Greedy Corporate Insanity

As if I needed another reason besides poor customer service, lack of items in stock, "accidental" overcharging, lack of cleanliness, inconsiderate demographics, corporate greed, and presumed empiricism to strongly dislike Walmart, they have given me yet another. There is not much that I enjoy about Walmart. I believe that their non-consumable goods are commonly of inferior quality. I don't usually enjoy my shopping experience in the store because of countless frustrations encountered upon every visit. The other customers I come into contact with inside the store are usually not the most friendly or considerate. Of the few things I do find beneficial about Walmart, their lower prices on certain staples as well as their willingness to price-match other competitors' ads have been the bulk of the rationale for me to continue frequenting it's premises. As my wise neighbor-friend once told me, "If it keeps me a stay-at-home mom..." Without consciously realizing it, this has been one of my main motivations for continuing to shop Walmart. It has indeed helped me save money on every day items so that I can stretch our family income without having to provide a second one just so I don't have to shop "that place." I'm not that proud, anyway. I complain, yet saving money and finding the best deal is by far a more important allocation of my time and energy in taking care of and helping provide for my family. So... the new reason for hatred? It may just be a rumor. More probably it's another way for the corporate giant to "stick it" to the consumer in this downward spiraling economy because as yet another wise person said in reference to "safe" stock investments today, "People will not stop shopping at Walmart because they think it's the cheapest place to buy." I have been told that Walmart is shortly going to be doing away with it's price-matching policy. Nice! So maybe I really will stop shopping there now. I'll just have to plan my trips better and utilize my friends' shopping trips when they're going somewhere I'm not. Personally, I think it's a poor decision on Walmart's part. I think they'll lose business over it because a lot of people, including myself, have been using Walmart's price matching for the convenience of a one-stop shop. But it's only slightly less convenient, and not at all gas-inefficient for me to make more than one stop. Especially if I'm going to Walmart because those other stores are all closer than they are to me anyway. Go figure. This only reaffirms my growing beef with one of the biggest corporate giants of America.