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Sep 10

People of Walmart Coming to a Bookstore Near You

Kids, get ready to revamp your Christmas lists: People of Walmart, everyones favorite blog mocking the insane and disheveled, is coming out in book form this September 7 from Sourcebooks. The title? People of Walmart: Shop and Awe

…of which will be original content) and fan-submitted stories about their own experiences. (Oh man, I bet it ll be sold in Walmart That s so meta!)We re curious to see how the blog translates to book. A lot of critics see the blog-to-book phenom as the end of literature, a slap-dash process whereby publishers merely serve up warmed-over digital content in a glossy cover.Seeing as how the authors plan on offering original content and perhaps even more of the written word, we wonder if they will be able to create something new and engaging that will appeal to more than just the adherents of the blog. We ll see come September. In the meantime, there s always the People of Walmart Rap to tide us over.For more Social Media coverage:Follow Mashable Social MediaSubscribe to the Social Media channelBecome a Fan on FacebookDownload our free apps for iPhone and iPadPrint StoryMore About: books, humor, MARKETING, people of walmart, pop cultureMore Stories in Social Media Google Instant Doesn t Like Your Sexy Searches …

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7
Sep 10

Wal-Mart Wants To Track Underwear With RFID Tags [RFID]

Theft of underwear and jeans must be a pretty big issue for Wal-Mart stores considering that the company wants to track each garment using RFID tags. All that stands in this plan’s way is some itsy-bitsy privacy concerns. Click on the image for a closer look.

…also worry that retailers will be able to scan customers who carry new types of personal ID cards as they walk through a store, without their knowledge. Several states, including Washington and New York, have begun issuing enhanced driver’s licenses that contain radio- frequency tags with unique ID numbers, to make border crossings easier for frequent travelers. Some privacy advocates contend that retailers could theoretically scan people with such licenses as they make purchases, combine the info with their credit card data, and then know the person’s identity the next time they stepped into the store.

The whole idea seems a bit awkward, but then again: It’s not really any worse than creepy men putting GPS-tracking systems in their lovers’ lingerie….

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7
Sep 10

Walmart spends millions of dollars and thousands of man-hour

the corporate order

…It isn t so much about the $7,000 as it is Wal-Mart s insistence that everybody their vendors, their competition, their employees, and especially the U.S. government MUST recognize that they (Wal-Mart) are omnipotent.
Their very size has enabled them to screw their vendors. You wanna have your product sold in Wal-Mart stores? You follow their rules. Wal-Mart doesn t like what you charge them for your product? They ll adjust the invoice to what they want to pay. Co-op ad allowances? For other retailers, this means featuring the vendor s product in their ad. For Wal-Mart, featuring the product means they can aim their camera down the aisle the product is in. Bingo co-op ad dollars from every vendor with a product in that aisle. If the vendor doesn t like it, too bad. They know if you don t sell at Wal-Mart, you won t sell your product, period.
This is what they do to vendors. And because the vendors have fallen in line, granting Wal-Mart an impressive amount of power, Wal-Mart will do everything they possibly…

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30
Aug 10

Walmart is The Devil

I hate Wal-Mart - here is why.

…Wal-Mart is the devil. I have seen this wretched store since I was like 10 yrs old. At least that is the first horrible memory of it. That place has been growing ever since then. You can do just about anything at Wal-Mart these days. But the sad sad truth is that Wal-Mart is the devil. It comes into town, with the lowest prices it can muster because they can accept the potential profits Versus the loss they will suffer while there evil plan is carried out. Meanwhile the small businessman in town are trying to match them, going deeper into debt, until finally they have to shut down. Step1 has been done. Then Wal-Mart will raise there prices all the way up, and there the only game in town. So we have no choice but to go there. Step 2 is done. Step three is to then drive us insane with long waits and under trained staff that don t know where things are. Step 3 is complete. It s simple. It s evil. That concludes it. Wal-Mart is the devil….

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30
Aug 10

Why Google is like Walmart

Walmart pays low, Google pays low, Walmart prohibits items, google blocks sites, Story on how google is like walmart

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29
Aug 10

Anarchy at your local Walmart

This site shows a series of pranks performed at Walmart stores.

