-=PCTechTalk=- Re: IC power - walmart computer's :VSMail mx1
- From: "James LaBorde" <jlaborde@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 09:26:31 -0700
Don,
This is not entirely true, "Wal-mart plays by the same rules as =
everybody else." Walmart plays by its own set of rules. Out here in =
California, they got a ballot measure in a local election so that they =
could build in a location without doing the requisite environmental =
impact and traffic studies that every other business must do in order to =
build. (Fortunately, the voters told them where to stick it).
I have also seen Walmart use its resources to take losses on most items =
to force a competitor out of business, then once the competitor was =
gone, raised its prices higher than the old competitor had been.
James
-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Don
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 10:03 PM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: IC power - walmart computer's :VSMail =
mx1
I work for Wal-Mart. Started right off as full-time. Most benefits are =
available to part time employees. Including Health Insurance.
Benefits are great! I get an extra 15% of what I contibute per payday =
in=20
company stock just for buying Wal-mart stock on the payroll deduction =
plan.=20
Plus I get an employee discount on purchases (except most grocery =
items).=20
That averages another $10 a week.
Customers abuse the generous return policy!
Every store has loss leaders to get you into the store. Every store has =
merchandise priced higher than their competitor. Especially grocery =
stores.=20
The local Publix market sells Nature Valley granola bars for $2.89.=20
Wal-mart price is $1.98. I challenge you to make a shopping list and do =
some comparative shopping. What you might save buying loss leaders at =
one=20
or two other stores will be lost in the cost of time and gas to do all =
that=20
driving around.
In my market area, the local newspaper shopped four different stores...=20
Wal-mart, Publix SuperMarket, Albertsons Supermarket and Winn-Dixie=20
SuperMarket. Wal-mart beat them all by at least $10 on the cartload of=20
groceries.
Wal-mart price matches any competitors advertised price.
I do not buy computers or expensive electronics at Wal-mart because they =
do=20
not sell extended warranty plans like Dell or Circuit City does.
Unflattering exposes have been done on other retailers and employers. =
In=20
any large company you can find enough unhappy employees and customers to =
do=20
one. Nothing new. Nothing different. Nobody wastes their valuable =
time=20
and resources refuting them.
I have not heard any complaints about non-payment of workman's comp. It =
is=20
just as expensive for Wal-mart to fight a W-C case as it is for an =
employee=20
to fight it. Possibly more so since corporate lawyers draw HUGE per =
hour=20
fees. It would seem reasonable to me that for most injuries it would be =
cheaper to pay the claim than to fight it.
Wal-mart plays by the same rules as everybody else.
Don
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Tech Rose - LoveBytes" <TechRose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 8:46 PM
Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: IC power - walmart computer's
>I would buy almost anything before I would buy from Wal-Mart.....
> Again, this is my personal opinion.
>
> I ONLY go there when I cannot find something elsewhere... like a dish=20
> drain
> or ice cube trays..even the 99 cents store did not have them and I =
checked
> first!
>
> The reason they have such a great return policy... they make so much =
money
> and can write the other stuff off and folks think they are great It =
gets
> them even more business.
> They do NOT have all the best prices in town. They have the best =
prices=20
> on
> some products..but like what they call loss leaders. Folk come in to =
buy
> the sale item and make the mistake of thinking this other product is a =
> great
> price too and it may be $20 more than the competitors, but Wal-Mart =
got=20
> them
> in the store.
> There was an expose on them recently on TV. It was not flattering =
and it
> was not refuted.
>
> They are NOT good employers. As the world's largest store you would =
think
> they would treat their employees well! I have friends and relatives =
who=20
> have
> worked for them and experienced this first hand.
>
> They try to not have any more full time employees than absolutely=20
> necessary
> so as not to have to pay benefits! No health insurance! How many=20
> employees
> in the US alone work for Wal-Mart and have no insurance? Guess who =
pays
> for that? If the minimum wage employee can't afford it..who pays?
>
> God forbid you get hurt on the job..they fight that tooth and nail =
with a
> slew of attorneys and keep the poor guy broke. Some attorneys do not =
want
> to take Wal-Mart worker's comp cases as they know they will be buried =
in
> paper work on a contingency fee.
>
> I am sorry..as usual I got carried away.. story of my life..
> Again, this is MY opinion only.
>
> I know in some small towns Wal-Mart is THE store to go to. I do not =
think
> anyone who shops at Wal-Mart is a bad person. Please.. never think =
that.
> It is the corporation who is not doing the right thing. Especially =
when
> they are the only game in town, you have little choice.
>
> I also know that Wal-Mart hires people and employment is important. I =
> just
> wish they played by the rules.
>
> When they first came to Carson City I was excited. I had no clue. I =
went
> in the store..and was amazed. It was not all I thought it would be. =
I=20
> did
> not like the layout. I hate the aisles that keep you lost in =
them..(to=20
> keep
> you shopping) and decided in the first few trips..this was not for me.
>
> Oh! I have been there the morning after Thanksgiving to get my $1.00 =
sets=20
> of
> outdoor lights. I do not completely ban the store from places I will =
go,
> but once or twice a yr is often for me.
>
> I am going to the corner and admonishing myself now! I will be quiet =
for
> the rest of the day.
>
> Rose
> Las Vegas
>
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Roy Hanson" <printerman@xxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 4:38 PM
> Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: IC power - walmart computer's
>
>
> do not plan on Walmart giving you up to date computers.
> But they have the marketing power and muscle to dictate to the refurb
> house what they want and at the price they want.
>
> Cris wrote:
>
>>Has anyone heard of an IC power computer (laptop)?
>>
>>also - has anyone heard about walmart's plan to build their
>>own computers sometime in 2005-2006 to sell? My neighbor
>>read about it a while ago, and he said it sounded like it
>>would be a good deal.
>>
>>Cris
>>
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