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PennsylvaniaMatt

(966 posts) Thu Jul 25, 2013, 06:56 PM Jul 2013

Don't You Just Hate Those "Opportunity...That's The Real Wal-Mart" Commercials...

I've seen this commercial many times on many different channels, and every time, it manages to make me angry.

Who do they think they're kidding? Highlighting the "wonderful opportunities" for Wal-Mart employees. You know what else would be a wonderful opportunity...if they could unionize. Or if their employees were paid a living wage.

This corporate propaganda makes me sick!

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Don't You Just Hate Those "Opportunity...That's The Real Wal-Mart" Commercials... (Original Post) PennsylvaniaMatt Jul 2013 OP

He's a good actor. onehandle Jul 2013 #1

Same thing I thought! PennsylvaniaMatt Jul 2013 #2

Here's a question for those good with arithmetic matt819 Jul 2013 #3

I actually hate all commercials! NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #4

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. He's a good actor.

Reply to PennsylvaniaMatt (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 07:00 PM

Jul 2013

Pretending that Walmart isn't the Borg.

PennsylvaniaMatt

(966 posts)

2. Same thing I thought!

Reply to onehandle (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 07:02 PM

Jul 2013

I can just picture the Wal-Mart executives off screen...

matt819

(10,749 posts)

3. Here's a question for those good with arithmetic

Reply to PennsylvaniaMatt (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 07:06 PM

Jul 2013

One of those ridiculous propaganda commercial asks "man-in-the-street" questions about who/what has given more than 325 million pounds of food away during disasters and such. Walmart, of course.

Sometimes I think my weekly grocery loads add up to 325 million pounds - hey, can I help it if I like watermelon? But here's my question. Just what does 325 million pounds of food look like. And, at cost, what is the value of 325 million pounds of food? What does that amount to as a percentage of Walmart's annual revenues? And what impact would it have on the Walton family fortune if they were to double this amount. Or, and here I'm just spitballing, pay a living wage to its employees?

NRaleighLiberal

(60,015 posts)

4. I actually hate all commercials!

Reply to PennsylvaniaMatt (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 07:32 PM

Jul 2013

The little TV we watch (and it is very little), we sit with the remote and mute them all. My assumption is they are essentially all lies or exaggerations.

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