I would like to start off this post by saying that I love Walmart for its cheap prices and excellent selection. I thought it was very interesting how people with an opposing view provided evidence that Walmart needs to pay people more. Walmart pays people an above average rate for the work that they do. Furthermore, they employee many different kinds of people, who, without Walmart may not be able to find a job anywhere else.
I would think that many people would shop at Wal-Mart because the prices at Wal-Mart are so low and cheap that everyone can afford it and it will save them money too. The Penn & Teller’s Bullshit episode on Wal-Mart tell us that many people hates Wal-Mart and want to destroy it because how they pay the people for doing labor work for less salary. The episode also focuses on how Wal-Mart have helped people to get jobs and have money to provided for their family and love ones because they were not able to find any jobs somewhere else. For my own opinion I think Walt-Mart is good just like any other business out there because they are just trying to get customers to go to there stores more by doing different things to get their customers to go. It’s the people decisions to choose to go to Wal-Mart or not because Wal-Mart doesn’t really care that who goes to there stores, but as long they get the other people money that’s fine with them.
K so Wal-mart this one I can relate to only for the fact is I used to be one of those people that thought Wal-mart was going to take over the world or whatever. I now think the people who think bad about the place are ridicules, I mean you can find anything there, and it is cheap so why are they complaining. I think that the guy who stopped Wal-mart from being built in wherever it was is a moron. This place has helped so many people with jobs and what not that I don’t see how anyone could ever hate this place. O yeah and I think the people who make shirts in some store need to get a life cause really they nothing better to do then make stupid shirts bad mouthing a store, really!
Walmart is the new evil empire. They lure everybody into the store with their 'happy face' and their low prices, and they undersell the local mom and pop stores to put them out of business. Try getting intelligent service from a Walmart salesperson. If you have any question about a product other than its location in the store, you are out of luck. When Sam Walton died, his empire was split up among his six children, who are still six of the top ten richest people in the country. Meanwhile, they don't provide affordable health care coverage to their own employees.
This was my favorite episode of the night. I am not a huge fan of Wal-Mart, but I do shop there occasionally. Me like a lot of other people hated Wal-Mart because of the things we had heard regarding sweat shops, and the treatment of their employees. After watching this episode I am reconsidering my own Wal-Mart hatred . They are providing jobs to people in countries where without Wal-Mart would more than likely be working elsewhere for less money. I think it is a win win in that scenario I mean we get to keep low costs, and they are provided with more (often safer) means of work. However I still hate going to Wal-Mart, I hate that it is always busy, dirty, the customer service is next to non existant and it does tend to run out the ma and pa shops that have a charm Wal-Mart could never package and sell at a discount. Still this episode was educational and opened my mind.
I've never had a beef with wal-mart, and i never quite understood why others do either. After watching this episode it showed me what others might have problems with, but i think flipping off the store is childish. This episode made me want to look at the business practices that walmart has, and the type of business ethics that they have as well. It would be interesting to study on so that i could see the anti-walmart side because this bullshit episode was so one sided.
I shop and will continue to shop any where but Walmart when ever possible. I think this episode as much as any of the others is one sided they try to make it look like they have both sides of the story, but I don’t agree. In the film it said average Walmart employee makes 10.17 hour. I think that statement would have been more accurate and complete if they averaged the other large stores wages and included benefits like health insurance. I know people who are in a union at Albertsons or Smiths get paid a little more than the people at Walmart. They get paid a few more dollars an hour plus they don’t pay anything for their insurance benefits. That adds a huge amount of income in its self. At least I know people working for these other companies can afford their insurance and are not on tax funded healthcare. One thing that really bothered me about this episode is they said people can save like 2,000 dollars a year shopping at Walmart. This statement has nothing holding it up. People could save 2,000 dollars a year shopping anywhere depending on what they bought and what they were comparing it to. They didn’t provided enough evidence to convince me that Walmart is bad for our economy.
Wal-Mart is required to follow the exact same rules regarding wages as any other store. It is unfair for people to criticize them for not giving benefits to their employees. I mean, these people are working at a Wal-Mart. It didn’t take any schooling to get there. Wages are linked to how difficult the job is and the demand there is for it. Anybody can go work at Wal-Mart. So, the company pays their employees accordingly. It follows the legal rules. In the show, it wasn’t the employees that were upset with the situation, it was the crazies that hated Wal-Mart and were using this for more juice to fuel their Wal-Mart hate.
I think walmarts in small towns may be more harmful than they do good. I say this because some small towns depend on their small mom and pop stores because obviously they are smeones means of survival and putting food on their tables. I think small towns are more independent than people think. Walmarts in large communities are great, they give people jobs and lower prices for people like me who hate buying way overpriced food at Harmons! Seth K
I do not think their is anything wrong with walmart in big cities where their are other superstores and markets, what I don't agree with is when walmarts move to small towns and run all the other stores out of business. I do not think walmart pays their employees unfairly, I think they pay them rather fairly, the pay their pharmasists more then their door greaters because just like any other job you get paid more for your skills and your work ethic. Walmarts provide jobs for people who could not find jobs otherwise, expecially disabled people. Walmart is excellent because of how it helps disabled people. Walmart is not evil but in some places in is uneccisary.
