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Wal Mart steps over a dollar to pick up a dime
Was at Wal MArt today and happened to see a heap of preformed ponds
setting on a pallet outside the garden section. (15 total preformed) I looked at them and there were two sizes / shapes, both relatively large in size, but no price on them..I inquired inside on how much they were, (actually hoping they may be discounted for clearance) and no one inside could tell me what the story was, so they called management. Management came and I asked about the preformed ponds outside and how much they were. I was promptly told they were not for sale and were to be trashed.....and then.........She promptly reminded the assocate there to make sure they were cut in two before they got thrown in the large construction dumpster out back........... Only in America.......where excess bountiful materials and goods are trashed before selling. Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wife, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. |
"Roy" wrote in message ... Was at Wal MArt today and happened to see a heap of preformed ponds setting on a pallet outside the garden section. (15 total preformed) I looked at them and there were two sizes / shapes, both relatively large in size, but no price on them..I inquired inside on how much they were, (actually hoping they may be discounted for clearance) and no one inside could tell me what the story was, so they called management. Management came and I asked about the preformed ponds outside and how much they were. I was promptly told they were not for sale and were to be trashed.....and then.........She promptly reminded the assocate there to make sure they were cut in two before they got thrown in the large construction dumpster out back........... That would have prompted a letter from me to the head office, without a doubt. BV. |
"Roy" wrote in message ... Was at Wal MArt today and happened to see a heap of preformed ponds setting on a pallet outside the garden section. (15 total preformed) I looked at them and there were two sizes / shapes, both relatively large in size, but no price on them..I inquired inside on how much they were, (actually hoping they may be discounted for clearance) and no one inside could tell me what the story was, so they called management. Management came and I asked about the preformed ponds outside and how much they were. I was promptly told they were not for sale and were to be trashed.....and then.........She promptly reminded the assocate there to make sure they were cut in two before they got thrown in the large construction dumpster out back........... That would have prompted a letter from me to the head office, without a doubt. BV. |
"Roy" wrote in message ... Was at Wal MArt today and happened to see a heap of preformed ponds setting on a pallet outside the garden section. (15 total preformed) I looked at them and there were two sizes / shapes, both relatively large in size, but no price on them..I inquired inside on how much they were, (actually hoping they may be discounted for clearance) and no one inside could tell me what the story was, so they called management. Management came and I asked about the preformed ponds outside and how much they were. I was promptly told they were not for sale and were to be trashed.....and then.........She promptly reminded the assocate there to make sure they were cut in two before they got thrown in the large construction dumpster out back........... ## Wal-Mart used to sell off all their plants and trees (very reasonably) late in the season. You could get great deals. Then one of the long time employee there told me they stopped that! They now trash them rather than mark them down. They do that to stop people from WAITING until the mark downs. Can you believe the GREED of Wal-Marts owners/stockholders?She told me this when I asked her about a huge pile of shrubs, trees and large potted plants behind the building. Only in America.......where excess bountiful materials and goods are trashed before selling. ## You got that right. :-( -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "Whenever you meet a man who would make a good husband, you will usually find he's already married." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Roy wrote .She promptly
reminded the assocate there to make sure they were cut in two before they got thrown in the large construction dumpster out back........... bloody ah-mazing! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
"Jabba" wrote in message
... Somebody reported: ## Wal-Mart used to sell off all their plants and trees (very reasonably) late in the season. You could get great deals. Then one of the long time employee there told me they stopped that! They now trash them rather than mark them down. What's the difference between your greed to get a bargain and the stock holders greed? Friend ran a chicken place where the employees were not allowed to take home leftover chicken at closing, it went into the dumpster. Why? Simple, when they allowed it there was ALWAYS a full fryer at the end of the day. Maybe Wal-mart is protecting the stockholders from the associates? -- Crashj |
"Jabba" wrote in message
... Somebody reported: ## Wal-Mart used to sell off all their plants and trees (very reasonably) late in the season. You could get great deals. Then one of the long time employee there told me they stopped that! They now trash them rather than mark them down. What's the difference between your greed to get a bargain and the stock holders greed? Friend ran a chicken place where the employees were not allowed to take home leftover chicken at closing, it went into the dumpster. Why? Simple, when they allowed it there was ALWAYS a full fryer at the end of the day. Maybe Wal-mart is protecting the stockholders from the associates? -- Crashj |
"Jabba" wrote in message
... Somebody reported: ## Wal-Mart used to sell off all their plants and trees (very reasonably) late in the season. You could get great deals. Then one of the long time employee there told me they stopped that! They now trash them rather than mark them down. What's the difference between your greed to get a bargain and the stock holders greed? Friend ran a chicken place where the employees were not allowed to take home leftover chicken at closing, it went into the dumpster. Why? Simple, when they allowed it there was ALWAYS a full fryer at the end of the day. Maybe Wal-mart is protecting the stockholders from the associates? -- Crashj |
