2007-10-05 12:15:15 · 10 answers · asked by s 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
Some of Walmarts wages are so low that they actually receive State aid (i.e. Medicaid, Food Stamps) so who do you think pays for that? It's you...the people who think they are saving buy shopping there. And for those of you who work there...are you part of the settlement that was won against Walmart for sex discrimination and the other for not giving employees their breaks?
2007-10-05 12:38:09 · update #1
Because it beats the bejesus outta K-mart!
Besides, it gives people like my low-life brother-in-law repeated chances at employment, when no corporation that hires people that aren't lazy will even consider hiring him. Believe me, he isn't worth top dollar.
2007-10-05 12:23:31 · answer #1 · answered by nottwoshort 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What is you opinion based on? I have had friends and family members work there, and they ALL thought that Walmart was a great employer, with excellent benefits and opportunities to move up. If someone worked there and thought it was so horrible, why wouldn't they simply work elsewhere? Have you been to China? Do you realize how much better off people are now versus twenty years ago? Yes, they are still being payed low wages relative to the West, but they are doing so much better now then before. Do you realize that the factory jobs save people in rural areas from a life of extreme poverty? To answer your question, I shop there for all the reasons above; because the free market serves everyone best in the end. They give me goods of acceptable quality to me, at the best price I can get them for. They are responsive to me as a customer, and will really make an effort to see that I can get just what I want. They are my favorite place, I do all my grocery shopping, and other shopping there.
2007-10-05 12:26:03 · answer #2 · answered by stevieboy 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
People shop at Wal Mart for a number of reasons. The primary one is cost. They basically twist their vendors arms into giving them items at a very low cost. If the vendor refuses, then all of a sudden Wal Mart and Sams Club don't sell their products.
It's true that wal mart has some terrible practices including having one of the largest part time work forces out there to avoid paying benefits. However, they do hire handicapped people and they do allow homeless people to sleep in their parking lots.
With regards to our dollar dying because of illegals, I would like to bring up the fact that there are Millions of immigrants who live here legally and send billions back home. Especially asians and pacific islanders. I see less money going "home" from my hispanic family members (the ones who "are all illegal") than the my asian friends and family who make a hell of a lot more here doing the high paying jobs and sending it home.
2007-10-05 12:33:24 · answer #3 · answered by Nate F 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
80% of all shops shelf stock comes to them from imports from low paid worker productions. This is the fact. Don't blame one store when they're all the same. Clothing stores are the worst. Look at the labels and see where it was made and that should tell the story. Most products are made under license and they just place different labels on the same products for many using sweat shop labour.
2007-10-05 12:21:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm in the minority, but I hate Wal-mart and prefer Targer. There's only one Wal-Mart near me (SF Bay Area), and it's always packed with people throwing what they don't want on the floor. I prefer Target, where people are civilized, which also pays low wages.
2007-10-05 12:41:15 · answer #5 · answered by Kyle B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not only that, but because of the balance of trade deficit, our dollar is going down in value. This comes about by people buying foreign products and by folks (including 12,000,000 illegals!) sending money "back home".
So, everyone, buy "Made in America".
2007-10-05 12:26:07 · answer #6 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because only a truly stupid (and thoroughly unAmerican) person would pay $12.50 for an item available for $12.00 on the other side of the parking lot!
2007-10-05 12:23:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because many of us MAKE low wages, work in sweatshop conditions for horrible Bosses, and CAN'T AFFORD to buy stuff from anyplace ELSE. It's THAT simple. :(
2007-10-05 12:24:30 · answer #8 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I personally prefer Target but they do cut their prices very very low that you just can't say no.
2007-10-05 12:22:38 · answer #9 · answered by Semper Gumby ♡ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cheap video games.......
2007-10-05 12:24:09 · answer #10 · answered by mushroomlad9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