It's a rare person who has any business criticizing anyone for shopping at Walmart

[JohnnyRingo]

27. Target was just one example.

My ex mother in law used to shop only at WalMart for her prescriptions. When she finally discovered at my behest that Walgreens is cheaper, she switched quicker than you can say "live better".

I hear the same argument about grocery stores like Giant Eagle here. People swear up and down that they save hundreds of dollars a year, but since they don't compare all the prices on the register receipt, they don't realize they pay the same bottom line as people who shop at Sparkle. No one is going to shop at three different stores, but they can quit buying into corporate propaganda the develops a sense of loyalty and results in habit shopping.

If there's no other option in your location except WalMart, it's likely because their strategy of driving businesses out of town has either already succeeded or no one in their right mind will open a store near one, because they know the power WalMart has to undercut them. At least until that store is gone.

Admit you're addicted to WalMart and their advertising strategy that has you conditioned to associate symbols with saving money. ... There, I saved you a buck.