Wal-Mart Super Center - All Cities, USA Review

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Overall 3.14 of 5 view all 14 reviews

autumn-jones
Blue Springs, MO

Low prices, unethical practices. Always.

mom of 2, Budget-Conscious, value conscious

Pros

convenient locations, excellent prices, saves time

Cons

Inhumane factory conditions overseas, Unethical practices, Knows parklot crime rate & does nothing, don't look for high fashion brands, offers more narrow selection of brands, owned by the devil?, Sending Jobs Overseas, Encourages employees to live off govt., doesn't follow EPA guidelines, puts locals out of business

FEB

2008

Wal-Mart Super Center - All Cities, USA —

I used to shop Wal-Mart on an extremely frequently basis, but have decided to ultimately ban going there altogether. The more that I hear about their business practices and research it, the more that I just cannot support a company that makes such unethical choices. The way they treat their employees, both in the U.S. and abroad, is probably the main reason why I can no longer support it with a good conscience. I agree with the other reviewer that Wal-Mart's practices are so bad that the only explanation is that it is owned by the devil. (not really, but you know what I mean). I just don't see how a human being can do such blatantly unethical things and have no repercussions for it. There is no accountability here, and people flock to it by the millions, making for a PROFIT of $240 billion dollars a year, while the average employee makes $13,000 and has no health care (or has government health care). With profits like that, why should they change?

I just found this website after I originally wrote this review that you can go it If you would like to know more and find out what you can do to fight back. I can't post the website url on viewpoints, but it is called WalMart Watch, so if you do a search for that you should find it.

Last edited on Feb 16, 2008

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http://walmartwatch.com/ You mean this one?

In response to RudiXeno's comment from Apr 2, 2008 at 3:56PM:

This is very true! As I said, I agree that Wal-Mart is probably one of the greenest corporations, which is a very good thing, considering how many stores they have around the world! That definitely is a good thing for the environment.
I am not sure which book you were talking about in your first comment, but I personally have decided not to support Wal-Mart anymore for many reasons, most of which have nothing to do with the environment or conserving energy. Before this, I shopped there probably twice a week and do not hold anything against those who do decide to support them.

In response to autumn-jones's comment from Apr 2, 2008 at 2:47PM:

That they act most when it's in their self interest should hardly be held against them. I buy compact fluorescent bulbs and energy efficient apliances not to save the world, but to save on my consumption of energy. Now in the process, less energy must be produced, making my act "green". It's a concept I refer to as being "conveniently green". I do believe, that if more people and corporations were similarly conveniently green, the world would be a whole lot better off.

In response to RudiXeno's comment from Mar 16, 2008 at 7:09AM:

I agree that , for the most part, Wal-Mart is a very "green" corporation in that they do what they can to save energy and other non-renewable resources. However, based on my current knowledge of the company, Wal-Mart is only green when it saves the company money. When it comes to being green in other ways (i.e. not storing their pesticides in the parking lot where it can break open and end up in drains and local water supplies), they tend to be the least green and take action only when forced to.
Autumn