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Fuck wal-mart. Wont even go in to shop. 16 31.37%
Fuck wal-mart. I still buy the majority of shit I buy there. 10 19.61%
I shop at wal-mart and have no problem with it. 19 37.25%
Tater's whore of an ex-wife is a better being than wal-mart 6 11.76%
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Old 08-18-2010, 05:39 PM   #1
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Why or why not?
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Old 08-18-2010, 05:41 PM   #2
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Yes, for 3 reasons:

1) tons of pallets and forklifts in my way all the time
2) stuff is stacked so high that you can't see where each of the different departments is
3) ugly, loud customers
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Old 08-18-2010, 05:45 PM   #3
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I'm fine with it. When I need household products that's usually where I get em.

I don't care if people don't like walmart. Just don't try and change my shopping habits.
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Old 08-18-2010, 05:48 PM   #4
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I haven't shopped at Walmart in probably 3-4 months and will get osmething from there if I need it and quality isn't a cocern of mine. I really admire Walmart's system but my biggest beef with Walmart is their eminent domain abuse.
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Old 08-18-2010, 06:08 PM   #5
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I just can't seem to be able to check out of there. So, I don't go in.
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Old 08-18-2010, 06:15 PM   #6
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Wal mart basically turned my hometown into a ghost town.
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Old 08-18-2010, 06:19 PM   #7
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I only go because I can get the shell rotella synthetic oil there and cant find it anywhere else, otherwise I dont have much need to go there vs a target.

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Old 08-18-2010, 06:29 PM   #8
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People block whole aisles to socialize and it takes forever to check out.

I get the occasional item there but I will shop somewhere more expensive just for a better and faster shopping experience.

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Old 08-18-2010, 06:31 PM   #9
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I refuse to shop at Wal-Mart. I have two of them really close to my house that would provide very convenient and cheap shopping for me but I don’t agree with their policies and the way they run their business. I am a firm believer that my tax dollars pay for their cheap prices.

Interested information from www.wakeupwalmart.com

Taxpayers foot the bill for Walmart’s failure to provide adequate wages and benefits.

Walmart has thousands of associates who qualify for Medicaid and other publicly subsidized care, leaving taxpayers to foot the bill.

For instance, Walmart has the greatest number of associates and associate dependents on Medicaid in Ohio, costing taxpayers $44.8 million in 2009.

Over 41.4% of Walmart’s total workforce in Massachusetts used publicly subsidized health care, costing taxpayers $15.5 million in 2008.

Public assistance used by Walmart associates cost California an estimated $86 million a year, according to a 2004 study.

In 21 of 23 states where data is available, Walmart forces more employees to rely on taxpayer-funded health care than any other employer.
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Old 08-18-2010, 06:32 PM   #10
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People block whole aisles to socialize and it takes forever to check out.

I get the occasional item there but I will shop somewhere more expensive just for a better and faster shopping experience.

Dislike.
And some just block the whole aisle, well because theyre fat
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