-=PCTechTalk=- Re: IC power - walmart computer's
- From: Roy Hanson <printerman@xxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:06:35 -0400
your points on Walmart are well taken. I agree...they advertise on a
warm and fuzzy basis. To the vendors, they are tyrants. Walmart buys in
such quantities, they can offer low prices. Quite often they buy end of
line, out of date magazines, sell them for low prices, and you think you
are getting a great deal.
As far as the computer scenerio goes..its buyer beware. If they receive
low end printers and the buyer returns the printer..the printers are
returned to the manufacturer, refurbed and sold to computer stores.
There is nothing wrong with refurb printers.
I watched a 2 hour special on CNBC about walmart. WWOOWW!
I noted in the USA, since sam died, there is no buy american! Check the
labels on products you buy, where is it make.
WearGard Clothing..most designer clothing...Liz Claiborne ..is make in
Asian but the prices are typical.
I buy Avia shoes...Made in China.
The only you can do is becareful what you buy.
Tech Rose - LoveBytes wrote:
>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 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 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 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 have
>worked for them and experienced this first hand.
>
>They try to not have any more full time employees than absolutely necessary
>so as not to have to pay benefits! No health insurance! How many 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 did
>not like the layout. I hate the aisles that keep you lost in them..(to 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 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 -----
>From: "Roy Hanson" <printerman@xxxxxx>
>To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 4:38 PM
>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: IC power - walmart computer's
>
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>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:
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>>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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