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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
We grew up in a middle class society where all people were relatively the same and had good opportunities for success. Today the middle class barely exists and there is MORE social friction.......leading to some people not wanting to shop at Walmart among the "lesser" people.
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Reasons why I refused to shop at Walmart up north:
1. It was further from home than the three grocery stores/supermarkets in my area.
2. They were known to treat their employees like crap and I didn't want to condone that with my grocery dollars.
They've changed employment policies - still not stellar but more in line with other supermarket part-time gigs now. And they're only 5 minutes from home down here in The Villages. I don't care if poor people shop there. I don't ask them how much they earn. And a lot of people "with means" HAVE what they have, because they've lived frugally and saved money, clipped coupons, looked for deals, rather than just spend more on less at other places.
We're on a budget. I don't need affirmation of my value as a human being by paying extra for amazing customer service at a grocery store. Having ******* offer to walk me to my golf cart isn't worth paying extra. What's worth paying extra, is Publix ice cream. If I didn't shop for everything else at Walmart, I wouldn't be able to afford Publix ice cream.
Us poor people have our priorities. They're different from privileged folk.