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Jujubees2

03-03-2007, 05:36 AM

Seems our friends at Walmart have divided us into three types of shoppers.  What type are you?“brand aspirationals” (people with low incomes who are obsessed with names like KitchenAid)“price-sensitive affluents” (wealthier shoppers who love deals)“value-price shoppers” (who like low prices and cannot afford much more).Though I'm not wealthy, I would say that I'm a price-sensitive affluent because I love deals.<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/02/business/02walmart.html?ei=5065&en=fcdb059491c86c88&ex=1173 502800&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print" target="_blank">It's Not Only About Price at Walmart</a>

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J.Clints

03-03-2007, 05:44 AM

Jujubees2 wrote: Seems our friends at Walmart have divided us into three types of shoppers.  What type are you?“brand aspirationals” (people with low incomes who are obsessed with names like KitchenAid)“price-sensitive affluents” (wealthier shoppers who love deals)“value-price shoppers” (who like low prices and cannot afford much more).Though I'm not wealthy, I would say that I'm a price-sensitive affluent because I love deals.<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/02/business/02walmart.html?ei=5065&en=fcdb059491c86c88&ex=1173 502800&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print" target="_blank">It's Not Only About Price at Walmart</a>Fuk wal-mart. I hate that place

MrPink

03-03-2007, 08:39 AM

I'm a value price shopper so I only shop at wal-mart. I got a super wal-mart near school, great place to look at at shit at 3 in the morning.

AgnosticJihad

03-03-2007, 09:48 AM

Prehaps Wal-Mart should spend it's money giving its employees a raise instead of funding research that resulted in this BS. I do not shop at wal-mart, though it is a good place to enjoy an acid trip at 3 in the morning. Nor will I forget when my friend and I went to the local Wal-Mart, stole some packing tape and pantyhose, and constructed fake penises (we used black pantyhose as the "skin", shoved 1/2 the eggshell packaging into one end to make the head, and stuffed waded up packing tape into the hose to make the shaft). There was a house in town whose mailbox was designed to look like a pair of legs wearing blue jeans, to which we attached the penis at 4 in the morning. We drove back by when the sun came up, and could see the penis flapping in the breeze. Good times.This has nothing to do with the thread. Sorry.

Dan 'Hampton

03-03-2007, 10:10 AM

price-sensitive affluentsHaha me affluent! I'll shop sales anywhere eventhough I don't really need to.

epo

03-03-2007, 10:31 AM

I'm a non-Walmart shopper. 

shittyhambrgers

03-03-2007, 10:52 AM

i don't really shop at walmart.  generally speaking, i like low prices b/c i can't spend that much.  also, something needs to catch my eye.  if i spend too much time browsing, i lose interest.

Fat_Sunny

03-03-2007, 10:58 AM

# 4: Boycotter!F_S Thinks WalMart Is One Of The Biggest Negative Influences In The USA.

burrben

03-03-2007, 10:59 AM

value-price because school takes all my money

reeshy

03-03-2007, 12:25 PM

I'm an in and out shopper...I know what I want and get the fuck out of my way!!!

boeman

03-03-2007, 01:29 PM

I avoid the place as much as I can... I will go there whe they have something on sale that is a deep discount, or if we need a lot of different things that week so the price difference between walmart and Target will make the large rude crowds worth it.

ralphbxny

03-03-2007, 05:33 PM

I hate shoppin!!

Recyclerz

03-03-2007, 08:28 PM

A Costco shopper.

Fat_Sunny

03-03-2007, 08:44 PM

Fat'll Give You All Three Reasons Why He Hates WalMart:1. When They Started Out They Made A Huge Deal Out Of "All Our Products Are Made In The USA".  Once They Got All The People Thinking They Were Buying USA Products, WalMart Started Having Things Produced Offshore (China), And Bringing Them In Way Cheaper.  But People Still Had In Their Heads That They Were Supporting American Manufacturing.  They Weren't.  Tsk.2. They Put Thousands Of "Mom And Pop" Businesses Out Of Business.  Tsk Tsk.3. They Made The Whole Country Think In Terms Of PRICE ONLY, As Opposed To Quality Or Selection.  Yes, We Now Get Things Very Cheaply At WalMart, But At The Expense Of Range Of Choices And Quality.  Tsk Tsk Tsk.

angrymissy

03-04-2007, 09:27 AM

Besides the whole political aspect of hating Walmart, I just plain don't like their stores or the products they sell.  The stores are always filthy, and the housewares and clothing are yucky.  Target pwns them.

sailor

03-04-2007, 09:44 AM

angrymissy wrote: Besides the whole political aspect of hating Walmart, I just plain don't like their stores or the products they sell. The stores are always filthy, and the housewares and clothing are yucky. Target pwns them. yeah, target rocks!

Doctor Z

03-04-2007, 09:52 AM

Window.

SinA

03-04-2007, 10:07 AM

Fat_Sunny wrote: Fat'll Give You All Three Reasons Why He Hates WalMart:1. When They Started Out They Made A Huge Deal Out Of "All Our Products Are Made In The USA".  Once They Got All The People Thinking They Were Buying USA Products, WalMart Started Having Things Produced Offshore (China), And Bringing Them In Way Cheaper.  But People Still Had In Their Heads That They Were Supporting American Manufacturing.  They Weren't.  Tsk.2. They Put Thousands Of "Mom And Pop" Businesses Out Of Business.  Tsk Tsk.3. They Made The Whole Country Think In Terms Of PRICE ONLY, As Opposed To Quality Or Selection.  Yes, We Now Get Things Very Cheaply At WalMart, But At The Expense Of Range Of Choices And Quality.  Tsk Tsk Tsk.1.  True.  Their "branding" is built on Red, White, and Blue, and they see themselves as a great American success story, but that just isn't how things work anymore.  No one sells all made in the USA products anymore, because more and more products are made overseas.2. True. They are a major corporation with a board of directors and thousands of stockholders.  Those people all demand that profits increase to keep the stock price high and pay dividends.  Most of the products they sell come from companies with similar structures.  Because of that, there are thousands of people who insist that they continue to cut operating costs without reducing output, so the employees get less and less of each dollar of sales.  The manufacturers of the crap they sell get less and less too, which they pass down to their empoyees.  It's a cycle that is replicating the old "company store" of the 19th century.3. True.  But that mindframe is something that started before Walmart and has spread like a cancer in our society.  Look at all the new houses that have built around where-ever you grew up.  They are big, ugly (or unoriginal), and poorly made.  People think that the bottom line is about square footage, not about craftsmanship.  It's the buyers fault for supporting the industry as much as the developers and builders for supplying the market.F_S and S_A think alike.