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debbie.jean.bro
Advanced Tutor
8 years ago

Amazon Prime Day is coming!

Amazon Prime Day is July 16 (afternoon)-July 17 (all day). If you're thinking of buying any electronics (or anything), I'd advise waiting for Prime Day. If you don't have Prime, this would be a good t...
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MarkJFine
Professor
8 years ago

Wallmart buys specially produced products, negotiated at cut rates (and lower quality) that are designed to perpetuate slave labor and severely undercut local shops, putting them out of business. They have a long history of coming into and killing and taking over an entire town's commerce. I can tell you that the two towns near here wouldn't even let them within town limits for that very reason.

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maratsade
Distinguished Professor IV
8 years ago

Thanks, Mark.  I appreciate the explanation.   What is your take on Target??

 

 

MarkJFine wrote:

Wallmart buys specially produced products, negotiated at cut rates (and lower quality) that are designed to perpetuate slave labor and severely undercut local shops, putting them out of business. They have a long history of coming into and killing and taking over an entire town's commerce. I can tell you that the two towns near here wouldn't even let them within town limits for that very reason.

 

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    MarkJFine
    Professor
    8 years ago
    maratsade wrote:

    Thanks, Mark.  I appreciate the explanation.   What is your take on Target??

    Target's not quite as bad. I mean business is business, but Walmart is predatory.