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Integrity vs. Practicality
Where do you get to the point where you will sacrifice your own personal opinions for the siren song of a fast buck? Where saving money becomes more important than your personal viewpoints of the company?
Sadly I hit that this weekend. I caved a shopped at Wal Mart. OK it was Wal Mart dot Com but still ... it was WalMart.
I don't mind discount. Nothing gives me the warm fuzzies faster than a good bargain. However, WalMart's business practises have given me pause over recent years. That coupled with the fact that our local store is an absolute dive (ok - I've seen dive bars cleaner - just sayin) and I quit shopping there.
Years passed. My sports bras died. My favorite Hanes capris (think yoga pants) died.
So I sucked it up and hit walmart dot com. JUST for a couple of sets of capris and a couple of sports bras.
$50.00 later .............
I had 3 shelf-bra tanks, 3 sports bras and 3 pairs of capris.
I felt like I sold a piece of my soul for that mustard tank top though. Did I need it? not really. Was it too cheap to pass up?
Apparently.
Lord help me when my favorite loafers die. They were wal mart specials as well ..........
Sadly I hit that this weekend. I caved a shopped at Wal Mart. OK it was Wal Mart dot Com but still ... it was WalMart.
I don't mind discount. Nothing gives me the warm fuzzies faster than a good bargain. However, WalMart's business practises have given me pause over recent years. That coupled with the fact that our local store is an absolute dive (ok - I've seen dive bars cleaner - just sayin) and I quit shopping there.
Years passed. My sports bras died. My favorite Hanes capris (think yoga pants) died.
So I sucked it up and hit walmart dot com. JUST for a couple of sets of capris and a couple of sports bras.
$50.00 later .............
I had 3 shelf-bra tanks, 3 sports bras and 3 pairs of capris.
I felt like I sold a piece of my soul for that mustard tank top though. Did I need it? not really. Was it too cheap to pass up?
Apparently.
Lord help me when my favorite loafers die. They were wal mart specials as well ..........