## Wal-Mart used to sell off all their plants and trees (very reasonably)
late in the season. You could get great deals. Then one of the long time employee there told me they stopped that! They now trash them rather than mark them down. They do that to stop people from WAITING until the mark downs. Can you believe the GREED of Wal-Marts owners/stockholders?She told me this when I asked her about a huge pile of shrubs, trees and large potted plants behind the building. What's the difference between your greed to get a bargain and the stock holders greed? |
## Wal-Mart used to sell off all their plants and trees (very reasonably)
late in the season. You could get great deals. Then one of the long time employee there told me they stopped that! They now trash them rather than mark them down. They do that to stop people from WAITING until the mark downs. Can you believe the GREED of Wal-Marts owners/stockholders?She told me this when I asked her about a huge pile of shrubs, trees and large potted plants behind the building. What's the difference between your greed to get a bargain and the stock holders greed? |
## Wal-Mart used to sell off all their plants and trees (very reasonably)
late in the season. You could get great deals. Then one of the long time employee there told me they stopped that! They now trash them rather than mark them down. They do that to stop people from WAITING until the mark downs. Can you believe the GREED of Wal-Marts owners/stockholders?She told me this when I asked her about a huge pile of shrubs, trees and large potted plants behind the building. What's the difference between your greed to get a bargain and the stock holders greed? |
"Crashj" wrote in message hlink.net... "Jabba" wrote in message ... Somebody reported: ## Wal-Mart used to sell off all their plants and trees (very reasonably) late in the season. You could get great deals. Then one of the long time employee there told me they stopped that! They now trash them rather than mark them down. What's the difference between your greed to get a bargain and the stock holders greed? Friend ran a chicken place where the employees were not allowed to take home leftover chicken at closing, it went into the dumpster. Why? Simple, when they allowed it there was ALWAYS a full fryer at the end of the day. Maybe Wal-mart is protecting the stockholders from the associates? Or all large multi-nationals are evil organisations that would burn there employees if given half a chance :-) -- Crashj |
"Crashj" wrote in message hlink.net... "Jabba" wrote in message ... Somebody reported: ## Wal-Mart used to sell off all their plants and trees (very reasonably) late in the season. You could get great deals. Then one of the long time employee there told me they stopped that! They now trash them rather than mark them down. What's the difference between your greed to get a bargain and the stock holders greed? Friend ran a chicken place where the employees were not allowed to take home leftover chicken at closing, it went into the dumpster. Why? Simple, when they allowed it there was ALWAYS a full fryer at the end of the day. Maybe Wal-mart is protecting the stockholders from the associates? Or all large multi-nationals are evil organisations that would burn there employees if given half a chance :-) -- Crashj |
"Jabba" wrote in message ... ## Wal-Mart used to sell off all their plants and trees (very reasonably) late in the season. You could get great deals. Then one of the long time employee there told me they stopped that! They now trash them rather than mark them down. They do that to stop people from WAITING until the mark downs. Can you believe the GREED of Wal-Marts owners/stockholders?She told me this when I asked her about a huge pile of shrubs, trees and large potted plants behind the building. What's the difference between your greed to get a bargain and the stock holders greed? =========================== There is no GREED when you get or look for a bargain. A bargain benefits BOTH sides, not just one side. The items are sold cheaply and the store doesn't take a loss, or worse yet, dishonestly claim a loss from their insurance Co. The person gets a good deal on the item and saves money that they're usually end up spending in the same store on something else. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "Whenever you meet a man who would make a good husband, you will usually find he's already married." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"Jabba" wrote in message ... ## Wal-Mart used to sell off all their plants and trees (very reasonably) late in the season. You could get great deals. Then one of the long time employee there told me they stopped that! They now trash them rather than mark them down. They do that to stop people from WAITING until the mark downs. Can you believe the GREED of Wal-Marts owners/stockholders?She told me this when I asked her about a huge pile of shrubs, trees and large potted plants behind the building. What's the difference between your greed to get a bargain and the stock holders greed? =========================== There is no GREED when you get or look for a bargain. A bargain benefits BOTH sides, not just one side. The items are sold cheaply and the store doesn't take a loss, or worse yet, dishonestly claim a loss from their insurance Co. The person gets a good deal on the item and saves money that they're usually end up spending in the same store on something else. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "Whenever you meet a man who would make a good husband, you will usually find he's already married." