Ed on Wal-Mart Commercial

ECM

Oh, Jimmy wrote:

1. They should also be known as the store with the lowest prices in town, and they offer health care, and the insurance through them is better than at any other job you can find. Not that it makes it right, but every company that offers healthcare has "cut hours".

2. True, there doesnt need to be so many of them.

3. They don't censor anybody, its up to the artist. I have bought virtually every PJ album from there, several boots included, and not even a "fuck" has been touched.
They have a right to sell or not sell what they want. I think its pretty sweet that they have censored versions. It's mostly rap and most of that shit needs censored anyway.

thank you.... was just about to sum up the same thing....

besides... walmart sells some kick ass beef jerky

LukinFan

U R A Crazy Breed

DonJon wrote:

I always hear Wal Mart getting slagged. What do they do (I assume its a large shop/chain) and why are they looked upon so badly?

Just a naive aussie inquiring. Cheers

peep this

http://www.walmartmovie.com/

LukinFan

U R A Crazy Breed wrote:

DonJon wrote:

I always hear Wal Mart getting slagged. What do they do (I assume its a large shop/chain) and why are they looked upon so badly?

Just a naive aussie inquiring. Cheers

peep this

http://www.walmartmovie.com/

good stuff

blondieblue227

Strangest Tribe wrote:

IT'S NOT ED



and fuck Wal-Mart

now let this thread die.

i'm gonna trust you on this.
because i don't wannta have to throw myself off a cliff.

i shop there from time to time but i fucking can't stand it. At times it can be like the Armpit of America in there.

Zoso

in what context is ed in this advertisment? I don't know if ed would endorse a walmart commerical. Doesn't sound like the ed we know but things have changed apparently. Walmart is bad no matter how much they give to charities.

Evergreen

I would BUMMED if Ed supported anything Walmart.

What's wrong with Walmart? Here are a few things to consider when supporting them...

HEALTH CARE
Wal-Mart fails to provide health insurance to over half its employees. Who pays for it? We all do. Wal-Mart workers top Medicaid rolls in at least 16 states.

WOMEN
Wal-Mart is the subject of the largest class action lawsuit in history by current and former female employees who were paid and promoted at significantly lower rates than their male co-workers.

OUTSOURCING
If Wal-Mart were an independent nation, it would be China’s eighth-largest trading partner. (This is just fucking scary)

LOCAL ECONOMIES
For every new Supercenter that Wal-Mart opens, two local supermarkets will close. How will this affect your town? Big box stores like Wal-Mart spend nearly four times less within local and state economies as local businesses do.

WORKERS
The average pay for a Wal-Mart sales associate is $1,000 below the poverty line for a family of three.

DISCRIMINATION
Two recent lawsuits by minority employees and customers have brought to light a disturbing pattern of racial discrimination by Wal-Mart.

ENVIRONMENT
Wal-Mart has a long history of breaking environmental laws that its high-priced green-washing campaign can't hide. Its record of environmental abuse was described by one top law enforcement official as "widespread, systematic, repeated" and has incurred millions in fines from state and federal agencies.

Zoso

Evergreen85024 wrote:

I would BUMMED if Ed supported anything Walmart.

What's wrong with Walmart? Here are a few things to consider when supporting them...

HEALTH CARE
Wal-Mart fails to provide health insurance to over half its employees. Who pays for it? We all do. Wal-Mart workers top Medicaid rolls in at least 16 states.

WOMEN
Wal-Mart is the subject of the largest class action lawsuit in history by current and former female employees who were paid and promoted at significantly lower rates than their male co-workers.

OUTSOURCING
If Wal-Mart were an independent nation, it would be China’s eighth-largest trading partner. (This is just fucking scary)

LOCAL ECONOMIES
For every new Supercenter that Wal-Mart opens, two local supermarkets will close. How will this affect your town? Big box stores like Wal-Mart spend nearly four times less within local and state economies as local businesses do.

