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- From: wfblan@netcom.com (Wells Fargo Bank)
- Subject: Re: Amiga promotion in USA.
- Message-ID: <wfblanDKJ6L6.LHx@netcom.com>
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- References: <19951231.793D3F0.14D85@obscurity.pd.mcs.net>
- Date: Tue, 2 Jan 1996 01:53:30 GMT
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-
- Eric Szulczewski (ejszul@obscurity.pd.mcs.net) wrote:
-
- : CH> : Chris, Wal-Mart's penetration isn't that large across the US. You may
- : CH> : not know this, being from Arkansas, Wal-Mart's home state, but there
- : CH> : are certain places that Wal-Mart simply won't go. Those places are
- : CH> : anywhere with right-to-unionize laws. For instance, Wal-Mart will not
- : CH> : enter the City of Chicago due to those types of laws. They have a
- : CH> : number of stores in suburban Chicago, but won't take advantage of the
- : CH> : city itself due to the fact that they can't throw out union organizers.
- :
- : CH> They may not be in big northern cities like Chicago but they are in many
- : CH> smaller cities in the south, places that just can't support speciality
- : CH> Amiga stores.
-
- : That's why I said "across the US", Chris. And to be quite frank,
- : apparently businesses don't really think that Chicago, the third
- : largest metropolitan area in the US, can't support more than two Amiga
- : dealers for a population of 8 million.
- :
- : (My stuff re: Wal-Mart's illegal activities deleted)
-
- : CH> Doesn't every big company try stuff like that?
-
- : No. Most businesses, once busted, try to actually follow the law.
- : Wal-Mart thinks they're above the law or a law unto themselves.
-
- : CH> I never buy meat in there anyway. I never like the looks of it.
-
- : Good move. Trust me.
- :
- : CH> Coke, Dr. Pepper, and Pepsi are sold there, I suppose you stopped
- : CH> drinking them because of it.
-
- : I drink RC, actually. And Dr. Pepper is awful.
-
- : CH> IBM, Apple, and many other companies sell
- : CH> their computers in there. If you dumped your Amiga, what would you go to?
-
- : A brand that isn't sold in Wal-Mart, of which there are many. How
- : about a Gateway?
-
- : CH> Many of the major brands of home electronics are sold there, are you
- : CH> going to get rid of your home electronics?
-
- : Actually, my VCRs are Sears house brands. See, Chris, it's easy to
- : boycott if you try.
-
- : CH> You may have a problem with
- : CH> them but the fact is that they have stores in places that don't have much
- : CH> else in the way of mass market stores.
-
- : And they've successfully driven small businessmen out of business in
- : those markets. I'm just telling people who may not know about Wal-Mart's
- : attitude toward their own workers and toward the government.
-
- : CH> Besides, what if others say that they'll dump their Amigas if their
- : CH> sold in Sears, K-Mart, JC Penneys, Wards, etc? What if AT listens to
- : CH> them? The Amiga won't be sold anywhere except in nitch stores that are
- : CH> only in big cities.
-
- : Chris, it's spelled "niche". I corrected it above.
-
- : As for not being able to find them except in big cities, well, it
- : doesn't impact me personally, so I can't answer that.
-
- : So, tell me, Chris, why are you fighting in FAVOR of Wal-Mart? What
- : are your reasons?
-
-
- My guess would be that Chris isn't actively supporting Wal-Mart as much as
- NOT actively boycotting them as you seem to be doing. As with me, I have
- knowledge of Wal-Mart that I both like and dislike. Make your case against
- Wal-Mart clearer with facts to back it up, and you may just convert a few
- people to your cause. On the other hand, our not supporting your cause is
- not active support for Wal-Mart... Only neutrality or indifference at this
- point for me at least.
-
-
- : Eric Szulczewski
- : ejszul@obscurity.pd.mcs.net
- : Member, Team AMIGA
- : Boycott Wal-Mart!
-
-
- Rob Bamford
- (wfblan@netcom.com)
-
-