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"Jabba" wrote in message ... ## Wal-Mart used to sell off all their plants and trees (very reasonably) late in the season. You could get great deals. Then one of the long time employee there told me they stopped that! They now trash them rather than mark them down. They do that to stop people from WAITING until the mark downs. Can you believe the GREED of Wal-Marts owners/stockholders?She told me this when I asked her about a huge pile of shrubs, trees and large potted plants behind the building. What's the difference between your greed to get a bargain and the stock holders greed? =========================== There is no GREED when you get or look for a bargain. A bargain benefits BOTH sides, not just one side. The items are sold cheaply and the store doesn't take a loss, or worse yet, dishonestly claim a loss from their insurance Co. The person gets a good deal on the item and saves money that they're usually end up spending in the same store on something else. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "Whenever you meet a man who would make a good husband, you will usually find he's already married." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"Crashj" wrote in message hlink.net... "Jabba" wrote in message ... Somebody reported: ## Wal-Mart used to sell off all their plants and trees (very reasonably) late in the season. You could get great deals. Then one of the long time employee there told me they stopped that! They now trash them rather than mark them down. What's the difference between your greed to get a bargain and the stock holders greed? Friend ran a chicken place where the employees were not allowed to take home leftover chicken at closing, it went into the dumpster. Why? Simple, when they allowed it there was ALWAYS a full fryer at the end of the day. Maybe Wal-mart is protecting the stockholders from the associates? -- Crashj =================================== That sounds like poor management to me as much as dishonest employees. As for places like Wal-Mart - that wouldn't apply. They are not the ones who order the pond and garden merchandise for the stores. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "Whenever you meet a man who would make a good husband, you will usually find he's already married." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"Crashj" wrote in message hlink.net... "Jabba" wrote in message ... Somebody reported: ## Wal-Mart used to sell off all their plants and trees (very reasonably) late in the season. You could get great deals. Then one of the long time employee there told me they stopped that! They now trash them rather than mark them down. What's the difference between your greed to get a bargain and the stock holders greed? Friend ran a chicken place where the employees were not allowed to take home leftover chicken at closing, it went into the dumpster. Why? Simple, when they allowed it there was ALWAYS a full fryer at the end of the day. Maybe Wal-mart is protecting the stockholders from the associates? -- Crashj =================================== That sounds like poor management to me as much as dishonest employees. As for places like Wal-Mart - that wouldn't apply. They are not the ones who order the pond and garden merchandise for the stores. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "Whenever you meet a man who would make a good husband, you will usually find he's already married." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"Ka30P" wrote in message ... Roy wrote .She promptly reminded the assocate there to make sure they were cut in two before they got thrown in the large construction dumpster out back........... bloody ah-mazing! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That to me is just pure corporate greed! I bet they claimed a LOSS to theft/damage and still made a profit, or broke even on these preformed ponds rather than let someone enjoy them. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "Whenever you meet a man who would make a good husband, you will usually find he's already married." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"Ka30P" wrote in message ... Roy wrote .She promptly reminded the assocate there to make sure they were cut in two before they got thrown in the large construction dumpster out back........... bloody ah-mazing! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That to me is just pure corporate greed! I bet they claimed a LOSS to theft/damage and still made a profit, or broke even on these preformed ponds rather than let someone enjoy them. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "Whenever you meet a man who would make a good husband, you will usually find he's already married." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"Ka30P" wrote in message ... Roy wrote .She promptly reminded the assocate there to make sure they were cut in two before they got thrown in the large construction dumpster out back........... bloody ah-mazing! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That to me is just pure corporate greed! I bet they claimed a LOSS to theft/damage and still made a profit, or broke even on these preformed ponds rather than let someone enjoy them. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "Whenever you meet a man who would make a good husband, you will usually find he's already married." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
I just think it is an amazing tale. I'm not going to assign any motive to it. Having DH in a business which is attacked on all sorts of spurious fronts that are nonsense, but believed, I'm think there is more information we would need to know. Maybe we can send Roy back to talk to the store manager...? In his spare time, of course ;-) kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
I just think it is an amazing tale. I'm not going to assign any motive to it. Having DH in a business which is attacked on all sorts of spurious fronts that are nonsense, but believed, I'm think there is more information we would need to know. Maybe we can send Roy back to talk to the store manager...? In his spare time, of course ;-) kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
I just think it is an amazing tale. I'm not going to assign any motive to it. Having DH in a business which is attacked on all sorts of spurious fronts that are nonsense, but believed, I'm think there is more information we would need to know. Maybe we can send Roy back to talk to the store manager...? In his spare time, of course ;-) kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
Wouldn't a (somewhat large) tube of silicone fix said hack job??
