conflicted
I'm a hypocrite. i'm constantly flappin my lips over the evils of wal-mart, how they and other big business are destroying america. taking away our small businesses and sense of community and replacing it with these self proclaimed discount stores. selling cheap crap made by people being raped of their dignity and family time because the only job they can find is one they make pennies an hour and work their fingers to the bone. i know all this and it makes me sick. but where was I last wednesday and then again yesterday? yeah…wal-mart. the place i loath most in the world…well…mcdonalds may be top on the list, but they're fighting a great 1st place fight!
so this is my problem. last week i decided to purchase a couple space heaters for my house. as i was searching on line, i found that wal-mart was 20 bucks cheaper. 20 bucks! ok…so i could pay $40 extra (remember, I was buying 2) to not shop at wal-mart, or cave in and save $40. then yesterday i was talking to our IT guy about wireless cards. he said he saw one in the clearance isle at wal-mart for $10. originally $40. so in the past week, i've saved 70 bucks buying 3 things. not to mention as i was walking out, i saw charlie and the chocolate factory deluxe edition dvd for $19 and other older movies for $4. but trying to be a good girl, i walked past.
so what do i do? i don't like wasting money on crap i can buy a lot cheaper at wal-mart. yet i don't agree with their business tactics. yet if i don't shop there, what happens to all the people working there? in actuality i'm support the workers, yet i'm also supporting big busniess going into the poorest areas of the world, paying people pennies to make crap to sell at wal-mart. where's the middle ground here? i'm conflicted.
so this is my problem. last week i decided to purchase a couple space heaters for my house. as i was searching on line, i found that wal-mart was 20 bucks cheaper. 20 bucks! ok…so i could pay $40 extra (remember, I was buying 2) to not shop at wal-mart, or cave in and save $40. then yesterday i was talking to our IT guy about wireless cards. he said he saw one in the clearance isle at wal-mart for $10. originally $40. so in the past week, i've saved 70 bucks buying 3 things. not to mention as i was walking out, i saw charlie and the chocolate factory deluxe edition dvd for $19 and other older movies for $4. but trying to be a good girl, i walked past.
so what do i do? i don't like wasting money on crap i can buy a lot cheaper at wal-mart. yet i don't agree with their business tactics. yet if i don't shop there, what happens to all the people working there? in actuality i'm support the workers, yet i'm also supporting big busniess going into the poorest areas of the world, paying people pennies to make crap to sell at wal-mart. where's the middle ground here? i'm conflicted.
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