I am debating on the cons of walmart and i need the exact number of lawsuits on walmart and how they compare to Target or any other big store!?!?\n\nAny cons against wal-MArt would be appreciated....\n\nPelase...I need help...\n\nThanx in advance
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Not sure about lawsuites but do believe that Walmart has contributed to the lack of quality products in our country today.  Their pressure on Manufacturers to lower pricing has helped to lower the costs of products available but has also lowered the quality of such products.  Cheaper, less effective, toxic ingredients are now found in many cleaning and personal care items on the shelves.  People's quest to get something for nothing has allowed them to "bully" big corporations into conforming to survive.\n\nI am not able to give you statistics... but do remember reading something in regards to Walmarts unlawful hiring and labor disputes.  I believe Target would be the better of the two... just not sure where the actual statistics are.\n\nGood luck with your debate... at least you are on the proper side of the issue.
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Walk away and get a Walmart associate and say someone had an accident (not you) and can they get someone to clean it up? Accidents happen all the time.  No need to be embarrassed.
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WoW...great Q. I too am in the same boat.  I wonder about coastal?  I'll check them out.  Walmart sounds good too.
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Lots of people love Wal-Mart because it's cheap, lots of people hate Wal-Mart because it mucks up the economy really bad. \n\nI like watching the cheapies shop there because I know so many pointyheads who wouldn't be caught dead there or at Starbucks or anything else publicly traded or that employs more than 10 people.  The cheapies shopping at Wal-Mart don't really seem happy either though, but I think that's just how they are.\n\nThe one thing that people ignore about Wal-Mart is: sure the stuff's cheap but unless it's a brand you trust, 60 % of what you buy is bound be of substandard, dollarstore, quality.  I never really experienced "you get what you pay for" until I shopped at Wal-Mart.  For pointyheaded elitists like myself Wal-Mart is like the best possible zoo, but I won't shop there because I'm hoity-toity enough to understand what 'quality' means.  \n\nA story?  Well when I was a cab driver, it was readily assumed that anyone going to or from Wal-Mart wasn't going to tip well or at all and that was better than 95% true.
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I'm a former Wal Mart employee. I think the company needs to more for its workers. For example, they don't offer vision insurance, yet the newer stores have optomitrists in them. They also need to make the overall insurance cheaper. I found that most people who work there for the insurance can't afford anything else. Finally, they need to offer a bigger discount, like 25%.
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I "avoid" Wal-Mart because I don't like their business practices.  I don't boycott it completely, simply because I can't (where I live).  But I did use to live in a larger city, and I never stepped foot in it there.
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I've seen it and it is pretty disturbing.  Most of the stuff in Wal-Mart is cheap Chinese garbage, so I won't shop there any more just for that reason.  The last time I bought a coffeemaker which promptly fell apart and I decided my time was worth more than the hours spent taking the crap back and standing in the returns line forever.\n\nThere is a new Wal-Mart that opened up about 8 miles from me and I am considering making up a whole lot of small signs that say "Made in China by Forced Slave Labor" and putting these things all over the store.  \n\nI hate that place with a passion.
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YES!!\n\nAnd it should be affordable, and available to all employees who work enough hours to get benefits. Also, it should be a good program, including coverage for prescriptions, dental, vision, hospitalizations, and routine check-ups.\n\nAs for breaking my bank, it won't affect me. I stopped shopping at Wal-Mart more than a year ago in protest of the way they treat their employees. My personal little boycott doesn't hurt them, but I spread the news around about them wherever I go, and I encourage people to pay a few pennies more and shop at an alternate store where the employees are treated like an asset, rather than a throw-away resource. It's funny how a little education about what Wal-Mart is doing is enough to cause people to rethink their buying. If Wal-Mart is the only place I can get something, I do without it, and I am slowly spreading that idea to those with whom I come in contact. Until Wal-Mart starts doing right by their people (healthcare is just one of the places where they are not paying attention to the needs of their employees), they don't get another penny of my money.
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Whoever you were speaking with was probably pulling your leg.  I would like a little more proof that what you have provided. \n\nHowever, the was a guy started selling t-shirts that said "I (heart) Wal-ocaust".  Walmart's lawyers sent him a "cease and desist" letter but I don't know if they filed a lawsuit.  Read the story at the link below.
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I am an admitted consumer of Walmart.  I got nothing bad to say about them, they save me money and that is okay with me. They are a retailer that truly tries to accommodate the consumer.  They show that they are considerate not only by selling products at reasonable prices but they have great hours to fit anyone's schedule.  They have layaway and a great on line site for making purchases.
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Ameriplan is not a scam.  If we were all the major pharmacies, vision providers and thousands of doctors would not be involved with us.   Get real people.   I get so sick of seeing people say we are a scam who don't put the effort into making anything work or do their research.  Wal-Mart has more complaints than we do. Is Wal-Mart scamming the millions who shop there?  And what company doesn't have complaints/unsatisfied customers at some point?
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sounds like a dream case for a hungry personal injury attorney....they usually need no money up front but will take at least 33% of anything you win.....Malls are insured, so I would definitely get a good attorney fast!!!!!
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i've had this same experience at the fry's in roseville/sacramento. i don't know what it is, but they treat the customers as if they could care less if you shop there or not...not a very wise business practice for sure. i will not go there anymore. i drive 90 minutes to get there, and i've had employees intentionally mislead me when i've asked for assistance with merchandise. then i get all the way back home and find out i got the wrong thing, (usually computer components) then i have to make another trip back down there. the return/refund process is a nightmare. i have literally had to wait for over an hour to get a refund. i finally lost it, and yelled at the manager to get her ass back over here and finish my transaction before working on anything else. i'm 6 ft tall, and can be very loud and intimidating when i choose to be, which is rarely ever, but i tell you, that manager moved when i yelled. lol. the store got quiet, and other customers applauded. the factory remanafactured merchandise can be very misleading, by the way they package and display it too!!
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I've been working at WalMart for a year an a half... Actually I just quit recently and couldn't be happier ;)\n\nTo answer your question I was only working part-time (well, maybe 25 hours/week) but I would hear the full-time associates complain all the time about the lack of benefits...
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Um neither. I love Walmart and so do people with a lot of money, so why would that be embarrasing? Also, driving an SUV/Truck isnt embarrasing at all, they have the highest sales rates anyway, so if it was uncool to be driving one why would so many people have one? you sound pretty shallow.
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Personally, I think Walmart is nothing but a greedy corporate giant that doesn't care about anything but making money. They treat their employees like crap(I used to work there) and have the worst benefits you can think of. If it wasn't for other stores being so far away I wouldn't even shop at Walmart, but the Walmart in my town is only about a mile away. I really have no choice. I don't like it, but I do it anyway. :(\n\nI can't stand Walmart!!!
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They are doing that in many smaller communities.  Just imagine you owned the local grocery store and are making a good living.  Walmart comes into town, you are out of business.  You will never be able to get the wholesale prices that they get or sell the different products that they are able to.\n\nThey are lowering income levels of the entire community when they move in.  That is according to their own study.\n\nAnother issue with Walmart is how they deal with suppliers.  If you had a farm and sold your produce to Walmart, they will say we need a 20% discount from you.  And if they are you only customer, what do you do?\n\nThey are hard on the community (store owners) they move in and the suppliers.