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Originally Posted by PaugusBayFireFighter
Even if the prices in Gilford would be a few cents more, I'm willing to pay more for the convenience.
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Remember when Walmart used to boast about how much of what they sold was made in the USA? Funny how you don't see that after Sam died. Walmart is definitely NOT saving you money in the long run. It's hemorrhaging money to foreign economies which has much more serious costs associated with it.
Even at face value, price-wise you're still not going to win with your groceries. What you save on cheetos you'll spend 3x over on milk. They're not stupid.
TBH, I'm surprised they're going to the trouble of expanding the existing store. Their usual M.O. is to 1) come in to a community touting that they will 'create jobs', 2) put up a new building and get X years of tax breaks for doing so, 3) run everyone else out of business, increasing unemployment, 4) abandon the building and go to step 2.
The tax breaks are typically tied to putting up a new building...which is why you see so many empty/former WM buildings around with a brand-spankin'-new one just down the street. In states where sales tax is collected, often times Walmart will get to collect AND KEEP the money as another incentive. When that dries up...they close down and move on. They're a huge corporate leech on society.
Ask me what I really think!
