Reply #46: I do occasionally for a couple of reasons

[samtob]

#1, laundry soap, storage bins, and food for the feral colony I feed are cheaper by far. Now, I don't buy a lot of storage bins, so we are really talking about the soap and the food for the kitties. They are not my cats, I feed them out of sympathy and compassion, therefore, I do not feel much guilt for price shopping on the food.

#2, Walmart has helped a lot of the women from the shelter that I volunteer at. Many of these women have never really worked, and some did not graduate high school. They have hired them, taken the chance, given them benefits, and many of them are still employed there and are moving up the ladder. When you come from a less than loving environment, have no self esteem to speak of, scared to death to try and make it on your own, support your children...a decent job can do you a world of good. Especially if there is an opportunity to move up in the organization.

#3 Walmart supplies jobs to a couple of individuals no one else would even interview. Granted, they are the greeters, which may seem lowly to many, but, they appreciate the fact that they are able to be employed, that someone gave them the opportunity. Due to their disabilities, no one else would give them a shot....no one. One man is in a wheel chair, on oxygen, nearly blind, speech impaired. He gives every person a smile and a warm inviting "hello" as he pushes a cart their way. Let's face it, Nordstroms, Dillards, Sears, etc, would never put this man at their front door, or at the check out, or anywhere else within sight of the public for that matter.