Wal-Mart

1. Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart Every hour of every day.

2. This works out to $20,928 profit every minute!
3. Wal-Mart will sell more from January 1 to St. Patrick's Day (March 17th) than Target sells all year.

4. Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot + Kroger + Target +Sears + Costco + K-Mart combined.

5. Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people, is the world's largest private employer, and most speak English.

6. Wal-Mart is the largest company in the history of the world.

7. Wal-Mart now sells more food than Kroger and Safeway combined, and keep in mind they did this in only fifteen years.

8. During this same period, 31 big supermarket chains sought bankruptcy.

9. Wal-Mart now sells more food than any other store in the world.

10. Wal-Mart has approx 3,900 stores in the USA of which 1,906 are Super Centers; this is 1,000 more than it had five years ago.

11. This year 7.2 billion different purchasing experiences will occur at Wal-Mart stores. (Earth's population is approximately 6.5 Billion.)

12. 90% of all Americans live within fifteen miles of a Wal-Mart.

I don't go there unless I absolutely have to and I don't live within 15 miles of one. Still the statistics are pretty amazing.

One of my clients processes seafood that is exclusively sold at Walmart.

They just opened a WinCo store in Lacey. It's supposed to really draw customers away from Walmart. Does that mean there will soon be a People of Winco website to compete with this:

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/

Seafood and Walmart .. .. . .two words that just don't go together. . . ..

I saw a clip on the tube about Wal Mart in China. The locals are becoming regular shoppers there. Of course, most of the products aren't imports.

I know, but they do quite a business with them.

When I posted a bitch thread about Walmart a few months ago, I claimed that it was killing the American small business. Apparently, it's killing the big businesses as well.

This is the first time I have seen most of these statistics, and while they haven't done much to improve my image of Walmart, they have given me something to smile about. At least I can say I'm among the 10% that don't live within 15 miles of a Walmart. Granted, I do live within 25 miles of several....

Wal Mart is my go to store for cheap plastic crap that's made in China.
I really don't see why folks baulk at shopping there, don't they own most of America's debt?

Been to Wally World a few times. Can't say I like it much. Other than simply people watching

I live within 2 miles of 2 Walmarts. I don't shop there.

Wal Mart = Satan

Directly responsible for the off shoring of a lot of manufacturing jobs.

Wal Mart's strategy is bullying. They tell businesses what they are going to make their product for cost wise. You don't play ball with Wal Mart then their China operations will run you into the ground.

99% of the products they sell are not made within 10,000 mile of the homeland (the good US of A). Those food stamps, get easily converted into Wal Mart profits. BTW, you can find some of the fattest asses in the World waddling down the isles of Wal Mart Stores.

Yeah...Great for America...look which way our economy has gone in the last 15 years.

If you think Wally World is so fuggin great go get a job there and try to support your family on what they 'pay' you. Hope you like food stamps and living in a van down by the river.

We broke down and braved the horde to check it out, even though we've been to one before.

The prices--especially produce-- were very impressive. The brand name stuff was the same as everywhere else, but I don't buy Oscar Meyer or Hostess products anyway.

Did see some VERY interesting dental work and the creme de la creme of Yelm/Rainier/McKenna society was in attendance dressed in full trailer park regalia.

I refuse to shop there, employees are paid low wages and the few stores I went in had this funny selection of things. I did not find what I was looking for. The shelves were not well stocked or clean. The place was in chaos maybe because so many people shop there. No customer service. I could not find anyone to help me. Under staffed over worked employees could not keep the shelves stocked. 90% of what they sell in made in China. I wish to support products made in American, farms in America etc. Great business men put this together and yes it is cheap goods from poor countries. It is an amazing success, but the clothes are sub standard and will need to be replaced in a year. That is the whole idea is it not. Keep us buying. I will take quality over quantity anytime. I support livable wages and medical benefits are not given to employees until they have worked there full time for 1 year and the medical benefits are sub-standard & costly to the employee. Many employees are kept at part-time or cut to part-time as soon as they would qualify for medical. This is how the company survives and keeps costs down.

It is the perfect place for people who have shopping addition and they buy many things they don’t need. I did look at the lay out and they are clever with sucking people into specials. One thing they do well is make prices easy to see and instead of 5.99 it is 5.69 or 5.85 which makes a person think it is such a great deal. They use number games very interesting strategy's are used to get you to buy things you don’t want.

I don’t & won’t shop there

Wife and I were part of the horde you were braving. Wall to wall people and shopping carts. People were lined up just to get their hands on a shopping cart. Two checkout lines went to the back of the store. Despite the crowding and delays, people kept their cool. The prices were good, the shelves well stocked, and the employees we had contact with were friendly and helpful. Several grocery stores near Winco are going to have to get competitive real quick to keep their customers. Even the one stops like Freddie's, Costco and Walmart are going to know there's a new player in the game.

im trying to remember where we were at i think marysville? but it was a supper walmart and they had a live lobster tank???? couldn't believe it

Yeah but those tails had the meat removed and were re-stuffed with surimi.