WORKERS
The average pay for a Wal-Mart sales associate is $1,000 below the poverty line for a family of three.

DISCRIMINATION
Two recent lawsuits by minority employees and customers have brought to light a disturbing pattern of racial discrimination by Wal-Mart.

ENVIRONMENT
Wal-Mart has a long history of breaking environmental laws that its high-priced green-washing campaign can't hide. Its record of environmental abuse was described by one top law enforcement official as "widespre
ad, systematic, repeated" and has incurred millions in fines from state and federal agencies.

can't argue against that.

supersonicyears

Oh, Jimmy wrote:

Speakers wrote:

1. They are known for destroying downtown areas of smaller towns and treating their employees poorly (no health care, cutting hours so they dont have to provide it, etc.).

2. Typical greedy behavior (I'm not opposed to Capitalism but choosing not to shop there is where smart people can change their ways). They develop enormous buildings on wetlands.

3. They censor certain artists. The list goes on.

1. They should also be known as the store with the lowest prices in town, and they offer health care, and the insurance through them is better than at any other job you can find. Not that it makes it right, but every company that offers healthcare has "cut hours".

2. True, there doesnt need to be so many of them.

3. They don't censor anybody, its up to the artist. I have bought virtually every PJ album from there, several boots included, and not even a "fuck" has been touched.
They have a right to sell or not sell what they want. I think its pretty sweet that they have censored versions. It's mostly rap and most of that shit needs censored anyway.

It's great healthcare if you considered full time.
That's why they have alot of part time employees.
Don't defend them. I've lived in a town where the whole downtown area became a ghostown because of Walmart. The funny thing was people didn't realize the little supermarket that I shopped at instead of buying Walmart food was actually cheaper. People get so used to thinking that they are less expensive that Walmart even stopped putting their food on sale.
Don't get me wrong, there were some things that you had to buy at Walmart because the stores that used to sell it went out of business.
Does anyone remember the good old days of Main Street with all the shops.

supersonicyears

Restless Soul wrote:

iamica wrote:

I've had friends who've worked for Walmart. All the crap you hear about them is true. Yes, they donate to charities, but they also destroy small businesses, treat their employees like crap, and sell really crappy products. Almost every electronic device or piece of clothing I bought from there didn't last a month.
My friend has worked there for 4 years. They make her work 12 hour shifts with few breaks and no overtime, and she doesn't get paid that much to begin with. Plus their health insurance is only offered to full time employees in most cases, and most of their employees are part time, yet end up working full time hours.
Walmart sucks.

ALL big corporations donate to charity these days. It's called "corporate social responsibility" and it makes them look good in terms of PR. That way they can bang on about how good they are, they did this and that, and gave this much away, and so on, and therefore divert attention away from all their dodgy practices, of which there are many no doubt!

They donate to Charities because they get to claim it on their taxes.

hollyster70

I don't even have to listen to the commerical to know that it's an impossibility...seriously, did anyone?

notradebaxx

Its not Wal marts fault, its us the consumers that drive the demand and profit. If people would rather do their shopping in separate stores on "main st" and not just go there they wouldnt be big

Back_Pedal

I just seethed in anger reading this thread. Say it ain't so, Ed...

Smellyman

Wastch the frontline report. good stuff. Is WalMart good for America.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/

musicismylife78

tentoriotact wrote:

last year wal mart was so naughy.......they only donated $272.9 MILLION to charities......people only hate them because they are on top......

wow...just wow. You would think a person with long hair like you would be at least semi conscious about the world around them

I think people's problems with walmart stem from the fact its like a weed that springs up again and again, and kills all the other small plants. Its a multi billion dollar company. So 272 million is chump change.

Additionally, ask their workers about how they feel about their employer. Ask them about how walmart treats unionizing efforts.

If you feel ANY company making billions of dollars is fine, your beyond help. When a company makes that many bones, they begin to feel invincible, that they can do whatever the hell they want to do. And I think thats dangerous, in the very least.

