| 401 |
7 Dec 2006 - 6:16
richard :
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| 402 |
7 Dec 2006 - 6:17
terra :
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| 403 |
8 Dec 2006 - 4:10
Donna Williams :
I support this petition.I use lay-a-way all the time.I cant afford that
many things and this is the only way that I can purchase higher priced
items. Please keep the lay-a-way! |
| 404 |
8 Dec 2006 - 18:55
Tami :
i agree with the person name Travis i to live on disability and i count on
the fact of lay-a-way. Once i pay my rent i really have little for anything
else it takes the lay-a-way program in order for me to clothe myself or but
any of the other items I need for myself. I really don't have to many
people that I can turn to in order to help me with buying supplies for
myself and in the area that I live in they don't offer lay-a-way at the
local k'mart so this is the only hope that i have. So please bring this
program back because those of us that are disable or low income count on
this service. So why can't walmart just upgrade the lay-a-way system. I
mean if the keep it close what will they do with all that space that was
meant for lay-a-way. and i really think it will hurt there sales because
people like me will shop other places that is closer to home(like Family
Dollar, dollar Tree etc..) |
| 405 |
9 Dec 2006 - 0:59
Brandy :
We won't put ourselves in debt using credit cards and layaway is the
best alternative, unless Wal*Mart just doesn't care about it's
consumers anymore. What would Sam Walton say? |
| 406 |
9 Dec 2006 - 1:04
amanda cooper :
are you thinking about the people that live pay check to pay check?? i
guess the big question is...who ARE you thinking about? that's the
problem with america. all these businesses think about is money. GREEDY! |
| 407 |
11 Dec 2006 - 4:11
monique maddox :
This is how I am able to do my hoilday shopping. If this Walmart stops
layaway, I Will be shopping more at meijer's. |
| 408 |
11 Dec 2006 - 21:08
Kim :
WAlmart is a huge organization. I don;t think them cutting layayway will
make or break them. They do need to think of the prople who need this to
get thru the holidays. THis is a time of giving. Walmart; Don't get
too big for your faithful customers, you never know when you will need
them. Kmart still has layayway are you pushing your customers that way? |
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| 409 |
12 Dec 2006 - 1:12
Teresa Owens :
This has had a big toll on my Family, this Christmas! Normally, I would put
about $700 on layaway for my kids. But this year I went to KMART, instead,
because they are considering the people who can't get a Credit Card or
don't have the Cash to pay up front! This has outraged me & I have not
shopped at Wal-Mart since, along with Hundreds of other people I know in my
Hometown. You need to bring Layaway back, before your business goes Out Of
Business! |
| 410 |
13 Dec 2006 - 4:11
Carolyn Edison :
Please, keep layaway. A lot of people won't be able to afford
Christmas if you do away with this. They just don't have a credit
card. Just think about all the little kids that would be truly
disappointed. Please reconsider layaway. Thanks |
| 411 |
13 Dec 2006 - 4:14
Gerrilynn Hoveland :
This is only effecting the lower income folks in this country, including
those that work for Walmart. Walmart should really be ashamed of its self.
