Who will boycott Wal-mart with me?

[Nikepallas]

Anyone listening to Mike Malloy? Truck drivers are talking about how they are charge a unloading fee at Wal-mart even though they are hauling Wal-mart Stuff.


I Personally will stop shoping at Wal-mart and even stop eating at Mc Donald's--who seem to be connected at Wal-mart's hip.


It is only in Produce and Food. I say send a message completely.

[maveric]

1. I've been boycotting WM for the past 3 years.

And plan on NEVER walking through it doors again.

[brokensymmetry]

I know what you mean.

How can I boycott them when I haven't been inside one for years?

Anyway, Costco is way better - and not just because they support Democrats and Progressives.

[spikesmom]

12. Hate Walmart and Would Never Shop There

and I live 2 blocks away from one!

[Patsy Stone]

2. Never ever

would I go to a Wal-Mart. :puke:

[jdj]

3. I will.

I want the union to get in there so fucking bad.

And they will. they will.

[Wilms]

9. If the union gets in, I'll consider it.

But,... oh never mind. You all know about it. :grr:

[Pithlet]

4. Already with you.

I never shop at that place.

[Nite Owl]

5. I already do.

I was there once about a year ago. The heater went out at around midnight and the places I called put us on a list. Could have been a couple of days with no heat and it was around 10 degrees outside. So I went and bought a few space heaters.

[Melynn]

6. I have been boycotting Wal-Mart

and will continue to do so.

[WLKjr]

7. I can't I work there

have for 3 years. I can answer some questions though if you have any.


(having trouble with my flame suit, ugh ohhh ughh damn I need to lose wieght!)

[Solon]

36. What dept?

I worked in L+G and Sporting Goods for 2 years. Pay and benefits sucked, and even when I worked there I didn't buy a damned thing, screw that discount card.

[WLKjr]

45. Electronics

and that discount helps me skirt Bob Tafts outrageous sales tax.

[flyarm]

8. i started my boycott

2 years ago!!

i will not support a store that has put my friends out of business because they dont sell communists goods!!
my friends manufatured in the usa and they were literally put out of business by wall mart!! and when my friends lost their businesses , americans lost jobs..good paying jobs!!

i wont spit at wall mart let alone walk into one!!

fly

[Ron Green]

10. I'm with you, too... and have been for a long time. However, it really

won't make much difference because the masses of people who love to shop, and think strolling through Wal*Mart is real shopping, will only grow in numbers.

[cyclezealot]

11. Can't boycott what you have Never used..

I hate box stores..always have..Even if I did not know a thing about how lousy they are...But, boycott still applies, I guess..
I once walked in one and bought Nothing.

[karlrschneider]

13. I would love to join you but it's a problem where I live:

The WM is the only grocery store within 45 miles. They moved into town and managed to run off the only other one in this county. So our choice is to patronize it or drive 90 miles round trip to buy groceries. How can I resolve this dilemma?

[Ron Green]

15. Sounds like there might be a market for a co-op grocery of some kind. n/t

[karlrschneider]

26. I would think so but such an enterprise is way out of my expertise ...but

I will do some research to see how it might be done...thanks.
;-)

[Nikepallas]

20. I feel for you Karl, I have seen that happen myself in some towns around

my own town. I honestly believe they are trying to do so in my town.

[karlrschneider]

27. We occasionally will make the road trip to stock up on non-perishables

but it's just not feasible to drive all that way for milk, eggs, bread...that kind of stuff. I have been sending emails and letters to "Save-a-lot" suggesting they look into buying the old Homeland (Safeway) store here that closed down a few years ago. I'm not any sort of grocery expert but I think they could take a LOT of biz away from WM.

[pstans]

32. Got 2 options

1. Plant a garden/go to a farmer's market.
2. Move to another town.

[ret5hd]

14. havent been there in over 4 years...

so yeah, sure.

[kaitykaity]

16. I don't shop there either.

Haven't for about three months. Won't, ever
again.

[Nikepallas]

17. Some people around my area have to shop at Wal-mart or

travel into a different town to get food and clothes because Wal-mart is all that town has thanks to the way Wal-mart runs out all other stores.:grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr:


how else could we tell them this is wrong than?

[DuaneBidoux]

18. Hey I do even more...

Sometimes I really need something cheap and I do shop at WalMart but then I like fill up a cart with tons and tons of stuff and then walk away and go pay for my one item. I figure they'll lose more putting all that stuff back than they can possibly make on me with the one item. Some people on DU say I'm shafting the workers when I do this but I figure anyone who gets the job putting all that stuff back actually has a pretty good mission: you can drift around the store putting all this stuff away, visiting, "having trouble" finding the right shelf, and so you kind of do some "research." Beats the hell out of running a cash register or stocking shelves with mass merchandise hundreds of boxes in an hour.

[Solon]

38. That's just inconsiderate...

Its the piss poor employees that have to put that shit away, a better idea is just to either ignore the store, or go to the nearest Union and distribute their literature throughout the store.

[DuaneBidoux]

52. I know some feel it's a bad idea

But check out what they have the people doing if they aren't putting individual pieces back. I've done the work, it's actually easier than what they normally do.

[doc03]

19. Haven't shopped at Walmart for 2 years

[SnoopDog]

21. Here is another truth about Walmart...

First of all I do go to Walmart, but for now on - NO.

