Has the economy changed people perspecives on Wal-Mart?

Yes but it is just a trend. Most people who loved Wal-Mart before will still love it and people that hated it will still hate it. But since you mention it, I too see less Wal-Mart bashing. All the focus on frugality is as much a social phenomenon where people want to be a part of what everyone else is doing as much as it is fueled by job losses and pay cuts.

Still a bad company never ever shop there or a Sam Clubs.

They ruin small towns an have cost this country jobs by importing things made in slave labor countries. You are wrong the are numerous groups taking on the so called Wal-Mart joke of acting like they support the American working family.

Really? I haven't noticed it. The people who loved Wal-Mart still love it. The people who hated it still hate it, even if they do shop there on occasion now.

Personally, I still avoid it unless they've got some huge sale going on. I don't have anything against the chain... I just don't like having to deal with hoards of people to buy a few items for slightly less than I'd pay elsewhere.

properly, it could provide many uneducated and in any different case uemployed people able to supply for their families. As there are purely a lot of persons to paintings in quickly-food and that they sometimes get positioned out with the aid of babies. with the aid of permitting those people to make a salary to proceed to exist, it additionally facilitates them to have funds which they'd then spend at a Wal-Mart or different save, offering those with jobs and funds with which to feed their families. yet then, I dont understand why ou ask the question because of the fact your extra information tend to coach which you're somewhat one-sided on the undertaking after observing that well-known documentary... additionally evaluate this: If those people production Wal-Mart's products in different international places weren't being employed with the aid of the maufacturing companies there, they too would starve and not be waiting to feed their families. that incorporates new child hard paintings! If the babies dont paintings, the family individuals starves. And if Wal-Mart doesnt exist, neither do the maufacturers. If the manufacturers would desire to build in north usa, you dont get intense high quality issues and those people starve on the different side of the international in any case... seize 22 somewhat dont you think of? progression from third international to 1st is sluggish, yet whilst the folk arent employed it doesnt ensue in any respect. So i desire they shop making me footwear.

A whole lot less. It's a lot easier to be socially conscious when you're not struggling to put food on the table.

Idk...i still try to shop locally, i avoid walmart if at all possible :-)