tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post114202388353635753..comments2023-10-23T09:41:22.599-04:00Comments on STONE SOUP MUSINGS: The Other Side of Wal-MartKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875378679299157108noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-1142197857629853382006-03-12T16:10:00.000-05:002006-03-12T16:10:00.000-05:00Poetryman, I'm happy to hear "crow" is on the menu...Poetryman, I'm happy to hear "crow" is on the menu in Arkansas. <BR/><BR/>I enjoyed <A HREF="http://apoeticjustice.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">your blog</A> and reading the poetry. Thanks for stopping by.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875378679299157108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-1142182529961394942006-03-12T11:55:00.000-05:002006-03-12T11:55:00.000-05:00Here is a link with info on how Wal-Mart has manda...Here is a <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFID#RFID_mandates" REL="nofollow">link</A> with info on how Wal-Mart has mandated the use of RFID tags.<BR/><BR/>Wal-Mart says "jump", and the market asks "how high?"His Honor the Mayorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555053362480874972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-1142168320136859922006-03-12T07:58:00.000-05:002006-03-12T07:58:00.000-05:00gggrrr.....I need to check my comments more carefu...gggrrr.....I need to check my comments more carefully too, since I definitely meant to include the link.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/kathleenparker/2006/01/25/183714.html" REL="nofollow">Here it is.</A>Midwestern Progressivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191280443683589023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-1142143917875581382006-03-12T01:11:00.000-05:002006-03-12T01:11:00.000-05:00I live in "Wal-Mart Country" and people around her...I live in "Wal-Mart Country" and people around here believe in wal-Mart only second to God and/or Bush! Of course here recently that trend has turned more toward the local restaraunts adding an entree of Crow to the menu... <BR/><BR/><BR/>http://apoeticjustice.blogspot.com/Mark Prime (tpm/Confession Zero)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04683863540465969835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-1142124762243365182006-03-11T19:52:00.000-05:002006-03-11T19:52:00.000-05:00Wow, lots of great comments and feedback - typos a...Wow, lots of great comments and feedback - typos and all! <BR/><BR/>I think we all agree that integrity, quality and reliability are important to us. I think we need more of that in America. I'd rather pay more for a good American built product that lasts than a throw away one, and I know lots of people who think like me. We need to get that sense of pride back again and be proud of what we make IN this country. <BR/><BR/>Midwestern, I heard about the salmon, but never read the Parker op-ed. I'll have to hunt that down. Or you could point me to it! :-)<BR/><BR/>Ron Nasty, I agree about not buying in China, but it sure is getting harder and harder to find American made goods, especially when it comes to clothing.<BR/><BR/>Mayor, I didn't know about the RFID tags and Wally. That just gives me one more thing to add to my "why I don't shop at Wal-Mart" list. <BR/><BR/>One other observation, Jim Wier also worried about protecting his workers' jobs. You don't hear that from CEO's mouths anymore - people before profits.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875378679299157108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-1142120194641219232006-03-11T18:36:00.000-05:002006-03-11T18:36:00.000-05:00Wow, I really should proof-read what I write befor...Wow, I really should proof-read what I write before hitting "send". I hope everybody understood my point in spite of all of my typos.His Honor the Mayorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555053362480874972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-1142120095286533402006-03-11T18:34:00.000-05:002006-03-11T18:34:00.000-05:00I was as pleasantly surprised as you when I first ...I was as pleasantly surprised as you when I first read about Mr. Wier standing up for principles over profit. <BR/>The way Wal-Mart choses to force suppliers to comply goes way beyond its own store walls. They regularly force companies to make changes in it product of packaging to fit company shelves or needs, especially if those changes make it difficult to sell at other chains. They even made Coca-Cola, the most recognizable brand in the world, introduce Diet Coke with Splenda, a product they hadn't planned on making, and didn't think they needed. because They are also behind the move to create RFID tags to be placed in all products, as a more modern version of the UPC codes. They have basically set a deadline stating that any products delivered to Wal-Mart after a certain date must have them to be sold there. The tags raise serious privacy issues, and there are health concerns for the store employees, but few suppliers can afford to say "no" to the largest retailer in the world.His Honor the Mayorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555053362480874972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-1142097853143857722006-03-11T12:24:00.000-05:002006-03-11T12:24:00.000-05:00mp - sorry, I was being too glib for my own good. ...mp - sorry, I was being too glib for my own good. I was just trying to say that quality, reliability, and durability aren't goals of our throwaway society. Make it fast, make it cheap, and make them buy it again and again. Consequences be damned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-1142092058279143162006-03-11T10:47:00.000-05:002006-03-11T10:47:00.000-05:00I'm not sure if abi's comment is intended to refut...I'm not sure if abi's comment is intended to refute your post, but Wal-Mart's practices affect quality, reliability, and durability for everyone, even those who never set foot in a Wal-Mart.<BR/><BR/>But don't trust me! I'm not sure if you've seen this op-ed piece by Kathleen Parker, no defender of liberals, she. She refutes the notion that Wal-Mart is a benign corporation:<BR/><BR/><EM>Take salmon. Wal-Mart, which buys all its salmon from Chile, sells more than anyone else in the country and undersells all other retailers by at least $2 per pound.<BR/>[...]<BR/>Salmon in Chile are raised in packed underwater pens - as many as 1 million per farm - and fed prophylactic antibiotics to prevent disease. Here's a fact you'd rather not know: A million salmon produce the same amount of waste as 65,000 people. Combine that waste with unconsumed food and antibiotic residue, and <STRONG>you've got a toxic seabed</STRONG>.</EM><BR/><BR/>Possibly abi does not care about toxic seabeds in Chile, but the environment is a global concern, not a local one.<BR/><BR/>I meant to write about this column when I first saw it, but it slipped my mind. Stone Soup, thanks for the reminder!Midwestern Progressivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191280443683589023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-1142042539625862242006-03-10T21:02:00.000-05:002006-03-10T21:02:00.000-05:00Quality? Reliability? Durability? Un-American.Quality? Reliability? Durability? Un-American.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-1142030323425301182006-03-10T17:38:00.000-05:002006-03-10T17:38:00.000-05:00I saw an interview with Jim Wier, the guy is smart...I saw an interview with Jim Wier, the guy is smart and sees wel into the future of his company. protecting the integety of the snapper brand is part of the fuure. Good for him.Yukkionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06390144712253455513noreply@blogger.com