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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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China does it again

Drywall From China Raises Health, Safety Concerns - News- msnbc.com
 
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 09:43 PM
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Everything Chinese is dangerous!, BAN all of it!..........Now, pass the Kung Pao chicken and the Chow mein please!
 
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 10:23 PM
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God bless Harbor Freight.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 10:34 PM
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God bless Harbor Freight.
We must not forget Wally-World as well........
 
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Old Jan 21, 2009 | 07:53 AM
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God bless Harbor Freight.

what does harbor freight have to do with bad drywall from china??
 
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Old Jan 21, 2009 | 09:50 AM
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What does Wal Mart have to do with it as well? It seems everyone is mad at wal mart because they are successful. The products they sell ARE the SAME BRANDS that, Kmart,Sears, Target, Kroger, Aldi, and Meijer all sell. The difference is JUST A NAME TAG. They are ALL built in the same factories. If you have issue with this go ahead and boycott all those places, but good luck finding anything you want.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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i didnt even open up the link, its been all over the news for weeks now herei florida, the housing boom a few years back used all chinese made dry wall. peopla have been reporting symptoms here for awhile. do these f-in guys make anything that wont kill ya??
 
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Old Jan 21, 2009 | 01:42 PM
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It seems everyone is mad at wal mart because they are successful.

That's it in a nutshell.

Mike
 
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Old Jan 21, 2009 | 01:53 PM
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[quote=pfogle;7037470It seems everyone is mad at wal mart because they are successful. [/quote]

just a horrible company to work for thats all. managers are overworked. theyve been busted for child labor laws (one of the biggest companies in the world,breaks a simple law like that one...the h.r. job isnt that hard, ive managed that department). for low end cashiers,maintanance men,floor workers, are all under payed,severly. raises are about .24, once a year (at least it was 9 years ago when i worked there)

they make a boat load, but as far as pay goes to the employee, they severly lack in that department.

alot of you may not know this.... kmart, a much better company to work for. pay scales are higher,managers are over worked but not like wally worlds (i was an L.P. manager with them), pay raises are based on what the employer thinks you are worth. and they make about a 10th of what wally world rakes in every year. kmart used to contribute more towards your 401 than wally did.

theyve run small businesses out of rural towns,that had been there for years.

but kudos to them for being succesful. sam walton had some seriously bright ideas
 
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Old Jan 21, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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Every retailer in the US has something imported form China........PERIOD.

Just the way it is.

Hell we import wheat form China...........WHEAT for gods sake.

Do we have a grain belt or not in this country?
 
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