Not For You

Oh, Jimmy wrote:

Speakers wrote:

1. They are known for destroying downtown areas of smaller towns and treating their employees poorly (no health care, cutting hours so they dont have to provide it, etc.).

2. Typical greedy behavior (I'm not opposed to Capitalism but choosing not to shop there is where smart people can change their ways). They develop enormous buildings on wetlands.

3. They censor certain artists. The list goes on.

1. They should also be known as the store with the lowest prices in town, and they offer health care, and the insurance through them is better than at any other job you can find. Not that it makes it right, but every company that offers healthcare has "cut hours".

2. True, there doesnt need to be so many of them.

3. They don't censor anybody, its up to the artist. I have bought virtually every PJ album from there, several boots included, and not even a "fuck" has been touched.
They have a right to sell or not sell what they want. I think its pretty sweet that they have censored versions. It's mostly rap and most of that shit needs censored anyway.

Why r u defending WalMart????

Who the fuck cares???

darthvedder81

Wal-Mart has done more to help poor people in America than the "New Deal" and "Great Society" combined.

musicismylife78

that said, people flipped out when uncle bruce sold an exclusive record via walmart.

Walmart is evil, and is corrupt, but I also think in terms of seeing Bruce, Ed and Band of Horses using Walmart to sell records, I think its only natural in this day and age.

I have said it time and time again. Most people dont buy physical cd's anymore. They download or buy off iTunes. So musicians need to come up with that extra cash, the cash they used to make when 1 million people would storm their local cd stores each week. Millions of dollars of revenue are lost each week because of downloading and the closing of local record shops. Musicians as I say need to find that extra cash.

Could bruce ed and band of horses chosen a different more ethical buisness to sell to and from. Sure. But ultimately the outcry from fans about these issues is more muted than even 10 years ago. To be working with Target or Walmart 10 years ago, 20 years ago would have been seen as a sell out move.

Now, bands liscence to tv, movies, apple, and are on commercials. Its more accepted and acceptable to bands to use those mediums to promote products.

musicismylife78

darthvedder81 wrote:

Wal-Mart has done more to help poor people in America than the "New Deal" and "Great Society" combined.

yep, I am sure, that most people would agree. What could be bad after all about-environmental degradation, outsourcing, child labor, unfair wages, unions being intimidated, being made to work overtime without overtime pay, unfair working conditions, and of course the fact that when walmart moves to your town, it is killing off smaller buisnesses.

Yep, what a great company

I love when people are completely oblivious to the truth. Yes lets lie and call it truth! Lets deny mountains of verfiable evidence that suggests walmart is evil, immoral and harmful, and lets call them a great company instead.

Evergreen

musicismylife78 wrote:

darthvedder81 wrote:

Wal-Mart has done more to help poor people in America than the "New Deal" and "Great Society" combined.

yep, I am sure, that most people would agree. What could be bad after all about-environmental degradation, outsourcing, child labor, unfair wages, unions being intimidated, being made to work overtime without overtime pay, unfair working conditions, and of course the fact that when walmart moves to your town, it is killing off smaller buisnesses.

Yep, what a great company

I love when people are completely oblivious to the truth. Yes lets lie and call it truth! Lets deny mountains of verfiable evidence that suggests walmart is evil, immoral and harmful, and lets call them a great company instead.

Most people are lazy and don't want to take on the responsibility of being a responsible consumer. What ever will save a buck and is easiest is the American way...and it pisses me off. Just the amount of trading that Walmart does with China should make consumers aware of the damage it can do to our own economy. What you spend goes out of America. Nice...

Walmart has ruined most American cities. I have seen so many local grocery stores and record shops close because of them. Local grocery stores mean local produce and support local dairy farms and eggs etc. Better for the environment and the economy. "Main Street" America has all but disappeared because of a single company.