Far be it from me to advocate the ruthless expansion of Wal-Mart and it's casual approach to selling firearms while they will ban certain books or films from being sold, but this is the sick world we live in.
First, let me get a little bit off my chest about Wal-Mart. The chain is pure evil. You can't escape them, they're everywhere. Gone are all of the smaller businesses and other department stores that once gave us variety. There can be only one and it's Wal-Mart. I'd love to go to a Target department store but the nearest one is a town or 2 over. This means I must begrudgingly go to Wal-Mart, where the employees are paid next to nothing and health insurance for employees is seen (by management) as an unnecessary luxury for silly people. Wal-Mart employees are some of the most humble people I've ever seen. Simple but not dumb, yet a bit naive all at once. They love America, they love the American dream, They love God and going to church, but they'll let this company dangle all of that in front of them and taunt them. It's sick because none of these people will ever get what they want from working at this place. As long as the illusion is alive, they will follow. The suits at Wal-Mart are clever in this way.
So back to my story. I had no choice but to go to Wal-Mart. I needed at pair of weight lifting gloves pronto because I would be working out later that night. To get to the gloves one must enter the sporting goods section. I walk through it and do my scan:
Fishing rods.
Lanterns.
Tents.
Inflatable raft.
Hunting apparel.
Shotguns.
Rifles.
BB guns.....wait....BB guns? WOW!
The joy that swept over me was palpable. I recalled the "bad kids" in my neighborhood causing havoc with these. They would shoot cans and bottles in the woods and if a car window was full of holes, it was those darn kids and their BB guns. They would brag about shooting squirrels, cats and kids they didn't like in the rear end. BB guns hurt but were not lethal. Not knowing the greater ramifications of such a "toy" as a young lad, I asked my grandparents for one.
Grandparents: What!?!? Are you crazy? You blow out a window or take out someone's eye!! NO!"
I asked if I could get a BB gun that shot rubber BBs. Those don't hurt as much and are safer right?
Grandparents: NO!
So I was denied a BB gun throughout my childhood. Yet, before me on the shelves of Wal-Mart were a feast of BB guns galore. Some looked like real guns while others looked fake. Some came is bight colors and clever paint schemes. Some had laser sightings and some had scopes to look through. My, had BB gun technology come a long way. And to my surprise, the term "BB gun" was yesterdays news. These were "AIR GUNS!"
Regardless of what they were called, I was suddenly in a position a great power. No more could my parental figures deny me of this great opportunity! I can purchase these BB Guns/Air Guns unencumbered! YES! I will buy it, take it home and.......and what the fuck would I do with it?
I can't shoot that cute little squirrel.
I don't want to shoot out someone's car windows.
I could shoot the people who screwed me over during my life in the crotch but that's not my style.
I know, I can go into the woods and shoot cans and bottles! No one can get hurt and it wouldn't look strange at all that a 33 year old man is doing this.
Sigh......
I can't get this BB gun. But wait, that laser sight like Arnold used in The Terminator.....that's a swell add on! No, Ricardo, no. Lose the angry 10 year old boy, grow up, and get your weight lifting gloves. You have to work out tonight.
And that I did.
Coming up, United Health Care blows chunks.
And...
A thanks to blogger Urban Thought for a very nice award.
Also...
Is Ricardo really a threat to women in relationships? Some think so.
Stay tuned.
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Oh the great Walmart. I'm so torn. First, it's survival of the fittest and the best business model. Walmart was once a small business that was smartly grown. Second, vendors who are stupid enough to agree to such ornerous profit slashing that they put themselves out of business to sell to Walmart are plain dumb. Walmart does not put a gun up to any suppliers head and make them lower prices.
People need to save money and I have to admit, Walmart is cheaper than even Costco out here. I can save a good dollar or two on many products. Why shop elsewhere?
People who would have worked in factories in the past are now employed by Walmart. There are no more factory jobs for the working class. My parents would have loved a job at Walmart, it's better than operating dangerous machinery or working in a sweatshop where sometimes you didn't get paid.
A small business is charming and adds flavor to a neighborhood but only employs 10 people most of whom are family or teenagers. Walmart can employ hundreds in one location.
That being said, they don't have to skimp on salaries or benefits. Whole Foods has fantastic benefits and good salaries for their staff but it's the totally opposite business model of Walmart and I flat out refuse to pay ridiculous mark ups for the "perfect organic" rutabaga!
Carry on.