I think Wal-Mart is a great place to shop. No one can argue it has low prices and is always convenient to just stop by when you need something random. I do not think it is going to take over the world or destroy other smaller “mom and pop” stores. There are plenty of franchises all over the country and world that could do that and if Wal-Mart has not single handedly taken over everything by now, it’s not going to any time soon. People who make T-shirts and plot against Wal-Mart have way too much time on their hands and could be doing something much more productive with themselves.
I hate Wal-Mart. I do not care if they offer lower prices. I do not care if they employ more people in America than any other organization. And I do not care if they are open 24/7. All probable arguments aside, i find the ensuing monopoly to be sickening and a resulting depressant.
I simply do not go to Wal-Mart because i find every possible establishment to be dirty and overcrowded. I would rather shop at Target, where i can actually use a shopping cart without the fear of crashing into someone during my shopping experience. Without any sense of hyperbole, i think Wal-Mart should seriously install traffic lights throughout their stores for the cart traffic that i'm sure many have experienced badly in one way or another. I'm sure an organized shopping experience would prove to be more beneficial than the demonic situation that reigns today.
Anyone can shop at Wal-Mart. I don't care. I just won't. I'll pay the extra three dollars elsewhere and save myself the headache.
I do shop at wal-mart on occasion. Wal-mart gives people jobs to support there families. If they don't like the pay or the benefits then find a different job, just like you would for any other job.
i don't have a problem with Wal-Mart at all. the people at Wal-Mart are happy to have a job and provide the customers with the lowest prices. Without Wal-Mart there would be a lot more people without jobs and probably homeless. Yes with Wal-Mart the mom and pop type stores cannot compete with Wal-Mart's prices but people that hate Wal-Mart will still shop there and pay more money. There are plenty of Wal-Mart haters out there.
It was interresting to see how big is the hatered against Wal-Mart. I really do not understand how can people hate this store so much only because it is destroying the small mom and pops stores who cannot compete with the prices. On my opinion this is not necessary a bad thing. These stores need to readjust their target customers and specialize into other market segments. I personally do shop in Wal-Mart but also shop in eastern European groceries (mom and pop like) stores who offer products you cannot find in big chains like Costco, Wal-Mart, Smiths or Albertsons. I do believe that there are enough customers under the sun for big chain stores and small stores as well. The trick is to find a market segment and an advertisement campaign to attract customers. I know the small stores have very big competitive advantage in reacting very fast to market trends, while giants like Wal-Mart are really slow in reacting to such things. If small stores do not react fast enough, they should be in business anyways because they are not managed well and are not having very good business attitude.
I like Wal-Mart but hate going there cause it is always so busy and messy. I do like Sam Club I buy many things there and they are owned by the owners of wal-mart. I know many people who hate wal-mart but like sams club and it makes me think the whole thing is silly. Yes wal-mart does cause mom and pop stores to close but in this economy they wouldn't last any way.
I think that Wal-mart is a great place to shop. It does bother me that they hire kids from 3 world countries to work more than 12 hours a day. I know that in those places 0.15 cents is a lot of money, but I think that an 8 or 9 years old kid should not work 5 days a week for more than 12 hours a day. I believe that kids should go to school. There are many different ways that Wal-mart can avoid this but I don’t think they’re doing enough to stop it. It seems as though it’s all about the profits.
The main thing that worries me about Wal-mart is that they are everywhere! If they continually have the lowest prices why would anyone want to shop at another store? I can see a cause for concern, however, it seems as though people still shop at other stores. Probably because of the massive crowds you encounter at Wal-mart. Another advantage that Wal-mart has is that they price match any price which allows them to make sure their prices are always the best. I do shop at Wal-mart occasionally; however, I will never solely shop there.
I used to shop at Wal-Mart all the time until I heard that they used sweat shops and that they mistreated their employees. Now I shop there sometimes when I need to get something fast because they are everywhere! Yes their stuff is cheap but then there's the time you spend in line waiting because it's always packed even at night. But you can also see the impact that small businesses have when Wal-Mart comes into town. They go out of business and some of those businesses have been open for years even generations. The only good thing I see at Wal-Mart is that they hire all kinds of people young and old and somethimes they have alot of disabled people working too which alot of companies don't hire them.
I do like Wal Mart. I shop there. They brought up some good points, but their argument seemed very one sided and they did not address all the issues. That being said I thought the guy who stopped the Wal Mart from coming into the community was a total moron and it looked like the community would have been enriched by a Wal Mart. I do want to comment on Wal Mart hiring people in 3rd World countires especially kids. I do think it is sad that that happens, but as someone who has lived in a 3rd World country it is true that they do need to work or they will not eat. I am not saying it is right. It sucks! It is almost more the country they live in who is to blame or their government. I am not sure. Again I'm not saying I am in favor of all these kids working just that I understand the predicament they are in and I feel bad and wish more could be done to better their situations.
I use to work at a grocery chain in the pharmacy, so most likely I would shop in the store. I would compare prices at my store with Wal-Mart and depending on what I was buying it averaged about the same cost. People just need to learn how to shop better. I know that Wal-Mart does not pay its cashiers benefits, where other grocery stores do. You may find yourself paying more because of this reason. Also, I don't think Wal-Mart should set up in small towns, and take business away from local merchants. I will shop wherever there are sales, and where its convenient.
