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Manifestor_of_Light

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82. Please check out this pic of a REAL fabric store.
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 11:34 PM
Feb 2013

This shows only a small portion of their selection; but then, I have to drive to Houston to this place.

http://www.highfashionfabrics.com/about-us.html

Hey Geiger. when you offshored all your customers' jobs, what did you think would happen? hobbit709 Feb 2013 #1
Offshored jobs, and drove down the average wage of the workers that are left. baldguy Feb 2013 #4
Republican "Family Values" business practices have brought this reality into being Berlum Feb 2013 #2
Hear Hear ! In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #14
Consumer spending was up last month, may not be broke....just tired of Walmart. Remember the GOP... uponit7771 Feb 2013 #3
Why Wal-Mart May Never Be Great Again abbyjoseph Feb 2013 #6
I suspect that is the larger reason. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #9
Yogi: "Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded." (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2013 #10
Based on the article, they are no longer crowded. n/t GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #12
I was responding to your comment... thesquanderer Feb 2013 #16
sage advice from Yogi for Walmart's marketing team: alterfurz Feb 2013 #34
Doh! GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #38
I was in my local Walmart yesterday, and it was packed like Christmas Eve. KatyaR Feb 2013 #57
what the fuck do these assholes think? datasuspect Feb 2013 #5
I recommend this post. loudsue Feb 2013 #13
well said, datasuspect In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #15
They are killing the goose that lays the golden egg, CrispyQ Feb 2013 #25
Bingo. GoneFishin Feb 2013 #30
+1000 TeamPooka Feb 2013 #47
The truth is getting out there, and this is an exciting time. napoleon_in_rags Feb 2013 #85
Chickens coming home to roost. no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #7
+1000 Atman Feb 2013 #11
Henery Ford (ass though he could be at times) Volaris Feb 2013 #28
+1,000,000 AngryOldDem Feb 2013 #39
This. Starry Messenger Feb 2013 #51
You forgot customerserviceguy Feb 2013 #62
this is true Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #8
Maybe the Waltons could give back a billion or three. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #17
We've been going to the local... Blanks Feb 2013 #18
Their reopenned fabric sections are crap shadows of their old crap fabric sections. They mistake ... marble falls Feb 2013 #46
My sisteer is a quilter. SheilaT Feb 2013 #59
Walmart has cheap thin cotton. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2013 #72
I don't think real fabric stores exist any more. SheilaT Feb 2013 #73
We have one that's both a fabric and yarn shop. knitter4democracy Feb 2013 #74
Please check out this pic of a REAL fabric store. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2013 #82
Wow. Thanks for the posting. SheilaT Feb 2013 #84
People now go to the dollar stores. tblue Feb 2013 #53
The Dollar General and Family Dollar stores... Blanks Feb 2013 #63
Well ya do what you can. tblue Feb 2013 #75
There aren't the mom and pop shops like there used to be. Blanks Feb 2013 #76
Well, here ya go! pengillian101 Feb 2013 #79
If every other business followed Walmart's approach to its workers malaise Feb 2013 #19
I regret having to shop there on occasion. Rain Mcloud Feb 2013 #20
I can count on one hand 47of74 Feb 2013 #24
seniors changed shopping habits grilled onions Feb 2013 #21
Excellent post! BlueCaliDem Feb 2013 #52
No jobs, no money for Wally. nt greytdemocrat Feb 2013 #22
It's pretty well known... sendero Feb 2013 #23
We're not broke. We REFUSE to shop at Wal-Mart. marble falls Feb 2013 #26
Ditto. Would rather drive 100 miles to find it somewhere else if necessary. BOYCOTT Wal*Mart! Coyotl Feb 2013 #32
I'm with you, boycott them. marble falls Feb 2013 #45
I had a recent Walmart experience eilen Feb 2013 #27
Can I Buy Goodwill Stock? Dirty Socialist Feb 2013 #29
You can get a lot of nice stuff at Goodwill. AngryOldDem Feb 2013 #40
The Goodwill near my house is always crowded. n/t RebelOne Feb 2013 #49
The Goodwill near me is more crowded than Walmart Digit Feb 2013 #80
People have no money Squaredeal Feb 2013 #31
Huh? What's with the total downer? Coyotl Feb 2013 #35
Due, of course, to 30+ years of supply side economics. PotatoChip Feb 2013 #42
Wait until the sequester goes into effect. dgibby Feb 2013 #33
Bang! nt DollarBillHines Feb 2013 #78
I guess the Waltons will be the biggest backers of an increase in the minimum wage Coyotl Feb 2013 #36
walmart is #1 in American gun sales, bet they close poverty areastores and move groceries to online. Sunlei Feb 2013 #37
It makes no sense for a business to work so hard to get right wing policies passed when the net gtar100 Feb 2013 #41
Well said. PotatoChip Feb 2013 #44
LOL The Wal-Mart executives blamed the hike in payroll taxes Live and Learn Feb 2013 #43
How about paying a living wage, Walmart. Lex Feb 2013 #48
ding ding ding Exultant Democracy Feb 2013 #61
Price of energy=less $ for everything but essentials. MichiganVote Feb 2013 #50
I watched video of an Anheuser Busch convention speech by I think Auggie III. brewens Feb 2013 #54
We used to go to Walmart every so often...til Target showed up. dkf Feb 2013 #55
Polictical Winds of Change are Wellstone ruled Feb 2013 #56
To win a Ponzi scheme, you have to get out. Robb Feb 2013 #58
I have not shopped at WalMart since I discovered Aldi. VenusRising Feb 2013 #60
Aldi Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2013 #65
They pay their employees very well. VenusRising Feb 2013 #68
I've never set foot in a Walmart and I never will. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #64
Good stealth Krugman video. hay rick Feb 2013 #66
I fucking hate Walmart easttexaslefty Feb 2013 #67
"And where’s their money?” Geiger asked. magical thyme Feb 2013 #69
I predicted this result about twelve or so years ago and I am no economist... 1monster Feb 2013 #70
In my area most W-mart shoppers are repugs bhikkhu Feb 2013 #71
Lots of people REALLY don't like seeing other people taken advantage of. They may not say patrice Feb 2013 #77
You, Mr. Geiger are no Mr. Ford (who gave wages enough to buy his product). Whisp Feb 2013 #81
Live by the sword cyglet Feb 2013 #83
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