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Some people have to shop at Wal-Mart [View all] obamanut2012 Nov 2012 OP
We have choices where I live, and we have not shopped @wal Mart since they stopped selling peacebird Nov 2012 #1
You said it perfectly obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #5
They also drive up their prices once they get rid of the competition. Fawke Em Nov 2012 #46
My parents live in an area where the only thing available to them is WM justiceischeap Nov 2012 #2
Me too -- I understand obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #6
Sounds like me. bluedigger Nov 2012 #3
You are probably gonna get yelled at... Phentex Nov 2012 #4
I know obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #7
We all have to make compromises in our ideals. bluedigger Nov 2012 #14
Can't you order tennis balls by mail since you only have to replenish every couple of months? nt brush Nov 2012 #9
If you order them from a place like Amazon, you are only changing the name of the problem, TalkingDog Nov 2012 #19
I read this article beginning to end. It is stunning. This should be LuckyLib Nov 2012 #44
Me too. Just finished. Holy sh**! PotatoChip Nov 2012 #57
I wasn't sure it was Amazon. Though it's likely one of the top three she could be writing about. LuckyLib Nov 2012 #63
I suppose. bluedigger Nov 2012 #22
And used tennis balls may have less toxic mfg chemicals. 12AngryBorneoWildmen Nov 2012 #26
I've never been able to log into eBay. bluedigger Nov 2012 #38
and yet millions of people around the world have absolutely no problem doing so day after day... BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #53
Hey, I really appreciate the belittlement. bluedigger Nov 2012 #56
no worse- that's for sure. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #61
What is your point? PotatoChip Nov 2012 #62
what's yours? BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #64
I've learned that answering a question in and of itself is rarely badgering LanternWaste Nov 2012 #65
That's Nuts!! 12AngryBorneoWildmen Nov 2012 #79
You have town tennis courts? Chan790 Nov 2012 #49
Mom and Pops lobodons Nov 2012 #8
Yup -- I am able to shop at speciality Mom and Pop places obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #13
The only thing I buy at Walmart is my diabetic test strips. hobbit709 Nov 2012 #10
I understand. Stonepounder Nov 2012 #32
Yup, diabetic cat here. kiva Nov 2012 #34
Same type of situation for my family Sugarcoated Nov 2012 #45
If you have them locally, Costco is better still to their employees. Chan790 Nov 2012 #50
We have a great Costco in the area Sugarcoated Nov 2012 #55
Plus they have better stuff! nt Walk away Nov 2012 #76
I UBCchuck Nov 2012 #11
Shop by internet instead of Walmart FarCenter Nov 2012 #12
People in very rural areas have to buy food obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #16
Where would you suggest? Not Amazon surely. TalkingDog Nov 2012 #20
Almost every large retailer has a web site and ships FarCenter Nov 2012 #23
i've been striking on black friday barbtries Nov 2012 #15
I know people poor enough that Walmart is upscale shopping for them. hobbit709 Nov 2012 #17
i do too barbtries Nov 2012 #27
I shop at Amazon, as much as possible. Jester Messiah Nov 2012 #18
As suggested. Amazon is the same problem with a different name. TalkingDog Nov 2012 #21
I detest Amazon. femrap Nov 2012 #33
But nobody has to invest in them. Yet many do. raouldukelives Nov 2012 #24
Maybe you should explain what you mean to posters obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author brokechris Nov 2012 #28
Very true w8liftinglady Nov 2012 #29
I've never set foot in a Wal-Mart Autumn Colors Nov 2012 #30
This is the second thread I've seen like this... Javaman Nov 2012 #31
I was just thinking about how I loathe the Waltons obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #35
wal-art and it's business model are like vampires upon the lower middle class and the poor. Javaman Nov 2012 #48
I was a vendor for WalMart MissNostalgia Nov 2012 #36
An ex colleague's family was a book vendor for them obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #67
Absolutely - anyplace with employees that are lucky to make poverty-level wages bhikkhu Nov 2012 #37
My dear union supporting husband is also a bargain hunter (cheapskate) mountain grammy Nov 2012 #39
Costco is terrific obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #68
People just flat out need to stop Le Taz Hot Nov 2012 #40
My OP is the opposite about judging people obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #69
Sorry, OB, Le Taz Hot Nov 2012 #74
I noticed that. Sarah Ibarruri Nov 2012 #41
The only reason I've walked into a WalMart in years is to take a piss. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #42
Don't get glued to a toilet! Cobalt Violet Nov 2012 #58
I use the urinal, and I would still use the urinal even if I was female. Gross place, that. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #78
K&R Jamastiene Nov 2012 #43
Walton Wealth JDPriestly Nov 2012 #47
That is an obscene level of wealth csziggy Nov 2012 #75
k&r Starry Messenger Nov 2012 #51
Wal-Mart is the only large Dept. store within 50 miles of my home. Zorra Nov 2012 #52
There has been an attack mstinamotorcity2 Nov 2012 #54
You know what... ohheckyeah Nov 2012 #59
Except my OP said the opposite of that obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #70
It wasn't directed at you... ohheckyeah Nov 2012 #72
I don't criticize people who don't have a choice democrattotheend Nov 2012 #60
+1 obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #71
Walmart is not that cheap when compared with other stores deals---used to be--not so much anymore Shilo Nov 2012 #66
I didn't live in a rural area ohheckyeah Nov 2012 #73
Considering most employees are on foodstamps, The Company Store...Should be MalWarts theme song... adirondacker Nov 2012 #77
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