I hate shopping at Wal-Mart. For me personally and the things I normally need to get at the store I don't see a big enough price difference to make it worth it for me to drive all the way to one, fight the enormous crowds, wait forever in line, then walk all the way to the end of the parking lot since they are always packed. I don't think they are necessarily as evil as some of the people we saw tried to say they were but I do think they are trying to become a monopoly and they do put Mom & Pop Shops out of business. They make it almost impossible to be an entrepreneur in any particular thing if it is something Wal-Mart already does or sells because the majority of people like to get everything they need at one place. I do admit I like to shop at one place but I like to go to places that I feel put higher value on quality rather than quantity. I am more than happy to spend the extra money for something that I feel is better quality rather than buy cheap crap that I'm going to have to replace in a month anyway.
This was my favorite episode. During the last semester, I realized something new about Wal-Mart. I didn’t like such a big super markets as Wal-Mart, Target etc because they caused many small grocery stores went out of business. The number who ruined their business is more than people Wal-Mart hires. But in other side, they render great service to the development of society. For example, many less developed countries in Asia, they plan on establishing big supermarkets for city planning. This is more useful way to the development of city. Also Wal-Mart still tries to hold special conference to coordinate their relief activities toward a national emergency.
I don't know how feel about Wal-mart, it has a lot of pros and a lot of cons. I love how you can get anything you want, if you need groceries, cloths, movies or even things for your car; you name it they probably have it. The things I hate is how crazy it is in there. I hate that it takes you at least 30 minutes to checkout; it takes longer to checkout then it does to shop. And I don't like the fact that you cant find anything either, I don't if it's just me but I walk through the whole store every time I go in there. I enjoyed this episode the most.
I can understand the hatred Wal-Mart has brought about. The tactics they used to become #1 have been down right dirty. Similar to how Penn discribed Wal-mart was strangling out the business in his hometown. I've heard stories from my father and other family members of how Wal-mart has destroyed several small towns in Oklahoma that refused to allow the expansion into their small towns. By strategically placing Stores all around these towns they killed the small town businesses and have left the towns more or less to die. How ever if you look at it from a pure capitalist stand point, Walmart has performed there quest quite well. They provide more service for the dollar and have captured The americal wallet, not to mention going globally and beginning to capture the worlds bank roll. The only thing Wal mart has forgotten during its quest of capitalism, in todays world if we wish to be truly successfull then we must not only create our foot print, but we must take care of all that fall within that foot print. In the beginning this mega store was only about making the money at what ever the cost. Now they have began to rethink the strategy and have began to take care of there workers and small businesses in there area's. The hatred is dissapating but the hurt feelings are still lingering about.
This was a very interesting way on looking at Wal-Mart. It is true that they do have low prices and that most of their products come from 3rd world contries. But with them doing that they are giving good jobs to those in other contries that would be out of work with out them. They are helping our community and others around the world. The only thing that gets to me is that when ever a Wal-Mart is built. Most of the time the local stores (The mom and pop stores) go out of business or start to strugle to make ends meet.
Ahaha good ol' Wal-Mart. Man all this debate on it, wow, just appreciate the low prices and go on living your life! Don't worry about how Wal-Mart does this or Wal-Mart does that, let corporate people and such deal with that. Yes they may use over seas, out-of-country, sweat shops and what not that seem unjust, but it's true that it helps the economy there and here. It does often times monopolize sales and has caused many businesses to go under, but it's no different than other competitions such as farming, sports, and electronics. The competition is part of life, deal with it! Even with the testimonies on the show, I still don't get why they are seriously going that far to bash Wal-Mart. To me it's almost like racism; it makes no sense! All in all, those against Wal-Mart and the ideas that spark them to be is all a bunch of BS. We are all scared that a monopolizing company will one day jack up the prices, but Wal-Mart isn't like that. And if Wal-Mart does, I'll worship whoever predicted it, but until then, I can't see that smiley doing something so evil lol.
Wal-Mart is a great thing when it comes to saving people money and providing jobs for individuals who need them. This episode like all the others is very one sided, I personally don't like the fact that Wal-Mart has so much power that they can push their way into small communities. I live next to a Neighborhood Wal-Mart and we fought to keep it out of our community because of the problems the company brings with it. My property value actually dropped after the Wal-Mart, how is that fair to the community that was there before the superstore decided to move in? Another problem with them is that they don't care about their appearance after the initial hype has passed by, we have garbage floating around the neighborhood from this store. Granted it would probably happen with any other store, but I am giving my opinion and it is very one sided on this subject. Another problem is they are planning to close this store about 7 years after they built it because they are building a superstore down the street and feel there is no need for this store. So I feel Wal-Mart has its places in cities, but not small communities.
Wall Mart will "ALWAYS" be a company in where the community comes together to save money while being able to purchase their necessities. I don't understand how many see or can complain about this store. This episode as many others was one sided yet I still can see how much good this company can do for many employees. I understand Their are jobs in where their are issues to resolve but I can also understand that also happens everywhere. Jobs are needed to provide income for people and better lives for their children. I can se why small towns would not like a store of this magnitude to invade their home. People also need to try and keep their businesses running as much they can and that can be affected by this chain. I take as a toss up in having a chain this big coming in or staying out.
