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To: Lane3 who wrote (21259)	12/23/2003 8:10:54 PM
From: Rollcast...	Respond to of 793715

Post Wal-Mart, the good news is there will still be opportunities to open stores that sell what they don't sell. The bad news is that list includes only porn shops. Secret door between the auto and the garden centers (I've heard!)... ;)

To: Lane3 who wrote (21259)	12/24/2003 5:23:14 AM
From: frankw1900	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793715

Walmart: Post Wal-Mart, the good news is there will still be opportunities to open stores that sell what they don't sell. The bad news is that list includes only porn shops. In the clothing line Walmart sells mostly shoddy, dowdy junk. Can't buy a good sweater in Walmart, can't buy a good suit in Walmart, can't buy a good used car in Walmart, can't buy all the lumber and fittings for a house in Walmart.... If you're a small manufacturer and want to survive, don't make stuff Walmart sells. If you're a small retailer don't sell stuff Walmart sells. If you're a really small retailer type and like to live on the edge, sell the manufacturers' over runs and rejects from Walmart and undersell Sam. AND, BUY THE BUILDING. I find stores really interesting. I visit them the way other folk go to museums. If there's a new store opened nearby, I have to visit it. I love everything about stores. Walmart is the Woolworth's or A&P of its age and is riding high on the wave of new world wide prosperity and it looks terrifying to many because the world is getting smaller. But I tell you, right now, there is an enraptured Mexican, Brazillian or Chinese person gazing at Walmart and figuring out how get in the ring and slug it out.

To: Lane3 who wrote (21259)	12/24/2003 7:53:53 AM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 793715

res-"the good news is there will still be opportunities to open stores that sell what they don't sell. The bad news is that list includes only porn shops. Great line Karen! Some random things I remember and loved about Wall Mart. 1. You can buy oil by the five gallon jug for less than 5 bucks. 2. You can change your oil (filter and all) for less than 15 bucks. 3. You can buy car tires for less than 30 bucks a piece(installed). 4. You can buy kids shoes for less than ten bucks. Sometimes less than 5 bucks. 5. Milk is less than 2 bucks a gallon. 6. Camping supplies are dirt cheap. 7. Ever purchased a car battery for less than 30 bucks? I have... I could go on and on....here's the kicker - I could park and walk in the side entrance to mine (the one near the car port), and be in and out in 3 minutes. Convenient stores were less convenient. :) Four stores and 99% of everything you need for a family is there. After shopping for the past few weeks in a hundred different mom and pop stores in Italy, boy do I miss America!! :) 1. Costco 2. Home Depot. 3. Wall Mart 4. Office Depot.