[Vision2020] If You Don't Like WAL MART Read This

[Donovan Arnold]

Roger,
 
I find lots of stuff sold at the Dollar Store for about 88 cents at Winco, Target, and Walmart. The Dollar store is great I think for medicine and items you want to use and throw away, or need a smaller version of something for travel.
 
Donovan Arnold
 

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 From: lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com>
To: Jay Borden <jborden at datawedge.com>; Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>; Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com> 
Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com 
Sent: Monday, January 9, 2012 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] If You Don't Like WAL MART Read This
 
The Dollar Store beats everyone.
Roger
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From: "Jay Borden" jborden at datawedge.com
Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:39:41 -0800
To: "Paul Rumelhart" godshatter at yahoo.com, "Donovan Arnold" donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] If You Don't Like WAL MART Read This

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> "Also, the best way to get back at them for this is not to burden them
> with price matching and run arounds, but to simply not shop there.  Vote
> with your wallet.  Anything you can get at WalMart that can't be found
> locally can be found on the web, and you'll likely be getting a more
> durable, higher quality version of that same exact item as an added
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> *EXACTLY*.  Every penny in your pocket is a vote in the consumer world.
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> On 01/08/2012 07:11 PM, Donovan Arnold wrote: 
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> Many of WalMart's customers are the poorest, and every penny counts to
> them. Which is why I am upset at their latest advertising efforts which
> are misleading and taking advantage of America's poorest and most
> vulnerable. 
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> Someone could argue that WalMart is the cheapest store overall. However,
> they are NOT the cheapest on every item like they are trying to claim.
> This advertising of them matching any price I think is BS and in my book
> outright fraud.
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> I have had several people tell me that when they try to get the same
> price at WalMart as another store sells it for WalMart managers refuse
> and give them a runaround and don't match. To me, this is fraud. So I
> checked it out myself. 
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> Some of the things managers say are that it is NOT the EXACT item, even
> when it is. They demand the product be packaged exactly the same, that
> no membership be required, and the box come with the exact same numbers.
> Most people don't think this way. They think an Oreo is an Oreo, the
> price is the price, who cares if it packaged, shipped, ordered, or
> number differently. It is the same item. 
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> The problem with this advertising is that it intentionally misleads
> people to believe that they are getting the lowest and best price on
> everything they buy when they are not and this lowers the standard of
> living of people on the bottom of the economic rungs of society. They
> can get lower prices on thousands of items at other stores like Target,
> Winco, Costco, and other discount and local stores. However, because
> WalMart advertises misleadingly they are the lowest on every item,
> people are getting ripped off. 
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> Some items I have found lower at other stores:
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> MiO is $3.56 at WinCo, and $3.83 at WalMart. W/ Target Red Card, $3. 65.
> Exact Same Product.
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> Extra Lean 93/7 ground beef, WinCo $3.98/ LB. Wal-Mart $4.50/LB 
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> Other items cheaper at WinCo;
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> Oatmeal, dried fruit, M&Ms, Reese's Pieces, Jelly Beans, almost every
> kind of nut, coffee syrup, most cereals, popcorn, and coffee. I found
> many more. 
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> Most the time the only difference is the type of plastic or container it
> comes in which you rip off and throw away. 
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> If you want to hold WalMart accountable, take a trip to Wal-Mart and
> hold them to their advertising claims, bring your receipts if possible.
> It doesn't disrupt any customers at Wal-Mart, it just disrupts the
> management for hours  as they spend hours trying to explain and give
> excuses as to why they won't match any of the items you found cheaper
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