Wal-Mart Rip-Off”
I know that some people do not shop in Wal-Mart on principle. Their business practices leave much to be desired. The article “Ten Things Wal-Mart Doesn’t Want You to Know,” written by Jared Cram of Temple University outlines these practices sufficiently.
Despite this and because of economic situations I hate to admit it, but I do shop there. I actually save an average of $20 – $30 shopping at Wal-Mart over my local supermarkets.
However, at Wal-Mart you have got to check everything they ring up.
On one of my last visits, I intended to purchase Purdue Grilled Chicken Strips. They were on two shelves both had bar codes labels that said $2.50. The Italian chicken strips were $4.97. I figured it was a good deal; off to the register I went. Of course my purchase rang through at $4.97, at which time I told the cashier about the labels. An employee walked me over to the shelf where I pointed out the price at $2.50 with the description on the label reading Purdue Grilled Chicken Strips. He checked the bar code on the package against the bar code on the label and it was different, despite the obvious fact the label stated what the package contained.
It makes you wonder how many people diligently check the prices that are listed for the items being purchased against the actual price that is rung up at the register. AND….how many thousands of dollars Wal-Mart makes off customers who actually trust that the product price listed is the one that they will pay.
5 Responses to “Wal-Mart Rip-Off””
By Convi on Jul 8, 2009 | Reply
Wakeupwalmart.com is a must see site. Check it out!
By John on Jul 27, 2009 | Reply
I shop there too but because of necessity. That is the problem. The powers that be have put us in a corner where we have to watch every penny just to try to make it. Thanks for the great blog. You are doing your part in bringing about change as are many good bloggers, including myself.
By Diane on Jul 29, 2009 | Reply
I’m hoping that if enough of us communicate how we feel, that the “powers that be” will eventually listen. I did say, “hoping,” right? It’s actually difficult to believe that any of those powers actually consider this a democracy that is for the people. Only time will tell. Until then, we all must continue to do our part and blog about the changes we need.
By Elizabeth Nesbitt on Aug 7, 2009 | Reply
People do not realize it, but in some way they shop at a wal-mart owned company in some way. Family Dollar and Sams club are a few. Than you have the little companies here and there that they own stock in.
I know people have issues about wal-mart opening doors overseas…but…would it be worse to let people work in terrible work conditions at a lower payrate than the US employee makes? Or should hundreds of thousands of children go hungry because of our principals?
By Diane on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply
At the register in Publix, a popular supermarket in Florida, I handed the blank check to the cashier. I had forgotten that in Publix I needed to fill out the check. I commented that in Walmart they just run the check through the machine. The cashier very calmly stated, “I have not shopped in Walmart in 20 years, they are destroying America.” I and the gentlemen behind me on line looked at each other, shrugged in agreement and said nothing. This seems to be public opinion.