Where is Al Gore when we really needed him? he would be absolutely perfect to lead this anti-SUV thing, I bet he can make thousands of Californians trade in their SUVs for tiny Japanese cars to show patriotism. What would Al Gore Drive?
I thought there is a Wal-Mart around every corner in Texas, OK, AR, LA. The closest Wal-Mart is 45 minutes away from me, not worth the drive. Twice we drove pass Wal-Marts and had the time, our family of 4 took tours inside, everyone went to his/her own sections, interesting but rarely buy anything. A personal friend of mine is the head buyer for all Wal-Marts worldwide, he claims they have the lowest prices with strict 30% markup from cost. I've only been to 2 Wal-Marts, they are huge and very complete merchandising, but prices were not the lowest across the board. I saw CD holders costs $0.50 FOB retails $19.97, pushpins cost $0.10 retails for $0.99, huge markups. He and family were staying with us on a vacation, I think I bruised his feeling when I told him that, Wal-Mart people are very dedicated employees, hasn't call me for months.
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