Another reason to hate Wal Mart

RyanW · 11-07-2011, 11:08 PM

Originally posted by K-9

You have to put it in your cart and then proceed to the checkout stage before even seeing the price.

Probably just poor cart design rather than a overall desire to be super evil.

Wheatfield · 11-08-2011, 06:57 AM

Originally posted by RyanW

Mayonnaise is typically a loss leader. Don't see myself cutting into anyone's bottom line just buying that though

One mosquito is a trivial annoyance.
A swarm of thousands can be very unpleasant.

RioRico · 11-08-2011, 02:10 PM

Just out of vicious curiosity: Do we know of websites that publish extensive lists of various retailers' loss leaders?

As for store closings: Down in the county seat, 20+ mountainous miles away, is a WalMart. Across the street is a KMart. Wally's parking lot typically contains several-to-many hundreds of cars at almost any daytime hour. KMart's parking lot typically has a couple dozen cars, mostly belonging to employees. This situation has persisted for at least ten years. Why hasn't Sears-KMart shut down the luzer? Rumor has it that KMart's auto shop dumped too many pollutants into the soil, that a multi-million-buck cleanup would ensue if they ever ceased operations, and that Sears-KMart is just looking for some ~~sucker~~ investor to buy the property and assume liability. Ha.

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11-07-2011, 11:08 PM	#46
RyanW Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 583	Originally posted by K-9 You have to put it in your cart and then proceed to the checkout stage before even seeing the price. Probably just poor cart design rather than a overall desire to be super evil.

11-08-2011, 06:57 AM	#47
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,981	Originally posted by RyanW Mayonnaise is typically a loss leader. Don't see myself cutting into anyone's bottom line just buying that though One mosquito is a trivial annoyance. A swarm of thousands can be very unpleasant.

11-08-2011, 02:10 PM	#48
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	Just out of vicious curiosity: Do we know of websites that publish extensive lists of various retailers' loss leaders? As for store closings: Down in the county seat, 20+ mountainous miles away, is a WalMart. Across the street is a KMart. Wally's parking lot typically contains several-to-many hundreds of cars at almost any daytime hour. KMart's parking lot typically has a couple dozen cars, mostly belonging to employees. This situation has persisted for at least ten years. Why hasn't Sears-KMart shut down the luzer? Rumor has it that KMart's auto shop dumped too many pollutants into the soil, that a multi-million-buck cleanup would ensue if they ever ceased operations, and that Sears-KMart is just looking for some ~~sucker~~ investor to buy the property and assume liability. Ha.