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Scotsman
January 2008
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View profile »http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15116.cfm
posters5
March 2002
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View profile »how much do you think samsung is eating it for releasing their piece of crap dingbat blu-ray players?
Les_Claypool
August 2008
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View profile »The depths some people are willing to trudge, if this site were a barrell, then surely this thread is scraping the bottom of it.
ReaggieP
January 2008
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View profile »The two share the same cut throat ideals.
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October 2007
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Les_Claypool
August 2008
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View profile »Helped of course by millions of american avg joe's (some ignorant to the facts, but many who know full well how these bargain shops can afford to sell their bargins) on a daily basis. Why dont you go to LA and go buy all your clothes from gucci?, if it bothers you so much.
ReaggieP
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View profile »Les_Claypool
August 2008
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View profile »Why do you refer to the masses as ignorant bears?, is that how you see people other than yourself?, as dumb fury animals?.
NO SIR, IT IS YOU WHO IS AN IDIOT, WITH A SEEMINGLY HUGE CHIP ON YOUR SHOULDER AND A MAJOR DOSE OF PARANOIA ASWELL( this being proven in your innability to refer to people as people).
[Post edited by Les_Claypool on Aug 19, 2008 - CDT 9:38 AM]
Skyhawk
October 2007
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View profile »Just thought I would throw that out there.
Love Hendrix!
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View profile »I think you may be referring to WALMART: The High Cost of Low Price (from 2005), which I own on DVD ($10 from Best Buy). It's criticism of the company is well done (overall), although you could nitpick a few points here and there.
The overall message of the film (and what ReaggieP pointed out) is true: the company uses strong arm tactics on setting the prices for the products it sells. While they will cooperate more with big name suppliers (Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, etc), nothing is sold in their stores without constant price pressure. Some smaller companies just cannot sell to Wal-mart because they would lose money, and some that do sell to W-M barely make any real profits after their costs of labor and transportation are factored in.
I heard recently that Wal-Mart is still the #1 seller of CD albums. I was a little surprised, but I guess it makes sense. However for myself, for a long time now I buy CDs almost exclusively from Amazon (and eBay) due to great prices, selection, no sales tax, and usually free shipping.
And I rarely ever shop at Wal-mart, usually for a relative who wants something specific there, like my uncle, where I recently purchased a car battery for him (at his request), since they had a great price.
-JOE- (Love Hendrix!)