The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #69093   Message #1178270
Posted By: rich-joy
05-May-04 - 05:06 AM
Thread Name: BS: Supermarkets destroying Communities
Subject: RE: BS: Supermarkets destroying Communities
At a recent meeting of the concerned citizens of Maleny, regarding the invasion of Woolworths' conglomerate, a lone voice took the microphone to expose the benefits of Woolworths coming to town.
He spoke; We listened; Quietly and attentively, allowing the freedom and the right-to-speech that our fathers and grandfathers had fought for in two World Wars.
Later last week, it all became clear.
Woolworths have signed a deal with a major petrol company (Caltex) to supply discount fuel for Woolworths customers and - wouldn't you know it? - turns out that "lone voice" owns the Caltex petrol station in town!!
(Why am I not surprised ...)

Now Martin Gibson posted on 25 April :
"True, I am also a marketing professional for a large corporation ..."
: COULD it be, that the "large corporation" he alludes to, is Wal-Mart???!!!


Cheers!
Poor Misery (Rich-Joy's partner!)