Going to Wal-Mart while in Port

Dennis P. Harris wrote:
On 26 Mar 2005 05:18:39 -0800 in rec.travel.cruises,
(John Chapman) wrote:

I can't explain
why but it just seems like the most natural thing in the world to
hone
in on the local Wal-Mart wherever we travel.

boy the sleazy "lock 'em in for unpaid overtime & illegally
employ child labor" merchants really have you sucked in, don't
they?

i don't see how anyone could shop at stores that send more jobs
to china than anyone else in the country. this is a company that
pays slave wages and then tells their employees to apply for
medicaid because they're too poor to buy the company's health
insurance, and to apply for food stamps. in other words,
taxpayers are providing health care and wage supplements because
wal-mart won't pay a living wage.

you will never find me shopping at one. ever.

but then, you're another one of those cruise ship sheeple who
probably love throwing your money away in the rigged casino, too.

Whereas I agree with some of your sentiments your technique of argument
is less then effective. You might find that making a statement in a
more calm tone and being a little less accusatory gives better results.
I really don't think insulting people will be very effective at
getting them to see your point of view.

Just a thought,

Scott

Dennis P. Harris wrote:
On 26 Mar 2005 05:18:39 -0800 in rec.travel.cruises,
(John Chapman) wrote:

I can't explain
why but it just seems like the most natural thing in the world to
hone
in on the local Wal-Mart wherever we travel.

boy the sleazy "lock 'em in for unpaid overtime & illegally
employ child labor" merchants really have you sucked in, don't
they?

i don't see how anyone could shop at stores that send more jobs
to china than anyone else in the country. this is a company that
pays slave wages and then tells their employees to apply for
medicaid because they're too poor to buy the company's health
insurance, and to apply for food stamps. in other words,
taxpayers are providing health care and wage supplements because
wal-mart won't pay a living wage.

you will never find me shopping at one. ever.

but then, you're another one of those cruise ship sheeple who
probably love throwing your money away in the rigged casino, too.

Whereas I agree with some of your sentiments your technique of argument
is less then effective. You might find that making a statement in a
more calm tone and being a little less accusatory gives better results.
I really don't think insulting people will be very effective at
getting them to see your point of view.

Just a thought,

Scott

"Karen Segboer" wrote in message Maybe I'll
just skip that curiosity trip. I've heard enough.

Karen




Karen,
Believe me, you are missing nothing. The place is a filthy hole and I can't
understand it's popularity (then again I can't understand the popularity of
a lot of things in this country). I'm not against discount shopping, in
fact I shop at Target all the time and I love it. The difference is that
Target is clean, well lit, organized, and a class act for a discount store.
In fact it's usually a pleasure to go there. People say that Target is more
expensive than Wal-Mart. Frankly I don't care and I'm willing to pay more
for a significantly better shopping experience. Wal-Mart is dirty,
unorganized, chaotic, dingy looking .... basically a dump. It's loaded with
hordes of people (usually with 10 kids) and personally I would rather get a
few cavities filled then go back! As for a "Super Wal-Mart" ... well, take
up all the negatives about a regular Wal-Mart a few notches and now you have
a Super Wal-Mart. More like Super-Disgusting!

Ernie

"Karen Segboer" wrote in message Maybe I'll
just skip that curiosity trip. I've heard enough.

Karen




Karen,
Believe me, you are missing nothing. The place is a filthy hole and I can't
understand it's popularity (then again I can't understand the popularity of
a lot of things in this country). I'm not against discount shopping, in
fact I shop at Target all the time and I love it. The difference is that
Target is clean, well lit, organized, and a class act for a discount store.
In fact it's usually a pleasure to go there. People say that Target is more
expensive than Wal-Mart. Frankly I don't care and I'm willing to pay more
for a significantly better shopping experience. Wal-Mart is dirty,
unorganized, chaotic, dingy looking .... basically a dump. It's loaded with
hordes of people (usually with 10 kids) and personally I would rather get a
few cavities filled then go back! As for a "Super Wal-Mart" ... well, take
up all the negatives about a regular Wal-Mart a few notches and now you have
a Super Wal-Mart. More like Super-Disgusting!

