More on Wal-Mart
This story below was not mine, but I came across it. I know that it is not related to our subject, but partially related because it is against the US Government. Just wanted you all to read this story and give comments on what you think of.
Regards, Combat
Greetings, friends,
I have run across a situation that I think should be changed; it upset me
and so I decided to put it out on the Internet. If you decide to forward
this note to your friends, that's fine-if not, that's okay, too. Maybe I'm
wrong in feeling this way, but this is what I found on Friday, October 12,
2001.I ran to our local Wal-Mart store before I went to work. I needed a
couple of items before we left at noon for a short vacation. While I was
being checked out at the counter, I realized that I had not noticed an
American Flag flying outside and asked the clerk why there wasn't one. I
was
told that the policy is that Wal-Mart does not provide flags to their
stores-rather, each store must provide their own-at this store, the
employees would have to take up a collection among themselves to make the
purchase of the flag, pole & flood light. I was sure there was a
misunderstanding in that policy somewhere, but needed to hurry off to
work,
so I didn't pursue the problem.
As I drove to work I became more and more upset to think that the Company
that always "seems" to encourage patriotism and "Buy American" won't even,
in these days of horror and heroism and war on terrorism, provide their
stores with flags to show their support!!
When I got to work I told my co-employees what I had found that morning
and
they agreed that I must be mistaken-Wal-Mart would not have a policy that
made individual stores/employees purchase their own flag, "for heavens
sake"!! My co-employees suggested I just call Wal-Marts corporate offices
and there I would discover the truth to this misunderstanding.
So, I did-I called the Corporate office and spoke to their representative.
By the way, their number is 1-800-Wal-Mart. Do you know what I was told? I
wasn't misunderstanding their policy! Each store must provide their own
flag-if the store can't fit the expense into their budget, then the
employees have to take up a collection. Now, I find this a disgrace. I
have
always noticed the large flags flying at every Perkins Pancake House-they
always fly the flag, even when there isn't a National Emergency. But
here's
Wal-Mart, the company who has become wealthy beyond measure in this great
Country of ours; who claims to be "one big happy family", who recommends
we
"Buy American", but who cannot/will not provide a flag pole/flag and light
to each of their stores wherever they are. Would this be expensive? Oh,
somewhat, I agree, but I hear that Wal-Mart is planning to build many new
stores in the near future and that, possibly, they will make every
existing
store into a "super-store". Now, I realize that expanding like that will
bring in more money and make them wealthier still-where providing flags to
all their stores would only COST money and not add money to their fortune.
Maybe, just maybe, not providing flags to their stores and not flying the
flag in support of our Country will start costing them more money-maybe I
will start looking more closely for the flag before I shop and begin
supporting the smaller stores who don't worry so much about the "bottom
line", but rather are happy to spend somemoney to show they really love
America. Do you think I am really way off base on this, or do you feel
the same. Thanks for taking the time to think about this with me-if you
feel the same, forward this on to your address list-if not, that's what
your "Delete" is for.
