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Originally posted by HarmlessRabbit
In the case of consumers, it appears that most people don't care that the mom and pop stores are getting wiped out, and all the other evil that wal-mart does.
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An interesting side note, you will have to take my word on since I can't recall the magazine it came from. I was reading a article about computer repair fraud and which of the 'big' companies was the worst. They removed the CD audio cable from the CD drive and did some other very minor thing to the computer they sent to have fixed, and then looked at what the computer store recommended. They had the 'best buys' and the like but no ma and pa stores. Some readers said they should do the small stores as well since everyone assumed they would be better. They re-did the study and it turned out that the Ma and Pa's were more likely to overcharge, and basicly flat out lie, then the big companies.
I'm all for the small business man BUT limiting the big corporations is worse in my mind then the loss of some of these businesses. When I was in a small town for a while I thanked GOD for a Wal-Mart, because I could get products that would have been unavailable without one. I don't like having to drive '3 towns over yonder' because they happen to have a store that has the desk lamp I need.