Hey! Wal-Mart is on a PR blitz to improve their image.

kick-ass-bob

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Thu Jan-13-05 11:39 AM
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Hey! Wal-Mart is on a PR blitz to improve their image.

Why not spend the money and change your practices instead?
:grr:

http://www.cnn.com/money/2005/01/13/news/fortune500/walmart_critics.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes

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crispini

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Thu Jan-13-05 11:44 AM
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1. I saw that. There was a full-page ad in my local paper today.

I'm all like, "Uh, yeah, like I'm gonna believe anything you say!"

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tridim

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Thu Jan-13-05 11:46 AM
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2. Why is this just news today?

I've been seeing the "Walmart is great for America" commercials for at least a year.

BTW, I just checked out FR on this story and they almost all seem to agree that if you can't live on $8.00/hr with no benefits you should simply find a higher paying job. Obviously not so easy when you live in a small town and the local WalMart is the only place hiring because they put everyone else out of business.

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kick-ass-bob

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Thu Jan-13-05 11:54 AM
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4. because now they are going to spend BIG BUCKS!

:eyes:

About FR: yeah, they're grounded in reality.
double :eyes:

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slor

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Thu Jan-13-05 11:47 AM
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3. They can improve their image...

by closing down.

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Dukkha

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Thu Jan-13-05 11:55 AM
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5. Just what I was going to say!

at least get rid of all that Patriotic crap made in China

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Lisa0825

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Thu Jan-13-05 12:00 PM
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6. I saw a commerical last night that talked about benefits....

Edited on Thu Jan-13-05 12:00 PM by Lisa0825

Someone was sick, and his employer sent him to the Mayo Clinic - the best care available. THAT'S how much his employer cares about it's employees.

And when he said Wal-Mart, I was like WTF??? :wtf: all I could think of was that the vast majority of their employees get NOTHING in benefits, and they should be really ashamed of themselves for portraying any differently. Lousy f-ing liars!

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yellowcanine

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Thu Jan-13-05 12:02 PM
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7. "You can polish a turd but it is still a turd "- but at least you have a

shiny turd. Saying of an old boss of mine and my response.

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LDS Jock

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Thu Jan-13-05 12:09 PM
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8. I saw that on the news this morning and had to snicker

I worked at Wal-Mart for a little while. The pay sucks, the benefits really suck. The hounded us all the time about the evils of unions. I hate that store and will not shop there. I agree, if they want to change their image, they need to change the policies which earned them the bad image. I'd rather watch Bill O'Reilly than go to Wal-Mart.

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Commie Pinko Dirtbag

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Thu Jan-13-05 12:21 PM
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9. "PR blitz to improve image" = EVIL EVIL EVIL company. ALWAYS.

Seriously, if I read somewhere that "Jxekchwbsebc Inc. does PR blitz to improve image," that's all I need to know. I don't even have to know what Jxekchwbsebc Inc. DOES.

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