i never shop walmart because i only shop at local businesses.

Every year it's the same: "News" sources write articles forecasting doom about the pending shopping season. Retailers will later complain that sales fell short of expectations. Watch and see, it's like the movie Groundhog Day. OK, let's move on to the weather: "2010 may be a record year for hurricanes..."

And why buy your car wax there? You are willing to spend double the price for everything else. You must be one of the lucky ones in this economy that has money to spend. I personally believe sir, that you are fibbing. If you bother to go into Walmart just to buy your car wax, you are buying other things as it would be just as easy for you to buy car wax at your local auto parts store. After all you only support your local businesses right?

SO...Do you think you would get better treatment stocking toy shelves at Toys R US? I hardly think so. Stocking shelves anywhere is going to be a bad job. Minimum wage at best, no benefits. If you are expecting more perhaps you need to look into seeking out a better occupation.

Then i guess im a snob, a snob that cares about things other then saving 9 cents on an item like how a company treats their employees and how a company helps the economy and doesnt destroy it, the whole place is filled with china crap, the employees make nothing, the bennies suck and i could go on for hours, boo walmart, Toys R Us seems really nice every time i go in there and the employees seem to like it.

nosnobme,

My main problem with Walmart is how few "Made in America" products they sell. I still go in their stores and look around when I need to buy something because they almost always have the product that I'm looking for, but probably about 75%-80% of the time it’s made in China. Aside from not wanting to buy Chinese products because I feel they are of inferior quality, and perhaps dangerous, I'd rather use my money to support American workers.

Obviously buying American is a little more expensive, and somewhat less convenient, but the way I look at it, you're buying better quality, and honestly, just go to a shopping center with a variety of stores, and after a while you will learn what stores have what products and the trips become easier.

I understand where people on a fixed income, etc... are coming from saying they love the value of Walmart. When I was still in college I loved it too! But now that I have some money coming in, I choose to use it to buy American products, if Walmart has them, then great; I'll buy. If not, o well, somewhere else will.

What you are neglecting to consider, nosnobme, is that for some people value is not the only deciding factor when they purchase goods. You deem these people to be snobs, but you are failing to consider the wide variety of reasons why someone could choose to avoid the store.

Just my two cents!!

Really? a retired citizen on a fixed income commenting on a blog site? youre full of @$#%

God has nothing to do with walmart, Sam Walton is spinning in his grave with how they treat employees and honestly who gives a crap about their clean restrooms (no pun intended) do you go there to use their bathrooms? comment on something that matters lol