Ernie

The Wal-Marts I have read about in this ng have me wondering if we speak
of the same chain. Here, in our area, Boca Raton/Delray Beach, Florida,
we have three Wal-Marts one being a super store. They are clean, well
lit, name merchandise, helpful personnel. Parking lots spotlessly clean,
patrolled with surveillance cameras in the parking lots.
Those med prescriptions I do not have filled overseas are filled in
their pharmacy. Much less expensive than any other pharmacy
SUNNY

S'nd I
XXX

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The Wal-Marts I have read about in this ng have me wondering if we speak
of the same chain. Here, in our area, Boca Raton/Delray Beach, Florida,
we have three Wal-Marts one being a super store. They are clean, well
lit, name merchandise, helpful personnel. Parking lots spotlessly clean,
patrolled with surveillance cameras in the parking lots.
Those med prescriptions I do not have filled overseas are filled in
their pharmacy. Much less expensive than any other pharmacy
SUNNY

S'nd I
XXX

(* _ *)

In article , E.k.R.
wrote:

Believe me, you are missing nothing. The place is a filthy hole and I can't
understand it's popularity (then again I can't understand the popularity of
a lot of things in this country). I'm not against discount shopping, in
fact I shop at Target all the time and I love it. The difference is that
Target is clean, well lit, organized, and a class act for a discount store.

Interesting. Like you I don't have a negative reaction when I step into
Target, like I had to the Wal-Mart I stepped into. However the Wal-Mart
was not a filthy hole. It was clean but it was disorganized. The
Wal-Mart service was weird. Not that you expect a lot at a discount
store but to return the item I had to go to the department that sold
the item. Not the service desk. Then they had to call a certain person
who had a special card that allowed them to do refunds from the
register. It took a lot of time to find that person. That person could
not figure out how to do it so they had to call a higher manager to do
it, which took about another twenty minutes.

It's loaded with hordes of people (usually with 10 kids) and
personally I would rather get a few cavities filled then go back!

A lot of families in the USA are just scraping by. Every penny saved
means a lot to them. That is why there are Wal-Marts and they do a huge
business. We are just not their typical customers so we have a negative
reaction.

--
Charles

In article , E.k.R.
wrote:

Believe me, you are missing nothing. The place is a filthy hole and I can't
understand it's popularity (then again I can't understand the popularity of
a lot of things in this country). I'm not against discount shopping, in
fact I shop at Target all the time and I love it. The difference is that
Target is clean, well lit, organized, and a class act for a discount store.

Interesting. Like you I don't have a negative reaction when I step into
Target, like I had to the Wal-Mart I stepped into. However the Wal-Mart
was not a filthy hole. It was clean but it was disorganized. The
Wal-Mart service was weird. Not that you expect a lot at a discount
store but to return the item I had to go to the department that sold
the item. Not the service desk. Then they had to call a certain person
who had a special card that allowed them to do refunds from the
register. It took a lot of time to find that person. That person could
not figure out how to do it so they had to call a higher manager to do
it, which took about another twenty minutes.

It's loaded with hordes of people (usually with 10 kids) and
personally I would rather get a few cavities filled then go back!

A lot of families in the USA are just scraping by. Every penny saved
means a lot to them. That is why there are Wal-Marts and they do a huge
business. We are just not their typical customers so we have a negative
reaction.

--
Charles

In article , E.k.R.
wrote:

Believe me, you are missing nothing. The place is a filthy hole and I can't
understand it's popularity (then again I can't understand the popularity of
a lot of things in this country). I'm not against discount shopping, in
fact I shop at Target all the time and I love it. The difference is that
Target is clean, well lit, organized, and a class act for a discount store.

Interesting. Like you I don't have a negative reaction when I step into
Target, like I had to the Wal-Mart I stepped into. However the Wal-Mart
was not a filthy hole. It was clean but it was disorganized. The
Wal-Mart service was weird. Not that you expect a lot at a discount
store but to return the item I had to go to the department that sold
the item. Not the service desk. Then they had to call a certain person
who had a special card that allowed them to do refunds from the
register. It took a lot of time to find that person. That person could
not figure out how to do it so they had to call a higher manager to do
it, which took about another twenty minutes.

It's loaded with hordes of people (usually with 10 kids) and
personally I would rather get a few cavities filled then go back!

A lot of families in the USA are just scraping by. Every penny saved
means a lot to them. That is why there are Wal-Marts and they do a huge
business. We are just not their typical customers so we have a negative
reaction.

--
Charles

villa deauville wrote:
The Wal-Marts I have read about in this ng have me wondering if we speak
of the same chain. Here, in our area, Boca Raton/Delray Beach, Florida,
we have three Wal-Marts one being a super store. They are clean, well
lit, name merchandise, helpful personnel. Parking lots spotlessly clean,
patrolled with surveillance cameras in the parking lots.
Those med prescriptions I do not have filled overseas are filled in
their pharmacy. Much less expensive than any other pharmacy

Sunny,

A friend of mine who lives not far from you has said the same thing
about Wal-Mart. She loves the store and does a lot of shopping there.
The Wal-Marts I have been in here in New Jersey, are so bad and
disgusting that I don't go there much. When I do have to go there, I
feel like screaming "get me out of here". I avoid Mal-Mart if it is at
all possible.

sue