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It’s been a busy week in Wally World: the Universe’s source of cheap plastic crap. On The Writing On The Wal — the blog USA Today says should be on its readers’ radar — Jonathan Rees and I continue our work dedicated to drawing back the curtain on the Bentonvile Behemoth’s corporate disinformation and other flackery.

WALMART SOLD 100 COPIES OF ICE AGE 3…? Conspiracy theorists would like to think so, but after reading the report from The Business Insider, I”m calling bullshit on a secret deal between Walmart and DVD Kiosk operator Redbox. As analyst Rick Greenfield noticed, the plot collapses when you run the numbers. Keep reading…

WALMEX BUYS WALMART CENTROAMERICA…? I”m confused by this story. I”m digging further but, I have to wonder why Walmart would sell one division, Walmart Centroamerica, to another division, Walmex? I”m sure there”s a financial upside to the moving of deck chairs, but hell if I can tell what it is. Keep reading…

VEE HAVE VAYS OF MAKING YOU TALK… People who are quick to use the words gestapo and storm troopers have little knowledge of life under the Nazis, but this comes closer than most tales I”ve heard. But give the story of Destiny and The Wal-Mart Gestapo a listen. Tune in at 6:39. Keep reading…

GOT YOUR WALGUILT HERE… Not shopping at Walmart can be a luxury (hence the little Walmart Toothpaste Buycott) that goes the way of phoo phoo coffee drinks when your job heads (literally) south and suddenly the cheap plastic crap from China looks pretty damn good. But it still hurts. Keep reading…

ANOTHER WALMART OMNIBUS… Over recent weeks I”ve been busy in other parts of my life and missed quiet a few Walmart stories that have developed and since disappeared. In the interest of at least noting their passing, I offer this omnibus collection of headlines for your consideration. Keep reading…

THREE CATEGORIES…? THAT”S IT…? CBS Money Watch has two companion pieces up on what to buy and not buy at Walmart. In the not to buy category, the best they could do were three categories: high end electronics, books and wood furniture. They spent what, five minutes on the story? Keep reading…

IF ONLY IT WERE WILL MANAGE FOR FOOD… When you”re a temp worker, you”re at the mercy of your temporary employer”s whims because you”re working under the radar. You work that day, or part of that day, and collect a paycheck that may or may not reflect the work you”ve done. Keep reading…

AT THE WALLY PLEX… There are sound stages on Hollywood”s back lots smaller than Bentonvile”s behemoths, so it”s no surprise that budding video talent has been sneaking cameras in at odd hours. And now for the midnight show at the Wally Plex featuring heylookitsnate. Keep reading…

WE HAVE A HUSBAND DOWN…! People send me Walmart jokes. My dad sends me Walmart jokes. As Uncle Bob noted a while back, they”re mostly the same tired jokes told over and over again. Finally, I came across one that is, at least to me, new. Enjoy. Keep reading…

HOW IS THIS PLAYING OUT ACROSS THE U.S. …? In college I worked discount retail in the summer and over winter break. Ohio University broke before Thanksgiving so I had four or five weeks of work. Christmas eve was always the last day of work. Laying off earlier doesn”t send good signals about sales. Keep reading…

WHO OR WHAT ARE THESE PEOPLE…? The story reads like a not-even-rewritten news release from the Walflacks. At first I didn”t give the story my attention, but then on a hunch I Googled Coahoma County Initiative and got exactly four hits, all tied o the news release. My bullshit meter”s tickin”. Keep reading…

GROUND ZERO FOR CONTAGIOUS INFECTIONS… Jonathan has written before and continues to write about how Walmart”s sick-leave policy for employees all but guarantees that shopping in a Walmart puts you at risk of becoming infected with some any number of viral and bacterial contagions. Keep reading…

GUESS WHO HE”S NOT TALKING ABOUT… With Walmart temp workers hired for the holiday season getting their pink slips two weeks early, card check a dusty echo somewhere in the bowels of Congress (pun intended) and our jobless recovery in full swing, guess where Gary Trudeau goes. Feck. Keep reading…

THIS IS A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE HOW…? Walmart and Amazon aren”t playing nice and for now consumers appear to be the short-term winner. The Wall Street Journal (behind the firewall, sorry) reports Walmart is adding drive-through windows at stores for the convenience of online shoppers. Keep reading…

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