Yes Walmart...a friend of mine used to work for a Worker's Comp 3rd Party Administrator...and Walmart vehemently fought every single claim filed for worker injury. They are a terrible employer only out for the Almighty Dollar (like any incorporated enterprise).
Ah...the BB gun...I was never allowed either, but plenty of friends did and humbly I must say many rats' souls were dispatched (hopefully to a better place) because of my lethal aim...:(
Poor Ricardo, my husband was also deprived as a kid. We played with cap guns when I was a kid. They made lots of noise but didn't actually shoot anything.
Ooooh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Questions of morality or ethical behavior or social patterns, interviews about boobies, affection and sentimentality for a frog and now Walmart hating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never had much BB gun envy (though I did enjoy shooting burned out light bulbs with my neighbor's BB gun) but I LOVE Walmart hating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In one of the neighborhoods where I shop, I drive a bit down the road to get to Target so I don't have to shop Walmart.
Did you ever hear the "I Hate Walmart" song?
I HATE WAL-MART
I've always hated Blockbuster
Starbucks, not quite so much
If I'm not boycotting at least 3 oil companies
I start to feel out of touch
I wouldn't be seen near Nordstrom's or any such
And I hate Wal-Mart
I don't like whips, I don't like chains
I don't go choppin up my neighbors' brains
Don't really even like shopping
except at the Flea Mart
And I hate Wal-Mart
Now you may wonder, why all this fuss
If you don't like the plane, take the bus
Well I've found religion, and just between us
I hate Wal-Mart
If you didn't hear the story, here's how it is
Big company sells below cost
Drive mom and pop out of biz
Pretty soon all over the land
One big square store, identical brand
And that's why I hate Wal-Mart
Used to be you could drive around
Stop in at three or four towns
Encounter different sights and sounds
Different if not unique
Different accent, different smell
Different things to buy and sell
Now it's all Taco Bell
I hate Wal-Mart
Roads used to dip and wind
You drive slow, relax your mind
Never knew what you'd find
Round the next bend
Now the freeway goes so straight
It'd go right past the Pearly Gate
I don't feel human, I feel like freight
I hate Wal-Mart
I like to roam, I like to greet
Individuals on the street
You always know the one you meet is
One of a kind
But more and more they seem to be
Reflections of something on TV
When we're all alike, nobody's free
I hate Wal-Mart
I boycott Burger King
I boycott Newt Gingrich
I boycott everything which
I've seen advertised
I used to go out to dinner in a diner
Now they say fast food is finer
But it tastes like fell out of an airliner
It's enough to make you weep
I don't like board games
I don't like brand names
They make inflated claims
They're full of bleep
Everyone I meet is a high-tech dealer
Wants to sell me a digital potato peeler
And I don't like Garrison Keillor cause
He's so white
Turn on my radio dial
Like to hear something new once in a while
But it's the same old crap in a brand new style
It's audio rape
Still I try to pick and choose
Turn the dial but I always lose
They only play the worst rock and roll
And once in a while one little rhythm and blues
And that's why God made tape
Used to be we wore beads and bells
Sewed our own clothes in our own way
Now we all wear uniforms that say
Hard Rock Cafe
We're in a state of sartorial decay
That's why I hate Wal-Mart
If there's a pretty spot they'll pave it over
Put a cloverleaf over a four-leaf clover
Black paint on the White Cliffs of Dover
It never fails
Hope you like this song, thanks a bunch
I could go on, but I gotta go eat lunch
If you didn't like it, I've got a hunch
You work in sales
So grow your own, make your own
Be careful what you own
Develop non-shopping to an art
And whatever you do
Don't shop at Wal-Mart
new labor-related verses since the recording:
They tell their suppliers to buy overseas
That's even better than a wage freeze
We're one big happy family
No unions allowed, this enterprise is free
It's worker-free, we're all associates now, see?
I guess that means it's our Wal-Mart
They say we buy American whenever we can
We buy at home right here in Saipan
Worst of all every other store
Has to follow suit if they wanta sell more
But I don't want to follow suit, see
Let's get it over with, just shoot me
God bless Wal-Mart
Brought 6,000 jobs back to South Carolina
For a whole 6 months, then sent 'em back to China
Where they work 12 hours on Easter and Earth Day
But they let em off for their seventh birthday
But the shift don't seem so long
As long as they're singing the company song
Which ain't I hate Wal-Mart
So grow your own, make your own
Grow a union, don't be alone
And maybe some day we'll get overtime pay
from Wal-mart
Some good points Martiza & stuff I never thought about especially with regard to factory vs. Walmart jobs & the safety issues.
