# Wal-Mart haters, what have you done lately? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 27, 2005, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-haters-what-have-you-done-lately/296446 "2005-03-27T07:48:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-haters-what-have-you-done-lately/296446/61 "2005-03-28T22:33:59Z")
For your edification, **duffer** : [Wal-Mart Board Member Ousted](http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/CA513473/htt?industry=Executive+News&industryid=1526) [Wal-Mart attempts to build where it is not wanted.](http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/217730_bigbox28.html) [Damned with faint praise](http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/05/03/28/100loc_walmart001.cfm) [Wal-Mart employees on welfare](http://www.sptimes.com/2005/03/27/Opinion/Wal_Mart_welfare.shtml) [Wal-Mart settles to escape criminal prosecution](http://www.nylawyer.com/news/05/03/032105o.html) Seek and ye shall find. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-haters-what-have-you-done-lately/296446/62 "2005-03-29T00:01:37Z")
What have I done? Not that much, although to be fair I only drop in to about one of every five WallyWorld threads, so it sorta balances out. I don’t shop there and encourage my friends and family to boycott them as well. I did sorta put my money where my mouth is this past Christmas, the best friend has a large family and claimed she _had_ to shop Wal\*mart for the cheaper prices on stocking stuffers. I handed her a hundred and asked her to shop a local WM competitor instead, figuring it’d even out. She accepted the cash and did as I asked, and we’ve made plans to do the same when back-to-school shopping time comes around. Does that count? ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-haters-what-have-you-done-lately/296446/63 "2005-03-29T00:08:22Z")
> [@duffer](#): > > Read the OP again, dummy. I’m asking Wal-Mart haters what they have done to prevent the evilness from invading thier communities. > > In fact, I also asked what Wallyworld haters have done to pressure US representatives and Senators from thier districts to do about the pure evil the company is doing. > > You, in your infinite wisdom, have offered a roll-eyes smilie on a message board. > > Way to stand up for your convivtions. > > :non-winking Wally: And again, like I’ve asked twice now. What SHOULD we be doing? What, in your awesome wisdom are we missing in our endeavors? ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-haters-what-have-you-done-lately/296446/64 "2005-03-29T00:24:13Z")
At the moment, I regularly pass by the neighborhood Sam’s Club and go straight to Costco instead, since (a) Costco’s stuff is of better-quality, and (b) they treat their employees better. In the long-term, however, I plan to have my orbital Wal-Mart nuking laser up and operational by 4Q 2006. Wish me luck! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-haters-what-have-you-done-lately/296446/65 "2005-03-29T00:28:59Z")
> [@duffer](#): > > I’ve seen some that have signed and passed out petitions, some have spoken to city council members, etc. That’s the point of the thread. Well why didn’t you say so in the FIRST place? > [@](#): > > I apologize for any snarkiness. It really was supposed to be little more than a poll, but given the topic it would likely end up here anyway. And I don’t remember mentioning anything about burning down buildings. Don’t attribute that to me. I believe that people weren’t so much attributing that suggestion to you, but that in the absence of something that you considered “acceptable” that they were resorting to it in frustration. After all, I asked you twice before the huge pile on “what, other than boycotting, WOULD you like us to do?”, and that is the point at which you got all snotty about it, refused to explain what it was you were looking for and where people were getting frustrated with your continued “What have YOU done…” stance, where you weren’t giving us ANY ideas what you were looking for. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-haters-what-have-you-done-lately/296446.md?page=3)