[MR] Walmart

[Wolf SilverOak]

Yet another reason why I either support a local quilt shop or dye my own
fabrics.}:)

-Wolf

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Van Rens" <rvanrens at hotmail.com>
To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [MR] Walmart


>
>>From: "Alan MacNeill" <gormofberra at gmail.com>
>>To: "Merry Rose" <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
>>Subject: Re: [MR] Walmart
>>Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:32:22 -0500
>>
>>Check with your local store, or find a better alternative that doesn't
>>abuse it's workers and suppliers, sell substandard materials, and
>>undercut the business community it moves into.
>>
>
> For some, that's not an option.  There are places (shudder) where Wal-Mart
> is the only game in town...as I beleive was pointed out by a couple of
> previous posters.
>
> Yes, Wal-Mart does these terrible things.  They also provide inexpensive
> goods to people on limited incomes (like most of the folks living around
> here), are open 24 hours (for people who night shift, or prefer to go
> grocery shopping while the wee ones are in bed), and are major employers 
> in
> their own right.
>
> Let's not rehash the evils of Wal-Mart here.  Instead, let's target...the
> oil companies!  Yeah!  That's it - let's smear those mney-grubbing,
> profiteering <bleep>ards!
>
> Eadric the Potter
>
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