BeemerBoy Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15949187/?GT1=8717 I love this story. It's just one more reason I love San Diego so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyBrewer Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Is it really that big of surprise? The stores are just so large these days, it's an eye sore. And do we really need to give the Mexican's another reason to cross the border? I didn't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 If you hate Walmart, you hate FREEDOM. SUPPORT OUR TROOPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyBrewer Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 ^LMAO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastGunslinger Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I generally don't like Walmart but it's really the only big store around State College. Also, they let us camp inside the store for the Wii launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 LOL, Wes. Walmart supports the Salvation Army: SUPPORT THEIR TROOPS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 It's easy to hate such a successful company... I am sorry for the citizens of San Diego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Yeah I'm sure San Diego wanted a gigantic, obtrusive, dirty, trashy hellhole so rednecks could buy 8 pound bags of M&M's for $2.89. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorBoyASU Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 ^^Especially when they pay their employees crap, don't give benefits, leave old stores to rot, muscle out the smaller stores, and bully their suppliers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 ^you've done your homework! ...and Walmart will teach their employees the proper way to fill out county welfare paperwork to get foodstamps, which is the real killer on local social systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Yeah I'm sure San Diego wanted a gigantic, obtrusive, dirty, trashy hellhole so rednecks could buy 8 pound bags of M&M's for $2.89. I'm sure the city's 180,000 residents living under the poverty level would prefer a cheaper alternative to consumer goods, merchandise and food.. So what if Wal Mart doesn't pay too well or give benefits? if people are willing to work under those conditions, so be it! Obviously there are people out there that will work in those conditions or else Wal Mart wouldn't have 1100 stores nationwide. At least some one is willing to do the work that most Americans refuse to do, and our collective mentality is in large why so many people are moving here illegally and "taking our jobs"... oh, and I'd rather have the government give monetary assistance to those who are actually working and trying to earn a living, rather than those who are just lazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Yeah I'm sure San Diego wanted a gigantic, obtrusive, dirty, trashy hellhole so rednecks could buy 8 pound bags of M&M's for $2.89. Post Of The Day. Wes rules. dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 So what if Wal Mart doesn't pay too well or give benefits? if people are willing to work under those conditions, so be it! Obviously there are people out there that will work in those conditions or else Wal Mart wouldn't have 1100 stores nationwide. There irony here being that Wal Marts put local stores out of business by offering things so insanely cheap. And of course Wal Mart is able to offer those products so cheaply because they deal with companies that manufacture in China and other countries with very little standard of work quality OR product quality. American manufacturers can't compete, thus they're out of business too! All those workers are out of a job...thus they're forced to work at, yup, Wal Mart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiCoastal Kid Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I love San Diego now, if not SOLELY for the reason that I hate big parking lots. PARKING STRUCTURES ARE THE BOMB HI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekRx Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Yet another reason why I love going back to San Diego. The people of SD can just shop at Target, and if they need groceries, I'm sure there's a Ralph's in the area with its own Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cheat Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Or a Vons with their very own me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movieguy Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I work at a grocery store, where I have been for 3 years now...It's a union job, I get decent hours and benefits. A couple of years ago, a Wal Mart opened near us...now our entire chain is up for sale, and I have no clue whether or not I'm going to lose my job... My family's been devestated by the sudden death of my father back in late August, and my mother hasn't worked since the late 1980's...I'm currently the only one with a job. I had plans to finally move out of my old home, but because of what happened, I need to put those plans on hold for now, for the sake of my mother and sister...my biggest fear, if I do get laid off, is that the only job I will be able to get, is at a place like Wal-Mart, where they will pay me even less then my current job, and offer no benefits, and obviously no union to turn to. I think my all time favorite bumper sticker is one that says "A living wage is a moral value..." But of course, if you said that aloud these days, you're likely to be met with cries of "Communist! Communist!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okinawaboy11 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 If you hate Walmart, you hate FREEDOM. SUPPORT OUR TROOPS. I soooooooo dont hate our freedom but I SOOOOOOOOOOO hate walmart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyBrewer Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Yeah I'm sure San Diego wanted a gigantic, obtrusive, dirty, trashy hellhole so rednecks could buy 8 pound bags of M&M's for $2.89. I'm sure the city's 180,000 residents living under the poverty level would prefer a cheaper alternative to consumer goods, merchandise and food.. So what if Wal Mart doesn't pay too well or give benefits? if people are willing to work under those conditions, so be it! Obviously there are people out there that will work in those conditions or else Wal Mart wouldn't have 1100 stores nationwide. At least some one is willing to do the work that most Americans refuse to do, and our collective mentality is in large why so many people are moving here illegally and "taking our jobs"... oh, and I'd rather have the government give monetary assistance to those who are actually working and trying to earn a living, rather than those who are just lazy And that's the difference between the East coast and the California coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 ^You know what's funny about that? I live in a upper middle class suburb of LA, and when we finally got a real shopping center...both Wal Mart and Ralphs are tenants, and both do quite well. Our areas only complaint was we didn't want the auto-shop equation of the "big box" store concept, which Wal Mart agreed to. But maybe that's just because we're a bunch of jews. -Joey "can't personally complain about Wal Mart, but I can see why others do" Mandel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robgraves Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 ^^^ you know... i lived in northridge too... and i never shopped at that wally world... i was always at ralphs, or gelsons, or whole foods... or target. never wal-mart. flash forward to my doing time here in America's wang... and i am practically forced to shop at wallys for some things... I cant wait to move back to my beloved valley... April cannot come soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 It's easy to hate such a successful company... I am sorry for the citizens of San Diego. It's not really the success that is hated. It's their questionable labor practices and bullying of suppliers. http://www.fastcompany.com/online/77/walmart.html Walmart is a dump anyway. Target carries much nicer stuff. And if you're looking for a wholesale club, Costco is also far superior to Sam's Club in terms of the quality of goods that they stock. Oddly I'm currently a Sam's Club member. Costco is too damn far from where I live, and I hate driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyBrewer Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 All this talk about Ralph's is making me sick! GO NUGGET MARKET!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterviper Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 South Park pretty much has this thread covered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaparri Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Wow, what a brilliant move. If only more large cities would do this and start a trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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