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Omaha Steve

(99,656 posts) Fri Jul 10, 2015, 10:43 AM Jul 2015

ANOTHER Walmart Made in America Infographic Needed Some Work, So We Fixed It

http://www.americanmanufacturing.org/blog/entry/walmart

TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2015

We're calling Walmart out on its misleading public relations push.

Welp, they're at it again!

Walmart kicks off its annual U.S. Manufacturing Summit in Arkansas on Tuesday, highlighting "progress" in its 10-year commitment to purchase $250 billion in American-made goods. For the second year in a row, the retail giant has unveiled a handy infographic touting the progress its made thus far.

And just like last year, we decided to take their infographic and add some much needed context. See, when you start to dig just a little bit, you find that Walmart's committment is pretty misleading.

FULL story at link.

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ANOTHER Walmart Made in America Infographic Needed Some Work, So We Fixed It (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jul 2015 OP

Great information! marym625 Jul 2015 #1

Do your part and boycott the WalMart 4dsc Jul 2015 #2

Walmart is now a total scumbag sleazy company. lark Jul 2015 #3

They don't get a penny from our house. SoapBox Jul 2015 #4

Well. . . matt819 Jul 2015 #5

Thanks for this OS leftieNanner Jul 2015 #6

behind the scenes at Wal mart is worse than you can imagine olddots Jul 2015 #7

The Waltons are the greediest people on the planet. Initech Jul 2015 #8

marym625

(17,997 posts)

1. Great information!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 10:51 AM

Jul 2015

They are trying to change their image and are succeeding, based on lies. Nothing has changed. Increase in pay still doesn't create a living wage and they are charging, at their profit, employees for their uniforms.

Same Walmart with a new bow made of smoke

4dsc

(5,787 posts)

2. Do your part and boycott the WalMart

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 11:04 AM

Jul 2015

As Ed Schultz is fond of saying, my shadow doesn't cross the front door of any WalMart.

lark

(23,105 posts)

3. Walmart is now a total scumbag sleazy company.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 01:22 PM

Jul 2015

Don't think they have any redeeming qualities. My family, as a point of pride, refuses to EVER shop there. Can't contribute one dime to Walmart's bottom line.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

4. They don't get a penny from our house.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 01:23 PM

Jul 2015

Never.

matt819

(10,749 posts)

5. Well. . .

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 01:24 PM

Jul 2015

Maybe they hired more dockworkers?

leftieNanner

(15,115 posts)

6. Thanks for this OS

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 01:43 PM

Jul 2015

I never shop at Walmart. No wait. I bought a toaster oven there in 1992. Mea Culpa.

It's just obscene what that family has done. And pretending that they are buying American made products is sick. From what I understand, Sam started the company selling ONLY US made products and he used it as an advertising ploy.