…03 to get on loud speaker my store isn t advanced like the ones in utah BITCH

06/12/04 sam from harrison: max you are an ass for the girl from utah respect for the individual that stopped when sam walton died also we are assosiates not employees stupid bitch this web site is for fun not for you to put others down for having fun go home and have sex with your husband and his six other wives you are morman? live in utah? CULT !!!

06/12/04 DataMaster from SeCrEt: Are There Disk Images of the Create-A-Card Software?

06/10/04 Max from wisconsin: Walmart employees are losers. fuck you utah loser

06/08/04 Wal-Mart Employee from Utah: Aparently if you guys can t figure out how to use a phone in Wal-Mart without having to read how to use it, you shouldn t be alowed to roam around. They say right on them humm let me think.. how would I use Line 1 maybe push the button that says Line1!! Der! You guys are as dumb as someone asking where the cash registers are when standing infront of them! Oh by the way! I…

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5
Aug 10

Another upskirting reported in San Antonio grocery stores

Another upskirting incident was reported in a San Antonio grocery store yesterday.

…Martin Henby was arrested at a San Antonio Walmart on August 4 for allegedly upskirting a customer.courtesy photo Related articlesHEB grocery employee arrested for upskirting San Antonio shopper Is it safe to wear a dress into a Texas Walmart? Texas Walmart employee dies in attempt to apprehend shoplifter Consumer Reports survey ranks Costco high, Walmart low on list of best places to shop San Antonio Walmart scores low marks on health inspection at deli department Another upskirting incident was reported in a San Antonio grocery store yesterday. Martin Matthew Henby, a San Antonio resident, was arrested and released on bail yesterday for allegedly shooting improper photography under a woman’s clothing as she browsed in a Walmart on San Antonio’s North Side. Henby had been arrested as recently as July 23 on additional charges of improper photography.These upskirting incidents follow on the heels of last month’s arrest of an HEB grocery store employee, Santos Angel Chapa, who was reportedly also caught taking…

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31
Jul 10

Warning: People of Walmart iPhone App

You know People of Walmart, the disturbing site that showcases the posh clients that you sometimes find in that fine establishment. Now, they have decided to put the same terror on the palm of your hand with this iPhone app.

…You know People of Walmart, the disturbing site that showcases the posh clients that you sometimes find in that fine establishment. Now, they have decided to put the same terror on the palm of your hand with this iPhone app.
But wait, because that’s not all. Not only this app allows you to enjoy the neverending stream of trailer park oddity, but you can also upload photographies to the site. Straight from Walmart, using the the camera of your iPhone, live, unadulterated, raw, without the COPS soundtrack.
Special thanks go to the App Store team for not censoring this application….

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Jul 10

Chinese Walmart | RunTheLine.com

Where the Chinese buy all of their counterfeit goods…

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29
Jul 10

How the Walmart-ization of Weed Could Kill Small Growers

The closer marijuana comes to full legalization status in California, the more likely it is that the plant will be treated like any other crop–that is, as an industrial cash cow that often squeezes out small farmers. And the marijuana industrialization process is, in fact, already beginning.

…gross sales tax.Locals are already jumping at the opportunity. Jeff Wilcox, one of the 192 applicants for the newly minted permits, envisions his seven-acre plot of land near the Oakland waterfront transformed into a pot growing powerhouse. Wilcox was one of the biggest proponents for the new legislation, but there are still no guarantees that he’ll get one of the permits. If he gets one of the contracts, which are set to be doled out in January 2011, crops could be ready for harvesting as early as next June, according to the San Francisco Bay Guardian. Wilcox estimates that his facility could produce 21,100 pounds of marijuana and $60 million in gross
sales annually.Four growing facilities may not force small growers to the sidelines, but what happens when the legislation inevitably expands to include more marijuana factories? Entire California counties that rely on marijuana cultivation for income could be hit hard. In a recent interview with SF Weekly, one Mendocino county sheriff acknowledges that the…

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