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coffeenap Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:24 AM
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WalMart has donated $1million to relief! WTF?? Pocket change.
Here is contact info for WalMart--they should be donating stuff and money--in the billions.(All info below comes from public websites)



At Wal-Mart, we welcome your comments, suggestions and questions. Whether you would like to make a suggestion, recognize an associate, or simply have a question, please contact us using any of the methods below.

Contact Us by e-mail:
Contact us with questions or comments about our stores, or company, or please take a survey about your last store visit.

Contact Us by Mail:
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Bentonville, Arkansas 72716-8611

Contact Us by Phone:
If you're a customer, call 1-800-WAL-MART

If you're an investor or analyst, call 479-273-8446
If you're a journalist, call 479-273-4314

Stock Information
For questions regarding buying or selling Wal-Mart stock, call Equiserve, our transfer agent, at 1-800-438-6278.
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JaySherman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:26 AM
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1. Gee, how charitable of them.
Brother, can you spare a dime?
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Toots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:28 AM
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2. Sounds like they "donated" more than that
Reports have it that their entire gun selection has been cleaned out and I'm sure that wasn't the only thing taken. I am sure their stores "donated" a lot more. It doesn't break my heart. Walmart does not care about Americans only Profits.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:28 AM
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3. Geez, are they sure they can spare that much?
It is pocket change, and they should be ashamed of that paltry amount considering their vast wealth and how their profits come from the very people who have lost everything!
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mattclearing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:28 AM
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4. Well, to be fair, they also probably donated a couple stores as well.
I hate Wal-Mart as much as anyone, but the $1 million figure doesn't include the stores that have been flooded/looted. Not that I'm ever going to shed a tear for Wal Mart, but it is worth noting that this storm will cost them too...they may not even have a customer base in New Orleans by the time this is over.
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skooooo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:29 AM
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5. Johnson & Johnson $250,000
Giving 'til it hurts, aren't they?
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:44 AM
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10. This is surprising. Usually J&J is more socially conscious.
Maybe they are giving supplies.
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skooooo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:57 AM
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15. Probably a lot of these are first response -

and what they can do immediately. I hope.
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meisje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:36 AM
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6. What do they say about a gift horse?
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coffeenap Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:47 AM
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11. Really, do you consider this a gift? I guess I don't.
These people control billions--they earned much of it from low income people like those who are now desperate for help. It won't even be noticed as a glitch in their lifestyle if the corp or foundation gives much, much more. I can't give millions, they can. That's all I mean.
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:38 AM
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7. Anything under 100 million from them is insulting.
Anything under 50 million per Walmart family member would be repugnant.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:39 AM
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8. they're a $300 billion company
so, $1 million amounts to .00033% of their total revenues, or $1 in donation for every $300,000 in revenue.

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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:42 AM
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9. Thanks for that info. nt
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Almost_there Donating Member (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:50 AM
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12. Well, considering they are getting crushed by this too..
CNN had a list of donations by companies earlier, Pfizer, J&J, Wal-Mart others, looked like between $250,000 and $4,000,000 in cash or goods (medical, food stuffs, whatever). I am not going to yell that its not enough, these companies while they make plenty of money, have also just taken the same beating that we have. Fuel prices are through the roof, they just lost how much in revenues from these stores getting flooded, lost an entire city's worth of revenue, and we are bitching its not enough?

Look, I am trying to be rational, sure, WalMart should, could, and probably will give more to the effort, but, the outpouring of support has barely gotten started, at this point, there are between 30,000 and 100,000 people that need shelter TONIGHT, and another 750,000 to 1,000,000 with no where to return to. Let's worry about tonight first, and then we'll worry about everyone antying up to get this wonderful city back on its feet.

Turn your anger into something productive, if WalMart donated $50,000,000 many would claim its not enough, because we all hate WalMart. Let's get these people safe & sheltered, THEN start screaming at the Wal Marts out there.
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coffeenap Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:54 AM
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14. My suggestion included "stuff". Trucks and train cars full of water,
food, diapers, otc remedies,clothes, etc. NOW! Crushed? I really don't think so. They are huge--biggest corp. in the US--they need to lead. They have warehouses full of the items most needed now. This is not misplaced anger, this is well placed concern.
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Blue_Roses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 09:52 AM
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13. Exxon donated 2 million
what a slap in the face. :grr:
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