Want to go to the center of the universe?

Rob Port at Say Anything blog has posted this copy (PDF) of all his e-mail correspondence with Edelman’s Marshall Manson, which includes a tantalizing offer to visit the “center of the universe” in Bentonville.

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From: Manson, Marshall
To: Rob Port
Subject: Want to go to the center of the universe?
Date: Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 3:29 PM

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Rob,

Quick question.

Would you, if the opportunity arose, like to see Wal-Mart from the inside? As in the corporate headquarters in Bentonville, AR?

Unfortunately, we don’t have any funds for travel—but I think I might be able to get your access to the largest company in the world. Tours, briefings, the works. Everything that they would do for a reporter from the New York Times.

I’ve been there, and I can tell you it’s staggering. Just consider this little factoid: every two weeks, the Wal-Mart payroll department direct deposits more than a billion dollars in wages. Yikes.

So - if something like that came up - would you be willing to make a trek to Bentonville and participate? I’d make sure to be there and act as a tour guide.

We’re trying to get a very quick sense of how much interest there might be, so if you’re interested, please let me know as soon as possible (ideally, by tomorrow morning).

Thanks

Marshall

Marshall Manson
Edelman
p 202.326.1784
c 703.850.3014

Posted by Media Team on Tuesday, March 07, 2006

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COMMENTS

wow, marshall manson’s excellent adventure.

is this open to everyone, marshall? would my friend, ted logan, and I be invited?

i would love to get the opportunity to see $1 billion in direct deposits be banked...i’d be more interested in seeing how much money WM spends on health care every two weeks, but it seems that they never disclose that info.

let me know if we’re invited too.

thanks.

bill s. presoton, esq. in LA
Tuesday, March 07 at 05:23 PM

That just screams BRIBE!!!!!!!!!!!

Also sounds kind of like.....

Whatever you want - name it. It’ll only cost you your soul, no big price, eh?

(rofl)

ColSamatoshi in Sturgeon Bay, WI.
Wednesday, March 08 at 12:28 AM

Maybe if you’re lucky, you can see their economic hitman department and the top members of the illegal union-busting squad. Then, you can take a trip over to their “Hmm, how do we screw our employees over even more so Lee Scott and the Walton family can be even MORE greedy” department.

Generic Wal-Mart Wageslave in Michigan
Thursday, March 09 at 09:27 AM

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