Probably wouldn't cost more than $6-10 for enough aquarium sealant.... --Bryan On 8/17/2004 9:05 AM Roy let loose a lemur across the keyboard and it typed: Was at Wal MArt today and happened to see a heap of preformed ponds setting on a pallet outside the garden section. (15 total preformed) I looked at them and there were two sizes / shapes, both relatively large in size, but no price on them..I inquired inside on how much they were, (actually hoping they may be discounted for clearance) and no one inside could tell me what the story was, so they called management. Management came and I asked about the preformed ponds outside and how much they were. I was promptly told they were not for sale and were to be trashed.....and then.........She promptly reminded the assocate there to make sure they were cut in two before they got thrown in the large construction dumpster out back........... Only in America.......where excess bountiful materials and goods are trashed before selling. Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wife, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. -- ************************************************** ********** * Can't see the Forest | Bryan B. * * Through the Trees? | "Ho, Ho, Ho!" Santa * * Take it out! | accused as he went * * (Damn Viruses!) | through his list. * ************************************************** ********** |
Wouldn't a (somewhat large) tube of silicone fix said hack job??
Probably wouldn't cost more than $6-10 for enough aquarium sealant.... --Bryan On 8/17/2004 9:05 AM Roy let loose a lemur across the keyboard and it typed: Was at Wal MArt today and happened to see a heap of preformed ponds setting on a pallet outside the garden section. (15 total preformed) I looked at them and there were two sizes / shapes, both relatively large in size, but no price on them..I inquired inside on how much they were, (actually hoping they may be discounted for clearance) and no one inside could tell me what the story was, so they called management. Management came and I asked about the preformed ponds outside and how much they were. I was promptly told they were not for sale and were to be trashed.....and then.........She promptly reminded the assocate there to make sure they were cut in two before they got thrown in the large construction dumpster out back........... Only in America.......where excess bountiful materials and goods are trashed before selling. Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wife, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. -- ************************************************** ********** * Can't see the Forest | Bryan B. * * Through the Trees? | "Ho, Ho, Ho!" Santa * * Take it out! | accused as he went * * (Damn Viruses!) | through his list. * ************************************************** ********** |
Wouldn't a (somewhat large) tube of silicone fix said hack job??
Probably wouldn't cost more than $6-10 for enough aquarium sealant.... --Bryan On 8/17/2004 9:05 AM Roy let loose a lemur across the keyboard and it typed: Was at Wal MArt today and happened to see a heap of preformed ponds setting on a pallet outside the garden section. (15 total preformed) I looked at them and there were two sizes / shapes, both relatively large in size, but no price on them..I inquired inside on how much they were, (actually hoping they may be discounted for clearance) and no one inside could tell me what the story was, so they called management. Management came and I asked about the preformed ponds outside and how much they were. I was promptly told they were not for sale and were to be trashed.....and then.........She promptly reminded the assocate there to make sure they were cut in two before they got thrown in the large construction dumpster out back........... Only in America.......where excess bountiful materials and goods are trashed before selling. Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wife, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. -- ************************************************** ********** * Can't see the Forest | Bryan B. * * Through the Trees? | "Ho, Ho, Ho!" Santa * * Take it out! | accused as he went * * (Damn Viruses!) | through his list. * ************************************************** ********** |
There is no GREED when you get or look for a bargain. A bargain benefits BOTH sides, not just one side. The items are sold cheaply and the store doesn't take a loss, or worse yet, dishonestly claim a loss from their insurance Co. The person gets a good deal on the item and saves money that they're usually end up spending in the same store on something else. What would you describe it as then? 'they're usually end up spending in the same store on something else' any proof of this - LOL |
There is no GREED when you get or look for a bargain. A bargain benefits BOTH sides, not just one side. The items are sold cheaply and the store doesn't take a loss, or worse yet, dishonestly claim a loss from their insurance Co. The person gets a good deal on the item and saves money that they're usually end up spending in the same store on something else. What would you describe it as then? 'they're usually end up spending in the same store on something else' any proof of this - LOL |
There is no GREED when you get or look for a bargain. A bargain benefits BOTH sides, not just one side. The items are sold cheaply and the store doesn't take a loss, or worse yet, dishonestly claim a loss from their insurance Co. The person gets a good deal on the item and saves money that they're usually end up spending in the same store on something else. What would you describe it as then? 'they're usually end up spending in the same store on something else' any proof of this - LOL |
