Walmart does away with layaway; new program will charge customers interest

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32. And again, I'm not suggesting you are. But, walmart has done very little except to create monopoly

as they drove out the alternative retailers, especially in small towns across the country. This is yet another slap in the face to the taxpayers who subsidized their business with tax breaks and their underpaid, uninsured employees with food stamps and Medicaid. So, now that they have left many of their customers with no alternatives, they penalize them further? No-interest layaway is NO GIVEAWAY. They don't pay to pick it up, Walmart retained all the money/payments already made, as well as the merchandise.

They exploited the very customer base to gain the loyalty that allowed Walmart to drive away any competition, but, now they have a monopoly, they don't feel inclined to even help their customer base with a layaway option? Bullshit.

This is what monopolies do and exploitation is a reality--but, it should not be defended, IMO.