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To: Ilaine who wrote (91177)	12/17/2004 8:46:28 PM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 793772

Every time we go to the Burke Wal-Mart, there are bell ringers. Who, BTW, I never see at Costco. Are they banned there, too? Pre-banned, maybe? The Wal-Mart on 300 West in Salt Lake has a mechanical Santa ringing the bell for Salvation Army. I have yet to decide how to interpret that. <bg> Derek

To: Ilaine who wrote (91177)	12/18/2004 8:11:38 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793772

Who, BTW, I never see at Costco. Are they banned there, too? Pre-banned, maybe? This time the outrage machine has taken Target into it's giant maw. Makes a joke out of "fair and balanced." Here are two sources, one of which mentions Costco. <<In previous years, other major merchants had also banned the red kettles, including Barnes & Noble, Borders, Toys "R" Us, Kohl's and Best Buy. Recently, Wal-Mart reduced the amount of days it allowed red kettles on their storefronts. The red kettles are allowed to collect for only 14 days before Christmas, instead of 29.>> <<Retail giants Barnes & Noble, Circuit City, Kohl’s and Toys R Us also don’t allow bell ringers. “Everyone is focusing on Target, but there are a lot of businesses that have never allowed it, like Costco, Home Depot … a lot of those stores,” said Carole Miller, spokeswoman for the Salvation Army in Reno. “It’s usually a corporate thing, not local.”>>