Well, I'm a Conservative, and not a Wal-Mark fan, not saying I hate it, but they do use bulling tactics on suppliers and it seems to attract the trailer park/redneck types. There is almost nothing that turns me off more than if I meet a girl at a club or pub and she brings up the Wal-Mark , I run, and could even pass Forrest Gump:D As a small business, I feel for the other small businesses that are run out, the land owners who are forced out or to sell, but the do have low prices than many can afford, I choose to not to shop there and am lucky enough to live in an area that will never have to worry about one being closer that the one 10 miles away. Unions are at the heart of the liberal hate, since WM employs so many people and is doing a great job at keeping the unions out, which keeps the cost down, and if you don't like working there, there is no law or contract that says you can't leave. Just to redneck/trailer trash for me

Hey Byron: under what context would a girl you meet at a pub or bar bring up Wal-Mart? You must be having a pretty slow conversation if discount shopping comes into the mix...

There are not too many Walmarts in NYC. I know of one up-state in Oneonta. They moved in just out-side of town, paved over some pretty farm land and have attracted similar "box" stores. Now its weekend traffic jambs in the country - they never think to widen the highway...

Downtown Oneonta took the normal route, what wasn't closed already began to close down. But then a funny thing happend - it is a college town and all kinds of independant stores and resturants and coffee houses opended up and it is lately it is looking pretty good. It is not the same, but the downtown area is alive..

Pretty much the same thing here. Only it was the mall that opened up years ago that killed downtown (used to be malls were the enemy). But we are a college town and our downtown is really booming now. New apartments being built and the old ones getting rehabbed. It's cool to live there. It's probably a livelier place than previously.

Dan

Acually it is generaly two girls talking to each other, and they tend to talk about what they saw or bought at The Wal-Mart and remember, my work takes me to all kinds of bars & clubs (not all of them nice either) and I have had a girl walk up to me ans ask , true story, she did that right out of the blue (one reason I hate going to country bars) and said that to me.

Which then begs the question, How many teeth did she have?
:D

But, did you like her shirt?

About half :eek:



Never been a fan of tube tops:rolleyes:

I love Wal-Mart!

Only if we get to annex baja california. Think of all that new beachfront property...

Did she swallow?

Oh shlt...

LOL! :D

Last time I was in WalMart there was a 5' tall retarded guy walking around with his family with his hands in his pants.

...and I don't mean Al Bundy style.

Oh, and George Bush hates randy tards.

Interesting subject with no simple answer. If it hasn't been mentioned prior, my biggest issue with WalMart is the tactics the use in obtaining their merchandise. When a WalMart opens next to any business, it isn't competing with WalMart, it is competing with Mainline China, unfair business arrangements, Chinese workers getting paid dollars per day, and so forth. Sure they are bringing cheaper prices to consumers low on income looking for the lowest prices. Chances are those people were business owners now working for WalMart. For further information, check out this link:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/

Dude, are you gay? ;) :D not that there's anything wrong with that. Tube tops are the best thing God created right after beer. In fact, biblical study reveals that God first created beer, then women's shirts, then saw what a hard time guys had getting these shirts off after a few beers, and with TRUE Intelligent Design applied... voila... tube tops.

the first sighting of a tube top in the Northeast is also the first day of Spring.

SmileWavy

Because they hurt small business...

But not here in Chicago (thumbs up)

What?
Tube tops?

It's all fine and good when used properly, then you see the rubber band on a water balloon, and , eww.

LOL

Small business thrives here. Chicago is one place where small business is successful. It's what makes this city so interesting. We don't have a whole city of stripmalls with huge chains like places such as Indianapolis.

With small business comes productive, profitable citizens and diversity. I love the diversity....