Wal-mart and Organics

[Guest guest]

I love Wal-mart and Sam's Club and I especially love how huge profits made

by other companies at the consumers expense, has been reduced by Wal-Mart

not price gouging the consumers. Folks only have so much money, and have

to make it go as far as possible. I love the variety of all the things they

carry.

 

Judy

[Guest guest]

In my area we only have Walmart (Sam's Club is 35 miles away), Kroger and a

small independently owned health foods market to offer any organics (besides the

local growers who take produce to the farmer's market). The independent market

has more variety, but higher prices, and even though it would be nice to cater

to them more, I have consider the economics of doing so. With the cost of

gasoline, nothing will be getting any cheaper (our Walmart recently remodeled

and prices are going up, not falling).

 

M.A.

 

wwjd <jtwigg wrote:

I love Wal-mart and Sam's Club and I especially love how huge profits

made

by other companies at the consumers expense, has been reduced by Wal-Mart

not price gouging the consumers. Folks only have so much money, and have

to make it go as far as possible. I love the variety of all the things they

carry.

 

Judy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mary Anne

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I'm not trying to start an argument, but Wal Mart has also done alot of damage.

They move in to a small town and take over. I can name several businesses in my

hometown that went under cause they couldn't compete with Wal Mart and their

HUGE buying power.

 

Jenn

 

wwjd <jtwigg wrote:

I love Wal-mart and Sam's Club and I especially love how huge profits

made

by other companies at the consumers expense, has been reduced by Wal-Mart

not price gouging the consumers. Folks only have so much money, and have

to make it go as far as possible. I love the variety of all the things they

carry.

 

Judy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

It's not walmart's fault, it's the fault of the ppl who shop there,

right? No! There really isn't any fault at all, it's not much more

than capitalism and supply and demand. You supply the cheap stuff and

I demand it. Well, not me personally, I havent shopped at a walmart

in years because it's always a zoo, the few exceptions being when I

had to go out for medicine or something after everywhere else closed

or when someone gave me a gift card.

 

Sure, buying local and small business is " better " but there are cases

where saving $.25/lb on meat does make a financial difference to a

family and may just help keep their heads afloat. It's more expensive

for small businesses to run thus their products are more expensive.

I've run my own small store, I had to shut down because I couldn't

afford to operate, but I don't blame walmart. The answer isn't to shut

down or prevent mega stores.

 

Eminent domain is what REALLY gripes me and walmart has used it in

tons of cases. It's just wrong...you save up your money to buy a home

and a company comes in and convinces the government your neighborhood

is poor and ugly and unsafe and would better serve the community as a

box with a parking lot. Grrrrr. That's not just walmart though and

it's not really walmart's fault, it's the fault of the government that

allows it!!!

 

So, the way I see it, in the end walmart is neither right or wrong, it

just is what it is.

 

Meg (who really appreciates the list owner who allows this sort of

related and pertinent conversation even though it is off topic!)

 

On 8/10/06, Jennifer <jenni45962 wrote:

> I'm not trying to start an argument, but Wal Mart has also done alot of

damage. They move in to a small town and take over. I can name several

businesses in my hometown that went under cause they couldn't compete with Wal

Mart and their HUGE buying power.

>

> Jenn

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/10/2006 2:30:31 PM Central Standard Time,

itszen4me writes:

 

That's not just walmart though and

it's not really walmart's fault, it's the fault of the government that

allows it!!!

 

 

 

 

It is both their fault.

 

 

You supply the cheap stuff and

I demand it.

 

The methods at how Walmart supply their cheap stuff at cheap prices do

matter, or at least to those of us who oppose human slavery and exploitation of

its workers.

 

 

 

 

Susie or Susan

 

 

Some Americans need hyphens in their names, because only part of them has

come over; but when the whole man has come over, heart and thought and all, the

hyphen drops of its own weight out of his name. ~Woodrow Wilson

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/10/2006 7:58:51 PM Central Standard Time,

suzyq_26201 writes:

 

). It is sad to see a small town bascially deserted except for two or three

antique stores, a couple of mid priced restaurants, a few tiny specialty

stores, and a Dairy Queen, which closes in Oct until Spring.

