Wal-Mart No Way! has a superbly-executed, tremendously one-sided, fact-devoid, emotionally-tugging one minute commercial being aired on NY1. If you haven't seen it, you can do so here.
See also their poster with WM-branded spaceships attacking the city. They've even refined their message with "discriminating against women and immigrants"!
Posted by Kevin on September, 19 2005 at 02:46 PM
Bobby wrote:Wow, I've never really understood the evils of saving money until this film came along. Finally I see the light. What was I thinking when I thought I wanted to save money? The scales have fallen from my eyes. I will now categorically be looking for only the highest prices everywhere.
-- September 20, 2005 04:28 AM ∞
Bobby wrote:Looking around a little more on the Wal-Mart No Way site, I see they take a look at some of Wal-Mart's financials on the "My Name Is Wal-Mart" link.
"Return on Shareholders Equity 2004: 21.3%"
How stupid of me to think that an ROE of 21% is a good thing. Gracious me! Of course, why didn't I realize that? We should rewrite the laws of this country to force all businesses to have much lower ROEs. In fact why don't we start nationalizing industries here in the U.S. to enforce this. Once we get everything nationalized then we can remove competition altogether and finally live in a utopian state.
-- September 20, 2005 04:41 AM ∞
Kevin Brancato wrote:Bobby,
So you see that you and and the anti-WM activists live in very different places! But what can you say, really, to somebody who wants poorer financial performance?
-- September 20, 2005 06:40 AM ∞
brandon weber wrote:Very different places indeed.
What all of you Pro Wal Mart people see is simply profit and ROI at any cost. That is exactly the point of the ad...Wal-Mart does cost us, our society, our state governments, and our culture a significant amount.
So you saved 25 cents on your underwear purchase. What did that do to jobs here in the U.S., and small businesses, and neighborhoods?
But most of the people who write and respond to posts on this site have all heard it before, and no matter how many facts, studies, and personal accounts are thrown at you, Wal-Mart's blatantly biased "reports" and spin always win your support. Your loud cheers always go to WM, and your boos always go to anyone with any criticism.
Your blog is ostensibly here to present "both sides," but the bias is very cleary in the camp of Sam's minions.
-- September 21, 2005 09:33 AM ∞
Kevin Brancato wrote:What you call bias, I call evaluation of the scant hard evidence available.
-- September 21, 2005 03:58 PM ∞
brandon weber wrote:>What you call bias, I call evaluation of the scant hard evidence available.
Oh, come on, Kevin. If the "evidence" comes from Wal-Mart, you and the other cheerleaders here call it real, and accurate, and otherwise bless it.
If it comes from the Antis, you dismiss it outright.
The truth lies in the middle of that pile somewhere.
Anything else is bias. I freely admit to having a bias as well.
-- September 21, 2005 05:06 PM ∞
Kevin Brancato wrote:Please link to posts where I accept or dismiss evidence merely because of its source.
-- September 21, 2005 05:29 PM ∞
