shopping at Wal-Mart
Posted By: gtc on 2005-08-19
In Reply to: Walmart is a weekly MUST and of course we're waiting for - our SUPER WALMART.
Our Wal-Mart Superstore is supposed to be ready by October and it is only 20 blocks from my house. It has been open for about five years and now they are turning it into a superstore. Im ready. I know some of my political friends ask how could I shop there as they dont have benefits for their employees, LOLOLOL, heck, my trans company does not provide me with any benefits either..so, sure I feel the employees pain but I need to provide for my family and that comes first..I cant wait till Wal-Mart Superstore opens, then I can do my grocery and department store shopping all at once while my car is being serviced in their automotive area.
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Just found out they are here local! Going shopping nt
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I ment to say gift shopping. nm
Maybe you can contact the shopping channel. nm
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what is a "hacker-free" shopping site? nm
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a shopping site free of hackers maybe?
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Pole (North): Have U finished ur Christmas shopping?
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I give once a day if shopping and don't bother explaining if I gave elsewhere. nm
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Wal-Mart.
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*No Worries
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Wal-Mart
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Just saw some in Wal*Mart the other day
But that's one aroma that may be hard to capture!
Wal-Mart
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Wal-Mart connection
My nephew has had it for 2 yrs and seems pretty happy with it, even after leaving AOL & MSN, so it seems to be decent.
My dad was a K-mart manager too...
for almost 20 years in the 70's and 80's. He has a four year degree. He is no dummy. Him being a "K-mart manager" afforded us a nice home, nice cars, and my mother was a stay-at-home mom for three kids. Managing and being responsible for a store that big is a lot harder than you think.
Link for Big Box Mart from Jib Jab (see below)
This is quite a chuckle. Then again, the seriousness of it all isn't that funny. 
http://www.jibjab.com/Movies/MSN.aspx?contentid=122
B4U get a job at Wal-Mart, check this out...
http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/26/news/fortune500/walmart.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes
And we thot MQ was the only bad guy! 
another Wal-mart hater
Our rural town had a Wal-Mart which ran out all the local business, fabric store, sporting goods store, hardwares, etc. until there was nothing left, got free tax cuts for 20 years then left to build a Super store near by. I can't stand to go into those huge stores. It literally takes hours to shop even for a few things and most of the workers are very rude or not around when you need. I think Sam Walton's heirs got very greedy. I don't think even Paull Harvey (commentator) advertizes for them anymore.
Like I said, I already tried K-Mart and Shopko.
I'm not spending 8 hours a day looking at their ugly selections. They could stock something that wasn't made cheaply overseas and looks it. I skipped WalMart. There is nothing in the yellow pages under curtains. The only listings under draperies and window coverings are two miniblind companies and a fabric store. I don't want blinds or heavy industrial drapes, and I don't have the sewing skills or a machine to make my own. All I want is a simple set of curtains with a valance to keep the sun out of my eyes. Why does everything have to turn into a political or ethical discussion? Talk about being a killjoy when I'm happy about my new office. Besides that, catalog ordering has been around for over a century. Were our ancestors wrong for ordering from Sears & Roebuck?
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