 

 

 

 

And lets not forget what they have had a part in the demise of many of our

higher paying manufacturing jobs.

Walmart may not be alone but they most certainly are at the top of the list.

 

 

 

 

Susie or Susan

 

 

Some Americans need hyphens in their names, because only part of them has

come over; but when the whole man has come over, heart and thought and all, the

hyphen drops of its own weight out of his name. ~Woodrow Wilson

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

, Meg <itszen4me wrote:

 

> Meg (who really appreciates the list owner who allows this sort of

> related and pertinent conversation even though it is off topic!)

 

Thanks for saying so, Meg.

I find it very interesting to read and really, even

though it isn't about cooking or vegetarianism

directly, it is about shopping for food and we all

have to do that in order to cook and be vegetarians,

so it is important to consider different aspects of our

consumerism. Besides, everyone is being very respectful

and polite to eachother, even if they are expressing

different opinions, and that is awesome to see.

So bravo to all of you intelligent and thoughtful people!

We all do our best in our lives, and having information

that can help us make the choices that serve our

individual paths best is a benefit to us all.

 

~ PT ~

 

When another blames or hates you, or when men say injurious

things about you, approach their poor souls, penetrate within,

and see what kind of men they are.  You will discover that

there is no reason to take trouble that these men have a good

opinion of you.  However, you must be well disposed towards

them, for by nature they are friends.

~ Marcus Aleius Aurelius Antoninus

  [One of Harry S Truman's favorite Marcus Aurelius quotes]

[Guest guest]

The same has happened here...Walmart came in and out went downtown G.C. Murphy's

then Murphy Mart (both variety type stores)..then downtown Foodland and now soon

a small Main Street hardware that has been in operation for over 50 years

(Lowe's had a hand in that demise). It is sad to see a small town bascially

deserted except for two or three antique stores, a couple of mid priced

restaurants, a few tiny specialty stores, and a Dairy Queen, which closes in Oct

until Spring.

 

M.A.

 

 

It's not walmart's fault, it's the fault of the ppl who shop there,

right? No! There really isn't any fault at all, it's not much more

than capitalism and supply and demand. You supply the cheap stuff and

I demand it. Well, not me personally, I havent shopped at a walmart

in years because it's always a zoo, the few exceptions being when I

had to go out for medicine or something after everywhere else closed

or when someone gave me a gift card.

 

Sure, buying local and small business is " better " but there are cases

where saving $.25/lb on meat does make a financial difference to a

family and may just help keep their heads afloat. It's more expensive

for small businesses to run thus their products are more expensive.

I've run my own small store, I had to shut down because I couldn't

afford to operate, but I don't blame walmart. The answer isn't to shut

down or prevent mega stores.

 

Eminent domain is what REALLY gripes me and walmart has used it in

tons of cases. It's just wrong...you save up your money to buy a home

and a company comes in and convinces the government your neighborhood

is poor and ugly and unsafe and would better serve the community as a

box with a parking lot. Grrrrr. That's not just walmart though and

it's not really walmart's fault, it's the fault of the government that

allows it!!!

 

So, the way I see it, in the end walmart is neither right or wrong, it

just is what it is.

 

Meg (who really appreciates the list owner who allows this sort of

related and pertinent conversation even though it is off topic!)

 

On 8/10/06, Jennifer <jenni45962 wrote:

> I'm not trying to start an argument, but Wal Mart has also done alot of

damage. They move in to a small town and take over. I can name several

businesses in my hometown that went under cause they couldn't compete with Wal

Mart and their HUGE buying power.

>

> Jenn

>

 

 

 

 

 

Mary Anne

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I'm not a fan of WalMart and I don't shop at WalMart.

However things change. I've been reading a little

about how towns rose up all over the place because

that's where trains stopped for various and sundry

reasons. Guess what, the trains changed, cars

arrived,

towns died or were left with bed and breakfasts and

an antique store. I'm not saying it is good but

things change. Honestly I'm more concerned about

people killing each other in the Middle East at

the moment. (and I'm sure everyone agrees 100%

on how things should be solved over there . . . .

or not ;<)

)

 

Hm, then I start thinking about the towns that

rose up around forts and how they grew for various

reasons, including fur trading, buffalo hunting,

and other wonderful reasons.

 

Gary