Walmart and McDonalds get tons of free advertising

Most of us have no idea what tomorrow brings. Will you have a job or a home? But the media seems to think Walmart and McDonald’s are doing great. Promoting them saying everyone is eating at McDonald’s because it’s all anyone can afford and Walmart has the lowest prices so thats where everyone is shopping. That’s rediculious. It’s just free advertising for these two companies and is unfair to the others. I did compareWalmart  prices against Target over the holidays because Target made a point of saying they were going to match or go lower which they really just matched. But as far as McDonald’s and Walmart being the only place that you can save a buck is wrong.

I went shopping this weekend and was frustrated. The things I needed were not in stock at the 5 Walmarts I went to and believe me I didn’t have to drive more the 2 miles to hit 5 Walmarts. There is one on every corner. I have been in and out of these stores since this has began and thanks to the media it does not matter when you go it’s packed. People pushing and shoving like it’s the last head of lettuce on the planet. The staff is over worked but surprising pleasant. They must be happy they are getting all this free press so they can all keep their jobs. I even saw a huge banner on one Walmart that said “HIRING”.

But they aren’t keeping their stores stocked so I did the unthinkable and went to Kroger. It was not as busy, the media isn’t promoting them 500 times a day so that’s understandable. But the prices were as low if not lower in many areas. Yes a few things cost a few cents more but the gas I would have saved if I had only gone there first would have made it even. I did not have to fight to get down an isle or stand in long lines for 30 minutes or so to check out. It was a great experience and well, the media has “Punked” the public

I also went to Arby’s and they had some specials that were just as low as McDonald’s and thier food is so much better. I think all of these snubed companies that are not being discussed on the news should file a  joint lawsuit against the media monopoly who is deciding where Americans’ should shop and eat.