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UdoKier
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Tue Jan-11-05 04:04 AM Original message |
Poll question: Do you shop at Wal-Mart? Why? |
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Seldona
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Tue Jan-11-05 04:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. We buy local, or from small businesses as much as possible. |
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Gay Ranger
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
39. I am more or less forced to... |
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Buck_Fush
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Tue Jan-11-05 07:33 AM Response to Original message |
2. Wally drove out all the competition, they are the only store in my town |
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hollowdweller
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Tue Jan-11-05 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
3. 3 times 2 x to buy my wife .44 mag ammo for hunting 1x to buy a l |
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StrongbadTehAwesome
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Thu Jan-13-05 12:23 AM Response to Reply #3 |
73. hollowdweller is making me wonder |
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bobbyboucher
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Fri Jan-14-05 04:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
102. .44 Mag ammo for hunting? Your wife hunts with a .44 Mag? |
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Retired AF Dem
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Sat Jan-15-05 03:04 PM Response to Reply #102 |
123. Marlin makes a .44 mag lever action |
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bryant69
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Tue Jan-11-05 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
4. I go there like once a quarter |
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noamnety
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Sat Jan-15-05 03:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
125. Yes, Sam's Club is Wal-Mart |
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Bridget Burke
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Tue Jan-11-05 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
5. No. Because it's a dump. |
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BiggJawn
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Tue Jan-11-05 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
6. To piss-off Limosine Liberals. |
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UdoKier
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Tue Jan-11-05 11:53 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Never heard of Meijer's |
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Radical Activist
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Tue Jan-11-05 11:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Do you enjoy pissing off union workers too? |
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BiggJawn
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Tue Jan-11-05 12:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. That'a laugh... |
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Logansquare
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
50. Too bad, because Volvo wants to open an assembly plant in the US |
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barb162
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Tue Jan-11-05 01:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. do you have to get your bill corrected just about every time you are ther |
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BiggJawn
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Tue Jan-11-05 01:32 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. It's not just US???? |
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barb162
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Wed Jan-12-05 10:59 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I'm glad you responded. I have to go to the so-called customer |
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BiggJawn
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Wed Jan-12-05 05:15 PM Response to Reply #26 |
53. Yeah, it's a royal pain to shop there, but.... |
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noamnety
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Sat Jan-15-05 03:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
126. Meijers is red |
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GreenPartyVoter
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Tue Jan-11-05 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
9. I try not to, but a family of 4 on $25,000 only has so many |
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UdoKier
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Tue Jan-11-05 12:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Not to be pious, but... |
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GreenPartyVoter
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Tue Jan-11-05 12:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Hubby's big thing, even more than Small*Wart, is Sam's club |
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barb162
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Tue Jan-11-05 01:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. a relative of mine is a big Sam's buyer. SO she paid 1.50/ lb for |
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Sat Jan-15-05 03:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
124. Try costco.com mail order |
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osaMABUSh
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Fri Jan-14-05 09:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
113. Right, Home Depot sucks too - gave a boatload to *'s inagural |
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newportdadde
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Tue Jan-11-05 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
12. My wife does. |
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PowerToThePeople
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Tue Jan-11-05 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
13. Other |
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Arianrhod
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Tue Jan-11-05 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
14. I wouldn't say I "frequent" any of those places. |
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catmandu57
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Tue Jan-11-05 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
16. Because we're poor |
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pstokely
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Sat Jan-15-05 01:05 AM Response to Reply #16 |
117. make weekly or monthly shopping trips to the nearest costco |
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Pawel K
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Tue Jan-11-05 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
17. I shop there all the time |
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barb162
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Tue Jan-11-05 01:15 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. for starters, they treat and pay their workers like shit, they drive out |
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One_of_8
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Tue Jan-11-05 01:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Why I won't shop at Wal-Mart |
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Pawel K
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Tue Jan-11-05 01:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. that's fine but I don't see it that way |
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Ms. Clio
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
45. Wal-Mart currently faces a class-action lawsuit for sex-discrimination |
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bobbyboucher
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Fri Jan-14-05 04:57 PM Response to Reply #25 |
103. How extraordinarily typical. |
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Retired AF Dem
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Sat Jan-15-05 04:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
128. Here in Huntsville |
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amazona
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Tue Jan-11-05 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
22. I go there often |
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Sir Jeffrey
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Tue Jan-11-05 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
23. I avoid Wal Mart as much as possible... |
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movie_girl99
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Wed Jan-12-05 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
27. I shop there because i cant afford not to |
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demwing
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Wed Jan-12-05 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
28. I shop at Walmart because |
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Zing Zing Zingbah
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Wed Jan-12-05 12:08 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. I've seen some Walmarts with great customer service. |
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myopinion
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Wed Jan-12-05 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
29. never and here is why |
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China_cat
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Wed Jan-12-05 01:41 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. And have to kick back |
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Zing Zing Zingbah
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Wed Jan-12-05 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
30. It's not a falsehood that Walmart is less expensive |
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UdoKier
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Wed Jan-12-05 01:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Their loss leaders are cheaper. |
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demwing
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Wed Jan-12-05 03:55 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Can you provide any links? |
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Logansquare
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:36 PM Response to Reply #36 |
48. Read the Frontline interview with former Walmart executive |
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demwing
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Wed Jan-12-05 07:27 PM Response to Reply #48 |
60. OK. Not a great example. |
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Logansquare
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Wed Jan-12-05 07:44 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. Well, we get the country and world we deserve |
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Blue Wally
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Thu Jan-13-05 05:54 AM Response to Reply #64 |
77. If Costco treats their employees so well.......... |
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Logansquare
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Thu Jan-13-05 12:37 PM Response to Reply #77 |
86. I have no idea. Perhaps they have sufficient nutrition |
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Tanuki
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Sat Jan-15-05 07:37 PM Response to Reply #77 |
132. Nice folks at Costco |
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sendero
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Thu Jan-13-05 09:10 AM Response to Reply #34 |
83. I agree... |
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HeatherG.