I do wonder, but have no actual idea - isn't part of that price for the "perfect organic rutabaga" actually the price of having workers with fantastic benefits & good salaries?
I gave in last week & took a trip out to the superwalmart because the cost of groceries at my regular market were killing my checking account & I have to admit that I saved a TON of money...I could not believe how cheap it is there!
In High School, a box fell on a friend of mine while she was working @ wal*mart and they fired her on the spot, before she could file a comp claim I'm guessing.
I agree that Wal*Mart is evil. But, I'm also a frugal shopper, so it will be difficult for me to go back to my old market, knowing that I can get some things for half the price at walmart.
I'd buy the gun if I were you. Take advantage of the constitution while there still is one..;)
I'm glad you went the route of not getting the BB gun. It would have been a waste of a few dollars.
I'm all for the working out. The gloves are more of a necessary resource.
Hope you had a great work out.
sasbb gun wars....i have the scars to prove it.
i recently bought airsoft guns for my children, boys 9 and 12. these are serious weapons with a 400 fps muzzle velocity so the lads are told to carry the guns muzzle down with thier fingers outside of the trigger ring until they bring the weapon to bear toward the target. they have been drilled never to aim the weapon at a target unless they have decided to fire, and not to point the weapon at people or animals, even in jest.
so thy`ve shot the apartment to shit.
they`ve nailed lightbulbs, my antique brass kettle, some of my pine furniture and all of the cardboard in the place including books and magazines.
but no-one has lost an eye.
and the sound of them letting loose on unsuspecting carboard boxes is magnificent.
and regarding wal-mart.....what can you do?
bullet-proof business model geared to global economies and precise modern commercial practices.
we are all slaves after all.....
nothing much has changed since the middle ages.
and this isn`t a pessimistic view, it`s reality.
our votes don`t count, we can`t work hard enough to be able to stop, and we are getting older each day.
the answer?
enjoy this moment.
enjoy it whith the most enthusiasm you can muster.....find a reason to be happy and run with it.
otherwise someone else will set the tone for you.
and more about feudalism, the factories were a product of two global wars that necessitated the production of machinery to allow efficient killing of the enemy. after the last war in 1945 the factories began spewing out consumer products and people got paid to work in the factories so that they could afford those same products.
the unions came in, as politics makes strange bed-fellows, and held maunfacturers hostage to increase wages and so on, to the point where the cost of making the products people wanted became greater than the market could bear.
we have been in this decline for about 25-30 years now.
the middle classes were created by unions.
now that this manufacturing cycle is dwindling the middle classes will have to reconcile themselves to lower-wage jobs.
or,if they can, go to school and get into the service sector.
Ah, good old Wal-Mart. Funny about their "sporting goods" section. I have nothing against hunting or fishing, but there are other sports too, which aren't represented in the Wal-Mart sporting goods section. Any sort of fitness equipment -- zilch.
About ten years ago I bought a rubber cable (at Wal-Mart of all places). It's 3 very sturdy tight rubber cables connected to 2 handles. It provides a lot of resistance for horizontal/twisting movements (just attach one handle to a sturdy doorknob) where regular weights aren't very useful.
But every time I go to Wal-Mart to look for another similar cable (the old one broke), all they have is these ridiculous stretch bands with almost no resistance. A 90-year-old woman with arthritis could stretch that thing across the room. And aside from those useless stretch bands, the rest of their sporting goods section is just guns, fishing rods, tents, coleman stoves...
I'm with Leah, Wal-Mart saved me a buncha' money on groceries. Regardless of ethics or whatever- people can protest and boycott, but the truth is, people want convenience and things that cost low. The small guy is too expensive and the "buy in bulk" theory has risen an all time high , ie: Sam's Club and BJ's, places like that.
I remember my hillbilly neighbor would shoot beer cans off a block of wood with his bb gun. He let me try it and it was the weekend festivities. Oh the fun I had as a child. *crosses eyes*
Wal-mart is coming to India in two forms. One they are partnering with a big Indian chain to open retail stores. Two, they are outsourcing some of the back office work to Bangalore.
You just can't get away from Wal-M can you? Just imagine after your semi-arranged marriage to a Russian chick you go to meet her folks in Siberia and what do you see? Yes! Walmart!!!
