Wal-Mart Sales Disappointing

American Voices • ISSUE 42•47 • Nov 28, 2006

While post-Thanksgiving sales were up 6 percent from last year for most retailers, Wal-Mart's numbers fell below even their modest forecast. What do you think?

“Their customer base has dropped way off since they started stocking the morning-after pill.”
Ronnie Warren –
Oil Changer
“You can only give someone a T-shirt of the Tasmanian Devil waving an America flag so many times.”
Karen Wachtel –
Events Planner
“Wal-Mart just doesn't carry the same piece-of-shit bullshit I like to give to my loved ones that they used to.”
Chuck Bryant –
Lab Technician

More American Voices

Obama Vows To Wind Down War On Terror

After more than a decade of war, President Obama stated yesterday that the U.S. should limit drone strikes, close the Guantánamo Bay detention ...

Boy Scouts To Allow Gay Members, Ban Gay Leaders

The Boy Scouts of America voted during their annual meeting yesterday to allow the admittance of openly gay youths into the scouting program, while maintaining ...

U.S. Admits To Killing Americans In Drone Strikes

The government confirmed for the first time that it has killed Americans in strikes by unmanned aerial drones, killing four U.S.