they have converted the subway/food court thing on the right side of the building (food side) to the MSU gear sales area. it has a large flat screen in there that was playing the MSU / Auburn game from last year. all they need now is a bunch of chairs for guys to sit around in while the wives do their shopping
finally got a reason to go to Starkville Wal Mart with the wife
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they have converted the subway/food court thing on the right side of the building (food side) to the MSU gear sales area. it has a large flat screen in there that was playing the MSU / Auburn game from last year. all they need now is a bunch of chairs for guys to sit around in while the wives do their shopping
i hate everything about that place and putting a msu store inside of it does not interest me at all. unless i was chosen as a judge at the bj olympics and it was held where subway used to be in wal-mart, that is the only way i would willfully step foot in that hell hole.
...he would be rolling over in his grave if he knew what kind of business wal-mart has become. if you can afford to shop elsewhere you should. unless you don't like spending your time parking, hiking a half a mile to get inside the store, actually finding the item then waiting 10-15 minutes in 1 out 6 open lanes out of a possibile 50, then hiking back to the vehicle and then praying there are no dents on your car from the shopping cart that mysteriously appeared since you parked....not to mention the ****** service just so you can save 50 cents then maybe you should shop there. but thats not for me.
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SteelDawg99
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After reading your post I realized that Henry Ford's cars just aren't the same anymore... I don't understand it...
i park in the first spot i see at the end of a lane and walk on in. there is no walmart parking lot in america too big to walk in. you act like it is parking at disney world.
i am not saying that it is my favorite place to go, that should be clear from my first post, but complaining about parking...jeez.
anyways...back to topic...they have a sweet state section in there and i can go watch football while the wife picks up 40 cent cans of corn. sounds like a go to me.
i am not saying that it is my favorite place to go, that should be clear from my first post, but complaining about parking...jeez.
anyways...back to topic...they have a sweet state section in there and i can go watch football while the wife picks up 40 cent cans of corn. sounds like a go to me.
of a spot, while there are open slots maybe twenty feet away. Pisses me off.
I do think wal mart does have ****** meat and fruits and vegetables though on average.
I do think wal mart does have ****** meat and fruits and vegetables though on average.
I go late in the evenings and never have a problem. Walmart helps me provide for my family on one income.
davatron said:
</p>Wal-Mart does NOT blow. Wal-Mart has replaced Department stores like Sears and Howards and Supermarkets like Winn-Dixie and Kroger, who replaced General Stores, who replaced fur traders and traveling salesmen.
Anti-WalMart propaganda is simply Socialist claptrap from economic Luddites who are too stupid to know how America works.
If you want to compete with Wal-Mart, you have to provide better service. You know they'll have the lowest prices on everything, but also that their service sucks. It's almost like they have cameras trained on customers who have that "I need to find someone who knows where some product is located" look in their eye and tell any employee in the immediate vicinity through hidden earpieces to flee.
So, you can compete with WalMart by providing better service, ie, knowing what the hell you're talking about when someone asks you a particular question about a product. For example, to make this MSU related, let's look at WalMart versus The Lodge. The Lodge's MSU gear will be higher-priced. However, if you have employees who not only know where everything in the store is, but have a passion for MState and pass that onto you, you can compete with the WalMart MSU store employee who spends most of her time looking at what time she can get off so she can get impregnated by meth-selling boyfriend.
Growing up in Meridian, it was the last big town in the State to get a Wal-Mart. Before that, you had such giants as TG&Y, Howards, and Sears. The service in those places sucked, the salesmen were rude, and products were overpriced. WalMart ran them out of town by providing lower prices. The stores in Meridian that were left are there because they finally had to treat the customer as someone who wasn't annoying them by interrupting their conversation over who won last weekend's Briarwood 4-ball tournament.
but, I'm far less concerned with any "impact" Wal-Mart has on the economy than I am with the fact that:
A) Certain products are cheap and cheaply made. They have to be cheaply made so that Wal-Mart can sell them at such "every day low prices."
B) They do not have the lowest price on everything, bar none. The large displays in the center aisle may have a bargain, but that does not mean every item on adjacent shelf's will be the cheapest in town.
C) We've already mentioned the atrocious customer service.
In short, I will never go to Wal-Mart when I want something nice (or even something half-way decent), such as televisions, bicycles, computers, (and while we're at it) MState gear.
And as far as this:
But, at the end of the day, your average American is concerned with one thing only: saving a buck or two, even if it means spending the $5 saved at Wal-Mart on the gasoline it took to drive across town to get there.
A) Certain products are cheap and cheaply made. They have to be cheaply made so that Wal-Mart can sell them at such "every day low prices."
B) They do not have the lowest price on everything, bar none. The large displays in the center aisle may have a bargain, but that does not mean every item on adjacent shelf's will be the cheapest in town.
C) We've already mentioned the atrocious customer service.
