When special interests conspire to limit choices and harm consumers.

[Jack_www]

I have been flowing this in the news. The same thing happen Compton I think a couple of years ago.

[:) Smiley]

hmmm... this thread got me thinking.

I live across the street from a Ranch 99, which is a chain of Asian supermarkets, mostly on the West Coast.

here in suburban Asia-town, we've got Asian restaurants, car dealers, shopping centers, supermarkets, theaters, you name it. But where's the Asian equivalent of Walmart?

ah, i can only dream it now... endless aisles of tacky clothing... live fish at a dollar a pound... every karaoke tape known to humanity... all served up in pink bags with an asian smiley face ^____^. we'd have nicer greeters to, that would bow at every customer...

[Jon Miller]

I don't see the difference between chain grocery stores and chain walmart stores.

JM

[The Mad Monk]

Walmart is the only store around here that's open 24 hours, which is a very important point for me.

[Jon Miller]

Yeah, that is important for me also. Of course, there are sevreal 24 hour grocery stores around me (and I generally don't go to Walmart) (although I did at one time).

JM

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Why doesn't Che like Walmart? It's one of the biggest supporters of communism.

Che why do you hate communism?

[MOBIUS]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
I make more at Wal-Mart than I did at Kroger (a store with a union).

DinoDick works at Wal-Mart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



How apt! I always knew you were a loser!

****ing priceless - that just made my day!

[Imran Siddiqui]

And MOBIUS further cements his ******* reputation

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by MOBIUS
DinoDick works at Wal-Mart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well not for much longer if the winds of chnage are blowing the way I've been told. Though I find it annoying that life has potentially conspired to give me what I most wanted by forcing me to endure a most unpleasent experience (upcoming adversarial conversations with rich relatives).

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Jack_www


I shop at Costco and I know others that do, and I would hardly call them or my self rich.

I shop there as well. The fact remains that if you compare the income level of the average Costco shopper to the average Walmart shopper you'll find that Costco's costumers are relatively affluent and spend more money in the store.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Jaguar
This thread isn't toolish and partisan. Who are you, and what have you done with Oerdin?

The very fact that you've posted crap like this shows that you have no idea how many threads I create or what they're about. Less then half deal in any way with politics.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Well not for much longer if the winds of chnage are blowing the way I've been told. Though I find it annoying that life has potentially conspired to give me what I most wanted by forcing me to endure a most unpleasent experience (upcoming adversarial conversations with rich relatives).

If you like retail or if you find most of your experience is retail and thus your best opportunities are in retail then why not consider a job at a specialty place like Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, or The Home Depot? I understand that part of their marketing model is to taught their relatively higher wages and the length of time employees continue to work for them. This is to show they are more socially responsible and better places to work then Walmart.

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by Smiley
hmmm... this thread got me thinking.

I live across the street from a Ranch 99, which is a chain of Asian supermarkets, mostly on the West Coast.

here in suburban Asia-town, we've got Asian restaurants, car dealers, shopping centers, supermarkets, theaters, you name it. But where's the Asian equivalent of Walmart?

ah, i can only dream it now... endless aisles of tacky clothing... live fish at a dollar a pound... every karaoke tape known to humanity... all served up in pink bags with an asian smiley face ^____^. we'd have nicer greeters to, that would bow at every customer...

You could be an entrepreneur.

JM

[DinoDoc]

Someone beat him

[Dinner]

There are four or five Asian supermarket chains with stores in San Diego including Ranch 99. I'm not sure how they do it but they do offer some incredible deals on live seafood. A few weeks ago I was shopping there and saw whole live crabs being sold for $6 each. They were big ones too.