If you're looking for a Latin products you can't find in Walton County, the Publix on the corner of Eglin and Racetrack in FWB has a couple of shelves of Hispanic and Carribean goods.
78,000 sf Walmart coming to SoWal [opening June15]
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I will have to look there. I know they carry the standard roasts, but I have never been able to find the Espresso whole bean variety anywhere but Wal Mart.
This has been an interesting eight pages of "I hate Walmart but shop there and feel guilty so it's ok as long as I don't enjoy it". I'm sure it gives many people a warm and fuzzy feeling to shop at mom and pop stores but where do mom and pop buy some of their inventory?
When I shop Sam's Club I see many small business owners loading multiple carts with product to resell which leads me to believe many of you are buying Walmart Corporation products without knowing it or not wanting to.
If the desire to open a small business overwhelms you, be sure you are aware of your current and possible future competition. If there is the slightest chance you will compete with a big box store the odds are against you from day one and this includes Publix.
As long as I can purchase my basic needs for less and have money to spend on local entertainment and leisure activities I doubt if I will ever suffer from guilt because I shop and save at Walmart.
When I shop Sam's Club I see many small business owners loading multiple carts with product to resell which leads me to believe many of you are buying Walmart Corporation products without knowing it or not wanting to.
If the desire to open a small business overwhelms you, be sure you are aware of your current and possible future competition. If there is the slightest chance you will compete with a big box store the odds are against you from day one and this includes Publix.
As long as I can purchase my basic needs for less and have money to spend on local entertainment and leisure activities I doubt if I will ever suffer from guilt because I shop and save at Walmart.
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Good post, Poppy. I don't like shopping at Walmart. I don't think it's that much cheaper in a market like Atlanta. And, some of the products are of poor quality. A friend was purchasing Miracle Grow there and saving a buck or two, but then noticed her flowers weren't as full. When she compared the formula of Miracle Grow from Walmart vs. Pike Nursery, it was different. You get what you pay for, right?
In a pinch, I might buy floaties and coolers at the 98 location......can't think of anything else that I must have from Walmart.
In a pinch, I might buy floaties and coolers at the 98 location......can't think of anything else that I must have from Walmart.
Pretty sure the items I buy from the Sowal "mom and pops" aren't from Wal-mart. :roll:
Yes, there are instances where someone might buy items because Wal-mart's monopoly makes it impossible for them to buy wholesale for less than Wal-mart retail (Toni used to buy soil or something from them for this reason and was upfront about it), but in general the items I am buying cannot be found at Wal-mart.
Yes, there are instances where someone might buy items because Wal-mart's monopoly makes it impossible for them to buy wholesale for less than Wal-mart retail (Toni used to buy soil or something from them for this reason and was upfront about it), but in general the items I am buying cannot be found at Wal-mart.
All the mom and pop businessmen fear the prospect of us ordinary citizens putting on our businessman hat. News flash: We are all businessmen and we purchase our goods from suppliers. I don't care if you have a nice pretty boutique. You are a supplier, no more no less. Let's cut the pretentious crap.
Poppy I'm sure they know what they are doing. They are savvy businessmen and are doing what any savvy businessman would do. Now heaven forbid the common folk like you and me do the same.
Excellent point, Toni could have purchased soil from another supplier but found Walmart had it for less which helped to increase the profit margin.
One of my favorite movie quotes is from the 1994 film Renaissance Man with Danny DeVito where he told his class of misfits "the choices we make dictate the lives we lead".
I have gained many pounds while living here because of the superb restaurant choices we have. I could spend $10 on a bar of soap at a boutique but instead I choose to spend $1 on a similar product and use the savings to dine at one of the many locally owned eating establishments not found anywhere else. I choose to turn off the lights when I leave a room and spend the savings on a day at the beach. Since I don't posess unlimited wealth I choose to do many things others would not in order to live my life as I wish. There are many items in the small shops I would love to buy but just can't justify the expense so I leave their fate up to those who can.
Go away Wal-Mart
My whole problem with this entire Wal-Mart thing is, development along the US 98 Scenic Corridor. I have a problem with anyone building along the US 98 Scenic Corridor, let alone someone trying to color outside the lines. Love Wal-Mart as I have to do, I don't want one in the scenic corridor. They have the rest of Florida's Great Northwest to go find themselves a plot of land, why do they have to upset this oasis of a respet with their big fat foot print of a store? Don't even get me started on the acres of parking lot.
If we don't say no to development like this here and now with Wal-Mart, we will be flooded with what follows. Shore the tide of the commercial machine. Make a statement to the rest of the world. Let everyone know we want to save our refuge and keep it the haven it is for the vacationers wanting to get away from the hustle and bustle of places like Wal-Mart. Oh how I wish Ed Ball were still alive. We wouldn't have this problem today if he were.
My whole problem with this entire Wal-Mart thing is, development along the US 98 Scenic Corridor. I have a problem with anyone building along the US 98 Scenic Corridor, let alone someone trying to color outside the lines. Love Wal-Mart as I have to do, I don't want one in the scenic corridor. They have the rest of Florida's Great Northwest to go find themselves a plot of land, why do they have to upset this oasis of a respet with their big fat foot print of a store? Don't even get me started on the acres of parking lot.
If we don't say no to development like this here and now with Wal-Mart, we will be flooded with what follows. Shore the tide of the commercial machine. Make a statement to the rest of the world. Let everyone know we want to save our refuge and keep it the haven it is for the vacationers wanting to get away from the hustle and bustle of places like Wal-Mart. Oh how I wish Ed Ball were still alive. We wouldn't have this problem today if he were.
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Seems a bit late since the new Publix went in with the massive parking lot, bright lights and traffic signal. There is a Walmart in FWB, Destin, and PCB. Between FWB and PCB there are nine Publix stores, I don't think Walmart is asking for too much.
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