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Wed Jan-12-05 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
32. Not Alot of Options |
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z-man
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Wed Jan-12-05 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
35. I try to avoid it but sometimes I can't help |
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OneTwentyoNine
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
37. I've been Wal Mart free for a little over a year.... |
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Zhade
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
38. Where's the "FUCK NO, only those who like worker abuse shop there" option? |
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demwing
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Wed Jan-12-05 11:53 PM Response to Reply #38 |
69. Right next to the "Fuck Everyone Who Doesn't Think Like Me" option. |
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Zhade
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Thu Jan-13-05 02:06 AM Response to Reply #69 |
74. So Wal-Mart's abuse of workers isn't a fact? |
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demwing
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Thu Jan-13-05 08:46 AM Response to Reply #74 |
82. No, saying "only those who like worker abuse shop there" isn't a fact. |
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Zhade
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Thu Jan-13-05 03:14 PM Response to Reply #82 |
89. Nah, I hadn't read any of the responses when I posted. |
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Ms. Clio
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
40. I boycott Wal-Mart because of their reprehensible labor policies |
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ernstbass
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
41. Only buy dog food at Walmart |
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Frangible
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
42. Location! |
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St. Jarvitude
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Wed Jan-12-05 08:15 PM Response to Reply #42 |
67. And your evidence is... |
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LostinVA
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Thu Jan-13-05 08:02 AM Response to Reply #42 |
81. Why We Should All Shop at Wal-Mart |
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superconnected
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
43. I've been there twice - once 2 years ago, once a week ago |
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Guy Whitey Corngood
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
44. Wal-Mart recently acquired the Amigo grocery store chain in |
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samtob
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
46. I do occasionally for a couple of reasons |
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Ms. Clio
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:46 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. According to a class-action lawsuit |
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samtob
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Wed Jan-12-05 05:34 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. I cannot address every single walmart |
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Ms. Clio
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Wed Jan-12-05 05:50 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. This the largest class action lawsuit in U.S. history |
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samtob
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Thu Jan-13-05 03:28 PM Response to Reply #55 |
90. I am aware |
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Ms. Clio
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Fri Jan-14-05 02:04 PM Response to Reply #90 |
95. Why do you assume that no one else would hire these people? |
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samtob
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Fri Jan-14-05 03:33 PM Response to Reply #95 |
98. Well...... |
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Ms. Clio
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Sat Jan-15-05 02:11 PM Response to Reply #98 |
121. Unfortunately, your own logic does you in |
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Wed Jan-12-05 07:44 PM Response to Reply #46 |
63. I've noticed that too! |
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pdxmom
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
47. Can't shop at Wal-Mart |
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Phentex
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Wed Jan-12-05 07:48 PM Response to Reply #47 |
65. My answer is similar. I probably wouldn't shop there but... |
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AngryAmish
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
49. Cheapest golf balls |
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
51. I go there because they are the only ones that carry the cat |
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samtob
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Thu Jan-13-05 03:38 PM Response to Reply #51 |
91. Asthma? |
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American Tragedy
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Fri Jan-14-05 05:09 PM Response to Reply #91 |
107. I have Crohn's disease, of the human variety. |
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okieinpain
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Wed Jan-12-05 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
56. oh, I don't have a problem with walmart. I shop there often, you're |
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Wed Jan-12-05 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
57. Proudly boycotting Walmart since the first of the year... |
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theHandpuppet
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Thu Jan-13-05 06:04 AM Response to Reply #57 |
78. Coupon clipping is underrated |
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Wed Jan-12-05 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
58. I haven't been to a Wal-mart in years |
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Wed Jan-12-05 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
59. I have never spent a penny with those bloodsuckers |
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jhain
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Wed Jan-12-05 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
61. WM makes me ill- literally |
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demwing
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Wed Jan-12-05 11:58 PM Response to Reply #61 |
70. My wife has the same problem |
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Undercover Owl
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Thu Jan-13-05 12:03 AM Response to Reply #61 |
71. I get ill --- figuratively |
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ecstatic
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Wed Jan-12-05 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
62. walmart takes the pain out of bathroom decorating |
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pinto
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Wed Jan-12-05 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
66. No, I find their manipulation of catastrophic illness ads unacceptable.n/t |
