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rsmith6621 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 10:20 PM
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Wal-Mart CEO vows aggressive discounts

"CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT - news) set the stage for a fiercely competitive holiday shopping season on Wednesday, vowing to aggressively cut prices after drawing criticism last year for keeping them too high and driving some customers away."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050907/bs_nm/retail_walmart_dc

But will they take FEMA Vouchers and debit cards????
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 10:22 PM
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1. Nope. Target, Wal-Mart, Sears, etc are NOT giving discounts to Katrina
Edited on Wed Sep-07-05 10:22 PM by Swamp Rat
victims. I know this for a fact because I asked them today. I guess I'll have to go to Goodwill.
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wellstone_democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 10:24 PM
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2. too little, too late
pound sand
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 10:24 PM
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3. YOu could give the shit away and I won't step foot in your anti-union
anti-labor hell hole of a store
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gmoney Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 10:24 PM
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4. Fuck. Wal. Mart.
Edited on Wed Sep-07-05 10:25 PM by gmoney
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rwheeler31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 10:25 PM
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5. Oh why not
they got the publicity blitz, now let us get our contribution back.
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TomInTib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 10:25 PM
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6. What they don't bring in from China, they do on the backs of their
US manufacturers. They never lose. Just the rest of all of us.
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skids Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-05 10:26 PM
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7. How about more than 3 days of Katrina employee severance pay?
:eyes:
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