In short, I will never go to Wal-Mart when I want something nice (or even something half-way decent), such as televisions, bicycles, computers, (and while we're at it) MState gear.
And as far as this:
That information I linked is as fair and balanced as it comes. I'm not sure how anyone could ever refer to it as propaganda. It surveys a wide range of opinions and never forces a position on the viewer. Note the title: "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?". Not "Wal-Mart is Bad for America!"
But, at the end of the day, your average American is concerned with one thing only: saving a buck or two, even if it means spending the $5 saved at Wal-Mart on the gasoline it took to drive across town to get there.
It's quicker to park at the first open spot you see and then walk rather than wait for a better spot. I remember it making the web news services.
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waiting for a parking spot on campus. it was near her building. i pulled past her and parked about 50 yards away. I walked past her building and in to mine. after talking to a few friends i realized i forgot something in the truck. this had to be at least 20 minutes later. when i got back she was still sitting there.
it is beyond lazy to me to see an able bodied 20 year olds waiting for a spot close to the building. this girl was not alone in this activity. very often there are 10 to 15 cars waiting for spots in the commuter west zone near the tennis courts. yet there are spots in a west zone lot 75 yards away. pitiful.
it is beyond lazy to me to see an able bodied 20 year olds waiting for a spot close to the building. this girl was not alone in this activity. very often there are 10 to 15 cars waiting for spots in the commuter west zone near the tennis courts. yet there are spots in a west zone lot 75 yards away. pitiful.
The link is from PBS. There is NOTHING fair and balanced that comes from the "Corporations of Public Broadcasting". It is as biased as Gene's Page and the Spirit.
I rarely go to Wal Mart, but nobody is forced to shop there and nobody is forced to work there. That is the beauty of a free market. Well managed companies survive. If PBS had to pay it's on bills and survive on its own, it would stop putting out the crap it puts out to its dozens of viewers.
But I like Target for household, decorating type stuff and kids clothes.
My point is I save hundreds of dollars shopping at Walmart and I'm thankful for it.
My point is I save hundreds of dollars shopping at Walmart and I'm thankful for it.
I save a hell of lot more money than that. But whatever, I'm sure the service at your local non-profit farmer's co-op is worth the extra dough.
I mainly dislike Wal-Mart because the local one is always ridiculously busy, they typically have 5 lanes open at most so it takes forever to get out of the store, and they purposefully place items that logically should be located next to each other on separate aisles thus making you search for needed items. I do, however, still go there to get some items because it is close, decently priced, and convenient. I do not see the problem with their parking lot. Is it really that big of a deal to walk a few feet? It might actually do you some good to get a little excercise. The people in this country have become so lazy it is pathetic. The Apostles walked all over their region of the earth spreading the gospel but people nowadays are too lazy to walk from the back of a parking lot into a store, which will be air conditioned by the way.
I do my grocery shopping at Kroger. It's much easier to find items and getting out is less of a hassle. Besides, it has the cheapest gas around typically and you get discounts with your Kroger card. If I need just a few small items we have a small country grocery store right down the highway.
I do my grocery shopping at Kroger. It's much easier to find items and getting out is less of a hassle. Besides, it has the cheapest gas around typically and you get discounts with your Kroger card. If I need just a few small items we have a small country grocery store right down the highway.
HEB is the best supermarket around... And Central market is like a Speedball. I'm glad the one in H'town is too far away from me to shop there every week. I'd have to change my direct deposit.
To make this sports related, Central market has the best tailgate ready made food. Period. Too bad they're only in Tejas.</p>
To make this sports related, Central market has the best tailgate ready made food. Period. Too bad they're only in Tejas.</p>
Wal-Mart creates the negative workplace environment in return for low prices. Employees are kept at part time hours to avoid benefits. What Wal-Mart does not spend on insurance, 401k, etc. is passed on as savings to the customer. You can not blame the employees for being negative because Wal-Mart as a corporation creates that environment through their employment practices. They also gain an advantage through their product contracts and their "end-cap" or product placement contracts. Those that prefer a more quality customer service experience go to Target or similar where goods cost a little more. The increased prices pay for a more quality employee. Those that want the best cost savings at the sacrifice of service go to Wal-Mart. That is the beauty of the American economy is that we can choose.
The thing that I do not like about Wal-Mart is that it has been documented in small towns where they come in and drop prices to a point where there is no profit knowing that the "mom and pops" can not afford to compete. It is not the individual Wal-Mart, but rather a store that can rely on the profit of other stores while earning virtually no return. Once all the local businesses have closed, they increase prices knowing that the consumer has no other choice.
The thing that I do not like about Wal-Mart is that it has been documented in small towns where they come in and drop prices to a point where there is no profit knowing that the "mom and pops" can not afford to compete. It is not the individual Wal-Mart, but rather a store that can rely on the profit of other stores while earning virtually no return. Once all the local businesses have closed, they increase prices knowing that the consumer has no other choice.
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