[opendtv] Re: "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?"
- From: "Cliff Benham" <cliff.benham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 10:07:05 -0500
If you try to buy a DVD at WalMart, you can only find the 4:3 version
and no widescreen versions. The CDs they sell are only the most popular
pop-artists, and they carry very few classicl CDs which are mostly by
unknown East European orchestras. It's like the bargain-bin LP records =
the=20
supermarkets used (?) to carry.=20
The electronic equipment they sell, including HDTV displays, are mostly=20
unknown brands, with only the very low end of name brand products for =
competition.
If your only concern is price, then WalMart is for you.=20
If you are looking for a quality product with more features, shop
at a more upscale store.
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[mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dave Bittner
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 9:16 AM
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [opendtv] Re: "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?"
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/77/walmart.html
On Nov 22, 2004, at 8:12 AM, Henry Baker wrote:
> Here is a company that is winning the
> old-fashioned way -- bringing better products to the consumer
> at lower prices -- and they get trashed for cutting off high
> cost suppliers and drawing customers away from high-priced
> competitors.
>
Clearly it's not that simple, based on the number of strong opinions=20
you'll find from people and companies who aren't too keen on the way=20
Walmart does business. Doing business with Walmart often means moving=20
your manufacturing to China, where labor is cheap and environmental=20
standards low. (We hate the idea of slave labor, but we LOVE $40 DVD=20
players!)
I have mixed feelings about Walmart. I avoid shopping there, but=20
primarily because I find it to be an unpleasant experience, with poorly=20
trained employees and a messy, chaotic environment.
Dave Bittner - Pixel Workshop Inc.
www.pixelworkshop.com
410.381.8555
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