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Originally Posted by Chocaholic
Never understood the dislike of Walmart. Especially from those who feel themselves above shopping there. It's an American company that employs a lot of people with hiring focus on employing veterans. I don't have a problem with that.
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Liking Walmart is liking the house in Blackjack...
They kill the little guys and mom/pops that built this country and made it great. I dislike them for that reason. I also dislike how Walmart has made patriotism a marketing gimmick. In the 1980s and 1990s Walmart made a point of promoting "Made in the USA" and itself as a conduit for goods that helped domestic producers. It was all a sham. They but their empire on this and then sold it all out to Chinese slave labor sweatshops. They have no loyalty to anything other than profit margin - but should they? Are they obligated to or is this just what we demand they do to get our junk for cheap?
That said, I think Walmart exposes something that many people are uncomfortable with - the fact that we are a nation of insatiable, piggish, gluttonous consumers who care nothing about anything or anyone else so long as we can get whatever we want, when we want it, and for cheap. We have become indiscriminate slaves to the almighty Price Point. We are quick to embrace sweatshop practices and a horribly inefficient throwaway mentality for our quality expectations so long as we get it cheap (never mind the fact you'll end up paying 5x in the long run because the cheap Chinese-made one will keep breaking versus getting a decen one in the first place...)
Walmart fills our demand for these things and does it very well. I think most people aren't comfortable with this and unfairly vilify Walmart because it provides a mirror to see our own less-than-savory traits.
So yes, there are some valid reasons to not like Walmart but mostly I'd say if people want to change it, focus on changing themselves first - start caring about quality, stop being so materialistic and start speaking with your wallet when it comes to where you purchase things rather than defaulting to the dumbed-down lowest common denominator of mass consumption grade convenience.