Hero/Hack: Black Friday Wal-Mart Edition
Wal-Mart is both the hero and hack this week.
First the bad news: They simply did not have enough of the sale items in stock this morning. I know, because I saw this on the news, and people who came into my store after going to Wal-Mart were complaining about it. On a side note, I officially have equated retail with the word complain. They are now synomous in my brain (A quick survey of my parents, who have both worked retail in the past, confirms my suspicions. On a side note, anyone who absolutely has to have an XBOX360 and did not preorder it deserves not to have it. There are always shortages. Learn from past behavior. The XBOX360 debacle is not the fault of Wal-Mart or any other retailer, however, they should have had more of those $200 computers, if onyl because it gives people access who may have not had it before.
The hero side of Wal-Mart: They had a computer for $200! This is providing access to technology that was not possible for people to previously experience in the lower-income range. The second is just for not being evil. Tucker has more thoughts on this, and I agree.
First the bad news: They simply did not have enough of the sale items in stock this morning. I know, because I saw this on the news, and people who came into my store after going to Wal-Mart were complaining about it. On a side note, I officially have equated retail with the word complain. They are now synomous in my brain (A quick survey of my parents, who have both worked retail in the past, confirms my suspicions. On a side note, anyone who absolutely has to have an XBOX360 and did not preorder it deserves not to have it. There are always shortages. Learn from past behavior. The XBOX360 debacle is not the fault of Wal-Mart or any other retailer, however, they should have had more of those $200 computers, if onyl because it gives people access who may have not had it before.
The hero side of Wal-Mart: They had a computer for $200! This is providing access to technology that was not possible for people to previously experience in the lower-income range. The second is just for not being evil. Tucker has more thoughts on this, and I agree.
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