I haven't killed squirrels but i have siced my (late) cat on a few mice.
To All - Yes I will concede that I have saved considerable amounts of money shopping at this store. The high fuel prices and rising costs across the board have forced me to depend on it more so that I have in the past. That being said, there is still much to do when it comes to cleaning up their act.
Maritza - Companies will do anything to get their product in this store because if you make it there, you will make it anywhere. I see loads of blue collar types working the aisles. With the factories closed, WM is the new American sweat shop. Not only do they screw workers over here but they perpetuate the need for sweat shops globally.
JohnB - None of that shocks me with WM. They could have the footage of an employee getting killed on camera from a falling shelf and still try and get out of it. This is the kind of stuff that really gets me.
As for the BB Gun, I will admit that I would shoot a rat with one ONLY if I found one in my apartment. The reason being is because it has violated my personal space and I must protect my property.
Marsha - I too had cap guns and while they were fun, there is not substitute for a toy gun that shoots projectiles.
Jill - I missed out on this joy that you had with your neighbours BB gun. I just want a slice of that, just a morsel.
I love the song Jill. You should sing it and put up a youtube video.
Leah - I do have the right to bare arms. that is true and something to keep in mind. I totally understand why you took a trip to WAL*Mart. My grocery bill has gone up by about 10 to 15 bucks each time out. That starts to heart even more when you factor in the fact that you have kids to feed. I cringe and what you must pay.
And only at this place would they fire someone for getting injured!!!!
Urban - Yeah I don't want to become some dork with a bear gut who sleeps with a BB gun under his pillow. Fitness first.
Dr! - A yes, the British SAS. The equivalent of our US Navy Seal team. The elite! With this training for your boys, they may someday be part of the squad. That is proper gun etiquette you're teaching them by the way. Sorry for all the household losses.
As for Wal-Mart and the erosion of domestic factories, it's all chronicled wonderfully in the Billy Joel song, Allentown.
Tom - One day there was real fitness equipment and then POOF it was gone from my local WM. What the hell is up with that? I can totally see the resistance band debacle I'll tell you something, Wal-Mart does no want you to be fit. They want you to be fat and lazy so you will just consume and consume!!! It's sick I tell you!!!
Deb - I know, it's hard to walk away from these cheap prices.
And I'm glad to seed that you also had fun with the BB gun.
SJ - I've got bad news and more bad news. The bad news first: This is the beginning of the end for India. The other bad news, my fate has been sealed thanks to Wal-Mart.
I cant STAND Wal-Mart. Thats a shame Target is too far for you. I love TARGET.
I dont think I have been inside of a Wal-Mart since I was 17!
(that was many moons ago!)
But a BB Gun? = AWESOME.
Walmart blows chunks to coin your phrase (love it). My husband will go there to find their discounts; I cannot bear the place, but I do admit to buying diapers there because they were cheap--only for my son would I enter that cesspool of americana.
BB guns. Let's just say I know folks who own them, but won't buy a firearm. I've never held one in my life, but I am told that someone who knows how to use it well is in possession of THE DARK SIDE!
I hate Wal-mart..but I go. Everything is getting too expensive and I need to save money. When the countries economy and my families economy improve, perlhaps I will be more politically correct. But you know, most stroes are chains now anyway. At least the kind of stores I shop.
Hey, you gave me an idea. I always wanted a fisher price town set when I was a kid. I think I'll go buy myself one.
Meleah - I just may get the damn thing. It's pathetic but I just may. I love Target. So much of a classier joint.
Enemy - I can totally understand making the sacrifice for your son. Lots of people have. but for some, this store is a way of life. I never knew we had rednecks in CT until I went there. Nothing wrong with them, just didn't know they were here.
I have held several firearms in my day but never shot them. Proud owners, wanted me to brandish them as a means of sharing in their joy.
Can a BB gun tilt Ricardo to the dark side with mischievous deeds? Perhaps. Perhaps.
BBE - Yes, most stores are chains but none are as evil as WM. That's the truth I tell you.
I say go get that toy set!
Ricardo,
Your right about Wal mart. Here in Guatemala, and all of America Central They go by different names. Go figure. I know in the Northwest they would cater beyond belief. They would have complete sections I've never seen. These would include bolts of fabric, sewing machines, and the such.
In the outdoor area they'd actually sell live worms, and bullet reloading components. I found that strange because I do reload, or did. The way in which they stored there powder, primers, and the such was extremely unsafe!
