And here I thought Wal*Mart had everything!

So what do you think of their fertilizer selection, BTE?

 

Wiat a second. The Diet Coke I got at Wal-Mart tastes every bit the same as the Diet Coke I get at Albertson's, Target or 7-11.

TVs, furniture and any other 'big ticket' item is pretty much a given that low prices means low quality. But methinks the soda, candy and chips selection at Wal-Mart is no different than you'll fnd at any other grocer.

 

Dr Lightning says ain't nuthin' wrong with drinkin' cheap !!!

 

I disagree with Wal-Mart's politics and where they donate money. I also feel that much of what they do is counter-productive to society on certain levels. As such, I don't shop there.

There is no denying it, though. Wal-Mart has carved itself a nice chunk in America.

 

Oh, Wal-Mart absolutely edits CDs. I was on a trip in Wisconsin about 8 or 9 years ago and I went through the music section, looking for a CD to listen to on the drive back. I found the Metallica album where they did the live show with the symphony in San Francisco. I considered buying it until I saw an "EDITED" sticker on it, which prompted the following conversation:

Me: "Excuse me, this CD has an 'EDITED' sticker on it. What exactly has been edited on the CD?"

Clerk: "There ain't no swears on it."

Me: "Umm, what?"

Clerk (in snooty tone): "There ain't NO SWEARS on it."

I later learned that Wal-Mart sells what amounts to being their own version of albums, in that any CD that has any sort of foul language (or, if you're a Wisconsin Wal-Mart clerk, 'swears'), they've been edited off.

And that's why I will never buy a CD from Wal-Mart ever again, even if the disc is totally G-rated as far as language goes. I wouldn't want some store selling newspapers with edited versions of my stories, and I don't appreciate them doing that to musicians either. If they sold explicit versions AND edited versions of CDs, that would be a different story. But to just sell nothing but edited albums across the board (and have a large portion of their patrons not even realize what's going on), well, that just sucks.

 

Tino, I'm also a Wal-Hater, but the artists (or at least their labels) CONSENT to those edited versions being sold because they're happy to get $19.99 from whoever they can.

 

why do you hate america?

 

Wal-Mart edits CDs and doesn't sell certain magazines, like Maxim and Cosmo...but they'll sell pretty much every DVD known to man (except obvious soft-core stuff and porn). It's kind of interesting...no CDs with 50 Cent cursing, but you can buy 50's bad movie there. It's kind of odd that "Garden State" was missing....they must have just been out at your local store.

 

I'd say 99% of my entertainment shopping is done online or through swapping with friends (making backups, trading, etc) but since I was in the store I thought to see if the flick was there and save me some time.

 

Let's not equate Wal-Mart and Target. Vastly different quality of merchandise, which is more of a shot at Wal-Mart than a compliment to Target.

 

I don't think Wal-Mart has health benefits or very many full-time workers.

 

I can't even tell how many times I've been disappointed going to Wal-Mart, but I will say I saw Garden State tonight. It was the first time I had seen it and the opening scene - since I am not too into flying - almost made me turn it off. A surprisingly excellent movie and fucked up enough to keep you interested. I am sure some will say it is a chick flick, but I was amazed at the movie. Very well done.