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Wal-Mart has cheap quality and jerks employees around
Germany successfully defeated them and they closed up shop and left
Does Canada allow Walmart to refuse union cover to it's workers ?
Yes Germany gave them the shove by saying their workers would be unionised and they would pay the minimum wage in Germany.
No wonder Walmart has never looked at Australia with our minimum wage of over A$15 Hr.
I will gladly pay a little bit more to NOT shop at Walmart. I really dislike just about everything about them. I dislike the way they treat their suppliers, the trucking companys they use and their employees. I HATE their anti labour stance and I hate what they do to all of the small retailers when they move into an area.
They will never make it in the grocery business here in Canada. Their grocery department is pathetic when put up against the good Canadian food stores. I really dislike the way they sell a lot of food items without stating a unit price. Like a package of steaks for $15. That is just a sneaky and underhanded method of selling.
I will gladly pay a little bit more to NOT shop at Walmart. I really dislike just about everything about them. I dislike the way they treat their suppliers, the trucking companys they use and their employees. I HATE their anti labour stance and I hate what they do to all of the small retailers when they move into an area.
That's a pretty stupid reason for not taking advantage of lower prices.
That's a pretty stupid reason for not taking advantage of lower prices.
I guess it would be if I didn't care about my community, the small business owners and the workers of my country. Since I do and I spend a few dollars more to support that, what I consider the height of stupidity are those who care only for themselves!!!! Those who wouls sell their soul to save a few freakin bucks.
That's a pretty stupid reason for not taking advantage of lower prices.
Not if you look at the bigger picture. Supporting locally owned and smaller businesses keeps the market place much more vibrant and diverse, as well as money going back into the community.
I guess it would be if I didn't care about my community, the small business owners and the workers of my country. Since I do and I spend a few dollars more to support that, what I consider the height of stupidity are those who care only for themselves!!!!Those who wouls sell their soul to save a few freakin bucks.
It makes absolutely no sense to care about a bunch of strangers just out of some vague nationalistic concept. Selfishness is rational, nationalism is stupid.
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Originally Posted by Natnasci
Not if you look at the bigger picture. Supporting locally owned and smaller businesses keeps the market place much more vibrant and diverse, as well as money going back into the community.
I don't care about diversity if it means higher prices. I'd rather there were 2 big stores with acceptable prices than many small stores with higher prices. Why would anyone want the latter is beyond me.
A "community" is nothing more than a bunch of people. Screw communities, I care about my wallet.
It makes absolutely no sense to care about a bunch of strangers just out of some vague nationalistic concept. Selfishness is rational, nationalism is stupid.
I don't care about diversity if it means higher prices. I'd rather there were 2 big stores with acceptable prices than many small stores with higher prices. Why would anyone want the latter is beyond me.
A "community" is nothing more than a bunch of people. Screw communities, I care about my wallet.
I agree.
Buying the same product at higher price when there is clearly a cheaper option there just because it is part of the "community" is stupid.
The rationale for the existing of small corner stores is to provide different interesting products that the big chains don't, or save you the trip to the big stores. Most independent small retailers fail to do the former and it depends on how lazy you are based on the latter.
All this vague "I support my community and I am against big chain" ideology sounds all noble and stuff, but in the end it is pure stupidity and small village mindedness and will not really lead to anywhere.
Plus, Walmart is really not different from a corner store. They all sell products mostly made in China. Just because one doesn't buy Walmart doesn't make him any nobler whatsoever.
I will gladly pay a little bit more to NOT shop at Walmart. I really dislike just about everything about them. I dislike the way they treat their suppliers, the trucking companys they use and their employees. I HATE their anti labour stance and I hate what they do to all of the small retailers when they move into an area.
They will never make it in the grocery business here in Canada. Their grocery department is pathetic when put up against the good Canadian food stores. I really dislike the way they sell a lot of food items without stating a unit price. Like a package of steaks for $15. That is just a sneaky and underhanded method of selling.
Well; I've got to disagree here as in practice they are doing a fine job of getting produce to the store shelves in a much more timely manner than even the bigger grocery chains here in southwestern Ontario.
I live 6 months of the year in Florida and am frankly amazed at the shelf life of fresh goods in the American south compared to the crap we're being forced to accept in Canada.
Notwithstanding price, if I have a choice of buying a packet of Spring Mix salad from store A that has been on a truck for days coming north with a reefer that hasn't been monitored accurately VERSUS a packet from store B delivered by a trucking company beholden to Walmart to deliver in a timely manner where the reefer temp cards are checked as a matter of course; guess which company gets my buck?
If the truckers are being regulated by: "either deliver to our spec's or we get somebody else to haul our stuff"; GREAT! Win, win for us.
I'm fed up with purchasing from these so-called "better" local stores to have the stuff be rotten when I open the package.
As to the package of steaks that are fixed price; the weights are clearly marked on the package for you to compare the "unit" price or walking down to the produce section and throwing the article on the hanging scale will also tell you what you're paying per oz./mg. with little math required.
Well I live in Niagara and the food business is so competitive here that the grocery store are the best I have ever seen. In terms of variety, price, freshness and general service they are just the best. I have travelled all over Canada and the USA and I have never seen such great grocery choices. The local Walmart just does not compare in any way.
I have been a trucker delivering to both Walmart and Loblaws stores and I can tell you this. The entire supply chain at Loblaws is so superior to Walmart that there is no comparison at all to be made. I would also like to point out that we truckers were always treated with respect and care at Loblaws while at Walmart we were treated like DIRT.
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