tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974457164933924643.post2390782548809762757..comments2009-03-31T06:34:12.726-05:00Lipstickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346441046070223404noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974457164933924643.post-41116925753596567682009-03-31T06:34:00.000-05:002009-03-31T06:34:00.000-05:00(you have me thinking)....WPMomOf2 (jen)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17184202082394287967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974457164933924643.post-10435298475925697152009-03-23T20:32:00.000-05:002009-03-23T20:32:00.000-05:00So true.<BR/><BR/>I try not to go there, but the damn things do what they do best...suck people in on the convenience factor. It's the one stop shop and in today's busy carousel of schedules, they make it too easy.Anniebananniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239317898112180285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974457164933924643.post-26633687401078563162009-03-23T17:46:00.000-05:002009-03-23T17:46:00.000-05:00I agree, no perfect solution. I hate to send work out of the country because Americans can't/won't pay the high price of American wages...but then it helps the economic situation in other countries...while industry withers here...and so on and so forth.WendyBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00985099019783464580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974457164933924643.post-77970830729309461232009-03-23T17:42:00.000-05:002009-03-23T17:42:00.000-05:00I just try not to shop there! I try to support mom and pops as much as I can.Princess Freckleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01194515698171493928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974457164933924643.post-54595520971852976712009-03-23T14:49:00.000-05:002009-03-23T14:49:00.000-05:00I agree with you. I don't know what the answer is.<BR/><BR/>Part of the evil of Walmart is not just how they treat their employees, but how they treat the companies whose goods they sell. They basically force companies who make reputable products to make a crappy product line for Walmart (say, like Goodyear Tires for example). Then some unsuspecting customer goes to Walmart and thinks they're getting a GREAT deal on tires, and buying a good name brand. Then the tires are AWFUL and fall apart much sooner than if they had bought regular-priced Goodyear tires at Sears. It's really shameful that this happens, but the companies really can't say no to Walmart because of the volume of business they do through Walmart. The customer is who pays the price.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately I can afford to not shop at Walmart - and I have lots of other options because of where I live. Walmart came into my hometown (of 5000 people) and basically decimated the town. All the little mom and pop shops around the town square basically dried up because they could not compete with Walmart. I wish little towns would make Walmart open a store on the town square instead of 2-3 miles outside the town. That way the town would still benefit from the community feel of a small town, instead of everyone passing each other in their cars as they drive to Walmart.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the looong comment!Mom x 2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01438443736653419988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974457164933924643.post-63085257503824144282009-03-23T11:19:00.000-05:002009-03-23T11:19:00.000-05:00Oh Lord, WM is e.v.i.l. But, really, what corporation isn't? They are only in it for the profit as all businesses are. Since the low cost places DO serve the population that needs low prices, the best thing is to support local mom and pops if you can afford to. <BR/><BR/>That might only make sense in my head.Something In The Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148141312826222118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974457164933924643.post-40409007803579823022009-03-23T09:43:00.000-05:002009-03-23T09:43:00.000-05:00I totally agree about the minimum wage issue. That's why I always vote against any increase to it. The people who make minumum wage do not benefit at all from increases because everything they buy suddenly costs more. And those of us who don't make minimum wage, actually take a hit because we did not get the raise that they did, but the stuff we buy costs us more, too.Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17597822422886281763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974457164933924643.post-59329318019650344182009-03-22T18:58:00.000-05:002009-03-22T18:58:00.000-05:00Sigh. I wish there were an answer to all of this mess. Isn't there always a rub, though? No perfect solution?Polka Dots &amp; Protein Barshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385208310644544405noreply@blogger.com