I know a way to hurt Walmart

[salinen]

If the employees decided to never buy Walmart products. I'll bet that the purchases made by Walmart employees of Walmart products is significant.

Now this may not be a good idea. But as a threat it may have some value. I know employees of Starbucks drink plenty of coffee.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

1. great idea. wonder if they get a discount. Starbucks is a dem company, btw

[Lucinda]

2. They do. 10% - at least in Eastern TN.

I THINK it applies to everything but food purchases.

[HappyMe]

3. How are you going to force the

employees not to buy stuff? They get a discount.

[salinen]

5. not by force

of course, of course.

[HappyMe]

8. I didn't mean 'by force'

literally.

[Nevernose]

7. Not all employees get a discount

One of my friends is a night stocker there, and he doesn't get a discount, nor does he get enough to live on.

[HappyMe]

9. Yes, all the employees get a discount.

[Nevernose]

12. You repeating that does not give my friend a discount

Maybe he's supposed to get a discount. Maybe that's company policy. Neither of those things, nor your assertion, provide him with a discount.

[HappyMe]

13. A few years ago I worked there.

I worked several different shifts. One of which was 4pm - 1am inventory shift, so I worked part of the time with the night stockers when a truck came. All the employees get a discount, it's a company wide policy.

[former-republican]

4. I think a lot of them shop there out of economic necessity

[salinen]

6. there

are other box stores.

[former-republican]

10. Not where I live unless I want to drive 40 miles or pay more at a Target or Sears

[HappyMe]

11. Yes, there are.

How do you propose to accomplish this?

Telling people where and on what to spend their money is a crappy idea.

[salinen]

17. I don't understand

the "telling people" part but I sure like the guy with burning head.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

14. I'm thinking just the opposite.

After Holiday returns impact a corporations bottom line. Walmart
may have a slim margin between cost and retail price in order to
keep their prices so competitive.

I'd like to hear from someone with some knowledge on the subject.
Wondering if those of us that would never shop there did the opposite
of a boycott. Bought one product and returned it following their company
return policy so the we received a full refund within 30 days after purchase.

If we used a credit card it may even be a more costly process for handling
and credit card company charges to the retailer.

This would also require the staff to handle returns at the register, restocking
etc. so would not contribute to job loss.

I just really despise Wallmart.

[BlueMan Votes]

15. despise the walton family.

sam was by all accounts a decent guy who wouldn't recognize today's walmart.

but he sure fucked up somehow in raising his kids, to be how they turned out...

[lonestarnot]

16. Tee hee.

you wanna wait in that line? Well take some walmart people pics while you're there.