On a seperate note:
dr. alistair your a fraud! I don't censor my blog so you are more than welcome to ramble in there. Between what you left here the other day, and on my site; with the amount of holes in your sail I'll bet your boat isn't going anywhere. I didn't know which site you use. I am still tired, and not quite done disecting your "spew", but I know that when I have more time it will be very fun. I noticed that even though you clicked a lot of views on your profile that you don't have any comments except the one that I left below. Maybe this, and more original writing, or good advice will get you reader's, and/or clients! On a seperate note: that ring that protects a trigger is technically called a trigger guard. Not a ring. Also, there is something on even bb guns called a safety; that should be on until ready to shoot! Good job in teaching your kids???
After going through your multiple blogs trying to let you know that I used My 1st amendment.
I realize your a fraud that you have no readers at all.
Why do you have so many blogs yet not a single reader?
Especially where your headed,
Peace and Freedom
nobody ranges in a combat zone with the safety on....to teach that would get a boy dead in any game, real or otherwise....
fraud?
where`s this invective coming from?
as far as I know we don't have Wal-Mart in australia (yet).....
Jill, I love the words to that song. reminded me a little of "The underpants go on the Inside" by LazyBoy
wal-mart reminds me of all the other marts that have gone before.
zellers, krezges, k-mart,etc.....big box, overly bright, anticeptic sterile environments that evolved out of a necessity to deliver cheap products on a large enough scale to satisfy the modern urban/suburban communities.
the by-product of this behaviour is that it kills a smaller scale retail shop that met the needs of a smaller scale community.
some see this as a viscious attack, and in some ways this is true...but the fact remains that the communities needs were not being well met by the smaller shops....and so the big ones emerged.
i will get called a fascist by some for this view, but that is a political view, my comments are sociological and economic.
in soc. and econ. models the most efficient delivery mechanism for meeting the needs of growing communities is the big box retail.....otherwise they wouldn`t make money.
this is the way monitary pressure works.
if there is a problem at all,it lies in the problem we have in housing, feeding and entertaining growing communities of middle-income families.
it would be ineffiecient at best to have smaller stores to meet the needs of the community, unless we stop buying new cars all the time, in which case moving the retail closer to the consumer or having better public transport would be a solution.
the closest wal-mart to me is roughly 5 miles away and so i tend to shop more locally, being a cyclist.....and so i`m very rarely inside the place.
the few times i have visited i have been struck by the sheer scope of the place and the loss of a sense of humanity, but then again, that`s the barren-ness of suburbia exemplied......the car-created wasteland.
could be worse though....a gun-toting frontier town environment full of factionalised malcontents vying for dominance over nothing.......the artifact of spanish imperialism.
i`ll take the english version for a thousand alex.
I would have bought the gun. You can always find SOMETHING to shoot. And ask questions later.
it`s so true about the gun thing......and so deeply satifying.
the only problem is,i have no idea how to get the little dents out of my kettle.
As evil as Wal-Mart is, they do have cheaper prices. I've heard about their lack of benefits but I haven't done any research on them myself. From a marketing standpoint, the rumors alone give me pause.
Luckily, I don't have to buy anything in bulk. Hmm. Actually, maybe I'd be lucky if I had to buy in bulk cuz mebbe that would mean there was a Mr. Q? Not sure as I don't want any um, BabyQs.
ANYway, I shop at Target and until recently, rarely went there or shopped much except online. Under duress.
I can see the allure of the BB gun. And a slingshot. Actually, a slingshot sounds really cool! I think there is something called a "Wrist Rocket" - a slingshot thing that attaches to your wrist for stability.
I'm not into violence but trying to hit any kinda target is fun. I like darts, I took archery in college (sucked at it beacause I didn't have the "pull") and I liked the "target" shooting at the amusement parks.
I've also shot firearms and bruised my upper arm nicely attempting to shoot clay pigeons with a shotgun that was too long for me.
In states where hunting is the norm (and a good way to control overpopulation), the people respect guns and have many rules to prevent accidents. While I can't see shooting a deer, the hunters I have spoken to actually have a great respect for the animal and do not want it to suffer. Plus, it's actually quite difficult to track and shoot deer and elk and suchlike.
Sounds like you outgrew the BB gun!
I loved the way you told the story.
My mother LOVES Walmart. I think everybody's mother loves Walmart!
Going there is a big treat to her.
You could tell her they drown babies there, and she'd still find an excuse to go.
That's the mindset of most here in America.
