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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 2403422" data-attributes="member: 19675">I don't fault decisions made on price- I fault decisions made SOLEY for price.  For most things I buy, I consider price, location, customer service- everything that goes into the shopping experience...but then again, I'm an MBA/JD. I try to look at the big picture whenever I make a major purchase, or when deciding which stores deserve my continued patronage.  Take Wal-Mart, for example.I have nothing against the company, per se- there's a lot of good to be said for delivering a wide variety of goods affordably.  However, they are being investigated in several states for paying such low wages that a large percentage of their employees are on welfare- its estimated that Wal-Mart employees cost California over $2B in welfare expenditures.  And, not are they underpaying their employees, they also use their market power like a club.  Not only do they overbuild in an area to drive out all competition (and then close a couple of stores to restore profitability), they also order certain lower-quality products exclusively for their chain.  For example-if you are shopping for a "Bob's Electronix Portable CD player Model MX11," you may be able to find a "Bob's Electronix Portable CD player Model MX11-W" on Wal-Mart shelves...and its going to be both cheaper than anywhere else...AND it will be made of less durable and dependable parts.As for gas- I HAVE paid more for gas when I felt a particular company was being a little more lax in its environmental policies or if the station made my shopping experience better or worse than normal...but then again, I'm a black guy in the South who also used to be member of Greenpeace.  I guarantee you that I'm going to pay more for gas when the discounter down my street has "My Wife Ran Away with a Ni**er" blaring on the store PA system (true story, BTW).</blockquote>

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