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Strategies & Market Trends : Booms, Busts, and Recoveries
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To: Ilaine who wrote (48763)4/19/2004 6:36:44 PM
From: RealMuLan  Read Replies (2) of 74559
 
>>Don't you think China could benefit from WalMart? Or something like it?<<

I think as customers, Chinese are benefit from Walmart customer service (Chinese sale clerks are sort of rude<g>). But Walmart model encourages overconsumption, which place strains on natural resources and the environment.

>>I don't see the point of paying more than is necessary for commodities. <<

I agree<g>

>>How about you? Is it morally superior or ethically superior to pay twice as much (or four times as much?) for toothpaste, laundry detergent and shampoo?

I've never known a Chinese person who liked to throw money away. <<

You are right. Chinese like barginning<g> But a lot of Chinese throw away money in a sillier way, that is by gambling<g>. A lot of Chinese restaurant owners throw away their hard earned money fast by gambling.
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