As long as there's something good on sale, why worry? Oh, those employees there don't have it so bad! They have a job, don't they?
I too find it obscene that they sell guns but see fit to ban other less lethal materials.
I feel your pain Ric. My mom barely wanted me to play with water guns (the ones that looked like real guns) because she thought it would lead me to a life of crime :( WalMart is fueled by the customers' desire for low prices. If you want someone to blame, blame them.
"dr. alistair",
It is apparent with my links given to you, and the challenged presented that you are still a fascist fraud.
Go to Spokane, Washington the Mom, and Pop stores are thriving! Wal-Mart, and every other chain is there as well. The difference is that being in a farming community the Mom and Pop stores can sell at half the price of the chains..Go there and see.
Also, I will because of the nature of the sensitivity of the nature of this particular post correct you again.
A BB traveling at 400fps is fast enough to penetrate many things including skulls. They do bounce off your Kettle pots, and go some where? Don't they? You did say copper, Right? A ricochet is a very, very dangerous thing.
On the note of combat zones: When soldiers have their "BOOTS ON THE GROUND; THEY ARE TOLD TO COCK AND LOCK" This means in a combat zone rack a round in the chamber, and have your safety on!! It is one of the most important of all lessons taught in the military; for the simple fact that you have a lot of people that are in harms way.......ALWAYS COCKED AND LOCKED!!! Military SIR.
Peace and Freedom
Reread my comment and just to be clearer - I was referring to controlling the overpopulation of animals!!
It's pretty difficult to compete with Wal-Mart or any big retail store. I try to go to a neighborhood hardware store (it's owned by a guy I know from gradeschool!) but sometimes the big stores is one-stop shopping! I dislike shopping and really don't want to go to 3 stores or something. Plus, the prices are usually cheaper at WalMart and I can see why families go there.
I don't have a Wal-Mart near me but even if I did I'd probably go to Target instead. Target seems more "fun" or something and the personnel there are young and helpful and seem pretty happy.
Not that I have anything against older help, it's just that at this particular Target, all the personnel seem to be in their early 20s!
AHB - So Wal-Mart is in south america aw well but just under a new name? LOL! whatever works I guess. Clever. Very Clever.
Dr.A - You have summed up why I don't tolerate suburbia well at all.
Nurse!!! (bows at her feet and kisses her hand) I would not be shocked if it lands on your nations shores very soon. OR it may already be there but under a new name.
Manager Mom - You are tilting me to the dark side. LOL! I do want it.
MsQ- I think you really meant that you wanted to thin the herd of Ricardos that live among us with your archery skills!
But seriously, yes shooting at targets is fun and no you don't have to be some crazy person that wants to kill things to enjoy it.
And hey, who can top one stop shopping? Not only that, look at the selection that Wal-Mart offers! Millions of pens to pick from, millions of BB guns to chose from. Millions and millions!!!!
Welcome Fitness Diva! YES, who cares about what they do just as long as there is a good sale. Have you ever been in K-Mart when they have a blue light special. I have never seen old women move so fast. It's like a football game, They tackle, juke, spin out and dive! All to get to that blue light. I think it should be an event at the Olympics. Flash a blue light at one end of the track and see old women throw down their canes and walkers and start moving like Flo Jo. Also, I do think every mother loves Wal-Mart. I'm not sure why but I see many of them there full of joy.
Leon - As if playing with toy guns would make us turn to hard nosed criminals. Guess what? Those kids didn't need toy guns because they had REAL ONES while you and I were playing with Super Soakers.
Funny how big Wal-Mart is for most people. Here in the city we don't have one. I'm not sure if there is one in Brooklyn. I know I'm all over Target though. They are around what is considered "the outer boroughs."
I won't shop in Wal-Mart if I can help it.
Diva is right. Wal-Mart's employee policies aren't secret. People know what they are signing up for. I know the economy is hard, certain areas of the country offer no other employment but these are the choices we make.
Urban- I remember there was a HUGE K-Martin Astor Place back in my days in NYC. Im sure it's become either Target or Wal-Mart since the big K took a big dive in popularity. I will not question the Divas wisdom in people knowing what they are getting into. It is public knowledge. It's too bad still sign on in spite of it.
Wal-Mart is hard to avoid if your in suburbia. The Wal-Mart I go to was once a super K-Mart. Oh how I miss the big K.
i love the song! ha ha ha ha
Meleah - Sing it for us, won't you?
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