Comments on: Walmart, more like Wastemart http://www.nicholasoverstreet.com/2010/05/walmart-more-like-wastemart/ Computers are hard. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:42:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Noone http://www.nicholasoverstreet.com/2010/05/walmart-more-like-wastemart/#comment-310 Noone Thu, 06 May 2010 17:40:31 +0000 http://www.nicholasoverstreet.com/?p=681#comment-310 Walmart isn't green, they're efficient. The reason why they like less packaging -- less space used per item = more items shipped for same money. More efficient routes = less gas so spend less money for shipping. They're masters at saving pennies to make dollars...after all they didn't start importing from China to give the impoverished masses of the third world jobs but to pay for products made at $.28 / hour wages. Receipts may be upcoming, but only if they truly save money. Any green ancillary benefits are gravy for the marketing department. But I don't necessarily see that as a bad thing. Imagine how much pollution and waste we would all save if we simply used less instead of consuming, consuming, consuming. Our love for "disposable," "new," and "roomy" products probably does more to kill the planet than anything else. Walmart isn’t green, they’re efficient. The reason why they like less packaging — less space used per item = more items shipped for same money. More efficient routes = less gas so spend less money for shipping. They’re masters at saving pennies to make dollars…after all they didn’t start importing from China to give the impoverished masses of the third world jobs but to pay for products made at $.28 / hour wages.

Receipts may be upcoming, but only if they truly save money. Any green ancillary benefits are gravy for the marketing department.

But I don’t necessarily see that as a bad thing. Imagine how much pollution and waste we would all save if we simply used less instead of consuming, consuming, consuming. Our love for “disposable,” “new,” and “roomy” products probably does more to kill the planet than anything else.

]]> By: June http://www.nicholasoverstreet.com/2010/05/walmart-more-like-wastemart/#comment-307 June Tue, 04 May 2010 17:24:12 +0000 http://www.nicholasoverstreet.com/?p=681#comment-307 Wal-Mart also could get rid of the "# items sold" line. Unless the company assumes its customers don't know how to count. Wal-Mart also could get rid of the “# items sold” line. Unless the company assumes its customers don’t know how to count.

]]> By: Brandon http://www.nicholasoverstreet.com/2010/05/walmart-more-like-wastemart/#comment-306 Brandon Tue, 04 May 2010 03:27:18 +0000 http://www.nicholasoverstreet.com/?p=681#comment-306 LOL mockup...Sam's Club is printing the receipts on both sides of the paper now, so maybe they'll roll it into Wal-Mart before too long. - B LOL mockup…Sam’s Club is printing the receipts on both sides of the paper now, so maybe they’ll roll it into Wal-Mart before too long.

- B

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