The thing I find most telling is that the other big retailers never seem to get mentioned. You would think that if Wal-Mart were so evil that you would see a lot of comparisons between Wal-Mart and Target. The truth is there is no difference in how these companies operate. The people that started the anti-Wal-Mart hysteria did so because Wal-Mart starting opening Super Wal-Marts and did not try to get the grocery workers to join a union. As for me I like being able to buy good products at a good price. And if Wal-Mart is the best price I will shop there otherwise I will look around.
"wallmart", it's a very good episode, they talked about Wallmart and some people hated Wallmart, and some people might love it. Just for me, I like Wallmart, it's not just because the price are cheaper than every where else but they have everything from food to car anything. So just for the convience I don't have to stop couple places to shop, because I only stop at one stop and I could get everything. That what I like about them, however, some people might dislike it because some reasons. I agree that they pay a very cheap for the employee, but think about this, if we don't have wallmart where can all those people work? There will be so many unemployment and the government would pay alot more for the homeless shelter. So if I could get everything in cheap price and convience because gas is so expensive right now, so why not???
This movie is interesting to me, and this one kind of surprised me that each person has a different opinion. Some people do not like to shop there, or some people do like to shop it. So, I thought about that I try to respect it depending on individual personal opinions because America is a democracy. So, I would like to shop at Wal-mart for certain reasons. First, it should be cheaper than other mart. To be honest, I do not have enough money. That makes me to save my money. Second, when I need to buy something, I can easily find it fast because they are everywhere. It should be convenient. Third, they should employ a lot of people, so they have been doing job creation. That means it should help the economic circumstances which money should be circulated. As a result, I would like Wal-mart because of those reasons. But, I am kind of worried about monopoly. Anyway, I think these days there is limitless competition. This episode is so nice.
I was really surprised to find that Penn and Teller were “pro-WalMart”. I have always found it interesting that people are so down on WalMart specifically, but none of the other “box stores” get the same wrath. They all have products that are made in other countries. They all pay their employees about the same amount. While I wish we could have our products made here, or at least made in other places where the people making them get paid better, I try to look at it as what the alternatives are for the people who make the products…Drugs, prostitution, etc. I am coming across sounding like I’m ok with sweat-shops and the like. I’m really not. I don’t know why it’s coming out that way or how to put it differently so I guess I’ll just leave it at that!
We get most of our groceries at WalMart. Being a family of (soon to be) 5, it’s just the most cost-efficient place to shop! I really was surprised that Penn and Teller like WalMart. I expected a very different response from them. I agreed with pretty much everything they said about it. I like that they pointed out that by shopping there, people have more money left over to be able to shop at the more “boutique” places and Mom and Pop shops.
I was really surprised Penn and Teller were supporters or WalMart I was expecting the complete opposite. I shop at WalMart because it saves me money and the extra money can be used to support other local businesses. The only problem I have with WalMart is when they don't give benefits to close to full time employees(sometimes not allowing them to work full time because then they would be eligible for benefits). These employees are then forced to open medical care subsidy accounts (welfare) and the government is has to pay for it while the company is raking in billions of dollars. The dumbest people had to be the man and woman that had the anti-WalMart website and were selling T-shirts. She had an ignorant t-shirt depicting the typical family shopping at Wal-mart. It was a very hill-billy family, but the ironic thing is the lady who had the shirt on looked like a hill-billy. She could have been the one depicted on that shirt!
Walmart and their cheap prices have always been a source of contraversy. People have been so against the way they do it. They get a lot of their products from overseas, using child labor and also they work in not clean environments. There are many people in communities across america. People are outraged about this problem of walmart! What people don't look at is the pros of walmart. They don't think of the families that actually have a job in china where walmart gets there products. And also the people throughout america where they are struggling to put food on the table where they shop at walmart because they have the cheapest prices and thats the only way they can feed their family. The truth is is that walmart does do things they shouldn't but it does help out the poorer families of the world.
i love to shop at walmart. i have no problem with the company. they have competitive prices and a great selection. some groups may oppose walmart because they feel they hire people and don't pay them enough. but in all essence if the store wasn't there the majority of the works wouldn't have a job in the economy that we are in.
Okay I've got to say, I've been shopping at Wal-Mart for most of my needs for a very long time. Their prices are nifty, and the selection isn't that bad as well. Also, they pretty much carry anything the average person needs. I really don't have a problem with them...But I've started to notice that even their prices are lifting to quite high levels these days, and it's pissing me off.
However, when it comes to those little towns with those itty bitty businesses, I don't think a Wal-Mart deserves the right to be placed there. Those businesses have probably worked very hard to stay steady money-wise, so it's truly unfair that this Supercenter gets placed and many lose their jobs that they've had for years, one that they love and have admired for so long. I think they should only be placed in areas where there are many high-ranked businesses as well...not where it can dominate every job in one little town...It just isn't sane.
I would like to start off this post by saying that I love Walmart for its cheap prices and excellent selection. I thought it was very interesting how people with an opposing view provided evidence that Walmart needs to pay people more. Walmart pays people an above average rate for the work that they do. Furthermore, they employee many different kinds of people, who, without Walmart may not be able to find a job anywhere else.
