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Jan 2, 2010 11:17 PM CST INTERESTING FACTS
HJFinAZ
HJFinAZHJFinAZSun CIty, Arizona USA870 Threads 1 Polls 17,068 Posts
1. Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart Every hour of every day.

2. This works out to $20,928 profit every minute!


3. Wal-Mart will sell more from January 1 to St. Patrick's Day (March 17th) than Target sells all year.


4. Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot + Kroger + Target + Sears + Costco + K-Mart combined.


5. Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people and is the largest private Employer, and most speak English.


6. Wal-Mart is the largest company in the history of the World.


7. Wal-Mart now sells more food than Kroger & Safeway combined, and keep in mind they did this in only 15 years.


8. During this same period, 31 supermarket chains sought bankruptcy.


9. Wal-Mart now sells more food than any other store in the world.


10. Wal-Mart has approx 3,900 stores in the USA of which 1,906 are Super Centers; this is 1,000 more than it had 5 Years ago.


11. This year 7.2 billion different purchasing experiences will occur At a Wal-Mart store. (Earth's population is approximately 6.5 Billion.)


12. 90% of all Americans live within 15 miles of a Wal-Mart.


You may think that I am complaining, but I am really laying the ground work for suggesting that MAYBE we should hire the guys who run Wal-Mart to Fix the economy because the fools in Washington sure can't do it!


doh
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Jan 2, 2010 11:25 PM CST INTERESTING FACTS
Odysseus101
Odysseus101Odysseus101Roma, Lazio Italy46 Threads 12 Polls 925 Posts
I shop at a little mom-and po down the road. You can only shop with a basket over your arm, because the aisle are so narrow nobody would get by you. I know the owner, I know his wife, heck I even know their kids. So what if they're a tad more expensive than a supermarket. I'm sticking with them. I think Walmart is scary. If Walmart ran the world, they'd make us pay our income taxes everytime we went shopping...
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Jan 2, 2010 11:27 PM CST INTERESTING FACTS
ZJustz
ZJustzZJustzArkansas City, Kansas USA1 Threads 1 Polls 9 Posts
Dear god thats disturbing
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Jan 2, 2010 11:28 PM CST INTERESTING FACTS
lrrh77
lrrh77lrrh77college station, Texas USA5 Threads 1,451 Posts
Odysseus101: I shop at a little mom-and po down the road. You can only shop with a basket over your arm, because the aisle are so narrow nobody would get by you. I know the owner, I know his wife, heck I even know their kids. So what if they're a tad more expensive than a supermarket. I'm sticking with them. I think Walmart is scary. If Walmart ran the world, they'd make us pay our income taxes everytime we went shopping...


agreed. i only shop at walmart if i can't get what i need everywhere else first.
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Jan 2, 2010 11:30 PM CST INTERESTING FACTS
Odysseus101
Odysseus101Odysseus101Roma, Lazio Italy46 Threads 12 Polls 925 Posts
I refuse to buy produce that's out of season. I hug trees. And I pee in the shower. angel
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Jan 2, 2010 11:58 PM CST INTERESTING FACTS
HJFinAZ
HJFinAZHJFinAZSun CIty, Arizona USA870 Threads 1 Polls 17,068 Posts
Odysseus101: I shop at a little mom-and po down the road. You can only shop with a basket over your arm, because the aisle are so narrow nobody would get by you. I know the owner, I know his wife, heck I even know their kids. So what if they're a tad more expensive than a supermarket. I'm sticking with them. I think Walmart is scary. If Walmart ran the world, they'd make us pay our income taxes everytime we went shopping...


The mom & pop stores around here are a thing of the past. A few have started Farmers Market co-ops though & I do like to shop there when they are in my area every 2 weeks.

We do have a store called Sprout's, it is primarily and organic market. 99% of my produce comes from them.

I pee in the shower also..uh oh

grin
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Jan 3, 2010 12:00 AM CST INTERESTING FACTS
HJFinAZ
HJFinAZHJFinAZSun CIty, Arizona USA870 Threads 1 Polls 17,068 Posts
But the last time I "hugged" a tree was when I attempted downhill skiing..sigh

Damn tree got in the way.frustrated
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Jan 3, 2010 12:11 AM CST INTERESTING FACTS
viva007
viva007viva007HYDERABAD, Telangana India41 Threads 8 Polls 7,447 Posts
what about sams club..
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Jan 3, 2010 12:16 AM CST INTERESTING FACTS
kidatheart
kidatheartkidatheartFruitvale, British Columbia Canada30 Threads 16,544 Posts
I pee outside on the trees, I'd suggest you don't hug them.laugh


I stay away from Wal-Mart for the most part, there are other places to get everything I need, and often at a better price.thumbs up
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