polgara
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Re: Food stamp glitch leads to Wal-Mart stampede
I think it was an excellent PR move, even though they probably knew they were being scammed! They lost some money, and whether or not they are able to get any of it back is probably not important to them. Their alternative was to risk being called heartless greedy jerks who don't care about the poor...and you and I both know that that was probably next on the list! Don't forget that it was WalMart who was recently singled out by this administration on the minimum wage thing! :twocents:
Again - on what backward planet?
Every electonic banking and/or credit/debit system in effect here in Canada functions instantaneously. Unless you have overdraft protection, you cannot purchase more on your debit card than you have cash in your account - and that is instantaneous. If you make a purchase on debit and then go to the ATM to make a withdrawal, your account balance available reflects the debit purchase you just made minutes ago.
I cannot believe that the greatest economy in the world, the greatest company in the world, is so technology dense.
I think it was an excellent PR move, even though they probably knew they were being scammed! They lost some money, and whether or not they are able to get any of it back is probably not important to them. Their alternative was to risk being called heartless greedy jerks who don't care about the poor...and you and I both know that that was probably next on the list! Don't forget that it was WalMart who was recently singled out by this administration on the minimum wage thing! :twocents: