Actually our Kmart is very nice. Probably because of

• Did anyone watch Frontline last night? I will NEVER shop in Wal-Mart again. - You'll find me at Target
  • I saw that - me2
  • Some of use live in small towns and our only - Wannie
    • Our Wal Mart moved. Built a Superstore behind Kmart! - Mainer
      • Every K-Mart around me folded and died. No such stores here. Walmart is thriving. - K-mart stores were junky.
        • Actually our Kmart is very nice. Probably because of - Mainer
        • Agree on the K-mart. The one near us SUCKS. - It's like a crummy dollar store now. nm
  • Walmart/Huge transcription companies. - See any similarities? nm
  • Looks like we need a Walmart - board :-) nm
  • Some boxes, like Mrs. Smith's pies, say distributed by - what you don't know
  • I'm fighting a super Wal-Mart - MT concerned about Wal-Mart
    • Good luck. sm - Mainer
    • Community near me succesfully fought one off, but sm - No Kname
    • in colorado? - nm
    • Check all the brands in other stores. It's all outsourced. Nike, Rebok, Liz Claiborne. - Read labels!
      • Yeah, but are these other companies trying to put stores in every market in the country? - MT concerned about Wal-Mart
        • There are TONS of stores that I see every place I go. - So what.
    • They're trying to put a second WalMart in our city with a population of 55,000. - same here
    • you don't live in Asheville NC sm - long time MQr
      • No, not NC - MT concerned about Wal-Mart
        • Walmart is good. The regular supermarkets are going to be forced to compete. - That's a good thing.
          • Publix stores are starting to look like Super Wal-Marts! Have you seen that? - I think it's hilarious.
            • No. Is it good? Have they brought their prices down? - No Publix around here.
    • Newflash... Most everything you buy ANYWHERE is NOT made - in the USA. Take a gander sometime.
      • Yes. Especially high-end merchandise. Someone has an ax to grind with Walmart - giving a very one-sided story.
        • Made in Japan is what we grew up seeing. Look where Japan is now - So what? The fact remains.
  • What about your neighbors who work at Walmart? - No I didn't see the show.
    • Heck, YES!!!! Most of our Walmart employees - boycott WalMart and Sam's Club!
      • Hey if you have the cash more power to you. Obviously the rest of the country doesn't. - Thus making Walmart what it is.
        • I just said I DON'T have the extra cash. - I AM POOR
          • I get it. But in return for supporting the small business the poor folk get nothing in return. - Open your mind.
            • You are so rude. That's your response to everything, isn't it? - finance degree here, thank you
              • I do not mean to be rude and perhaps you are interpreting rudeness because - I get it, do you?
                • It was not the subject matter, it was the delivery. - Sorry, I'm just fed up today.
                  • You know who I see working at Walmart? People who may not be employed elsewhere. - Don't kill the messenger.
  • Done with Walmart too.....sm - Walmart and what they are doing..
    • We have to stand firm for the Americans of the future here! - do it for the children.
      • Walmart opened up 15 stores in CHINA....nm - Walmart and what they are doing..
  • Went there for paint. Brand new store. SM - nm
    • nm=no message; sm=see message. nm - MT
      • nm = no name. - nm
        • No, nn would be no name. (just joshin ya). nm - Becky
  • I saw that. I have seen it before though and - sm
  • i didnt see that. - what happened?
  • They operate under the guise of the All American Company - Corporate profit is what they really mean
  • Target is better... - Sage
    • I agree about Target but there are some things I cannot buy at Target and Walmart - Target lover
      • ME TOO! - Sage
        • Well if Target did business like Walmart then the prices would drop but everyone would hate them to. - Lose-lose
    • same here, love target - target fan
  • Don't be to quick to jump to Target - IndianaMT
  • Equates to sending our work offshore. - NJMT
  • Do tell more? - camry
    • Drastic under bidding for products. Single handedly took out Rubbermaid - From what I recall
      • Walmart is trying to save the consumer MONEY. It's not all about corporate greed. - Okay logic this out.
        • Is that why their Bounty paper towels - are priced higher
          • The price of gasoline is reflected in the price of goods. Having said that, one item - Logic this out.
            • FYI, this is not a MOMENTARY thing, I - started comparing prices a few years
      • They also use tactics based on "sale points" which tease the customer - another point
        • Everyone markets their product that way. Like loss-leaders at supermarket. - anti-Walmart propaganda.
      • THANKS. - Camry
  • yup and using self-checkout - costs jobs too (nm)
    • One more thing... - self checkout
      • I don't mind self checkout or bagging my groceries. It does keep costs down. - It's also faster.
        • Pros and cons - self checkout
          • So do you think gas stations should discount gas for us pumping our own gas? - Just curious.

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Suprisingly, Kmart is still hanging in there and that's where I did most of my Christmas shopping. Great toy department! Much better than Wal Mart.

No lines and no waiting either and you can park pretty close to the store.

Yikes, we must have done something wrong because our posts are all gone.   Oh well.  Glad we agree on some things.  As the saying goes, life would be very boring if we all agreed on everything and there was no such thing as opinions.  Keeps life interesting! 

Actually, in my opinion, Frankie boy had me rolling on the floor.  I know undoubtedly some of his remarks were down right crude, but for some reason the people were just responding to him which just kept him going and going and going. 

So glad we understand each other and accept the differences we have.  Have a good day!

i am new to this board and it is refreshing to see nice stories instead of everyone complaining about their jobs.  there is so more troubling stuff in this world besides what we do for work. 

my little brother (he is 31) is going in for brain surgery tomorrow.  the doc found a lesion on his brain last october when he was rushed to the hospital when his girlfriend found him having a seizure in the middle of the night.  he was totally blue and not breathing.  first they said it was a stroke.  the did a repeat scan and the lesion was still there and had not changed in size.  they did a pet and there is nothing anywhere else in his body.  they finally went in to do a biopsy on this lesion a few weeks ago.  they sent the specimen to 5 different pathologists in our area (boston) and no one could identifiy it.  so, tomorrow he goes in to have the whole thing removed with a risk of loosing his speech and hearing. 

things like this make me just get up and do my job.  it makes it very difficult to complain about silly stuff when you hear all these stories.  thank you for sharing your story.  brought a smile to my face this morning (and a tear or two).  i will be thinking of this tomorrow when i'm sitting in the waiting room.  thank you again.

I get some of my voice files by email so I have to keep my email open all the time.

And my lead likes us to keep our IM open in case she wants to get in touch with us quickly. However, I have blocked everyone except coworkers from this particular IM.

I do the same thing, open it, click done, then it goes to the next one.  Would be nice to program it to operate with the keyboard instead of always using the mouse.

You are very blessed to make 7 cpl with VR!

Found this nice custom search engine a while back. Used it a couple of weeks and it really works, better than using normal Google search. Sharing with y'all. See link below.