Comments on: Dear PoPville – What do you think of the Walmart Renderings?

By: MARILYN RICKARDS

MARILYN RICKARDS — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:05:32 +0000

Thank goodness!!! My daughter bought a new condo in Maddison. Yay to tearing up that horiible street of rubbish and replacing it with an affordable shop suitable to the area. This is an area where most do not have cars and can be seen lugging huge bags of groceries from god knows where on the bus. As someone already pointed out, not replacing a trendy group of Mom and Pop shops but a potential crime scene.Can only improve the area, one business at a time.

By: Ash

Ash — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:22:00 +0000

Do the expect people to want to live above Walmart? Seems like a stretch.

By: ET

ET — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:05:53 +0000

It’s Wal-Mart – I don’t expect great design though I do prefer the Ft. Toten one. And I am sure the inside will be just as dreary as every other Wal-Mart I have been in.

Not like I will be shopping there. I am not a snob but every time I go in one of their store I just get depressed and the bleakness.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:43:38 +0000

I will never shop at a store that does this to its employees. Walmart is a scourge and they will never be a good corporate partner to the city. http://makingchangeatwalmart.org/factsheet/

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:42:52 +0000

Walmart is the bane of American society… no interest in a place that supports crazy right wing nonsense, nor am I interested in buying my insecticide laden produce next to motor oil… no thanks. I used to love the fact that there were no Applebees, Olive Gardens or Walmarts within the city limits of Washington DC…. Le Sigh

By: stacys

stacys — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:28:05 +0000

Ha! Once the “expert” staffing their flooring department tried to talk me into putting pergo on my open-to-the-weather-on-three-sides front porch. I couldn’t tell if he was purposely trying to give me bad advice or if he was incompetent enough to believe that pergo would work outside.

By: theheights

theheights — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:19:37 +0000

I thought using “PoPville” made it clear that I was making an observation about a group, not any individual. I’m merely pointing out that Walmart is, generally speaking, so welcomed by the PoP commentariat with a blithe disregard for its shortcomings, while Chik-fil-A causes a shitstorm. Selective outrage, to say the least.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:57:48 +0000

you’ve not made it clear where the hypocrisy is. we are not all one. some care. some don’t. its not hypocritical to weigh out your options and have differing opinions as someone else.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:51:00 +0000

It doesn’t look like there are enough foot entrances to break up the block. I also thought that there was supposed to be other ground-level retail, like entrances for doctor’s offices or restaurants…

Because I remember being surprised that Wal-art was going to let other businesses on their property…but maybe I was thinking about the residential space…

By: theheights

theheights — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:26:31 +0000

I never thought of it that way. I guess low prices and convenience ARE more important that basic workers’ rights and economic protections. Hypocrisy, thy name is PoPville.