DurFea

At the local level, Wal*Mart is a great place to shop. You can generally find what you are looking for or at least something comparable, and the price is generally affordable. The local stores employee hundreds of workers and contribute greatly to the local economy and community.

But the corporate/parent side of Wal*Mart is a monster of our own creation. In Wal*Mart, we have created a universal voice to speak for the consumer to manfacturers in almost every industry all across this country. And when our own American manufacturers couldn't provide the answers that we, ourselves wanted...our monster started moving jobs and money overseas.

Wal*Mart's biggest customer is the middle class American. And if we took steps to pull the teeth from the monster that we have created, the first people to get bit would be the middle class Americans that are feeding it.

The only way to tame this monster now is by supporting smaller stores whenever possible. If you can afford to spend an extra few dollars to support the little guy then you should. Let's face it, we're talking about games and entertainment here...not neccessities. So if you can afford to buy a $30 game in the first place then you can afford to spend your money in a store of your own choosing.

That's my 2cents.