Wal-Mart gets wider entrance: In San Jose on Sunday, some clearly-in-his-right-mind dude drove an Oldsmobile through the entrance of a Wal-Mart store, picked up a blunt object and started hitting people. The dude behind the crash was tackled, hog-tied and arrested. Four were injured, one seriously. (Karl Mondon/San Jose Mercury News)
Please don’t act this way for the occasion of Black Friday, everyone, and if you’re somewhere where a fracas like this breaks out, cut outta there. It’s dangerous, and reading reports/seeing videos of horrible incidents like this (and much, much worse) have become a very unwelcome holiday tradition in recent years. source
“This is why you don’t buy an iPad from Wal-Mart.” In which a group of Kentucky Wal-Mart night shift workers play up every stereotype you’ve ever had about idiotic twenty-something males who think destroying stuff is funny, people from Kentucky, and Wal-Mart employees. (None of which, by the way, may be true, but the video certainly plays into.) A spokesperson told CNET: ”We’ve seen the video of several night-shift associates destroying merchandise in the back of one of our stores in August and, as anyone can image, it made us wince. We are also embarrassed.” This doesn’t happen at Apple Stores … we think.
As for maternity leave, Mayer, who recently joined the board of Walmart (WMT), expects it to be speedy. “I like to stay in the rhythm of things,” she says, referring to the CEO job that she is starting tomorrow. “My maternity leave will be a few weeks long and I’ll work throughout it.New Yahoo CEO Mayer is pregnant - Postcards (via thecallus)
Spotted at Occupy CPAC: This guy, who is wearing some sweet Wal-Mart inspired threads and claiming to be running for president. (photos by @GaltsGirl, @fightbackradio)
Key sentence: ”Initial reports said ammonia had been combined with bleach. Mixing ammonia and bleach can create a toxic gas that could lead to choking or other breathing problems.” Which is why you don’t fight with bleach at a Wal-Mart. (thanks BreakingNews)
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So, to put this another way: Pick your poison — communism, socialism, military, Big Macs or iPhones. (Hon Hai is better known as Foxconn, the company that builds many of Apple’s products.) It’s fascinating to see this in perspective.
satchelsofgold asks: Hey guys, question about your post re: the Supreme Court's decision on the Wal-Mart case. Your headline suggests it was a unanimous ruling, but all the stories I have seen and heard indicate it was a split decision along the usual ideological lines. Would you consider correcting this or explaining your numbers? 9-0 makes it sound a lot less controversial than it is. Thanks!
» SFB says: Well, every article we’ve read notes that it was unanimous that the case couldn’t continue as is. However, there was a separate ruling that went into more specifics about whether such a case could go forth in any circumstance. And that was 5-4. That part of the case had also not broken when we published our piece (which was based on a three-paragraph story literally minutes after the decision was published) yesterday. Fact of matter, though, is that the main decision was unanimous and our article was correct. — Ernie @ SFB
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Want some crap from Wal-Mart? Well, based on what it is, you might be able to get it shipped for free over the holidays. This is a big change that could potentially give the retailer a huge leg-up on its competitors. The deal, which runs through December 20, includes giant flat-screen TVs, computers and other electronics. However, it doesn’t include furniture, toys, home appliances, some video games, baby crap (go to Diapers.com), jewelry, iPhones or iPads … wait. No iPhones or iPads? Not interested. Screw you, Wal-Mart. source
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