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Originally posted by twistyneck
Actually this is great news. Fuck Wal-Mart. They move into little towns, destroy the local businesses by selling below cost, then when the competition is gone they jack the prices right back up.
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This happened in my Grandmother's little town in PA. Walmart opened up a big ass store right outside town. Everyone was so excited, they couldn't believe their insignificant village actually got to have it's own Walmart! Soon, everyone was getting jobs or shopping there.
Now it's a couple of years later, the Main Street area, which had a hardware store, a little grocery, etc, is all empty. Only the barber shop and bar is still open. People have been petitioning the town hall to make the Walmart move, but too many people work there now. There are always picketers out front, but my Grandmother says there's just no where else to go to get a lot of the crap they sell, unless they want to drive 40 miles to the next town.