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Walmart Responds to Nationwide Boycott
as Stores Face 'Blackout'

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Posted By: NorthernDog, 4/7/2025 2:55:27 PM

Walmart has issued a public response to a growing nationwide boycott that began Monday, as some Americans pledge to avoid the retail giant for a week in protest over a range of economic and political grievances. "Serving communities is at the heart of Walmart's purpose to help people save money and live better," the company said in a statement shared with Newsweek. (Snip) The protest is the latest in a string of consumer-led boycotts targeting major corporations over their political influence, labor practices, or perceived social stances. The consumer strike is being run by a group called People's Union USA

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Oh yawn. Like Cory Booker they cannot figure out what they are actually protesting. Just want to have a temper tantrum.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Ruhn 4/7/2025 3:13:55 PM (No. 1928635)
"...we want these corporations to start paying their fair share of taxes so the American people can finally be relieved of the burden of federal income tax." This is typical Marxist zero-sum, spread-the-wealth blather. Economics doesn't work that way. All corporate taxes would do ends up being transferred into higher prices on the goods sold to the consumer. BTW, I suspect the ulterior motive behind this 'blackout' is the latest temper tantrum by union goons like John Schwarz and his 'People's Union ' over Walmart's prohibitions of a unionized workforce of their 'associates'.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: czechlist 4/7/2025 3:17:07 PM (No. 1928638)
I don't frequent Walmart as I prefer to support local small businesses but since I have some gardening needs I will shop there this week. Leftwing tactics may be effective on the virtuous blue coasts but not in the red heartland
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Reply 3 - Posted by: DVC 4/7/2025 3:18:44 PM (No. 1928639)
Gee. I need to go to Wmart and buy some stuff, just vbb to offset these commies.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: LC Chihuahua 4/7/2025 3:30:20 PM (No. 1928646)
My issues with Walmart are their stores are too large and too crowded. I try to keep my visits to less than 30 minutes. Not easy if I am browsing or don't know where something is. However, they tend to have some of the cheapest prices anywhere. Doubt many people will support the boycott.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: red1066 4/7/2025 3:35:34 PM (No. 1928648)
Last time I visited a Walmart, everything I saw were items from China.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Proud Texan 4/7/2025 3:39:24 PM (No. 1928649)
I doubt this will really hurt Walmart much, but if it does, they asked for it. Big Corporations need to keep their noses out of politics, and that includes Wall Street. If they do decide to get involved, they can reap what they sow.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: VirtuDawg 4/7/2025 3:51:36 PM (No. 1928656)
Was accosted by a similar group a few years ago while trying to enter a Walmart. They shouted to me about how I was supporting "slave wage labor" by shopping at Walmart. I turned to their apparent "leader," and asked him: "Walmart is giving wages and benefits to these people. Do have jobs to give them if this store closes down?" Crickets . . .
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Reply 8 - Posted by: mossley 4/7/2025 3:56:00 PM (No. 1928658)
I drove by two of the local Walmarts while running errands today. Both were packed. I don't think the people who support nonsense like this shop at Walmart to begin with. They'd have to associate with the riffraff, don't you know.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Amanoftwistsandturns 4/7/2025 4:14:33 PM (No. 1928661)
There are monuments to Richard Nixon in every town in America. They are called Walmart, Costco, Home Depot , Lowe’s, etc.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: franq 4/7/2025 4:16:18 PM (No. 1928662)
It's the '60s all over again. Break out the tie-dye T shirt.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: oldmagnolia 4/7/2025 4:16:25 PM (No. 1928663)
I will be shopping at Walmart tomorrow.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: chumley 4/7/2025 4:17:15 PM (No. 1928664)
Boy. With all the stores we are supposed to be boycotting there's almost nowhere left to go. It seems that everyone wants a boycott of something. I guess I'll just skip most of that silliness and go wherever I can get what I want the quickest, and at the lowest price.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Maggie2u 4/7/2025 4:20:29 PM (No. 1928668)
just ordered a couple of items from the store. There isn't one close to us so we don't shop there very often. I got free delivery so that was a plus.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: brezley67 4/7/2025 4:20:46 PM (No. 1928669)
Have not been in a Walmart since 2003. Don't miss it at all. Why feed the beast?
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Vaquero45 4/7/2025 4:29:39 PM (No. 1928672)
“People’s Union” - sort of like “People’s Republic” or “People’s Co-Op” or any one of a dozen other Communist fronts. So, People’s Union: what is your “fair share” of what someone else earns through their hard work?
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Reply 16 - Posted by: planetgeo 4/7/2025 5:08:06 PM (No. 1928681)
Now that DOGE has shut down all their NGO tricks it looks like they're going to make money the old fashioned way...extortion. And if that doesn't do it, then I'm guessing it'll be armed robbery.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: treecat 4/7/2025 5:58:14 PM (No. 1928708)
They deliver, so we keep using walmart.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: reaganrepublican 4/7/2025 6:26:12 PM (No. 1928718)
Walmart might profit with a reduction in shrinkage.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: cartcart 4/7/2025 6:32:55 PM (No. 1928722)
All this means is week of not seeing some fat guy wearing high heels and a pair of hot pants. They will be back into the stores next week.
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Reply 20 - Posted by: dbdiva 4/7/2025 7:30:10 PM (No. 1928747)
In today's world I think the People's Union USA chose the lesser of two evils. Better they shouid boycott instead of murdering the CEO. We know how the left employs violence as their go-to method for much of what they do.
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Reply 21 - Posted by: WV.Hillbilly 4/7/2025 7:34:34 PM (No. 1928751)
They'll lose bunch of EBT sales form these leeches
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Reply 22 - Posted by: anniebc 4/7/2025 7:46:56 PM (No. 1928765)
Let me drag myself to busy Walmart. Wait, people are not boycotting Walmart in my area. Never mind.
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Reply 23 - Posted by: skacmar 4/7/2025 7:50:57 PM (No. 1928768)
The "People of Walmart" website will lose a prime source of their content and postings during Blackout.
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Reply 24 - Posted by: earlybird 4/7/2025 10:51:11 PM (No. 1928842)
I shop Walmart at laet once a week using their Walmart+ home delivery. And it ends up carried into my kitchen, Great stuff! Great prices! Great service!
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Reply 25 - Posted by: Venturer 4/15/2025 8:22:23 PM (No. 1933271)
Must be somebody else's Walmart, mine is loaded with people.
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Reply 26 - Posted by: JoElla Bee 4/16/2025 1:55:14 AM (No. 1933363)
#4, I alleviated some of that searching for items problem by going to the local Walmart website online & searching my products there. It provides the aisle number where the product is located. Just add that info to your shopping list. The Supercenters are indeed super big, but they usually carry everything I need, and this does help to find everything more quickly in one store and trip. Also, I’m a fan of curbside pickup at our local stores when I don’t have the time to shop for myself. We are fortunate to have excellent, helpful curbside crews. Hope this is as helpful to you as it is to me.
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