<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:18pt"><div><span>Roger,</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>I find lots of stuff sold at the Dollar Store for about 88 cents at <span id="misspell-0" class="mark">Winco</span>, Target, and <span id="misspell-1" class="mark">Walmart</span>. The Dollar store is great I think for medicine and items you want to use and throw away, or need a smaller version of something for travel.</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>Donovan Arnold</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 18pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr"
contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> lfalen <lfalen@turbonet.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Jay Borden <jborden@datawedge.com>; Paul Rumelhart <godshatter@yahoo.com>; Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> vision2020@moscow.com <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, January 9, 2012 12:19 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] If You Don't Like <span id="misspell-4" class="mark">WAL</span> MART Read This<br> </font> <br>
The Dollar Store beats everyone.<br>Roger<br>-----Original message-----<br>From: "Jay Borden" <a href="mailto:jborden@datawedge.com" ymailto="mailto:jborden@datawedge.com">jborden@datawedge.com</a><br>Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:39:41 -0800<br>To: "Paul Rumelhart" <a href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com" ymailto="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">godshatter@yahoo.com</a>, "Donovan Arnold" <a href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com" ymailto="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com</a><br>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] If You Don't Like <span id="misspell-6" class="mark">WAL</span> MART Read This<br><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> "Also, the best way to get back at them for this is not to burden them<br>> with price matching and run <span id="misspell-7" class="mark">arounds</span>, but to simply not shop there. Vote<br>> with your wallet. Anything you can get at <span id="misspell-8" class="mark">WalMart</span>
that can't be found<br>> locally can be found on the web, and you'll likely be getting a more<br>> durable, higher quality version of that same exact item as an added<br>> bonus."<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> *EXACTLY*. Every penny in your pocket is a vote in the consumer world.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Jay<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> On 01/08/2012 07:11 PM, Donovan Arnold wrote: <br>> <br>> Many of <span id="misspell-9" class="mark">WalMart's</span> customers are the poorest, and every penny counts to<br>> them. Which is why I am upset at their latest advertising efforts which<br>> are misleading and taking advantage of America's poorest and most<br>> vulnerable. <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Someone could argue that <span id="misspell-10" class="mark">WalMart</span> is the
cheapest store overall. However,<br>> they are NOT the cheapest on every item like they are trying to claim.<br>> This advertising of them matching any price I think is BS and in my book<br>> outright fraud.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> I have had several people tell me that when they try to get the same<br>> price at <span id="misspell-11" class="mark">WalMart</span> as another store sells it for <span id="misspell-12" class="mark">WalMart</span> managers refuse<br>> and give them a runaround and don't match. To me, this is fraud. So I<br>> checked it out myself. <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Some of the things managers say are that it is NOT the EXACT item, even<br>> when it is. They demand the product be packaged exactly the same, that<br>> no membership be required, and the box come with the exact same numbers.<br>> Most people don't think this way. They think an Oreo is an Oreo, the<br>> price
is the price, who cares if it packaged, shipped, ordered, or<br>> number differently. It is the same item. <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> The problem with this advertising is that it intentionally misleads<br>> people to believe that they are getting the lowest and best price on<br>> everything they buy when they are not and this lowers the standard of<br>> living of people on the bottom of the economic rungs of society. They<br>> can get lower prices on thousands of items at other stores like Target,<br>> <span id="misspell-13" class="mark">Winco</span>, Costco, and other discount and local stores. However, because<br>> <span id="misspell-14" class="mark">WalMart</span> advertises misleadingly they are the lowest on every item,<br>> people are getting ripped off. <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Some items I have found lower at other stores:<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <span id="misspell-15"
class="mark">MiO</span> is $3.56 at <span id="misspell-16" class="mark">WinCo</span>, and $3.83 at <span id="misspell-17" class="mark">WalMart</span>. W/ Target Red Card, $3. 65.<br>> Exact Same Product.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Extra Lean 93/7 ground beef, <span id="misspell-18" class="mark">WinCo</span> $3.98/ LB. <span id="misspell-19" class="mark">Wal</span>-Mart $4.50/LB <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Other items cheaper at <span id="misspell-20" class="mark">WinCo</span>;<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Oatmeal, dried fruit, M&Ms, Reese's Pieces, Jelly Beans, almost every<br>> kind of nut, coffee syrup, most cereals, popcorn, and coffee. I found<br>> many more. <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Most the time the only difference is the type of plastic or container it<br>> comes in which you rip off and throw away. <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> If you want to hold <span
id="misspell-21" class="mark">WalMart</span> accountable, take a trip to <span id="misspell-22" class="mark">Wal</span>-Mart and<br>> hold them to their advertising claims, bring your receipts if possible.<br>> It doesn't disrupt any customers at <span id="misspell-23" class="mark">Wal</span>-Mart, it just disrupts the<br>> management for hours as they spend hours trying to explain and give<br>> excuses as to why they won't match any of the items you found cheaper<br>> elsewhere. <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Donovan Arnold <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet,<br>> serving the communities of the <span id="misspell-24" class="mark">Palouse</span> since 1994.<br>>
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