Re: [ST] Wally World Batteries (devolved into a rant, read only if you have a minute to waste)

["Young, Mike" <myoung@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You're absolutely right George.
I buy 99% of my groceries from the local co-op, Beer from the brewery,
bike stuff from the independents when I can, etc. I do belong to the REI
co-op, but my member number is 00034XXX. I try to be an equal
opportunity avoider.
Oh yea, Ballard Hardware is where I get most of my DIY supplies.

Mike 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of George K
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 1:53 PM
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Subject: Re: [ST] Wally World Batteries (devolved into a rant, read only
if you have a minute to waste)

You know it's funny how everybody blames Walmart for putting all the 
little guys out of business.  That started in our town when the big 
shopping malls including a KMart opened up long before Walmart came to 
town.  One is about 10 miles north and the other is about 7 miles 
southeast.  Nobody complained about them even when they got big tax 
breaks from the neighboring towns to go there.  The local grocery store 
and pharmacy closed because of the big supermarket chains with built in 
pharmacies that moved into the area but nobody complained about those 
either.  Walgreens and CVS quickly followed but again nobody complained 
about them.  Also nobody complained about Target or Kohls when they came

to neighboring towns.  It appears to be the same no matter what business

a company is in.  The largest one always seems to get all the law suits 
and blame for everything.  Remember the BS about Big Macs being made 
with worms?  You never heard anything like that about Wendy's or BK.

George


Matt Knowles wrote:
> On May 9, 2007, at 11:30 AM, Young, Mike wrote:
>
>   
>> I'm happy to say that I have only purchased one item from Wally World
>> ever: a boat cover for my dad's little fishing boat.
>>     
>
> Haven't even stepped inside one myself.
>
> Why bother touring when every town looks the same?
>
> My tour with Blake last summer was disappointing on several levels,
but 
> it was really sad hitting town after town that had their Main Street 
> businesses wiped out by Walmarts. Really hit hard when in one town in 
> Utah with the temperature in the high 90s we couldn't even find a
place 
> to buy ice cream.
>
> Matt Knowles - Ferndale, CA
> Where the only chain sign in town is the Rexall Drug Store
>
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