Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, I just got chewed out by my wife for shopping at Walmart the other day. I needed an organizer for my desk drawer. I figured what the heck, any worker in the plastics industry is an abused worker, so why pay any more than I have to. I guess that wasn't the point in my household. S. Dimitrov On Jan 8, 2005, at 3:55 PM, Phong wrote: > hlritter@mindspring.com wrote: >> .... > > I cannot say I agree with _everything_ you said, > and what I am about to say is not a refutation. > I do shop at WalMart on occasions when it was convenient > on my way to work at a prvious job, also eat > at McDonald's. I was glad I got a job at McDonald's > flipping hamburgers many years ago. I was even > gladder when I found a better job. :-) > > I haven't shopped at WalMart for a long time, > but when I did, I was glad they carried 35mm films > I used, and the film processing was inexpensive, > fast and reasonably competent, and friendlier than > the one camera shop we have in town. > > I haven't followed the politics of WalMart so I cannot > say whether they are a socially responsible company > or not. However, just because they buy stuff from China and > cater to the low end of the market does not necessarily > make them a "bad" company. People from the lower > economic rungs of society need to satisfy their consumerism > as much as any Yuppy (Shopper's Bill of RIghts :-) ) > Besides, for all I know, that cheap stuff "made in China" > might actually be outsourced to yet a poorer country like > neighbouring Viet Nam, and may be feeding one of > my numerous cousins' family. :-) Heck, I take advantage > of cheap labor and cheap imports from China all the time, > for a long time, every time I go to Chinatown to eat and shop > there. I am happy about it, the shopkeepers are happy about > it. :-) > > Anyway ... what were talking about ? :-) > > - Phong > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Slobodan Dimitrov Photography