Second, I will go to Walmart for Bagels. Here is something actually that we can sue these pricks on... They ALWAYS mismark prices. You get up to $3 or less for every mismarked item. But, get this... I have been buying bagels for the last 4 months all at the mismarked price and I go to Customer Service and get the bagels for free. The bagels are 2 for $4 and it always rings up at $2.57. So I get them for free. Each and every time I 'get my free bagels' at customer service, I say "you know you rip off innocent customers by charging the incorrect price". Yes, the last 4 months I say this and they do not change the price. I can only say this has to be illegal.... Any lawyers want to take on Walmart?

I will never go there again - except to get my free bagels. You might consider 'hunting' down mismarked items to get them for free.

My final comment - don't go to MacDonald's-it really isn't food.

[GetTheRightVote]

22. I do not shop at Wal Mart any more

:kick:

[bush_is_wacko]

23. Walmart has been on my no shop list for a long time now!

I will NEVER give them another dime! It is getting harder and harder to find a place that I can shop at anymore though. Target, Walmart, Kmart are ALL on my no shop list.

[biscotti]

24. I have not been in one in about 8 years

I hate the store and their policies. I do my very best to support local businesses in my small community. I criticize them in conversation whenever relevant.

[Kazak]

25. You've been shopping at WalMart?

:crazy:

[Nikepallas]

28. Unfortunately I had to at time because where I was. Also I work for

mentally and physically challenge individuals...to them Wal-mart is the be all end all... I cannot force my views/or really influence them politcally. I don't buy anything when I am their.

[Ms. Clio]

29. I've been boycotting Wal-Mart for about 4 years, now

I don't think they have noticed, but I feel better about myself.

I never shopped there much to begin with--I prefer Target.

[yorkiemommie1]

not walmart, not walgreen's not sam's club either

and i educate my friends on how to buy blue.

[TriMetFan]

33. What's up with Walgreen's?

We haven't shopped at walmart in 18 months.

[jbm]

30. I haven't been inside a Wal-Mart..

since the 2002 elections. A repub controlled country was a wake-up call for me.

[Tux]

31. Times I may have to

We have a Kmart, Target, and Krogers. That is it. Krogers charges too much for food and Aldi's doesn't have everything I need. Target has neat stuff but no food. So it's to Wal-Mart at times though I hate it. Even the lobsters are from another nation.

I, for one, welcome any competition to Wal-mart. As long as it's American.

[Generic Guy]

34. I haven't been to wal mart in years

I have always hated them. They sell junk and don't pay their employees for crap.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

50. Hi Generic Guy!

WELCOME TO DU! And I don't believe for ONE minute that you are in ANY way generic...Unique yes; generic no...Anyhow, WELCOME! I'm in complete accord about Wal*Mart. There's a terrific article here on the home page, BTW. I'm sure you've seen it...

:hi:

[Generic Guy]

51. thanks for the welcome

The generic name is a statement of how unimportant we all are in bush's america.

[OrlandoGator]

35. I've made maybe $20 in purchases at WM in the last 3 years.

So it's not quite a boycott, but damn close.

[Hippo_Tron]

37. Working on it, sometimes I do have to buy there...

But I spend very little money there when I do. Basically, if every customer bought as little and as infrequently as I do at Wal-Mart, they'd be bankrupt. My dad is the real problem. He's a yellow dog Democrat but he has no problem shopping at Wal-Mart every Sunday.

[FreedomAngel82]

39. I haven't shopped there in forever

My Mom bought me some pants from them but I didn't have anything to do with that. If it's me going out and buying stuff I stay away from Walmart. For shopping with clothes and other stuff I head to Target. They do donate to the republicans but according to the buy blue site only like 13% so it's a lot less then Walmart does.

[donheld]

40. I've been boycotting them for quite awhile now

welcome to the group.

[Greybnk48]

41. ONly been in a Wal-Mart twice in my life. n/t

[VPStoltz]

42. Already have.

I grew up in a very small town in the UP of Michigan. There were lots of nice little shops owned by people you knew - and they knew you, you kids, your background - you were friends. Wal-Mart came in on the other side of the river and that was the end of that. I have never set foot in a Wal-Mart and never will. And just to keep my conscience clear, I have never owned a product by Nike either.

[expatriot]

43. I havent stepped foot in a Wal-Mart for 2.5 years.

I support my UCFW stores, Fry's (Kroger in AZ) and Albertsons.

[JackD76]

44. Already do

[solinvictus]

46. Target shopper here...

except I really wish Target carried guns and had layaway.

[bvar22]

47. Wal-Mart must DIE!!!!

MONEY SPENT AT WAL-MART KILLS
GOD'S UNBORN CHILDREN!!!

Get some of those bloody posters that the Anti-Choice crowd uses to picket Planned Parenthood, and use them to picket Wally World.

Wal-Mart supports
COMMUNIST DICTATORS!!!

I’m absolutely PRO-CHOICE, but think the Fundies need to face this hypocrisy.

Will the Republicans stand on Moral Values when their wallet is threatened?
Only immoral people (Communist abortion lovers) shop at Wal-Mart!

[Abelman]

48. I already don't

I can't in my current location, anyway. :)

When I visit MI it's not even an option anymore. I don't even acknowledge it as a location to comparison shop anymore, it's as if it doesn't exist in my town for me. I once had a friend ask me if I wanted to go and I was all "we have one?" And I had honestly forgotten we'd had one for ten years because my mental block was so well built.

[housewolf]

49. I've been boycotting Walmart for years now

Can't stand to go in their stores. I don't care if I pay a bit more to shop elsewhere, I won't go near a Walmart or Sams Club.