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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because it’s cheap Chinese stuff that breaks and then you just end up buying more. THey pay their employees badly (so does amazon) and lots of their employees are on federal subsidies and they don’t give enough hours for full time employment so no health insurance. [/quote]

My mom says places like Wal-Mart help perpetuate poverty.  You spend less per item, but it's often poor quality, so you end up spending more over time.  Also, IME, their customer service is terrible, and they treat their employees poorly.  They use heavy-handed anti-union tactics.  They are frequently penalized for wage theft (both failing to pay overtime and compelling employees to work off the clock).

Wal-Mart isn't unique in any of these things, but they are big enough and profitable enough that this stuff is particularly egregious, and makes them a symbol of corporate greed.[/quote]

The quality of the exact same brand shampoo, contact fluid, tampons, hand soap and cleaning supplies is EXACTLY the same at my Walmart as anywhere else and is cheaper. I do not buy much from amazon because I do not like having even more unreliable delivery drivers on the streets of DC. Bezos should have to fund USPS.[/quote]

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