"<RJ>" > wrote in message
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> I never realized how much animosity WalMart generated.
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> Is it "the box" ? the foreign merchandise ? the non-union environment
> ?
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> Come to think of it, LOWES and Home Depot are "big-boxes"
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> TARGET has a uniformerd security guard in their store.
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> KMART could be relabeled "China Outlet"
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> SEARS uses all part-time underpaid highschool kids.
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> And my BIG-BOX grocery store.....
> God knows how many deli's, bakerys, greens-grocers
> they've put out of business with their predatory pricing...
>
> OHMYGAWD..... Ma&Pa stores are all gone.
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> The terrorists HAVE won !!
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> <rj>

Not quite! You will find it hard to believe, but I have an old-fashioned
hardware store right on Newbury Street in Boston's Back Bay. It's a tiny
store, a half flight up over a chic restaurant, and it has clerks who will
take you around and find what you need if you're DIY-impaired. It's like
stepping back into my childhood.

Felice