ReplyDeleteI would think that many people would shop at Wal-Mart because the prices at Wal-Mart are so low and cheap that everyone can afford it and it will save them money too. The Penn & Teller’s Bullshit episode on Wal-Mart tell us that many people hates Wal-Mart and want to destroy it because how they pay the people for doing labor work for less salary. The episode also focuses on how Wal-Mart have helped people to get jobs and have money to provided for their family and love ones because they were not able to find any jobs somewhere else. For my own opinion I think Walt-Mart is good just like any other business out there because they are just trying to get customers to go to there stores more by doing different things to get their customers to go. It’s the people decisions to choose to go to Wal-Mart or not because Wal-Mart doesn’t really care that who goes to there stores, but as long they get the other people money that’s fine with them.
ReplyDeleteK so Wal-mart this one I can relate to only for the fact is I used to be one of those people that thought Wal-mart was going to take over the world or whatever. I now think the people who think bad about the place are ridicules, I mean you can find anything there, and it is cheap so why are they complaining. I think that the guy who stopped Wal-mart from being built in wherever it was is a moron. This place has helped so many people with jobs and what not that I don’t see how anyone could ever hate this place. O yeah and I think the people who make shirts in some store need to get a life cause really they nothing better to do then make stupid shirts bad mouthing a store, really!
ReplyDeleteWalmart is the new evil empire. They lure everybody into the store with their 'happy face' and their low prices, and they undersell the local mom and pop stores to put them out of business. Try getting intelligent service from a Walmart salesperson. If you have any question about a product other than its location in the store, you are out of luck. When Sam Walton died, his empire was split up among his six children, who are still six of the top ten richest people in the country. Meanwhile, they don't provide affordable health care coverage to their own employees.
ReplyDeleteThis was my favorite episode of the night. I am not a huge fan of Wal-Mart, but I do shop there occasionally. Me like a lot of other people hated Wal-Mart because of the things we had heard regarding sweat shops, and the treatment of their employees. After watching this episode I am reconsidering my own Wal-Mart hatred . They are providing jobs to people in countries where without Wal-Mart would more than likely be working elsewhere for less money. I think it is a win win in that scenario I mean we get to keep low costs, and they are provided with more (often safer) means of work. However I still hate going to Wal-Mart, I hate that it is always busy, dirty, the customer service is next to non existant and it does tend to run out the ma and pa shops that have a charm Wal-Mart could never package and sell at a discount. Still this episode was educational and opened my mind.
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ReplyDeleteI've never had a beef with wal-mart, and i never quite understood why others do either. After watching this episode it showed me what others might have problems with, but i think flipping off the store is childish. This episode made me want to look at the business practices that walmart has, and the type of business ethics that they have as well. It would be interesting to study on so that i could see the anti-walmart side because this bullshit episode was so one sided.
ReplyDeleteI shop and will continue to shop any where but Walmart when ever possible. I think this episode as much as any of the others is one sided they try to make it look like they have both sides of the story, but I don’t agree. In the film it said average Walmart employee makes 10.17 hour. I think that statement would have been more accurate and complete if they averaged the other large stores wages and included benefits like health insurance. I know people who are in a union at Albertsons or Smiths get paid a little more than the people at Walmart. They get paid a few more dollars an hour plus they don’t pay anything for their insurance benefits. That adds a huge amount of income in its self. At least I know people working for these other companies can afford their insurance and are not on tax funded healthcare. One thing that really bothered me about this episode is they said people can save like 2,000 dollars a year shopping at Walmart. This statement has nothing holding it up. People could save 2,000 dollars a year shopping anywhere depending on what they bought and what they were comparing it to. They didn’t provided enough evidence to convince me that Walmart is bad for our economy.
ReplyDeleteWal-Mart is required to follow the exact same rules regarding wages as any other store. It is unfair for people to criticize them for not giving benefits to their employees. I mean, these people are working at a Wal-Mart. It didn’t take any schooling to get there. Wages are linked to how difficult the job is and the demand there is for it. Anybody can go work at Wal-Mart. So, the company pays their employees accordingly. It follows the legal rules. In the show, it wasn’t the employees that were upset with the situation, it was the crazies that hated Wal-Mart and were using this for more juice to fuel their Wal-Mart hate.
ReplyDeleteI think walmarts in small towns may be more harmful than they do good. I say this because some small towns depend on their small mom and pop stores because obviously they are smeones means of survival and putting food on their tables. I think small towns are more independent than people think. Walmarts in large communities are great, they give people jobs and lower prices for people like me who hate buying way overpriced food at Harmons!
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I do not think their is anything wrong with walmart in big cities where their are other superstores and markets, what I don't agree with is when walmarts move to small towns and run all the other stores out of business. I do not think walmart pays their employees unfairly, I think they pay them rather fairly, the pay their pharmasists more then their door greaters because just like any other job you get paid more for your skills and your work ethic. Walmarts provide jobs for people who could not find jobs otherwise, expecially disabled people. Walmart is excellent because of how it helps disabled people. Walmart is not evil but in some places in is uneccisary.
ReplyDeleteI think Wal-Mart is a great place to shop. No one can argue it has low prices and is always convenient to just stop by when you need something random. I do not think it is going to take over the world or destroy other smaller “mom and pop” stores. There are plenty of franchises all over the country and world that could do that and if Wal-Mart has not single handedly taken over everything by now, it’s not going to any time soon. People who make T-shirts and plot against Wal-Mart have way too much time on their hands and could be doing something much more productive with themselves.
