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Carolab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:30 PM
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Take the Pledge NOT to shop Wal-Mart for Back to School
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fooj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:33 PM
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1. I hate that f*cking place.
No problem! I love your avatar. Just wanted you to know that it puts a smile on my face almost every time that I see it. Thanks for that. We can use all of the smiles we can get, right?

Peace.
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AmandaRuth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:33 PM
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2. will do
also, do not shop at JC Penny - completely red. 100% to the repugs.
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BamaLefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:34 PM
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3. AMEN!
My town is getting the second largest Super Wal-Mart in the nation soon.

:eyes:
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HockeyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:34 PM
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4. Done
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:42 PM
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5. I don't need to
I haven't shopped there for 2 years, and I am getting a Costco membership soon.
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Maraya1969 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:59 PM
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12. Sign it anyway - they are going to send the sigs to Walmart CEO
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:45 PM
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6. Done. See related thread: Proposed direct action against Wal-Mart
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pelagius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:45 PM
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7. Check out alternatives at www.buyblue.org
This is a pretty good site (although you need to read the details to get the true picture of how "red" or "blue" a company is) that rates companies by their political contributions.

www.buyblue.org
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Mike Nelson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:46 PM
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8. I never shop there for anything --nt
nnnnnnnnn
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flordehinojos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:50 PM
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9. here in florida, when jeb bush's AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT and their
Edited on Thu Jul-21-05 03:51 PM by flordehinojos
contracted PRIVATE TREE CUTTERS ASPLUNDH come to cut your cankered citrus tree (WHETHER THEY ARE CANKERED OR NOT) they wash their hands of their offense against the tree by giving the tree owners a certificate for $100.00 to SPEND AT WAL-MART and an additional certifcate for $50.00 for each additional citrus tree that they eradicate from your property.

When the ERADICATION TREE ENFORCER CAME AROUND AND SAID WE HAD TO SIGN THEIR RELEASE AND CONSENT FORM FOR THE STATE TO COME AND CUT THE TREE , and that they would give us a $100. Wal-Mart Certificate for the first tree and an additional $50. Certifact for every tree thereafter, I told him that Jeb Bush could stash his dirty money in his big fat cojones.

the man looked at me, smiled, and said "I used to be a law enforcement agent. I've heard worse than that" ....

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Yogi Donating Member (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:57 PM
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10. Done, I haven't shopped there in...
ten plus years.
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Maraya1969 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 03:58 PM
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11. Done and sent to about 10 friends!
I'd love to see that place go belly up.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 05:47 PM
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13. Done
I haven't shopped at Wal-Mart in months. But my mon and sis still do.:mad: And they're DEMS, too!
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 11:48 PM
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14. Never have, never will!
So this one is easy!
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 11:54 PM
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15. I don't even have kids but I did it anyway
Walmart stands for so much I despise, if I had to do back to school shopping I'd avoid doing it there even if it was the only store in a 50-mile radius.
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Nikki Stone 1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-05 12:02 AM
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16. I NEVER shop at Wal Mart.
EVER.
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pstans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-05 11:38 PM
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17. Haven't shopped at Wal Mart for over a year
and I give my mom a hard time about it when she shops there. When my wife shops at Wal Mart, I try and do something to support Progressive causes. Last time, she went there I donated to IRenew (http://www.irenew.org) and Thousand Friends of Iowa (http://www.kfoi.org).
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il_lilac Donating Member (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 12:04 AM
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18. done
tho I haven't stepped foot in a walmart or sams club since the stolen election.
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rasputin1952 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 10:23 AM
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19. I haven't bought anything in Wal-Mart for years, and never will again.
I'd rather pay a couple of extra bucks to another store than feed the beast.
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abluelady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 12:47 PM
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20. Done
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gizmo1979 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 12:54 PM
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21. I never go to wal-mart
try to stay away from big box stores and use local merchants as much as possible.Sign teh petition though
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Dragonfli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 06:59 PM
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22. Done - NT
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mom cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 07:48 PM
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23. done
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Reverend X Donating Member (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-24-05 05:07 PM
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24. Does shoplifting count?
Can I shop there if I promise not to pay for anything. lol
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sbj405 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-24-05 05:13 PM
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25. Done. nt
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orleans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:29 AM
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26. it's telling me the ceo was "unreachable" and to download
and print and mail letter.
what? is his mailbox full or something?

okay, i'm printing and snail mailing.

i hate fucking walmart.

when's that documentary coming out?

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benevolent dictator Donating Member (765 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 11:00 AM
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27. November something, like Nov. 13th I think....
it's on www.wakeupwalmart.com , they want people to sign up and have house party/screenings with it.
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MadJohnShaft Donating Member (267 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 12:05 PM
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28. Done
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One_of_8 Donating Member (289 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 01:00 PM
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29. Done, but got "unreachable" message
As another poster above me.

Your pledge has been forwarded to Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott.

Sending your message to:
x CEO & Chairman Lee Scott was unreachable. Please download and mail letter.


So I'll print and mail it as well. I think if the CEO received a truckload of snail mail, that might make an impression on his pointy head.

I haven't shopped at Wal-Mart in years, and solemnly swear I will never shop there, as long as they continue with their current business practices. Fortunately, I have lots of other choices nearby, such as a new Cosco about 1.5 miles from my office. I also buy a lot of new and nearly new clothing on e-Bay.

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NoSheep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-05 01:44 PM
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30. Haven't shopped there since the last stolen "election".
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-27-05 08:25 AM
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31. Done. Looks like they had to close Scott's email address!
Imagine he was getting deluged with emails.

Good. Just print it and mail it. They can't stop us that easily.:)
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smartvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-27-05 06:22 PM
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32. Mine are already back in school. Didn't spend a red cent at Nazi-Mart. nt
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OneForLuck Donating Member (51 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-27-05 07:02 PM
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33. done
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