Wal-Mart says shoppers struggle to afford basics

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ronda — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:01:04 GMT

i made the mistake of relying on walmart to be there for the people that welcomed them but it only goes to show that kmart is more for the people at whatever the cost they will have my business and loyaltie and anyone else that chooses to follow me to kmart walmart should be allowed to feel the crunch just like its customers

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Pat — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:25:02 GMT

Glad to see Walmart's stock is increasing. I have sold all of my stocks and bonds, all but Walmart. Good store, and yes, ours in MD is clean and the people are friendly and helpful. Thanks.

Pat the Nurse.

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spoiled rotten — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:00:23 GMT

I support my local Dollar General before making a trip to walmart.

I buy my toothpaste. laundry soap, shampoo, etc.. at dollar general.

I also support walgreens. They have alot of good buys on items I use, and alot of buy one, get one free

I believe in helping the little guys out first before walmart.

Lets give the little guys a chance too!

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Froogirl — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:19:34 GMT

Why write breastfeeding as ***feeding? Since when did the word "***" become something you can't say in its natural context.

I can think of many reasons why formula might be purchased: Maybe she's supplementing, maybe she had to go back to work at six weeks and has a job that doesn't allow for pumping, maybe she has implants or had *** reduction surgery, or maybe nursing just didn't work out for whatever reason.

In the end, it's no one's business but that of the mother and child.

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Maggio — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:01:33 GMT

I'm glad to know that people have the luxury to be picky. As for the *** feeding comments....what does that have to do with the price of tea in china? Ha Ha pardon the pun. That's a choice of the mother, no one has the right to judge. As for Walmart, build a bridge and get over it people. At the end of the world three things will be left...twinkies, cockroaches, and Walmart. If the american people would not be so picky about their job, maybe we would have more items made in America. Americans are to good to do the menial job of working in a canning factory. They want good jobs with good benefits and lots of money. China? They just want to eat.

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Nikita — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:02:03 GMT

Name brands and generic brands are not the same. When I did some work for Kimberly Clark, they explained to us that when they upgrade something (make it more cushiony, tougher, last longer, etc), the old product gets the generic brand.

Also, we found out when my daughter was a baby, that generic analgesics did her no good. They would never reduce her tough fevers, when Tylenol always did. A 6 month old baby faking a fever? Or getting a placebo affect? Completely confused, I asked a doctor, who explained that yes, generics have the same ingredients. But many times they are not mixed the same, and some products get less of the active ingredients in meds. That particular doctor refuses to prescribe generics for his patients unless he has no choice.

I am NOT knocking generics - just sharing what I thought was interesting info. I always buy generics in some grocery products, but some, especially OTC meds, I personally prefer to steer clear of.

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SD — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:55:55 GMT

It is sad that the times have come to this, living paycheck to paycheck, but reality has hit. The over use of easy credit has finely taken its toll, the family that is waiting till the next paycheck is going home at night and playing their Playstaion on their Big Screen TV that the advertisers have bombarded us with ads saying we need. The billions of dollars spent by Walmart and others, banks encluded, intising us to buy now, pay later has taken its toll. No i dont blame the retailers for this, we all have to take responsabilty for our actions, so maybe this is a good learning experance for the consumer. Maybe the "easy credit" going away is not a bad thing. People need to be responsable but so do the Banks and Wall Street, make them accountable and RESPONSABLE for their actions.

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Chris K — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:23:31 GMT

As for not wanting to buy at Walmart as it supports China, seem no matter what store you go to, wether hi end or low end the products all come from some foreign country, only difference is the price you pay. Face it, we make almost nothing in this country anymore, everything has been shipped overseas as the allmighty almost worthless dollar is still king, it would be great to buy all US made stuff, but no one could afford it if it was! We have become a service economy. Remember when you were a kid you worked at the gas station or the seven eleven or landscaped while you went to college? Kids today at least where I live wont be caught dead doing those jobs. As for Walmart employees, retail jobs for the most part dont pay much in the first place, ive worked enough of them, Walmart is no different, and in many parts of the country a Walmart job is a good job and your lucky to get it, ive traveled around the country and ive seen how alot of the US lives, their dirt poor living in trailers, and lucky to have any money, so they work at wally world and buy their too, beats starving!

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Chris K — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:03:43 GMT

I discovered Walmart in ALB New Mexico, which for the most part is always in a recession, they have five stores in close proximity, everyone shops there, they have Walmarts in the middle of nowhere in the southwest, its Americas general store, I love Wally world, too bad I cant buy a car there!

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olddog — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:17:33 GMT

I don't do Walmart for the reason they treat their manufactors labors over seas and if you knew the truth about them you would consider them as slaves labor camps for the young. Its not just about volumne that makes the top 10 of walmart 100drs of million of dollars each year, but how little they will give to have alot of those products made. Alot of you don't know what they are doing, all you care is what it is costing you for their items on the shelf, hopefully you won't experience it. This is just a start to the many things walmart does when it moves in to a area in the US and it bullies way into a community and it picks out what local laws it will follow pertaining to buisness.