Show how you feel about Wal-mart?

[zippy-kat]

Too bad you can't find a happy face and a sad face together (kinda like the theater masks)... that would show "mixed" pretty well, wouldn't it?

You could do a photo of Wal-Mart's website... (the only way I *like* to shop it lol).

Or you could totally rebel and photograph Target! Oh! Do the Smiley face with the Target sign on him... wait... are you allowed to manipulate the image? lol

I don't really know what would show indifference. Hmm... *thinks*

[Corinna]

If it's just a store how about a collage of major store fronts .

[cmayer31]

Outside pictures are fine. Pictures taken inside the store are typically not allowed by companies.

[Karen]

Outside pictures are fine. Pictures taken inside the store are typically not allowed by companies.

But Wal*Marts are often too big and busy to notice anyone, so she should be okay.

[sparks19]

I don't why people say walmart pays too low.

I used to work at walmart and I made MORE than minimum wage. i worked in fast food restaurants and BUSTED my hump everyday for less than I made to stand around at walmart and stock some shelves.

Walmart does not pay that low and they have everything you need in one place at a reasonable price.

i love Walmart except for how busy it is all the time

Perhaps you could use pictures depicting a few shoppers. That will show that you feel it is just a shopping center.

[Sevaede]

I don't why people say walmart pays too low.

I used to work at walmart and I made MORE than minimum wage. i worked in fast food restaurants and BUSTED my hump everyday for less than I made to stand around at walmart and stock some shelves.

Walmart does not pay that low and they have everything you need in one place at a reasonable price.

i love Walmart except for how busy it is all the time

Perhaps you could use pictures depicting a few shoppers. That will show that you feel it is just a shopping center.

The Wal Marts here aren't that much higher than minimum wage with their pay. I guess some of it may have to do with experience, too.

In any case, if I was single and working all by myself, there is no way I'd be able to live on what Wal Mart pays.

[sparks19]

The Wal Marts here aren't that much higher than minimum wage with their pay. I guess some of it may have to do with experience, too.

In any case, if I was single and working all by myself, there is no way I'd be able to live on what Wal Mart pays.

so why just boycott walmart?

You should boycott any fast food places, in fact most restaurants pay less than minimum wage + tips. I know any pet store I have worked at also started out at minimum wage.

It's not just walmart that pays low, it's everywhere. Lots of people are single and live on their minimum wage.

I was a collection agent and I only made 7.50 to start (I think our minimum wage is 7.15 but I am not sure it might actually be 7.50 now) and then went up to 8 dollars an hour. I brought in thousands of dollars a month but I didn't even make $1000 a month.

LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of places pay crap wages and LOTS and LOTS of big stores put little local stores out of business. LOL I will never understand why it's just walmart people boycott.


Did you come up with an idea for a photo yet?

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Walmart is about our only choice here. When it came in, lots of our local shops closed. To be fair, part of that was the fault of the owners of the buildings down town. They charged horribly high rent so the business owners couldn't affort to pay it with Walmart sucking off some of their business. Why the building owner would rather have their buildings sit there empty rather than lower the rent and make it affordable, is a mystery to me. We look like a ghost town of the old west now!!! Well, down town does anyway!!!

I too, do not like Walmart's treatment of fish, specially the Betas. I have complained about every time I go in there to no avail. They tell me the fish like being cramped up in a little bit of water like that. I suggested they try it and see how they liked it and got accused of having a "bad attitude".
Yep, old "bad attitude" that's me!!!

[Edwina's Secretary]

Perhaps you could take a photo of shuttered US factories as the manufacturing of goods moves to China....so Walmart can offer such low prices....or a line of attorneys ...defending Walmart against the many employment lawsuits...or Walmart employees getting government medical coverage instead of company medical ... all so they can offer low prices....

but of course...if you are indifferent....does Walmart ever close? IF so, you could take a photo of the building with no cars or people around.....

p.s. most stores and malls have no photo policies....to protect themselves against people planning buglaries...I would get permission before photographing inside.

[zoey]

It's an interesting question, and since i haven't read everyone's replies here, i may have missed some ideas, but i wanted my response to be my first thoughts. (I will definately read all the posts, after this banter.)
Personally, I'd get the focus from the employees point of view. The day to day operations of the little guy, would make for better grass roots ideas and opinions. I like wal mart less and less. i don't know why. i shouldn't be so harsh to some [thing] that's never hurt me. But i know that sometimes, it's a struggle to use a small time vendor, if it's more expensive. But you have to know, you're not being ripped off. You're only covering costs and hospitality.
Not being ripped off. So many tmes, we let our pocketbook's bottom line support our decision, rather than our brain. It's not like it used to be. Savings now, effects country and labor work force in the future. What's sad, is the decisions to save are based on unfair tax gouges that make our yearly income so much less than it should be in a reasonable administration. *hops off soapbox*

[lisalee]

I just love Wal Mart and the great buys I find there. I enjoy shopping there, as long as it's not on the weekends or around the holidays.

[Jessika]

haha last time I had a camera in wal mart we were asked to leave... So be careful, though if you say it's a school assignment they might let you get away with it

[finn's mom]

I didn't want to leave my camera in the truck while I was in the store the other day, and, I just went up to the front host, and, told him I had the camera. He asked me a couple of questions, asked me not to take any photos (which I had no intentions of doing), and, that was that. So, I don't think photos are allowed in the store, but, you might be able to ask permission and have an exception made. But, you can get your point across without even having to display the walmart logo or even show the building. Good luck, let us know how it turns out. I think it's a cool assignment, as it does seem to be a topic of discussion in america right now.

[CountryWolf07]

What is up with that? No pictures allowed? Oh well.

Walmart - I don't really care for that store..

[Catty1]

In the book "How Wal-Mart is destroying America and the World (and what you can do about it)", there is a story of an elderly lady who had a little notebook. She would jot down prices of items at different stores to see where the lowest price was.

She and her husband are pensioners. They had to do this.

She was "caught" doing this in Wal Mart and told she couldn't do that. I don't recall if her notebook was confiscated or not.

Another interesting point in that book - WalMart doesn't ALWAYS have the lowest prices.

If small businesses can't compete - why is WM paranoid about the photos and price checking?

JMO