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Squatch
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Wed Jan-12-05 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
68. Convenience. |
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DCwebmaster
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Thu Jan-13-05 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
72. Nope |
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Karenca
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Sat Jan-15-05 01:11 AM Response to Reply #72 |
119. New Yorker too. No Walmart's here. |
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IronLionZion
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Thu Jan-13-05 02:30 AM Response to Original message |
75. monopoly in my town n/t |
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IronLionZion
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Thu Jan-13-05 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
76. I've owned stock in WankerMart for at least 10 years |
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Zynx
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Fri Jan-14-05 04:02 PM Response to Reply #76 |
99. WMT hasn't done anything return-wise for six years. |
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Solly Mack
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Thu Jan-13-05 06:08 AM Response to Original message |
79. Wal-Mart in Germany. Been there once. I was curious |
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shesemsmom
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Thu Jan-13-05 07:02 AM Response to Original message |
80. I would Love to shop elsewhere |
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LostinVA
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Thu Jan-13-05 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
84. A Decent Corporation TO Shop At |
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lizzieforkerry
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Thu Jan-13-05 01:02 PM Response to Reply #84 |
87. I love IKEA, but man, you have to beg borrow and steal to get a catalog! |
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LostinVA
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Thu Jan-13-05 03:55 PM Response to Reply #87 |
94. I Have One! |
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cubram
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Sat Jan-15-05 06:42 PM Response to Reply #84 |
131. Meatballs at IKEA? |
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MsTryska
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Thu Jan-13-05 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
85. i went there once back in the day |
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Jennie125
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Thu Jan-13-05 01:48 PM Response to Reply #85 |
88. There are better ones |
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durablend
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Fri Jan-14-05 05:29 PM Response to Reply #88 |
109. Has anyone seen a messy Target? |
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MISSDem
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Thu Jan-13-05 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
92. I do not shop at Wal Mart. Besides hating the concept |
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New Earth
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Thu Jan-13-05 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
93. i shop at walmart |
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bunkerbuster1
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Fri Jan-14-05 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
96. Very cheap beef loin. |
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bobbyboucher
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Fri Jan-14-05 05:05 PM Response to Reply #96 |
105. I'm sure that beef is |
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skippythwndrdog
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Fri Jan-14-05 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
97. I go because I can't buy ammo cheaper anywhere else. |
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Kber
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Fri Jan-14-05 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
100. Once |
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theboss
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Fri Jan-14-05 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
101. I prefer Target and K-Mart in that order |
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bobbyboucher
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Fri Jan-14-05 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
104. Walmarts are huge rat mazes. |
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GregW
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Fri Jan-14-05 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
106. I go there be cause I can |
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ekhunter
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Fri Jan-14-05 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
108. i go to wally world at least once a week |
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Nikia
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Fri Jan-14-05 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
110. Convient-approximately 200m from my house |
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paulie5
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Fri Jan-14-05 08:55 PM Response to Reply #110 |
111. I hate the place. |
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osaMABUSh
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Fri Jan-14-05 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
112. Got a Costco and Walmart side by side I spend 50:1 at CostCo |
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faithfulcitizen
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Fri Jan-14-05 09:12 PM Response to Reply #112 |
115. That's why I like Walmart- flame away... |
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Sat Jan-15-05 06:19 PM Response to Reply #115 |
129. Actually Costco supports Dems, and pays employees well, and |
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Fri Jan-14-05 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
114. I chose the cheaper option |
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Betty
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Sat Jan-15-05 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
116. Costco |
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Sat Jan-15-05 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
118. No, because: it's a wage depressing, sprawl inducing, union busting... |
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leanin_green
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Sat Jan-15-05 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
120. Used to work for the local distribution center. . . |
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Chicago Democrat
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Sat Jan-15-05 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
122. What is bad about Target??? |
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noamnety
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Sat Jan-15-05 03:38 PM Response to Reply #122 |
127. Target Corp |
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Sat Jan-15-05 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
130. I only set foot in a Wal Mart once |
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