ReplyDeleteI hate Wal-Mart. I do not care if they offer lower prices. I do not care if they employ more people in America than any other organization. And I do not care if they are open 24/7. All probable arguments aside, i find the ensuing monopoly to be sickening and a resulting depressant.
ReplyDeleteI simply do not go to Wal-Mart because i find every possible establishment to be dirty and overcrowded. I would rather shop at Target, where i can actually use a shopping cart without the fear of crashing into someone during my shopping experience. Without any sense of hyperbole, i think Wal-Mart should seriously install traffic lights throughout their stores for the cart traffic that i'm sure many have experienced badly in one way or another. I'm sure an organized shopping experience would prove to be more beneficial than the demonic situation that reigns today.
Anyone can shop at Wal-Mart. I don't care. I just won't. I'll pay the extra three dollars elsewhere and save myself the headache.
I do shop at wal-mart on occasion. Wal-mart gives people jobs to support there families. If they don't like the pay or the benefits then find a different job, just like you would for any other job.
ReplyDeletei don't have a problem with Wal-Mart at all. the people at Wal-Mart are happy to have a job and provide the customers with the lowest prices. Without Wal-Mart there would be a lot more people without jobs and probably homeless. Yes with Wal-Mart the mom and pop type stores cannot compete with Wal-Mart's prices but people that hate Wal-Mart will still shop there and pay more money. There are plenty of Wal-Mart haters out there.
ReplyDeleteIt was interresting to see how big is the hatered against Wal-Mart. I really do not understand how can people hate this store so much only because it is destroying the small mom and pops stores who cannot compete with the prices. On my opinion this is not necessary a bad thing. These stores need to readjust their target customers and specialize into other market segments. I personally do shop in Wal-Mart but also shop in eastern European groceries (mom and pop like) stores who offer products you cannot find in big chains like Costco, Wal-Mart, Smiths or Albertsons. I do believe that there are enough customers under the sun for big chain stores and small stores as well. The trick is to find a market segment and an advertisement campaign to attract customers. I know the small stores have very big competitive advantage in reacting very fast to market trends, while giants like Wal-Mart are really slow in reacting to such things. If small stores do not react fast enough, they should be in business anyways because they are not managed well and are not having very good business attitude.
ReplyDeleteI like Wal-Mart but hate going there cause it is always so busy and messy. I do like Sam Club I buy many things there and they are owned by the owners of wal-mart. I know many people who hate wal-mart but like sams club and it makes me think the whole thing is silly. Yes wal-mart does cause mom and pop stores to close but in this economy they wouldn't last any way.
ReplyDeleteI think that Wal-mart is a great place to shop. It does bother me that they hire kids from 3 world countries to work more than 12 hours a day. I know that in those places 0.15 cents is a lot of money, but I think that an 8 or 9 years old kid should not work 5 days a week for more than 12 hours a day. I believe that kids should go to school. There are many different ways that Wal-mart can avoid this but I don’t think they’re doing enough to stop it. It seems as though it’s all about the profits.
ReplyDeleteThe main thing that worries me about Wal-mart is that they are everywhere! If they continually have the lowest prices why would anyone want to shop at another store? I can see a cause for concern, however, it seems as though people still shop at other stores. Probably because of the massive crowds you encounter at Wal-mart. Another advantage that Wal-mart has is that they price match any price which allows them to make sure their prices are always the best. I do shop at Wal-mart occasionally; however, I will never solely shop there.
ReplyDeleteI used to shop at Wal-Mart all the time until I heard that they used sweat shops and that they mistreated their employees. Now I shop there sometimes when I need to get something fast because they are everywhere! Yes their stuff is cheap but then there's the time you spend in line waiting because it's always packed even at night. But you can also see the impact that small businesses have when Wal-Mart comes into town. They go out of business and some of those businesses have been open for years even generations. The only good thing I see at Wal-Mart is that they hire all kinds of people young and old and somethimes they have alot of disabled people working too which alot of companies don't hire them.
ReplyDeleteI do like Wal Mart. I shop there. They brought up some good points, but their argument seemed very one sided and they did not address all the issues. That being said I thought the guy who stopped the Wal Mart from coming into the community was a total moron and it looked like the community would have been enriched by a Wal Mart. I do want to comment on Wal Mart hiring people in 3rd World countires especially kids. I do think it is sad that that happens, but as someone who has lived in a 3rd World country it is true that they do need to work or they will not eat. I am not saying it is right. It sucks! It is almost more the country they live in who is to blame or their government. I am not sure. Again I'm not saying I am in favor of all these kids working just that I understand the predicament they are in and I feel bad and wish more could be done to better their situations.
ReplyDeleteI use to work at a grocery chain in the pharmacy, so most likely I would shop in the store. I would compare prices at my store with Wal-Mart and depending on what I was buying it averaged about the same cost. People just need to learn how to shop better. I know that Wal-Mart does not pay its cashiers benefits, where other grocery stores do. You may find yourself paying more because of this reason. Also, I don't think Wal-Mart should set up in small towns, and take business away from local merchants. I will shop wherever there are sales, and where its convenient.
