In message RJ
wrote:
>On Mon, 08 Aug 2005 22:25:16 -0600, DevilsPGD
>wrote:
>
>>In message RJ
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On 8 Aug 2005 11:42:23 -0700, "oconnell@slr.orl.lmco.com"
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Alan Pollock wrote:
>>>
>>>>> There are lots of arguments both in favor and against Walmart's practices, for
>>>>> and against high - or any - minimum wage and various benefits.
>>>>
>>>> Consider this. One of their prime competitors, Costco, has an
>>>>average
>>>>wage somewhere around $15 an hour. Which business model makes
>>>>you more comfortable?
>>>
>>>Costco's product line is so fragmented that you can't depend on them
>>>for a full line of any product. Car batteries, but no chargers, for
>>>example.
>>>
>>>The other problem at Costco is transitory products, that are there
>>>once and then disappear for good.
>>
>>Sure, but the price is right and the quality is always good
>
>That's no help if they don't have what you need.
Yeah but that's a possibility at any store. Perhaps more common at
Costco, but I don't look at Costco like "any store" anyway.
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