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47. I refuse to shop at Walfart

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Tue Nov 19, 2013, 11:28 PM

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Walmart offended by criticism of employee-oriented charity [View all] Redfairen Nov 2013 OP

I am offended that he is offended Curmudgeoness Nov 2013 #1

I'm also offended that the walmart rep is offended Cha Nov 2013 #9

You miserable piece of dog shit, try paying associates enough for them to eat for an act of kindness JEB Nov 2013 #2

Eff Walmart kitt6 Nov 2013 #3

Up to $1500 Sanity Claws Nov 2013 #4

Oh poor Walmart! There feelings are hurt. sheshe2 Nov 2013 #5

No, it's not. It's worse than you can imagine. jmowreader Nov 2013 #19

Now why am I not surprised by that! sheshe2 Nov 2013 #23

Aw shucks Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2013 #6

If they're so fu***** "offended" then give Cha Nov 2013 #7

Yadda, yadda. Fact: Their associates shouldn't be in poverty. nt silvershadow Nov 2013 #8

Easy answer : Don't shop at minimum wage stores Dorn Nov 2013 #10

My wife and I are OFFENDED that the Walton family can't have the moral fiber to pay their employees diabeticman Nov 2013 #11

Yep, Costco pays a living wage tavalon Nov 2013 #71

"We are offended" ...recorded from the stern deck of the corporate yacht. L0oniX Nov 2013 #12

That's not the Walmart corporate yacht. Walmart is a corporation of the people jmowreader Nov 2013 #20

What the fuck is that thing?! Earth_First Nov 2013 #24

Excuse me while I reach for a Kleenex. . .NOT DinahMoeHum Nov 2013 #13

Damn. Plantation owner offers to apply salve to the cuts caused by her whippings, and gets what? jtuck004 Nov 2013 #14

At least the slaves on plantations had enough to eat. nt Incitatus Nov 2013 #17

Yeah n/t jtuck004 Nov 2013 #18

Who told you that? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2013 #49

It seems logical. Incitatus Nov 2013 #50

From the slave narratives ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2013 #52

Exactly--I posted a few excerpts just below. nt MADem Nov 2013 #54

I believe the morals and character of those calling the shots at companies like Walmart Incitatus Nov 2013 #55

Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2013 #78

My understanding is that wasn't always the case. Slaves were fed meagerly. MADem Nov 2013 #53

Thanks for the link and info. Incitatus Nov 2013 #57

I was always curious about this. I went to MADem Nov 2013 #84

I so appreciate your link, Hushpuppy nation! dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #97

I love the internet!!!! It's like university in your lap! nt MADem Nov 2013 #99

Um, not always tavalon Nov 2013 #72

And we all learned something. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2013 #106

Pay a living wage... wundermaus Nov 2013 #15

Wal-Fart is offended that everyone knows how piss poor their wages are. muntrv Nov 2013 #16

I'm offended that they pay their employees a pittance and don't give a rat's ass n/t OhioChick Nov 2013 #21

In TN. dotymed Nov 2013 #80

I'm offended wal mart associates are still hungry bluemarkers Nov 2013 #22

Did you read the link? Naipes Nov 2013 #25

So the poor pay the poor and become even poorer sakabatou Nov 2013 #29

If they're so offended they can pay their employees enough to survive and save some money. bravenak Nov 2013 #26

I'll see their "offended" and raise 'em an "outraged" Lifelong Protester Nov 2013 #27

And Walmart itself DOES NOT contribute to this! benld74 Nov 2013 #28

Fuck Wal Mart gopiscrap Nov 2013 #30

Brace yourself for another round Mnpaul Nov 2013 #31

Already on the air around here. riqster Nov 2013 #46

Here too. Adsos Letter Nov 2013 #63

Yes with "Insurance starting at just $40 a month"... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #66

Watch it again, it's not "insurance for $40 a month"... tridim Nov 2013 #82

LOL good point.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #92

It's not Wal Mart, but... caraher Nov 2013 #94

I have been seeing those a lot lately HockeyMom Nov 2013 #76

Cheap Meat! .... adirondacker Jan 2014 #110

I'm offended by the utter cluelessness of the "offended" Walmart rep. northoftheborder Nov 2013 #32

Walmart workers across the nation should walk out on black friday putitinD Nov 2013 #33