"Jabba" wrote:
Or all large multi-nationals are evil organisations that would burn there employees if given half a chance :-) And there are evil employees who steal from their employer and would steal more from their employers if give half a chance. AT&T and many other companies will not through used equipment in the trash because employees would through out things they wanted and pick them out of the dumpster after work. Instead they have a salvage procedure and have an agreement with a salvage agent who either pays or is paid to haul the equipment away. This cuts down considerably on waste. When employees benefit from waste, there is a lot more of it. -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
"~ Windsong ~" wrote:
That sounds like poor management to me as much as dishonest employees. As for places like Wal-Mart - that wouldn't apply. They are not the ones who order the pond and garden merchandise for the stores. But the employees are the ones who can make sure merchandise doesn't sell by hiding price tags, putting it in poor locations where no one sees it, bad mouthing things they don't want to sell, leaving it in the stock room or storage trailer, etc. -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
"~ Windsong ~" wrote:
That sounds like poor management to me as much as dishonest employees. As for places like Wal-Mart - that wouldn't apply. They are not the ones who order the pond and garden merchandise for the stores. But the employees are the ones who can make sure merchandise doesn't sell by hiding price tags, putting it in poor locations where no one sees it, bad mouthing things they don't want to sell, leaving it in the stock room or storage trailer, etc. -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
"Stephen M. Henning" wrote in message ... "Jabba" wrote: Or all large multi-nationals are evil organisations that would burn there employees if given half a chance :-) And there are evil employees who steal from their employer and would steal more from their employers if give half a chance. AT&T and many other companies will not through used equipment in the trash because employees would through out things they wanted and pick them out of the dumpster after work. Instead they have a salvage procedure and have an agreement with a salvage agent who either pays or is paid to haul the equipment away. This cuts down considerably on waste. When employees benefit from waste, there is a lot more of it. I think you missed the :-) in my post or didn't read my other post. -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
"Stephen M. Henning" wrote in message ... "Jabba" wrote: Or all large multi-nationals are evil organisations that would burn there employees if given half a chance :-) And there are evil employees who steal from their employer and would steal more from their employers if give half a chance. AT&T and many other companies will not through used equipment in the trash because employees would through out things they wanted and pick them out of the dumpster after work. Instead they have a salvage procedure and have an agreement with a salvage agent who either pays or is paid to haul the equipment away. This cuts down considerably on waste. When employees benefit from waste, there is a lot more of it. I think you missed the :-) in my post or didn't read my other post. -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
"Stephen M. Henning" wrote in message ... "Jabba" wrote: Or all large multi-nationals are evil organisations that would burn there employees if given half a chance :-) And there are evil employees who steal from their employer and would steal more from their employers if give half a chance. AT&T and many other companies will not through used equipment in the trash because employees would through out things they wanted and pick them out of the dumpster after work. Instead they have a salvage procedure and have an agreement with a salvage agent who either pays or is paid to haul the equipment away. This cuts down considerably on waste. When employees benefit from waste, there is a lot more of it. I think you missed the :-) in my post or didn't read my other post. -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
I used to work at Barnes & Noble. During peak retail times publishers would
send us extra copies of books thought to be in higher demand in the "mass market" format - that's the smaller size paperbacks. After said peak season ended and we had leftovers, the cover would be torn off and sent back to the publisher who would give the company credit for what they didn't sell. The staff were allowed to take 1 or 2 titles w/o their front covers home, but the rest were torn up into small sections of book and thrown in the dumpster! Surely those could have been donated to a charity organization or something. I always hated that. Although, I'm sure a return of a book w/o a cover would not have been allowed, I wouldn't have been surprised to see someone go through our dumpster and try it. We had a guy one time who collected receipts people had thrown away from the trash can outside the front of the store. He went down the street to Kinko's who happened to have VERY similar paper as our receipt paper. He cut the receipts up and pasted them together into one big receipt and copied it. The Kinko's manager thought that was mighty suspicious and called us at the store to let us know what to watch for. Sure enough, this guy comes into our store, picks the books we had in stock that were on the receipt, off of our shelves and went up to the cashier to ask for a refund. He ran away when we told him we knew what he had done. I know that doesn't