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Patton 
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| Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:12 pm)
Just watched this documentary about the worlds largest retailers. It blew my fricking mind. They seem to be pure evil.
Anyone else seen this?
Thoughts?
Didn't know whether to put this here or M/TV board. Thought I'd get better discussion here.
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C 
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:13 pm to Patton)
quote:
They seem to be pure evil.
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Queen
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:14 pm to Patton)
Do you have a link?
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TheHiddenFlask 
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:15 pm to Patton)
You seem to be easily swayed by bull shite.
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Patton
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:16 pm to Queen)
YouTube video of it
IMDB Page
Wiki page
Rotten tomatoes
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50Mullets
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:17 pm to Patton)
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They seem to be pure evil.
And they do it at low low prices so who cares.
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Patton
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:18 pm to TheHiddenFlask)
Have you seen it? If there is an argument to be made defending walmarts practices I'd love to hear.
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Willie Stroker
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:19 pm to Patton)
DRAMATIC REACTION!
NO SUBSTANCE OR ELABORATION!
MORAL JUDGEMENT!
Who's with me?
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Tiger Authority
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:19 pm to Patton)
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They seem to be pure evil.
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Patton
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:20 pm to Tiger Authority)
Maybe I'm being dumb but why is that funny?
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lordguill 
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:21 pm to Patton)
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Maybe I'm being dumb but why is that funny?
It just seems like you formed your opinion based solely on a documentary that may have had an agenda.
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Teddy Ruxpin
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:21 pm to Tiger Authority)
I found this to be an interesting defense of Walmart
Penn and Teller's Bull shite - Walmart Part 1
You can find the other 3 parts on Youtube yourself.
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Tiger Authority
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:22 pm to Patton)
Because you watched a "documentary" without understanding the obvious angle, took it as gospel, ran back here, and told us a business that seeks to make a profit is pure evil. It's so stupid it's funny.
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50Mullets
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:22 pm to Patton)
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If there is an argument to be made defending walmarts practices I'd love to hear.
Best argument in the world. If you don't like how they operate then don't buy from them. If you don't think they provide a good job then don't work for them. If these arguments aren't good enough for you then you have no business partaking in a capitalist economy.
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RogerTheShrubber
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:22 pm to Patton)
Well, it's a highly biased film with a purpose to make Walmart look as bad as possible. I guess it got you excited.
These arguments have been around forever. Some merit to them, but for the most part there is nothing evil about Walmart, it's business.
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C
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:23 pm to Patton)
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If there is an argument to be made defending walmarts practices I'd love to hear.
Sure. They have much less turnover than any other major retailer in America because the benefits they provide. Consumers getting a much better deal, higher quality, more selection, and confidence that they can return defective products with little hassle.
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Patton
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:24 pm to RogerTheShrubber)
I'm not excited. It was a very interesting doc. I just wanted to see what peoples reaction here would be
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Robin Masters
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:24 pm to C)
And the pussification of America continues.
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Tiger Authority
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:24 pm to Patton)
I haven't seen it but I approach anything called a documentary these days with caution.
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Willie Stroker
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| re: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:25 pm to Patton)
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If there is an argument to be made defending walmarts practices I'd love to hear.
Customers want low prices? Supply chain management? Proof of concept?
Scoreboard?
Help us out with signaling where to take this dialogue. You gotta elaborate. Please stop conversing like a girl, man up and post a specific point we can chomp on.
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