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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><span style='color:#1F497D'>“</span>Also, the best way to get back at them for this is not to burden them with price matching and run arounds, but to simply not shop there. Vote with your wallet. Anything you can get at WalMart that can't be found locally can be found on the web, and you'll likely be getting a more durable, higher quality version of that same exact item as an added bonus.<span style='color:#1F497D'>”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>*<b>EXACTLY</b>*. Every penny in your pocket is a vote in the consumer world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>On 01/08/2012 07:11 PM, Donovan Arnold wrote: <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Many of WalMart's customers are the poorest, and every penny counts to them. Which is why I am upset at their latest advertising efforts which are misleading and taking advantage of America's poorest and most vulnerable. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Someone could argue that WalMart is the cheapest store overall. However, they are NOT the cheapest on every item like they are trying to claim. This advertising of them matching any price I think is BS and in my book outright fraud.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>I have had several people tell me that when they try to get the same price at WalMart as another store sells it for WalMart managers refuse and give them a runaround and don't match. To me, this is fraud. So I checked it out myself. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Some of the things managers say are that it is NOT the EXACT item, even when it is. They demand the product be packaged exactly the same, that no membership be required, and the box come with the exact same numbers. Most people don't think this way. They think an Oreo is an Oreo, the price is the price, who cares if it packaged, shipped, ordered, or number differently. It is the same item. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>The problem with this advertising is that it intentionally misleads people to believe that they are getting the lowest and best price on everything they buy when they are not and this lowers the standard of living of people on the bottom of the economic rungs of society. They can get lower prices on thousands of items at other stores like Target, Winco, Costco, and other discount and local stores. However, because WalMart advertises misleadingly they are the lowest on every item, people are getting ripped off. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Some items I have found lower at other stores:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>MiO is $3.56 at WinCo, and $3.83 at WalMart. W/ Target Red Card, $3. 65. Exact Same Product.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Extra Lean 93/7 ground beef, WinCo $3.98/ LB. Wal-Mart $4.50/LB <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Other items cheaper at WinCo;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Oatmeal, dried fruit, M&Ms, Reese's Pieces, Jelly Beans, almost every kind of nut, coffee syrup, most cereals, popcorn, and coffee. I found many more. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Most the time the only difference is the type of plastic or container it comes in which you rip off and throw away. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>If you want to hold WalMart accountable, take a trip to Wal-Mart and hold them to their advertising claims, bring your receipts if possible. It doesn't disrupt any customers at Wal-Mart, it just disrupts the management for hours as they spend hours trying to explain and give excuses as to why they won't match any of the items you found cheaper elsewhere. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Donovan Arnold <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>=======================================================<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> List services made available by First Step Internet,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> <a href="http://www.fsr.net">http://www.fsr.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre> <a href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>=======================================================<o:p></o:p></pre><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>