the process of putting in a retail building cap.
When Wal-Mart was first in existence people thought they were a great place to shop. Plenty of bargains, etc, etc. But people see this company differently now. Every day a few more people wake up and refuse to shop there anymore. Why? Because word is out on how they treat their employees, how much junk from China they sell, how they treat their suppliers, etc. And now their stock price has stagnated for the past few years.
Last year approximately 47 Wal-Mart’s DIDN’T GET BUILT! Why? Because of citizen opposition. You can say what you want about Wal-Mart’s top people. Sometimes I think they are living in a fairy tale existence thinking a few tv commercials will turn business around for Wal-Mart.  But they had better try other tactics, like paying employees a living wage to start with.
Yes, loads of people still shop there, and they still take in big bucks every day. But every day one or more people are waking up to how bad Wal-Mart is and they refuse to shop there anymore. This company is going to have to go a long way before they change their image in the minds of many Americans. I still stand by my original statement--The honeymoon is over for Wal-Mart.

Jane in : I"m waiting for the legal separation papers to be filed-no doubt China will be named the third part co-respondent at fault.

The honeymoon is over for Wal-Mart.

May I quote you on that? :o)

I often post that Wal-Mart increased sales by $50 billion dollars last year but only increased profits by $50 million. The fact is the Beast is having to run faster and faster just to stay even. If you factor in inflation Wal-Mart really isn’t gaining much ground at all.

“There are a lot of issues here, but what they add up to is the end of the age of Wal-Mart,” contends Richard Hastings, a senior analyst for the retail rating agency Bernard Sands. “The glory days are over.”

Jane, You Summarized How to Beat Wal-Mart Very Well!

Jane, your post summarized the key to beating back Wal-Mart very well.  No village or town council should think about going “toe to toe” with The Beast if it doesn’t have an air-tight size cap on retail development in place.  Also more and more cities and towns that do cave in to Wal-Mart, should DEMAND that Wal-Mart downsize their development and put most, if not all of the parking, underground beneath the store as was done in Monona, Wisconsin.  If Wal-Mart can do this in one place, they can do it in every place.  Think of all the storm run-off water that will be prevented by this type of improved design.  Let Wal-Mart put its money where its “environmentally friendly” voice is.

Number two on the list is to have a strong common council or board that that is led by a strong mayor who won’t let Wal-Mart lead him/her around by the nose.  Your city or town appears to have all of these elements in place.  Congratulations!

But this is not nearly enough.  It’s no big secret that Wal-Mart’s favorite tactic is to pit one town or city against another.  I read an article once about how they plan development over in European countries.  Over there it is done more regionally instead of town by town like it is in America.  There needs to be much better coordination and communication between various small town governing bodies if the fight against Wal-Mart is going to be the most effective.

hey screwed by why dont you demand that all other development that you favor like apt complexes and other retailers downsize their development?

Had a wondeful opportunity today to discuss Walmart with others today. I heard another person talking about this company because they saw a video about WM. The “Quebec store” was mentioned. What a wonderful opportunity it was to tell a few of them the history of this awful company. Two people stated that they would never shop Walmart. I hope that I planted the seed in the other 2 or 3 people who were listening.
Walmarts millions and millions of dollars of advertising will not stop the peoples determination to expose this company for what it is. A low life, blood sucking corporate bully.

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Alex in Ontario: Good for you! As the old saying goes,"It is better to light one candle,than to curse the darkness.”

Another beginning gifted comment with vantress taking a dump like a dog on your front lawn. Vantress, your recognition of the reason for the season is actually better than the WalMart Bentonvile consumerism slobs themselves. You should feel proud of your spiritual accomplishment.