Just 12 more reasons I don't and won't shop at Wal Mart, like I need more reasons. I don't.

It seems like Walmart represents almost all of the things that are wrong with America, but I'm probably simplifying a bit.

Sg

I think what soured me most about Wal-Mart, besides the large parking lot, tons of people, the TYPE of people, long lines, and the fact that I typically try and NOT do what a majority of people do/want (I mean, if it is really popular and everyone is doing it, I tend to avoid it just for spite) but I kept going in there looking for one particular item and time and time again I walked out of there empty handed because they did not have it. I kept thinking to myself, "why do I keep going there when they never have what I need? Wife goes there sometimes but I avoid it like the plague anymore.

Not oversimplifying but.................. They sell products that are legal and usually cheaper than the competition. The China thing is not a fair criticism as any on this BB that is over 60 will remember the cheap Japanese imports when we were young. Then came Korea, India, Formosa, Brazil, just goes on and on.

The difference now vs then is the congress ( both D & R ) has made laws that make it advantageous to shut down US operations and invest in overseas facilities in fact they actually put us at a disadvantage. Then you have NAFTA, free trade, all that crap.

So as always we whack away at Wally because it is the big guy on the block. Wal-Mart did not develop this business model they just are VERY GOOD at it. You don't like them then don't shop there but off hand I would say your in the very small minority judging by their sales.

Not to mention the Walmart chicks in their stretchpants.
Awesome deals and eye candy, what more do you want ?

You're that dude.
I'm gonna make you eat those coupons the next time you pull that crap
That is unless there's some eye candy around to keep me entertained.

You might be a Walmartian...

if three generations of your family have been "feature creatures" on peopleofwalmart.com.

if your last two Black Friday shopping sprees ended with a medivac trip to a trauma center.

if a cell phone picture of your buttcrack has gone viral on a popular internet website.

You might be a Walmartian...

if you met your current wife and her extended family while checking out titles in the $5 dvd bin. The chance meeting having occurred when you both reached for the same copy of "Lassie, Come Home!"

if your wife's parents insist on coming over everytime you and the "little woman" decide to watch a PG-13 movie at home.

if you once entered a Walmart intending only to buy milk, but emerged with your credit line in shambles, two carts full of rollback priced bargains, and a 60" backlit LED flatscreen for your singlewide.

You might be a Walmartian...

if you know six Walmart associates by their first name. Chances are they don't know your first name, but they could pick your buttcrack out of a police lineup.

if you can walk your Walmart merchandise through the checkstand and simply say, "Put it on my tab!"

if the best financial advice you ever received from your parents was, "If it ain't rollback priced, don't buy it...filch it!"

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Attn: Walmart shoppers, don't take this too seriously. Hell, I go to Walmart, myself. In fact, I'm headed there right now to pick up some milk.

aside from the $15 a pair jeans i buy to work in, the walmart in aberdeen doesn't really have better prices than anywhere else that carries the same stuff in this area.

Let's not forget the unions that have jacked up the prices of American goods. I always laugh at the cheap "Chinese junk" at Walmart. So there are Chinese Snickers, AC/DC CDs, Autolite spark plugs, Campbells soup, Ball canning jars, Kitchen Aide kitchen gadgets, etc? Sure, they sell some cheap junk, ALL stores do, but a large number of the products they sell are name brand. Remember, not so long ago Walmart was a small business, they just prospered, the American dream. We still have to go to small local shops for salmon/tuna gear, reloading equipment, brake pads, etc.

Never forget when I was in a Walmart and there was this group of very Obese people with their shopping carts full of outdated Halloween candy..Kinda sad I guess.

Got three Walmarts out here (yes we must be that poor). Two opened up in the last four months. Walmart employs about 680 people in the area, which is a good thing. Not only that, other businesses are growing up around both Walmart and Cabela's next door to take advantage of all the people they draw, so more people employed.

Lot of retired people out here who shop at Walmart. You have to hang around for a while to get a look at anyone who would qualify for the People of Walmart site.

I comparison shop for food. Walmart is almost always cheaper. Bananas today are .39 a pound, compared to .59 yesterday at Safeway. Not much selection at Walmart, but the brand name items they do carry I will buy there before anywhere else because of price. I use Fred Meyer for meat and seafood and Costco for the bulk items.

F.uck Wal Mart and f.uck their business model.

Your opinion may vary.

Upon further review, it is confirmed, you are indeed a Walmartian.
And a seasoned one at that

Not sure if it is cool or not to shop at Costco, but Direct-Drive mention eye candy. Go to Costco in Woodinville and then to a Wal Mart in Lynnwood. You'll understand why I shop at Costco.
Sky-Guy doesn't call it Woodinmilf for nothing....

I saw a goat. I saw a friggin' goat.
I think that someone needs to come clean.

If your hold your nose and close your eyes its not too bad.