Originally Posted by
quicktrigger
FYI, PLENTY of reason's not to like Wal Mart. Would like to be able to avoid them more myself. But in fairness they do allot in this area. Art's Center's, Museum's (look up Chrystal Bridges), LOTS of MUP they are largely paying for in the area, and much more. Hardly the case everywhere, but they (Wal Mart, Walton Family< and some high ranking people) do deserve credit for these things here. Why I have almost a dozen bike shops to visit.
QT
We do business with a vendor based out of Bentonville, and they say that Walmart is completely different in Arkansas. Last time we had meetings and they were in town (Phoenix), the guy had forgotten deodorant or something and he went to the Walmart near his hotel...his response to us, "whoa, now I know why people hate Walmart!" - he said it was night and day difference. Still though, Walmart doesn't do much for the community, especially in small towns. My hometown in po-dunk Michigan basically shuttered every local business after Walmart came into town. Several people lost their jobs and instead had the opportunity to work at for minimum wage with no benefits...needless to say, I do not support Walmart. I honestly can't remember the last time I was in one.