At my Walmart, they often have cantouloupe, tomatoes , strawberries,
peaches, mangos and avocados on sale for dirt cheap prices. But how
come other fruits never go on sale, i.e berries, bananas, most apple
varieties, apricots etc.

Mr. Nonsense wrote:
> At my Walmart, they often have cantouloupe, tomatoes , strawberries,
> peaches, mangos and avocados on sale for dirt cheap prices. But how
> come other fruits never go on sale, i.e berries, bananas, most apple
> varieties, apricots etc.

When in season, it's usually on sale here... The grapes, the berries
(straw, blue, black), have been on sale (30 ~ 40% off). Also, since the
sweet onions have been coming up north, they've been about half price.

Bob

On Jun 24, 12:16*pm, "Mr. Nonsense" > wrote:
> At my Walmart, they often have cantouloupe, tomatoes , strawberries,
> peaches, mangos and avocados on sale for dirt cheap prices. But how
> come other fruits never go on sale, i.e berries, bananas, most apple
> varieties, apricots etc.

Don't shop for produce at Walmart. Shop at a real "farmer's market".

In fact, don't shop for or buy ANYTHING at Walmart! They are evil!

John Kuthe...

"John Kuthe" > wrote:
>
> Don't shop for produce at Walmart. Shop at a real "farmer's market".

You're not making sense... is Walmart a farmer's market but just isn't a
real famers's market as averse to a fake farmer's market?

> In fact, don't shop for or buy ANYTHING at Walmart! They are evil!

Evil, how... are you bitter because Walmart won't pay you more than minimum
wage for cleaning their terlits?

Mr. Nonsense wrote:
> At my Walmart, they often have cantouloupe, tomatoes , strawberries,
> peaches, mangos and avocados on sale for dirt cheap prices. But how
> come other fruits never go on sale, i.e berries, bananas, most apple
> varieties, apricots etc.


Probably because "your Walmart" hasn't browbeat the suppliers of those
fruits to wholesale them dirt cheap.

Walmart to me is about one step up from supporting slave labor.

gloria p

Mr. Nonsense wrote:
> At my Walmart, they often have cantouloupe, tomatoes , strawberries,
> peaches, mangos and avocados on sale for dirt cheap prices. But how
> come other fruits never go on sale, i.e berries, bananas, most apple
> varieties, apricots etc.

They do at the large family owned market where we but most of our stuff.
And it isn't a lot but they pay ~150% of what walmart pays.

On Jun 24, 5:06*pm, "gloria.p" > wrote:

>
> Walmart to me is about one step up from supporting slave labor.
>
> gloria p

Nay - your 'one step" is too kind.

"Mr. Nonsense" > wrote in message
...
> At my Walmart, they often have cantouloupe, tomatoes , strawberries,
> peaches, mangos and avocados on sale for dirt cheap prices. But how
> come other fruits never go on sale, i.e berries, bananas, most apple
> varieties, apricots etc.

Seasonal fruits go for cheap when in great abundance. Some others are
readily available and supplies easier controlled, thus the controlled price.
Bananas usually only go on sale when other fruits grown locally are taking
away their market share. Apples store very well in controlled climate
reduced oxygen warehouses and months later seem as fresh as when picked .
Not so with peaches.

On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:06:37 -0600, gloria.p wrote:

> Mr. Nonsense wrote:
>> At my Walmart, they often have cantouloupe, tomatoes , strawberries,
>> peaches, mangos and avocados on sale for dirt cheap prices. But how
>> come other fruits never go on sale, i.e berries, bananas, most apple
>> varieties, apricots etc.
>
> Probably because "your Walmart" hasn't browbeat the suppliers of those
> fruits to wholesale them dirt cheap.
>
> Walmart to me is about one step up from supporting slave labor.
>
> gloria p

sometimes it's not a very steep step.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:06:37 -0600, gloria.p wrote:
>
>> Mr. Nonsense wrote:
>>> At my Walmart, they often have cantouloupe, tomatoes , strawberries,
>>> peaches, mangos and avocados on sale for dirt cheap prices. But how
>>> come other fruits never go on sale, i.e berries, bananas, most apple
>>> varieties, apricots etc.
>> Probably because "your Walmart" hasn't browbeat the suppliers of those
>> fruits to wholesale them dirt cheap.
>>
>> Walmart to me is about one step up from supporting slave labor.
>>
>> gloria p
>
> sometimes it's not a very steep step.
>
> your pal,
> blake

I have read that the single biggest load on our states welfare system is
walmart employees. Buddies wife works for one of those agencies and she
said wally hands out instructions to new employees on how to get "free"
services since typical walmart wages place someone in the poverty
category and they aren't known for spectacular benefits and often
intentionally keep employees part time to totally avoid the issue.

"George" > wrote in message
...
> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:06:37 -0600, gloria.p wrote:
>>
>>> Mr. Nonsense wrote:
>>>> At my Walmart, they often have cantouloupe, tomatoes , strawberries,
>>>> peaches, mangos and avocados on sale for dirt cheap prices. But how
>>>> come other fruits never go on sale, i.e berries, bananas, most apple
>>>> varieties, apricots etc.
>>> Probably because "your Walmart" hasn't browbeat the suppliers of those
>>> fruits to wholesale them dirt cheap.
>>>
>>> Walmart to me is about one step up from supporting slave labor.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>> sometimes it's not a very steep step.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> I have read that the single biggest load on our states welfare system is
> walmart employees. Buddies wife works for one of those agencies and she
> said wally hands out instructions to new employees on how to get "free"
> services since typical walmart wages place someone in the poverty category
> and they aren't known for spectacular benefits and often intentionally
> keep employees part time to totally avoid the issue.