SDV you just made me realize one good purpose of Walmart.  Their plastic shopping bags can be used to pick up dog crap:)

Their plastic shopping bags can be used to pick up dog crap:)

Also, with a ((snip)) ((snip)) of a pair of scissors and you have a stylish outfit.

jane walmart pays better than the other retailers and union grocery stores you shop at.i dont want to hear your lame argument no more.of course you have no problem with the fact that target,k-mart,kohls,and etc the fact that these places dont pay living wages and treat their workers worse than wm does

SDV you just made me realize one good purpose of Walmart.  Their plastic shopping bags can be used to pick up dog crap:)

Corgishepmom in Irrigon, OR

My dog refused to shit in a Walmart bag. He was offended.
John

jane walmart pays better than the other retailers and union grocery stores you shop at.

Where is your proof of that? Just more dog shit on the front lawn from matthew vantress.

Ken… Where Did You Find That Great Photo of RDS?

He looks exactly the way I’ve always pictured him!

hey alex is target,costco,k-mart and these other high cost stores and their assinine prices good for america?

Matthew - there’s no such thing as Target and Kmart in Canada.

Hey, maybe some of these clowns at WMW would be happier, there?

Very stylish outfit Ken.  Although I think a pair of those pink panties would complete the ensemble!

I personally would be happy if there were no Walmart stores in Canada. I don’t think one could make an uglier looking store.  I have heard that some places are forcing WM change their cookie cutter design in favour of something that fits the community surroundings more. (Oh my God! WM’s business model won’t be able to sustain itself and it won’t be able to turn a profit)~joke, joke.  More like the Walton family will have to spend a few hundred thousand dollars more instead of buying another painting.

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Q U E B E C
Home of Walmart Worker Abuse

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Screwedby,

“Ken… Where Did You Find That Great Photo of RDS?”

He couldn’t get a picture of ME, so he had someone take a picture of him, so don’t make fun of him!!  Notice how he gave the directions on how to transform it from a bag to an outfit, that was so you couldmake one for yourself!!  Just make sure that if you find a bag, you wash out the dog crap first or NOT, which ever you choose!!

“Just make sure that if you find a bag, you wash out the dog crap first”

And would this be a tip from your personal experience, RDS?

Thanks for another one of your “sophisticated” Pewee Herman-like comebacks!  “I know you are, but what am I?” Heh Heh!  Heh Heh!

Oh Here’s An Idea...

Leave the dog crap in the bag and drop it off at your closest Wal-Mart!

Screwedby,

“Leave the dog crap in the bag and drop it off at your closest Wal-Mart!”

Why, is that what YOU do, instead of washing your bags out?  Guess when you take mommy shopping and visiting her friends, at Wal-Mart, you just exchange your old used laundry (bags), for some new ones!!  That’s the real reason you take your mommy there, instead of someplace else, Wal-Mart has the best bags for use as clothing, right?

how about the plastic bags that k-mart,target,fred meyer and etc use huh?

OK everybody. K-Mart, Target, and Fred Meyer and etc plastic bags can also be filled with dog shit for equal time comparison purposes and returned to-

RDS c/o matthew vantress
P.O. Box 0513
Gresham, Oregon 97030

Now we are getting a better picture of who these anti walmart people really are: Soupy Sales, Jane (who lives in the jungle with her hubby Tarzan), Alex (Kermit the frog) and the 3 fans of Peewee Herman, aka, ‘The 3 Stooges’ (Screwedby, Ken and SDV).

how about the plastic bags that k-mart,target,fred meyer and etc use huh?

Find us a funny pic of a Meyer bag and we’ll look at it.

Hey, I generally use other plastic bags from stores like Safeway to pick up my dog’s poop.  But it’s just not the same.  You know, just don’t get the same level of satisfaction as I do when using a Walmart bag to scoop up the excrement from my German Shepherd.

In WWI, we had citizens who used to go around kicking dachshunds, on the grounds that they were “German dogs.” You notice people like that never go around kicking German shepherds. ~ the late, great Molly Ivins

Great quote Ken!  Although my German Shepherd is proof of the old saying “his bark is worse than his bite!” My little Welsh Corgi beats him up on a daily basis!