http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/11/21/watch-a-walmart-spokesman-squirm-when-asked-about-the-poor-treatment-of-workers Comments On: Watch a Walmart Spokesman Squirm When Asked About the Poor Treatment of Workers by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by ScrawnyKayaker]]> Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:44:02 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Clayton]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:34:27 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Snezzer]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:11:14 -0800 The Stranger
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Posted by long-time reader]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:09:16 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sidewinder]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:57:39 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Charlie Mas]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:51:15 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Knat]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:41:59 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:46:28 -0800 The Stranger
That doesn't explain why other retailers manage to pay their employees better and still offer cheap goods. Aside from stuff specifically on sale*, Wal-Mart's prices aren't that great compared to its competitors, probably because, in many part of the country, Wal-Mart has no competitors.

*And the whole point of sales is to draw people in and get them to buy mostly full-price products. Americans aren't getting as good a deal as they assume at Wal-Mart, but it's also my experience that Americans are extremely penny wise, pound foolish.
Posted by keshmeshi]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:41:48 -0800 The Stranger
When I worked for a local dairy company, and our sales staff went in for their first meeting in Bentonville with the WalMart National Purchasing Rep, they actually insisted we sell our products to them at BELOW manufacturing costs, using the logic that we would make up the loss because of all the additional volume, oh, and if it's really that big of a deal, you can just upcharge all your other customers for the difference.

That was their attitude: "we're so big we can not only fuck YOU in the ass, we can make you fuck all your other customers in the ass as well."
Posted by COMTE]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:36:13 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Ya Sure Ya Betcha]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:28:19 -0800 The Stranger I just got back from Wal*Mart and was there last night as well.

No sign of anything except a lot of people shopping like mad.
Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:08:58 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Sargon Bighorn]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:06:02 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Hanoumatoi]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:49:25 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Cato the Younger Younger]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:11:31 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:02:19 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Luckier]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:55:56 -0800 The Stranger
Face it, if they can profit from the destruction of America, the Bankers will enjoy doing so. They have no patriotism and no loyalty to America.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:55:43 -0800 The Stranger