I watched some of the Automaker Hearings before Congress today…
Once again, stumped so that’s all I have to say, I guess…or maybe could we ask the banks to pay back the “party money” we gave them so we can actually try to save some jobs and the auto industry? How did we get here??? Who’s minding the ship??? Are we on the Titanic??? I just don’t know…But I do know I want Neil Cavuto to shut the heck up!
Target claims to be matching Walmarts or lowering prices below the big competition, are they?
Target made a claim that they are matching with Walmart or even going as far as price lower then the giant. I found that interesting so I set out today to see if it was true. I went to a Walmart and a Target that are on the same street back to back. So these prices may be in that area and not the same anywhere else. I plan to check others but here’s the results of today’s adventure:
Walmart: Vicks NyQuil 10oz or 12 Caplets Box $5.27
Target: Vicks NyQuil 10oz Bottle or 12 Caplets Box $5.29
Walmart: My Little Pony Friends (Name seemed different at Target but same thing) $5.64
Targets: My Little Pony Fav Friends (same thing) $5.64
Walmarts: Hannah Montana Jammin Electric Guitar with Doll, each store I went to seemed to have different selections, the names and items not the same or had the same additions like the doll.
Walmarts Price: $20.00
Targets: Hannah Montana Electric Guitar without Doll. Didn’t have the combo.
Targets Price: $19.99
Walmarts: Elmo Live $59.88
Targets: Elmo Live $59.99
Walmarts: Fabreeze Air Effects 9.7 oz Bottle $2.50
Targets: Fabreeze 9.7 ox Bottle $2.54
Walmarts: Crisco Pure Vegetable Oil 64 oz (2 Qt) $5.94
Targets: Crisco 64 oz (2Qt) Pure Vegetable Oil $5.94
Walmarts: Special K 14 oz Box $2.88
Targets Special K 14 Oz Box $2.89
I also found that the Target I went to did carry an 8 inch portable DVD Players but did carry Audiovox 6.2 inch and a brand I was not familiar with NEXTPLAY 7 inch portable DVD Players for $99.99 to Walmarts 8 inch DVD Players made by Philips and RCA for $89.99. The 8 inch seemed like a better deal but it depends on what you want I guess.
The price differences were not that significant only by a dime or quarter here and there but Walmart seemed to be lower if there was a price difference. So are they doing what they say, well, they have matched some and a few cents higher on stuff so yes for Target is trying to di what they claimed. I did notice Walmart was packed and Target was empty. These two stores sit back to back. I may venture out to see how they compete when they aren’t so close. One thing I wanted to mention in both stores I overheard people saying they had been to Target to check their price in Walmart and vice versa while in Target while in the TOY isles. It maybe because they are right next to each other. I will be listening to that when the stores are a trip and not a hop…
One thing I noticed about Walmart they had the Salvation Army ringing it’s bell and people greeting you at the door. It’s a friendly atmosphere. Target is more of a cold atmosphere, they no longer allow The Salvation Army to ring the bell because they say that their customers don’t like to be distracted and you’ll never be greeted at the door, you’re lucky to get a shopping cart at times. I feel if they are going for the kind of customer that the Salvation Army Bell Ringers bother then they are on the wrong track. People spend more when they feel a warmth and giving feeling and I have always found that bell to be that, reminding the reason for the season is to give and be with loved ones, help one another. If they want people that are annoyed by the warmth of helping another they have a rude awakening. Just one of my opinions.
Was Nancy Pelosi drunk?
Did we interrupt her cocktail hour. She seemed like she didn’t have a clue as to what she was even there for, stuttering her words, not finishing sentences and just plain blank stairs at the press. That press conference for the automakers had been planned all day and she wasn’t even sure if they had received the automakers buisness plans, she had to ask the press. Hmmm I hope the automakers, even if some think they don’t deserve it, get better attention then what she displayed today. So many jobs, futures and lives depend on the full attention of these lawmakers.
I’ve been gone but MARK CUBAN is still a Jerk even after I got back!
While traveling I saw a news story about a judgement owed to Don Nelson of $6.3 Million dollars was awarded to him from the Mavericks and Mark Cuban. Don Nelson built the team that took the Mavericks to the top, it was not Mark Cuban, he just got in the way. If Coach Nelsons contract says Mr. Cuban owes him the money then he must. Hmmmmm sounds like the SEC situation, “I didn’t due it!” Cuban was a geek that got lucky and stomped on many people to get ahead, he has no conscious, in my opinion.
The man who would do anything to get on TV now hides from the press as the world sees the real MARK CUBAN. Doesn’t seem to be a pretty picture, once again, my opinion.
My refused to speak to the media but did say he won’t pay the money OWED to Coach Nelson. He would appeal it forever even if he has to pay interest. Only a real jerk would do that and well we are talking about Mark Cuban. Remember Mr. Cuban what goes around comes around! Good luck with that!
Oh I promise if this guy shows his arrogance I will definitely post it here he just makes me fume acting as if he’s “all that”! News flash ~ He’s NOT!
Who is hiring? And whose to blame?
If you want to help foreclose on the massive amount of houses you may in luck. They need help due to the overload. I think it would be an awful thing to do but if you just lost your job as the 50,000 did in the Citigroup layoff you may as a last resort. As all these financial jobs are being lost, a knew dawn is rising in the need for workers to juggle the toxic in the home loans disaster.
Christmas is a little over a month away and many may be not just without a job but homeless as well. Jobs are few and there does not seem to be bottom in site to this nightmare. I don’t think the Government has enough money to save all these companies failing. We need to rewind and see how all this happened.
Was it the balloon home loans then hit by over $5.00 dollar gas prices that it finally just exploded like a nuclear bomb. If you had to make the decision, do I put gas in my car to get to work or pay my mortgage that just went up $500.00 dollars, anyone smart person would have chosen the gas because without a job then you have nothing. Did the oil companies shove us into this? Or was it coming no matter what? How is Washington involved? Is the election involved? These are all questions I want answers to so I will continue to search through the toxic mess to see if I can figure out the real culprit. I do think the media yelling “the sky is falling” has a HUGE part of the blame.















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