Wal-Mart

[KCFlyer]

Along the way to that site I read how Wal Mart plays its game. Apparently they continue to pressure vendors into keeping costs down which results in cheaper made goods for cheaper prices which also drives the consumer to expect the Wal Mart price for a microwave to be the standard and anything different from those prices is wrong, yet in actuality it is a lower priced inferior product.

The way Walmart encourages companies to keep costs low is by telling them what they will pay for the product....not negotiate on what the vendor will sell it for. If you don't make money at that price, it's your problem, not theirs. When Levi's decided to try to have a presence in Walmart, the price Walmart was willing to pay was too low to make a profit. And that was when Levis started to be made in China.

 

[RDU Jetblast]

Speaking of China, have you seen the smog in beijing? China didnt steal American jobs, we gave it to them so we can breathe clean air. Since you cant see the sun shine at high noon, i would say that is a fair trade.

 

[RDU Jetblast]

The way Walmart encourages companies to keep costs low is by telling them what they will pay for the product....not negotiate on what the vendor will sell it for. If you don't make money at that price, it's your problem, not theirs. When Levi's decided to try to have a presence in Walmart, the price Walmart was willing to pay was too low to make a profit. And that was when Levis started to be made in China.

The compnanies do make money on volume. I know because I worked for one that sold product to walmart. We didnt cheapen our product. We leaned our manufacturing waste Others may cheapen products but we didnt.

 

[KCFlyer]

The compnanies do make money on volume. I know because I worked for one that sold product to walmart. We didnt cheapen our product. We leaned our manufacturing waste Others may cheapen products but we didnt.

Some companies are fortunate enough to have some fat to cut. Many don't. Levi's didn't Nelson sprinklers didn't. Both are now made in China. And the problem is...even companies that can "lean waste" will be pressured to lower the costs more. And the best non manufacturing place to "cut fat" is in the employees paychecks.

 

[delldude]

Some companies are fortunate enough to have some fat to cut. Many don't. Levi's didn't Nelson sprinklers didn't. Both are now made in China. And the problem is...even companies that can "lean waste" will be pressured to lower the costs more. And the best non manufacturing place to "cut fat" is in the employees paychecks.

What isn't made in China?

That pressure I mentioned on the companies supplying WM with merchandise ends up pressuring the vendor to cut methods to save money in the end providing an inferior product that costs $30 and that the consumer sees as the norm for those type goods.

China has been terrible with pollution, so bad in fact, the greenies here don't want us selling them coal.

 

[signals]

Damn, and I was looking for a career as a full time cash register technician.

I'd make a good 'Meeter and F U' kind of guy!

 

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And Wal-Mart is under investigation for bribing officials in four countries.

They got good deals so I still shop there.

 

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And Mexico.

Good one!

 

[signals]

Big differenct there xUT...when my local grocery decided to open a deli, my city/county/state gave them zero, zip, nada tax breaks and incentives. Walmart on the other hand gets tax breaks on the property, and in some cases is permitted to KEEP a portion of the sales tax collected. ANd Walmart's mode of operation is that once the tax abatement ends, they will look for an extension and if they don't get it - build another store in another community just blocks down the street.

They did that here in KC. The Kansas side of the state line is made up of many "bedroom communites" There is a Walmart in a little town called Roeland Park. The tax break Walmart got ended and Walmart is closing that store and moving to a new one less than a mile away in a little town called Mission. With tax abatements. That's why I say - even though I will never set foot in a Walmart, my tax money still goes to support them. And that is something that isn't factored into the "low prices everyday" mantra.

The problem with Wal-Mart is that they are creating mega-jobs. It speaks volumes of where society is heading, because if you don't agree with the job description, somebody else will.

 

[signals]

Here's the thing dell..in many cases Walmart gets to KEEP a portion of the sales taxes. Mom and Pop shops aren't given that luxury. So my tax dollars are helping put Mom and Pop out of buisness and I don't like it. And if those "maroons" had half a brain, they would look at the REAL impact Walmart has on them. For example, since Walmart employees are paid so little that they can't afford a health insurance plan, many turn to the local PUBLIC health department...health care paid for with YOUR tax dollars.

Mom and Pop are actually given that luxury. It's all about making a profit and creating jobs. If Mom and Dad charge you 10X more for the same product, in TODAY's economy, WHY WOULD I EVEN CONSIDER PATRONIZING A HIGHWAY ROBBER? Harsh as it is, Wal-Mart isn't expanding because the public still shops at a Mom's Rip Off Store! Keep in mind the common man's perspective of today;s economy!

 

[signals]

That's the beauty of Obamacare, now that everyone is required to have HC, YOUR tax dollars are going to subsidize THEIR HC due to their wage level.

I am anxiously awaiting the reality of HC when all these young smacks who vote because he's cool wake up to the $750 misunderstanding. I'm sure there will be mucho waa waa.

Already his middle class supporters got hemorrhoids over their paychecks....LOL

Oh just wait for it. If what you described is true, Obamacare has found a way to pay for the public health care that foreign countries haven't figured out yet. Before anyone reads anything into it, I'll try to explain 🙄
Europe, Canada have this healthcare that is free for its citizens. Free means technically you don't pay for your HC. What people don't realise is the gov's HC means docs will find ways to milk the gov with their 'profit pawns' otherwise known as the gov's people.

Since the USA collects taxes on everything including death, what was once FREE medicade for the NEEDY being paid by the taxpayer, now becomes free or low-cost 🙄 insurance to all the unhealthy peoiple without HC being paid by the "hey-lets-go-global" crowd.

 

[signals]

Walmart will crush Biden !

Some people have a short memory ! According to your Supreme Ruler, Mom and Pop "DID" have help building their business !

Now, now, the real ones who replace Ma and Pa's rip-off stores are the Arab stores that sold cheap booze! Oh wait, they are thriving regardless of Wal-Mart!

 

[delldude]

There is stuff in place for those with certain income levels who will be financially stressed and will qualify for Ins subsidies.

http://healthreform.kff.org/subsidycalculator.aspx

 

[signals]

My taxes mixed with their taxes to build that road. Now...this thread is about Walmart, and how Walmart uses government aid in the form of tax breaks that mom and pop never got. The shortfall in taxes paid by Walmart has to be made up somewhere, and it turns out that it's the mom and pop shop. And me. And you. Defend that.

I grew up in urban Americana. The mom and pop shops of the Dobie Gillis era are long gone. But look closer because it wasn't retail that made them extinct. It was the Arab corner market that survived thanks to Saudi Arabian funding. It happened in Europe and America is not immune!

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[Glenn Quagmire]

I grew up in urban Americana. The mom and pop shops of the Dobie Gillis era are long gone. But look closer because it wasn't retail that made them extinct. It was the Arab corner market that survived thanks to Saudi Arabian funding. It happened in Europe and America is not immune!

Next...

I didn't know that Saudi Arabia was funding Vietnamese, Indian, and Pakistani immigrant families who work 12-14 hours a day, 7 days a week to run their convenience stores.