What do you think of Walmart?

Wishmaster said:

pparks1 said:

#2 Gripe: Their buying power often causes local shops and smaller players, that have been serving the community for years and years and years to have to close shop. That's just sad. So many of the mom and pop shops offered such better service, but couldn't afford to stay in business.

This.

Some of the smaller places round here were just better. although no longer around.

While Walmart may have adavantages, its also killing the smaller business.
And I don't think thats a good thing either.

Yeah, I don't always buy for bottom dollar. Service is important to me down the road. And I'd rather go to a "real" bike shop to get my bicycle properly fitted and adjusted for me, rather than letting some teenager at Walmart sell me the bike he put together when his shift started.

Welcome to Wally World!

My wife works at Walmart.

I do get my prescriptions there.

I find this thread about the "Mom & Pop stores" rather interesting. I am curious to know, if there was a "Mom & Pop" and Walmart with equal products but Walmart had a better price, would you really pay more just because you want the "Mom & Pops" to exist. I doubt if there are many that would. Not me, I value the dollar too much.

bigmck said:

I find this thread about the "Mom & Pop stores" rather interesting. I am curious to know, if there was a "Mom & Pop" and Walmart with equal products but Walmart had a better price, would you really pay more just because you want the "Mom & Pops" to exist. I doubt if there are many that would. Not me, I value the dollar too much.

Good point. It is not the big stores that kill the little stores - it is us consumers.

Be careful of the walmart fall apart. That was a term we used as kids when friends got a bicycle from walmart.

Well, so far it would appear as though opionions differ somwhat regarding Walmart, but most is defintely leaning toward toward the idea of Walmart not being a good thing

Maybe Walter (Jeff Dunham) was right when he said about Walmart: "Welcome to Walmart. Get your sh*t and get out".

whs said:

bigmck said:

I find this thread about the "Mom & Pop stores" rather interesting. I am curious to know, if there was a "Mom & Pop" and Walmart with equal products but Walmart had a better price, would you really pay more just because you want the "Mom & Pops" to exist. I doubt if there are many that would. Not me, I value the dollar too much.

Good point. It is not the big stores that kill the little stores - it is us consumers.

A little known fact

It the early 1980's Walmart won a federal lawsuit that permits them to sell mdse below their net cost as a loss leader until they run the "Mom & Pop" small stores
Out of Business That's unfair competition. Then once the little stores are gone, Walmart could raise their prices to what ever they wanted, as there were no other
choices to shop at.

Please shop wisely