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Walmart and materialism is just not worth dying for

November 29, 2008 — Leave a comment

So yeah I think that the title of this blog posting says it all…

There was come decent commentary on iPhone Savior with some supporting articles on ABC and the NY Daily News.  Since I am not a fan of rehashing check out the above links for more commentary and watch these two videos:

And another Walmart customer may have lost her baby because of this incident which makes me very sad (speaking from the father perspective):

Some open questions about this event:

  1. Is Walmart liable for not providing enough security to protect its own employees and patrons?
  2. Can Walmart even be legally charged & what is the legal precedence for this in regards to corporations?
  3. Can a mob of people even be legally prosecuted for this crime?
  4. How can events like this be prevented in the future, given Walmart has no crystal ball?
  5. Should it so how much should the family of the victims receive?
  6. How can we change the culture that encourages or allows for this kind of behavior?

Let me know what you think by leaving a comment, link to sources if you have facts.

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Black Friday is simply to die for…literally

November 28, 2008 — Leave a comment

Here this the main reason why I do not participate in consumerist holidays or events.  Both the power and stupidity of “the herd” or “the crowd” mentality is absolutely amazing to me!

Besides, if you think about what your hourly wage is, how much time you have to spend waiting in line or fighting (I guess now it is moshing) with other people to get products then you would realize that you gained absolutely nothing by shopping on Black Friday.  The cost in time, transportation, parking, getting up early, the hassle of dealing with other people and now the risk of injury/dying = simply not worth it. Perhaps next year Walmart will think about hiring concert security to ensure the safety of its customers on Black Friday from now on.

I think people really need to stop and ask themselves: is it worth dying or getting killed or killing someone else (directly or indirectly) to get a flat screen TV for $100 cheaper or a bag of waffles for five bucks? If you don’t already know the answer this question, please stop reading this blog and go shopping :)

I will leave you with the Walmart motto “Save Money. Live Better” though it can be kind of hard to do either of these when you are six feet under!

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