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[Rex]

Great articles, I read them and while they are critical of Wal-mart, they still seem to come off with a sence of respect to Wal-mart.

It did surpirise me that Home depot is the number 2 in sales in the US. For my money they can;t compete with Menards, and I mean that. Menards is cheaper and have better trained personal than any Home Depot I have ever been in.

But Back to Wally world, I am in the Dells, the range of department stores here is very limited. I too, try to buy local whenever I can. I buy my meats from the local meat market, the veggies I get at the local store. Wal-mart veggies aren't that great and don't last long in the fridge.

But I am on a budget, so any boxed items or staples I usually get from wally world. A few cents I can pay, but remember this is a tourist town so it's more than a few cents.

Just to give you an Idea, one year for xmas I bought my wife a foot massager. Well my son wanted a toy sheriffs kit (rifle,badge etc) Wally world didn't have one. Stopping at k-mart to check them for it, I noticed the exact same foot massager for $19 more!!!! and then I checked at a local merchants..31 bucks more!!!!

Wal-mart runs a tight ship, if we had them in congress I've no doubt the national debt would be wiped out and the so called "pork barrel" would be non existant. They have managed to keep thier office cost down below 5%, unheard of, in the retail business, before wally world came about.

While I disagree with some of thier business practices, I admire the fact that even as large as they have grown, thier princiiples are still intact, honesty and integrity. Instead of cornering the market and raising the prices, they strive to keep the cost down and even lower them when able.

I know that isn't a popular opinion, but looking back.. if they hadn't been the way they are, can you imagine the prices we would be paying if they weren't here?

Thank you everyone for your opinions, I hope to hear more
Rex