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UtterlyBoring.com is produced by Jake Ortman (e-mail, resume), a 33-year-old dad, percussionist, sysadmin, Web developer, IT consultant and jack-of-all-trades geek, living in Bend, Oregon. He created this so that his expensive journalism and technology degree isn't getting totally wasted. In addition to editing this site in his free time, he is the service manager at Weston Technologies. He has LinkedIn and Facebook profiles if you're trying to stalk him. He will not be posting on Twitter.
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A Scary Stat
A Wal-Mart Supercenter opens in American every 1.65 days. Just think how many Mom-and-Pop-type shops are getting driven out by these folks. Scary. Link via Kottke.
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Need A Place to Park Your RV? from UtterlyBoring.com on 02/07/06 @ 03:50 PM: Just find yourself a local Wal-Mart. Campgrounds hate it, but for years, Wal-Mart has allowed RVs to park in their lots for free. Some folks in the Bay Area want... (Read More)
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Rick said on 06/21/04 @ 03:46 PM: Even more scary is that that that statistic is taken as fact just because it is in an article on a website.
Im not sure what people have against business coming in and being successful. If the Mom-andPop shops cant offer as good of value to their customers, then that is their problem. There are plenty of places that I go where I pay MORE, because the products or customer service is better.
Bottom line is, if you cant beat Wal-Mart on prices, you better beat them somewhere else, otherwise they are running their business better than you are running yours, and you will indeed lose....
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