Friday Funny: Wal-Mart's Opinion

An "opinion" piece by Wal-Mart Store #3297.

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September 19, 2003, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


"Well, well, well—lookee here. If it isn't a small, family-owned retailer. How quaint. Pretty nice shop you got here. Okay if I take a look inside? Don't mind me. I won't be long. Neither will you, but that's a story for another day." How a Wal Mart store views local retail establishments (Satire).

Thanks to Adam Ploetz

Wednesday, September 10, 2003 in The Onion

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