ReplyDeleteI hate shopping at Wal-Mart. For me personally and the things I normally need to get at the store I don't see a big enough price difference to make it worth it for me to drive all the way to one, fight the enormous crowds, wait forever in line, then walk all the way to the end of the parking lot since they are always packed. I don't think they are necessarily as evil as some of the people we saw tried to say they were but I do think they are trying to become a monopoly and they do put Mom & Pop Shops out of business. They make it almost impossible to be an entrepreneur in any particular thing if it is something Wal-Mart already does or sells because the majority of people like to get everything they need at one place. I do admit I like to shop at one place but I like to go to places that I feel put higher value on quality rather than quantity. I am more than happy to spend the extra money for something that I feel is better quality rather than buy cheap crap that I'm going to have to replace in a month anyway.
ReplyDeleteThis was my favorite episode. During the last semester, I realized something new about Wal-Mart. I didn’t like such a big super markets as Wal-Mart, Target etc because they caused many small grocery stores went out of business. The number who ruined their business is more than people Wal-Mart hires.
ReplyDeleteBut in other side, they render great service to the development of society. For example, many less developed countries in Asia, they plan on establishing big supermarkets for city planning. This is more useful way to the development of city. Also Wal-Mart still tries to hold special conference to coordinate their relief activities toward a national emergency.
I don't know how feel about Wal-mart, it has a lot of pros and a lot of cons. I love how you can get anything you want, if you need groceries, cloths, movies or even things for your car; you name it they probably have it. The things I hate is how crazy it is in there. I hate that it takes you at least 30 minutes to checkout; it takes longer to checkout then it does to shop. And I don't like the fact that you cant find anything either, I don't if it's just me but I walk through the whole store every time I go in there. I enjoyed this episode the most.
ReplyDeleteI can understand the hatred Wal-Mart has brought about. The tactics they used to become #1 have been down right dirty. Similar to how Penn discribed Wal-mart was strangling out the business in his hometown. I've heard stories from my father and other family members of how Wal-mart has destroyed several small towns in Oklahoma that refused to allow the expansion into their small towns. By strategically placing Stores all around these towns they killed the small town businesses and have left the towns more or less to die.
ReplyDeleteHow ever if you look at it from a pure capitalist stand point, Walmart has performed there quest quite well. They provide more service for the dollar and have captured The americal wallet, not to mention going globally and beginning to capture the worlds bank roll.
The only thing Wal mart has forgotten during its quest of capitalism, in todays world if we wish to be truly successfull then we must not only create our foot print, but we must take care of all that fall within that foot print. In the beginning this mega store was only about making the money at what ever the cost. Now they have began to rethink the strategy and have began to take care of there workers and small businesses in there area's. The hatred is dissapating but the hurt feelings are still lingering about.
This was a very interesting way on looking at Wal-Mart. It is true that they do have low prices and that most of their products come from 3rd world contries. But with them doing that they are giving good jobs to those in other contries that would be out of work with out them. They are helping our community and others around the world.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing that gets to me is that when ever a Wal-Mart is built. Most of the time the local stores (The mom and pop stores) go out of business or start to strugle to make ends meet.
Ahaha good ol' Wal-Mart. Man all this debate on it, wow, just appreciate the low prices and go on living your life! Don't worry about how Wal-Mart does this or Wal-Mart does that, let corporate people and such deal with that. Yes they may use over seas, out-of-country, sweat shops and what not that seem unjust, but it's true that it helps the economy there and here. It does often times monopolize sales and has caused many businesses to go under, but it's no different than other competitions such as farming, sports, and electronics. The competition is part of life, deal with it! Even with the testimonies on the show, I still don't get why they are seriously going that far to bash Wal-Mart. To me it's almost like racism; it makes no sense! All in all, those against Wal-Mart and the ideas that spark them to be is all a bunch of BS. We are all scared that a monopolizing company will one day jack up the prices, but Wal-Mart isn't like that. And if Wal-Mart does, I'll worship whoever predicted it, but until then, I can't see that smiley doing something so evil lol.
ReplyDeleteWal-Mart is a great thing when it comes to saving people money and providing jobs for individuals who need them. This episode like all the others is very one sided, I personally don't like the fact that Wal-Mart has so much power that they can push their way into small communities. I live next to a Neighborhood Wal-Mart and we fought to keep it out of our community because of the problems the company brings with it. My property value actually dropped after the Wal-Mart, how is that fair to the community that was there before the superstore decided to move in? Another problem with them is that they don't care about their appearance after the initial hype has passed by, we have garbage floating around the neighborhood from this store. Granted it would probably happen with any other store, but I am giving my opinion and it is very one sided on this subject. Another problem is they are planning to close this store about 7 years after they built it because they are building a superstore down the street and feel there is no need for this store. So I feel Wal-Mart has its places in cities, but not small communities.
ReplyDeleteWall Mart will "ALWAYS" be a company in where the community comes together to save money while being able to purchase their necessities. I don't understand how many see or can complain about this store.
ReplyDeleteThis episode as many others was one sided yet I still can see how much good this company can do for many employees. I understand Their are jobs in where their are issues to resolve but I can also understand that also happens everywhere. Jobs are needed to provide income for people and better lives for their children.
