Many years ago, a good friend told me that she will never shop at Wal*Mart because of their unfair practices to their employees, overseas workers, etc.
Then, just recently a friend told us about a rather disturbing movie called; WAL*MART; THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICES.
And, last week on our mission, a man came in who had worked for Wal*Mart for 8 years and was fired because of a very simple mistake he made just one time....no chance to redeem himself.
It is all upsetting and points out that Wal*Mart is not really a place that I should support.
HOWEVER, and it is a BIG however, it's so hard to NOT shop there because of their prices.
Yesterday, on my way home from exercising, I shopped at a local Utah food chain; clean store, great produce section, tremendous selection of fresh meats, but their prices are so very HIGH, HIGH, HIGH. My bill was $106 (we are feeding some grandkids, so I bought more than I normally would!)
I feel quite confident that had I shopped at Wal*Mart, my bill would have been at least ten dollars cheaper and over time, that adds up.
It's just so hard because I want to support local. I don't want to give in to Wal*Mart's outrageous business model, but the bottom line for me - on a fixed income -
I need to save money!
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