apply to the WalMart thing, but just reminded me of my little stories. I agree that it seems awfully wasteful of WalMart to just toss them and would seem harmless to let people take them for free if they were just going in the dumpster. Lydia "Roy" wrote in message ... Was at Wal MArt today and happened to see a heap of preformed ponds setting on a pallet outside the garden section. (15 total preformed) I looked at them and there were two sizes / shapes, both relatively large in size, but no price on them..I inquired inside on how much they were, (actually hoping they may be discounted for clearance) and no one inside could tell me what the story was, so they called management. Management came and I asked about the preformed ponds outside and how much they were. I was promptly told they were not for sale and were to be trashed.....and then.........She promptly reminded the assocate there to make sure they were cut in two before they got thrown in the large construction dumpster out back........... Only in America.......where excess bountiful materials and goods are trashed before selling. Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wife, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. |
I used to work at Barnes & Noble. During peak retail times publishers would
send us extra copies of books thought to be in higher demand in the "mass market" format - that's the smaller size paperbacks. After said peak season ended and we had leftovers, the cover would be torn off and sent back to the publisher who would give the company credit for what they didn't sell. The staff were allowed to take 1 or 2 titles w/o their front covers home, but the rest were torn up into small sections of book and thrown in the dumpster! Surely those could have been donated to a charity organization or something. I always hated that. Although, I'm sure a return of a book w/o a cover would not have been allowed, I wouldn't have been surprised to see someone go through our dumpster and try it. We had a guy one time who collected receipts people had thrown away from the trash can outside the front of the store. He went down the street to Kinko's who happened to have VERY similar paper as our receipt paper. He cut the receipts up and pasted them together into one big receipt and copied it. The Kinko's manager thought that was mighty suspicious and called us at the store to let us know what to watch for. Sure enough, this guy comes into our store, picks the books we had in stock that were on the receipt, off of our shelves and went up to the cashier to ask for a refund. He ran away when we told him we knew what he had done. I know that doesn't apply to the WalMart thing, but just reminded me of my little stories. I agree that it seems awfully wasteful of WalMart to just toss them and would seem harmless to let people take them for free if they were just going in the dumpster. Lydia "Roy" wrote in message ... Was at Wal MArt today and happened to see a heap of preformed ponds setting on a pallet outside the garden section. (15 total preformed) I looked at them and there were two sizes / shapes, both relatively large in size, but no price on them..I inquired inside on how much they were, (actually hoping they may be discounted for clearance) and no one inside could tell me what the story was, so they called management. Management came and I asked about the preformed ponds outside and how much they were. I was promptly told they were not for sale and were to be trashed.....and then.........She promptly reminded the assocate there to make sure they were cut in two before they got thrown in the large construction dumpster out back........... Only in America.......where excess bountiful materials and goods are trashed before selling. Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wife, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. |
Lydia wrote
After said peak season ended and we had leftovers, the cover would be torn off and sent back to the publisher who would give the company credit for what they didn't sell. The staff were allowed to take 1 or 2 titles w/o their front covers home, but the rest were torn up into small sections of book and thrown in the dumpster! Surely those could have been donated to a charity organization or something. Okay, I actually know something about this. If all those books were donated, intact or with covers torn off, to charities or libraries then it is also the author whose work is donated away and the author would not get paid for it. Like a company obligating you, with no input, to work 50 hours for a charity and not paying you for your work. Speaking as a starving writer ;-) (just as way of illustration, certainly not in fact!) kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
Lydia wrote
After said peak season ended and we had leftovers, the cover would be torn off and sent back to the publisher who would give the company credit for what they didn't sell. The staff were allowed to take 1 or 2 titles w/o their front covers home, but the rest were torn up into small sections of book and thrown in the dumpster! Surely those could have been donated to a charity organization or something. Okay, I actually know something about this. If all those books were donated, intact or with covers torn off, to charities or libraries then it is also the author whose work is donated away and the author would not get paid for it. Like a company obligating you, with no input, to work 50 hours for a charity and not paying you for your work. Speaking as a starving writer ;-) (just as way of illustration, certainly not in fact!) kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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