Can Wal-Mart take over the U.S.? - Page 5

**Skip Towne** · 01-14-2005, 10:33 AM

Considering that any one of their stores can make a man fabulously wealthy, what's to stop them from taking over.

**Mr. Kotter** · 01-14-2005, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

...And when Walmart succeeds in running EVERYBODY else out of business, do you really think the prices will continue to stay low?

And if they abuse the public trust, and gouge consumers....that's what government regulation is all about.

Ask Standard Oil, ask Bell Telephone, and many similar such companies....

Mile High Mania · 01-14-2005, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

As long as the consumer isn't mom or pop, or mom and pop's landlord, or an employee of mom and pop, or the guy who owns a restaurant next to mom and pop who loses walk-up business because mom and pop go out of business, and so on, and so on.

But they can all find minimum wage/no benefit jobs at Walmart, right?

And when Walmart succeeds in running EVERYBODY else out of business, do you really think the prices will continue to stay low?

It's the world we live in ... nobody said that big business had a heart.

I know there are many examples of what you have typed. But, it's not just Wal-Mart.

stevieray · 01-14-2005, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

As long as the consumer isn't mom or pop, or mom and pop's landlord, or an employee of mom and pop, or the guy who owns a restaurant next to mom and pop who loses walk-up business because mom and pop go out of business, and so on, and so on.

But they can all find minimum wage/no benefit jobs at Walmart, right?

And when Walmart succeeds in running EVERYBODY else out of business, do you really think the prices will continue to stay low?

Exactly.

Calcountry · 01-14-2005, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by rxrider

Don't know about your neck of the woods ... but here in Central KS the meats at walmart SUCK ... The only thing I will buy meat wise is ..

Chicken (hard to screw that up), pork, and premaid things like Johnsonville Brauts, lunchmeats, hotdogs, etc etc etc

The rest I buy at Food4Less ... thier meats rock here ... compared to Dillons and wally world

If you look at thier Beef here it litterally has NO BLOOD in the package ... I want to see a shit load of blood on my beef if i gonna buy it !!

I like my beef rare baby !!

Cliff

I will be sure to let the cows now when you are coming by so they can hide.

Calcountry · 01-14-2005, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cdcox

No one will every replace the planet for providing goat cheese.

Goat Cheese ?

Mile High Mania · 01-14-2005, 12:54 PM

Wal Mart, for the most part, gives the consumer what they want. Go to any Wal Mart and it's rarely empty... so, they're filling a need and their customers are loyal.

Calcountry · 01-14-2005, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

As long as the consumer isn't mom or pop, or mom and pop's landlord, or an employee of mom and pop, or the guy who owns a restaurant next to mom and pop who loses walk-up business because mom and pop go out of business, and so on, and so on.

But they can all find minimum wage/no benefit jobs at Walmart, right?

And when Walmart succeeds in running EVERYBODY else out of business, do you really think the prices will continue to stay low?

What is a low price?

Someone has to be high in order for someone to be low? If they knock everyone out of business, they will be the ONLY price. At that point, the whole concept of LOW price will be irrelevant. Just ask Kmart.

Hoover · 01-14-2005, 01:05 PM

A Client of mine who is an expert in on the banking industry said their next move is banking. Each checkout will be like a bank teller.

Come buy crap give them your paycheck.

The Company Store.

ChiefsCountry · 01-14-2005, 01:18 PM

Speaking of Wal-Mart, my hometown has the smallest Wal-Mart in the world. And the only reason we have Wal-Mart is because Bud Walton, Sam's brother and second in charge lived here.

Mile High Mania · 01-14-2005, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoover

A Client of mine who is an expert in on the banking industry said their next move is banking. Each checkout will be like a bank teller.

Come buy crap give them your paycheck.

The Company Store.

They are doing a lot of things online as well - DVD rental, stuff like that.

**Baby Lee** · 01-14-2005, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by beavis

Well, it's a well known fact, Sunny Jim, that there's a secret society of the five wealthiest people in the world, known as The Pentaveret, who run everything in the world, including the newspapers, and meet tri annually at a secret country mansion in Colorado, known as The Meadows.

The Queen, the Vatican, the Getty's, the Rothchilds, and Colonel Sanders before he went tits up.

http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/diamond/diamond.html

**KC Dan** · 01-14-2005, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by beavis

Well, it's a well known fact, Sunny Jim, that there's a secret society of the five wealthiest people in the world, known as The Pentaveret, who run everything in the world, including the newspapers, and meet tri annually at a secret country mansion in Colorado, known as The Meadows.

The Queen, the Vatican, the Getty's, the Rothchilds, and Colonel Sanders before he went tits up.

Rep! Loved that movie!

Kerberos · 01-14-2005, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

As long as the consumer isn't mom or pop, or mom and pop's landlord, or an employee of mom and pop, or the guy who owns a restaurant next to mom and pop who loses walk-up business because mom and pop go out of business, and so on, and so on.

But they can all find minimum wage/no benefit jobs at Walmart, right?

And when Walmart succeeds in running EVERYBODY else out of business, do you really think the prices will continue to stay low?

All I know is that as long as they sell shit computers from $199.99 and up to $589.99 and so on I will have job security ... If you averaged the computers I work on in one months time I can tell you without looking that over 50% of them are wal-mart HP's or Emachines ... They suck AZZ and are built as disposable systems as far as I am concerned ...

YOU get what you pay for and most of Wal-marts CRAP are seconds or are made to walmarts shitTY specifications to keep the prices low and quality down !

That is the ONLY reason you will still have specialty stores cause you can't buy REAL nice stuff at wal-mart as far as everday living things, furniture, housewares, anything that is manufactured JUST for wal-mart is made cheaper and that is a fact!

Cliff

Pitt Gorilla · 01-14-2005, 03:59 PM

Granted, I don't shop at Wal-Mart anyway (too dirty, too many strange, smelly people), but I would NEVER buy produce there. Seinfeld:\ Have you seen this crap? I mean, have you SEEN it? /:Seinfeld. I can't believe anyone would shop in their meat department either. Basically, I get all of my groceries at the mom and pop place down the street and if I need something else, I go to Target (all the way across town).

**gblowfish** · 01-14-2005, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Because Wal-Mart is one of the only companies that can dictate the price of a good to the manufacturer. Quite amazing, actually.

BIGGER BETTER CHEAPER FASTER....NOW!!!!
(And God Forbid you try to build it in the USA...no chance in Hell).

01-14-2005, 10:33 AM
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Pitt Gorilla Banned! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: NOT Columbia, MO 65201 Casino cash: $2830194	Granted, I don't shop at Wal-Mart anyway (too dirty, too many strange, smelly people), but I would NEVER buy produce there. Seinfeld:\ Have you seen this crap? I mean, have you SEEN it? /:Seinfeld. I can't believe anyone would shop in their meat department either. Basically, I get all of my groceries at the mom and pop place down the street and if I need something else, I go to Target (all the way across town). __________________ Your son is a bench warmer because of your weak genetics not because of the coach Norlin Mommsen is disgusting.
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