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lbrtbell

(2,389 posts)
10. I beg to differ
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 09:46 PM
Nov 2012

I live in a very small town, and I shop at Walmart because it's the only place you can get fresh food within 50 miles.

There's one mom and pop store, but the food is always expired and the fruit is spoiled. They sell no meats at all. Even a candy bar we bought there had turned bad because of age. The only things we buy there are milk and bread, as they're brought in weekly.

We in town hate having to drive so far to get food, but it's either that or 1) get sick or 2) starve.

And I'm disabled, so I can't drive 100 miles to the nearest city that has other shopping options besides Walmart. I can barely make it TO Walmart.

I'm NOT shopping there on Black Friday, to show my solidarity with the unions. But sadly, I'm forced to shop there otherwise.

As are many people in rural areas.

Please don't assume that everyone lives in a city where they have shopping choices. We don't.

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