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84fiero123
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JUL 22, 11:08 AM
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This is on my wife’s homesteading forum and just goes to show all those that say imports are good should buy a pair of these.
Ya lets let the Wal Marts of the world take over and buy all those good import products.
You decide.
http://www.lamanaphotography.com/walmart.htm
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aceman
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JUL 22, 11:14 AM
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Interesting. Problem with your shoe example is that for the past at least 15 years, 95% of the shoes sold in the US are imported. I think all that's made in the US are work boots.
I avoid Walmarts as much as I can. Walmart gets about .5% of my income, if that. Now, that's not to say I won't buy imports. You just can't avoid it anymore. And, Target gets my money instead of Walmart. So one devil gets my money over another devil[This message has been edited by aceman (edited 07-22-2007).]
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RotrexFiero
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JUL 22, 11:17 AM
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I dont know but I purchase lots of things at walmart, including food, and have not had any problems. You can probably find products at any store that are defective. Sorry, China is the cheap labor market of the world right now, and so they do most of the manufacturing. If walmart was such a terriable place then people would stop going there and they would go out of business, but the fact is that I save money by going there.
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Phranc
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JUL 22, 11:17 AM
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She had a reaction to the chemicals and was burned. That could have happened in America made too. Unless every one gets the same burns its only an issue for a few people. Since the news hasn't said anything about a rash of burns from China made Wal*Mart sold flip flops I think this is a non-issue. [This message has been edited by Phranc (edited 07-22-2007).]
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Wichita
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JUL 22, 11:29 AM
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As Phranc said: American made products have done things like this too. Think Pharma companies. Think GM and unsafe automobiles and so on.
While it's unfortunate that happen to that woman, she did say she kept on wearing them flip-flops over and over again. Wal-Mart should at least look into it and pull it off the shelves.
But I'm sure some "slip-and-fall" greedy asss John Edwards mofo is going to come in looking to line his pockets up with millions for this.
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CTFieroGT87
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JUL 22, 11:53 AM
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| quote | | Originally posted by RotrexFiero:I save money by going there. |
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Walmart is the symbol of so many things wrong with our country, both from the economic view of where they get their goods, how they push out small businesses, and the problems of their workforce being almost completely supported by government welfare dollars.
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GTPat
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JUL 22, 12:15 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by CTFieroGT87:
Walmart is the symbol of so many things wrong with our country, both from the economic view of where they get their goods, how they push out small businesses, and the problems of their workforce being almost completely supported by government welfare dollars. |
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I`ve never been to a WalMart...I`ll never go to a WalMart...I don`t like their policies...Frontline had a very good documentory on them about a year or so ago. Look it up if you get a chance to.
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Phranc
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JUL 22, 12:17 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by CTFieroGT87:
Walmart is the symbol of so many things wrong with our country, both from the economic view of where they get their goods, how they push out small businesses, and the problems of their workforce being almost completely supported by government welfare dollars. |
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How is cheaper goods and less accumulated debt bad? Most small businesses don't get pushed out. They fail to keep up with capitalistic growth. I've seen plenty of small shops keep going by altering business structure. The work force is supported by welfare how exactly? The average Wal*Mart worker makes over $8 and hour. It is an entry level job with entry level pay. People from all social economic levels shop at Wal*Mart. Its not just poor people.
Wal*Mart gets a bad reputation because it is successful. It is the American dream realized. And as a side note I was an active participent is keeping Wal*Mart from oping a store on the other side of the highway when there was one store 5 miles south and another 10 miles north. So don't think I love Wal*Mart. I just don't like the dishonesty perpetuated about it.
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Formula88
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JUL 22, 12:33 PM
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Two problems here - imported crap, for sure, but the primary bad guy here is Wal-Mart - a U.S. company. We don't why the shoes burned your feet. It may have been intentional use of substandard materials, or it could have been a mistake that affected only a portion of production. But Wal-Mart's stonewalling effectively keeps the source of the problem from being found and fixed.
I try to buy American whenever possible, but that's increasingly hard to do. Many products just aren't make in the U.S. anymore. And with so many "global" companies, how do you define what is American? Which is more American, a Honda, Toyota, or BMW made in the U.S. or a Chevy made in Canada or Mexico?
If you have a local news crew that does consumer product spotlights, give them a call. This could be a great opportunity for them to do some investigative reporting. Nothing like a camera crew showing up to give someone a reality check. If a lawsuit gets files, be sure to go for class action status.
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madcurl
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JUL 22, 12:41 PM
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