I can se why small towns would not like a store of this magnitude to invade their home. People also need to try and keep their businesses running as much they can and that can be affected by this chain. I take as a toss up in having a chain this big coming in or staying out.
The thing I find most telling is that the other big retailers never seem to get mentioned. You would think that if Wal-Mart were so evil that you would see a lot of comparisons between Wal-Mart and Target. The truth is there is no difference in how these companies operate. The people that started the anti-Wal-Mart hysteria did so because Wal-Mart starting opening Super Wal-Marts and did not try to get the grocery workers to join a union. As for me I like being able to buy good products at a good price. And if Wal-Mart is the best price I will shop there otherwise I will look around.
ReplyDelete"wallmart", it's a very good episode, they talked about Wallmart and some people hated Wallmart, and some people might love it. Just for me, I like Wallmart, it's not just because the price are cheaper than every where else but they have everything from food to car anything. So just for the convience I don't have to stop couple places to shop, because I only stop at one stop and I could get everything. That what I like about them, however, some people might dislike it because some reasons. I agree that they pay a very cheap for the employee, but think about this, if we don't have wallmart where can all those people work? There will be so many unemployment and the government would pay alot more for the homeless shelter. So if I could get everything in cheap price and convience because gas is so expensive right now, so why not???
ReplyDeleteThis movie is interesting to me, and this one kind of surprised me that each person has a different opinion. Some people do not like to shop there, or some people do like to shop it. So, I thought about that I try to respect it depending on individual personal opinions because America is a democracy. So, I would like to shop at Wal-mart for certain reasons. First, it should be cheaper than other mart. To be honest, I do not have enough money. That makes me to save my money. Second, when I need to buy something, I can easily find it fast because they are everywhere. It should be convenient. Third, they should employ a lot of people, so they have been doing job creation. That means it should help the economic circumstances which money should be circulated. As a result, I would like Wal-mart because of those reasons. But, I am kind of worried about monopoly. Anyway, I think these days there is limitless competition. This episode is so nice.
ReplyDeleteI was really surprised to find that Penn and Teller were “pro-WalMart”. I have always found it interesting that people are so down on WalMart specifically, but none of the other “box stores” get the same wrath. They all have products that are made in other countries. They all pay their employees about the same amount. While I wish we could have our products made here, or at least made in other places where the people making them get paid better, I try to look at it as what the alternatives are for the people who make the products…Drugs, prostitution, etc. I am coming across sounding like I’m ok with sweat-shops and the like. I’m really not. I don’t know why it’s coming out that way or how to put it differently so I guess I’ll just leave it at that!
ReplyDeleteWe get most of our groceries at WalMart. Being a family of (soon to be) 5, it’s just the most cost-efficient place to shop! I really was surprised that Penn and Teller like WalMart. I expected a very different response from them. I agreed with pretty much everything they said about it. I like that they pointed out that by shopping there, people have more money left over to be able to shop at the more “boutique” places and Mom and Pop shops.
ReplyDeleteI was really surprised Penn and Teller were supporters or WalMart I was expecting the complete opposite. I shop at WalMart because it saves me money and the extra money can be used to support other local businesses. The only problem I have with WalMart is when they don't give benefits to close to full time employees(sometimes not allowing them to work full time because then they would be eligible for benefits). These employees are then forced to open medical care subsidy accounts (welfare) and the government is has to pay for it while the company is raking in billions of dollars.
ReplyDeleteThe dumbest people had to be the man and woman that had the anti-WalMart website and were selling T-shirts. She had an ignorant t-shirt depicting the typical family shopping at Wal-mart. It was a very hill-billy family, but the ironic thing is the lady who had the shirt on looked like a hill-billy. She could have been the one depicted on that shirt!
Walmart and their cheap prices have always been a source of contraversy. People have been so against the way they do it. They get a lot of their products from overseas, using child labor and also they work in not clean environments.
ReplyDeleteThere are many people in communities across america. People are outraged about this problem of walmart! What people don't look at is the pros of walmart. They don't think of the families that actually have a job in china where walmart gets there products. And also the people throughout america where they are struggling to put food on the table where they shop at walmart because they have the cheapest prices and thats the only way they can feed their family. The truth is is that walmart does do things they shouldn't but it does help out the poorer families of the world.
i love to shop at walmart. i have no problem with the company. they have competitive prices and a great selection. some groups may oppose walmart because they feel they hire people and don't pay them enough. but in all essence if the store wasn't there the majority of the works wouldn't have a job in the economy that we are in.
ReplyDeleteOkay I've got to say, I've been shopping at Wal-Mart for most of my needs for a very long time. Their prices are nifty, and the selection isn't that bad as well. Also, they pretty much carry anything the average person needs. I really don't have a problem with them...But I've started to notice that even their prices are lifting to quite high levels these days, and it's pissing me off.
ReplyDeleteHowever, when it comes to those little towns with those itty bitty businesses, I don't think a Wal-Mart deserves the right to be placed there. Those businesses have probably worked very hard to stay steady money-wise, so it's truly unfair that this Supercenter gets placed and many lose their jobs that they've had for years, one that they love and have admired for so long. I think they should only be placed in areas where there are many high-ranked businesses as well...not where it can dominate every job in one little town...It just isn't sane.