Not just walk out obxhead Nov 2013 #36

Well I'm offended by Walmart, so I guess we're even. nt City Lights Nov 2013 #34

Sorry Walmart, we read the point of the drive loud and clear. obxhead Nov 2013 #35

Am I the only one who finds it really creepy . . . markpkessinger Nov 2013 #37

Common in Retail RobinA Nov 2013 #45

calling them serfs would just be too obvious. tavalon Nov 2013 #73

Problem with that BS Brooke is that if your company actually paid people a wage cstanleytech Nov 2013 #38

Here, have another shovel hibbing Nov 2013 #39

Walmart is directly responsible for their poverty. Walmart. Pay your damn employees a living wage! Lint Head Nov 2013 #40

Christ, we're living in a fucking Dickens novel tabasco Nov 2013 #41

The stunning cruelness on display coming from way too many offices in the corporate world stillwaiting Nov 2013 #85

HEY Walmart, Charity begins at HOME........... Historic NY Nov 2013 #42

Another black Monday at Walmart Hawaiianlight Nov 2013 #43

An act of kindness in lieu of a living wage... NorthCarolina Nov 2013 #44

An act of kindness by somebody else, at that. nt riqster Nov 2013 #48

I refuse to shop at Walfart c588415 Nov 2013 #47

Over twenty years for me tavalon Nov 2013 #74

I have never been in a Walmart and plan to avoid ever entering iemitsu Nov 2013 #86

6 heirs are worth more than 40% of Americans. Incitatus Nov 2013 #51

Did the Walmart 'family' donate anything other than the empty bins? QuestForSense Nov 2013 #56

The empty bins Incitatus Nov 2013 #58

This criticism that offends them so much burnsei sensei Nov 2013 #59

Wal-Mart certainly has changed Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #60

So why aren't the Canton associates getting those grants? Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #61

Boo freakin' Hoo! RoccoR5955 Nov 2013 #62

Fuck off. Die. Repeat. Or just host a Twitter chat, Walmart--your choice. nt DisgustipatedinCA Nov 2013 #64

"Now we're gonna cancel it as punishment!!!" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #65

FUCK you Walmart! SoapBox Nov 2013 #67

Fugg Walmart. n't Lugnut Nov 2013 #68

I think this is taking the "corporations are people too" a little too far davidpdx Nov 2013 #69

Okay, he's just a spokesperson tavalon Nov 2013 #70

I'm offended that my tax dollars are subsidizing WalMart's profits. Scuba Nov 2013 #75

+1 Benton D Struckcheon Nov 2013 #105

Walmart does a damn good job of brainwashing their managers liberal N proud Nov 2013 #77

"This was an act of human kindness for our associates" flobee1 Nov 2013 #79

"homeless" associates should be your first clue that you fucked up, soulless Walmart spokesman. tridim Nov 2013 #81

It makes sense that soulless Walmart would have an equally soulless Walmart spokesman tavalon Nov 2013 #100

I'm offended that the Walton heirs control 40% of the wealth in this country - TBF Nov 2013 #83

k&r for exposure of Wal-Mart's heartless and destructive greed. n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #87

What a coincidence... silvershadow Nov 2013 #88

I'm offended that WalMart exists. Myrina Nov 2013 #89

Sadly the rich bastards that run the country really don't get it Marrah_G Nov 2013 #90

About that $80 Million packman Nov 2013 #91

Wow thefool_wa Nov 2013 #93

I am offended by Walmart. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #95

They're offended that crumbs aren't appreciated as a feast. Solly Mack Nov 2013 #96

Crumbs that they aren't even donating tavalon Nov 2013 #101

True. Solly Mack Nov 2013 #103

I'm offended ltheghost Nov 2013 #98

He doesn't get it. Quantess Nov 2013 #102

What's that saying about a man not learning what he is paid not to know? Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2013 #107

Somone once said something to the effect of, Brigid Jan 2014 #112

Not surprising once you understand the mindset of the Walton family. Lasher Nov 2013 #104

Shameful! They should not be helping those in need or something! Pterodactyl Jan 2014 #108

"donated $80 million to fellow-associates since 2001, USA Today reported Tuesday. " Incitatus Jan 2014 #109

Walmart employees through the Associates in Critical Need Trust had donated Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #113

Reading fail on my part. Incitatus Jan 2014 #114

Anbody here care if Wal-Mart is "offended?" Brigid Jan 2014 #111