The State of Maryland actually sued Walmart in federal court over this.
Seems when Walmart hires, part of the 'benefits packet' they were handing
out in Maryland included how to get on medical assistance because the
'insurance' Walmart DID offer had an employee pay portion in excess of what
the employee was being paid. I think it is still stuck in the courts
somewhere.
-ginny

On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:55:01 -0400, George wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:06:37 -0600, gloria.p wrote:
>>
>>> Mr. Nonsense wrote:
>>>> At my Walmart, they often have cantouloupe, tomatoes , strawberries,
>>>> peaches, mangos and avocados on sale for dirt cheap prices. But how
>>>> come other fruits never go on sale, i.e berries, bananas, most apple
>>>> varieties, apricots etc.
>>> Probably because "your Walmart" hasn't browbeat the suppliers of those
>>> fruits to wholesale them dirt cheap.
>>>
>>> Walmart to me is about one step up from supporting slave labor.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>> sometimes it's not a very steep step.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> I have read that the single biggest load on our states welfare system is
> walmart employees. Buddies wife works for one of those agencies and she
> said wally hands out instructions to new employees on how to get "free"
> services since typical walmart wages place someone in the poverty
> category and they aren't known for spectacular benefits and often
> intentionally keep employees part time to totally avoid the issue.

it's a disgrace.

but wal-mart is far from the only place to use the thirty-nine-hours-a-week
part-timers dodge.

your pal,
blake

On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:21:49 -0400, Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:

> "George" > wrote in message
> ...
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>> On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:06:37 -0600, gloria.p wrote:
>>>
>>>> Mr. Nonsense wrote:
>>>>> At my Walmart, they often have cantouloupe, tomatoes , strawberries,
>>>>> peaches, mangos and avocados on sale for dirt cheap prices. But how
>>>>> come other fruits never go on sale, i.e berries, bananas, most apple
>>>>> varieties, apricots etc.
>>>> Probably because "your Walmart" hasn't browbeat the suppliers of those
>>>> fruits to wholesale them dirt cheap.
>>>>
>>>> Walmart to me is about one step up from supporting slave labor.
>>>>
>>>> gloria p
>>>
>>> sometimes it's not a very steep step.
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake
>>
>> I have read that the single biggest load on our states welfare system is
>> walmart employees. Buddies wife works for one of those agencies and she
>> said wally hands out instructions to new employees on how to get "free"
>> services since typical walmart wages place someone in the poverty category
>> and they aren't known for spectacular benefits and often intentionally
>> keep employees part time to totally avoid the issue.
>
> The State of Maryland actually sued Walmart in federal court over this.
> Seems when Walmart hires, part of the 'benefits packet' they were handing
> out in Maryland included how to get on medical assistance because the
> 'insurance' Walmart DID offer had an employee pay portion in excess of what
> the employee was being paid. I think it is still stuck in the courts
> somewhere.
> -ginny

i don't think that's quite right. it was legislation:

Judge overturns Maryland's Wal-Mart law
Says the law, which required the retailer to spend 8% of its state payroll
on medical benefits, would have hurt the company.
July 19 2006: 4:31 PM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A federal judge in Baltimore has overturned
Maryland's so-called "Wal-Mart healthcare bill," which forced the nation's
biggest retailer to provide more employee health care benefits.

Judge J. Frederick Motz said the law, which required Wal-Mart to spend 8
percent of its payroll in the state on medical benefits, or pay the
difference in taxes, would have hurt the company.

Shares of Wal-Mart (up $1.03 to $44.20, Charts) rose 2.5 percent in
afternoon trade.

Judge Motz ruled that a 1974 federal law overruled the Maryland state law,
which had been backed by labor groups.

He said it was unfair because it forced the company to handle benefits in
Maryland differently than it does in other states.

The Retail Industry Leaders Association, a trade association whose members
include Wal-Mart and which had challenged the law, praised the ruling.

"The decision sends a clear signal that employer health plans are governed
by federal law, not a patchwork of state and local laws. It also is a clear
message that similar bills under consideration in other states and
municipalities violate federal law as well," Sandy Kennedy, president of
the Retail Industry Leaders Association, told Reuters.

Some critics of Wal-Mart who supported the state law expressed
disappointment. "This decision does not change the fact that Wal-Mart
doesn't provide company health care to over half of its workers," Paul
Blank, campaign director for the activist group Wake-Up Wal-Mart, told
Reuters.

"The District Court's decision, unfortunately, ignores legal and public
support for requiring large, profitable corporations to pay their fair
share for health care," the newswire quoted Blank as saying.

The law was the first of its kind in the country. Legislators in at least
13 other states proposed similar "Pay or Play" bills in the past year,
according to the National Conference of State Legislators.

<http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/19/news/companies/walmart_ruling/>

your pal,
blake