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> might have prevented the walmarts of the world from eating the mom-and-pops. Be careful what you wish for. Perhaps as a shopper there is a certain charm to
by worik 4y ago
> might have prevented the walmarts of the world from eating the mom-and-pops.
Be careful what you wish for.
Perhaps as a shopper there is a certain charm to the "mom and pops". Uneven, some good, some bad. Definitely more character
But as a worker, or as a poor consumer, Walmat is better.
The pay is regular. If mom and pop had a bad week, so might you
The hours are regular. Mom and pop work so hard, and their employees are "just like family"
The goods are a reliable price and quality. Walmat gets criticised for selling bad products, but they are reliably bad products, and cheap. You know what you are getting.
I am no cheer leader for capitalism, nor big box retail, but do not get foolishly romantic about the small scale capitalism they have pushed aside.
The problem is not the just the participants, the problem is the system itself.
- tonyedgecombe 4y agoYou might not want to eliminate supermarkets but having one supplier like Walmart become so dominant isn't good either.
- stemlord 4y agoDidnt walmart make the mom n pop so much shittier to begin with though. One could expect numerous local options for the thing you want to purchase in absence of the walmart, so one or two of them having a bad week isn't necessarily passed onto you. I wasn't alive when something like this would have existed in my part of america but it really seems like the monopoly stores made local shopping bad. I really don't need 6 breeds of apple to choose from anyway. Whatever fruit is in season would be fine.