What would SAM the man who started all this think? |
| 412 |
13 Dec 2006 - 4:23
Diane :
Walmart are you LISTENING? I hate KMart but the fact that they still have
layaway may be just enough reason for me to start shopping there again
because they are providing a service I depend on. Walmart-I have been loyal
to you for 25+ years. Where is your loyalty to me? If you think that you
are losing money BECAUSE of having layaway, just think of all the money
you'll be losing if you STOP having layaway when your loyal customers
take their business elsewhere where it is appreciated. Rumor has it that
our local Target will begin layaway after the first of the year to
capitalize on the business YOU will be losing! |
| 413 |
13 Dec 2006 - 5:54
Terry Myers :
I understand that it costs money to operate a lay-a-way, this said Wal-Mart
can definately afford this. If Wal-Mart doesn't have lay-a-way my
business will have to go to Target. I travel farther to Wal-Mart if this
store does not want my money why make the drive. I guess this just goes to
show how much Wal-Mart cares about its customers!!!! |
| 414 |
13 Dec 2006 - 9:39
Kristie L. :
I feel that there will be alot of children suffer from the loss of
lay-a-way this year because that is how alot of parents afford to buy their
children nice christmas gifts. Have a little concern for others rather than
just your self. We (THE CUSTOMERS)are the ones that made your store as big
as it is and WITHOUT CUSTOMERS you have nothing. |
| 415 |
13 Dec 2006 - 22:07
SABRINA :
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| 416 |
14 Dec 2006 - 6:38
Jessica Hada :
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| 417 |
15 Dec 2006 - 0:11
Liz Lewis :
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| 418 |
15 Dec 2006 - 2:48
Melissa H. :
Do they really want to lose alot of customers.If they do this they will
lose alot more money and then they will shut down.They need to think about
how they got popular and where the money comes from to keep them
running.Everyone will lose if they do this! |
| 419 |
17 Dec 2006 - 7:33
melissa smith :
why take layway away...some people like me cant go out and just buy
something and when you got kids they want christmas and cloths and things
like that dont take layaway |
| 420 |
18 Dec 2006 - 3:28
marie ellis :
I have been a customer with your company for so so so many years. If it
wasn't for your layway program, I wouldn' have been able to do
school suplies,clothing and any other of my needs or my children. The
layway program has let me and my family stay on foot, and above water. I
visit walmart on a weekly basis. Please keep your layways going. Don't
forget the childern around the hollidays whose parents depend on you for
that convience.Thank you for your time. Marie from Las Vegas Nv. |
| 421 |
21 Dec 2006 - 21:43
latonya :
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| 422 |
22 Dec 2006 - 3:42
CARL :
With a vast percentage of consumers being in dept, and credit cards being
shoved in our face from every direction, not many of your customers will be
taking advantage of your credit card. Layaway is garanteed money as one
can't decide to skip out on thier bills and go to collections, and it
helps you sell your bigger items. If it costs you, I would asume yoor
company to make changes and restrictions rather than doing away with it
completely. I don't want another freekin credit card. |
| 423 |
22 Dec 2006 - 4:37
Shannon Trautwein :
petition because it just stinks that WalMart is taking away lay-a-way!! As
a long time customer it saddens me. We can't get credit cards,
we're always turned down. Many people have this problem and lay-a-way
was our only answer. Besides do you know that probably more people
don't pay on their cc's than those that don't finish paying out
on their lay-a-ways!!! C'mon WalMart... if you care so much about your
customers you wouldn't hurt us like this! Will no longer be shopping at
WalMart... one more loyal customer lost because of company greed! |
| 424 |
22 Dec 2006 - 19:14
Richard Noe :
it is ashame they are taking away the layway plan, everyone is not rich
andcan't get are don't want credit cards, and you wonder why your
sales are down, you stop helping the middle class people, you think more of
people from another country than you do Americans, that's okay your
business will sontinue on the down fall if you take away layway,people will
go to Kmart so you hurt yourself and help Kmart I went there this year for
layway, and spend ove a thousand dollars. |
| 425 |
25 Dec 2006 - 7:42
Andrew Craig :
A company of this size and power is wanting to take this way why because
they say they aren't making enough money! That's a load of bull!
You want to offer them credit cards instead, this is ridiculous! Most
people who do layaway can't afford credit card debt. For some people
that is the only way they can get Christmas or gifts for their children.
Wal Mart puts their stores in areas where the income levels aren't
necessarily high. You don't see a Wal Mart on Rodeo drive do you? Of
course not! For the working class poor, lay away is the next best thing to
a credit card. I bet Sam Walton is turning over in his grave, because this
is not how he started this company. He would let people buy on time etc.
Wal Mart says their for the little man but it seems like they are stepping
on those families who work hard every day to make ends meet. With all the
advent in computer tracking barcodes they could save money and not loose
your layaway. If it is that big of a deal you just add a surcharge to every
layaway. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Taking layaway away
is like a company not giving a christmas bonus to the people who made the
company what it is. It's a sad day for America. While we are on the
subject Wal Mart should pay their people better. Since they seem to
manufacture everything in their store. I bet they only pay pennies on the
dollar for any one object. It outrages me!! |
| 426 |
27 Dec 2006 - 1:27
R. Cason :
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| 427 |
27 Dec 2006 - 13:42
nadiene kriner :
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| 428 |
30 Dec 2006 - 2:47
Taylor :
Over the years Wal-Mart has seem to continue to take turns for the
worse/Wal-mart is always talking about they have the lowest prices/humm
actually they dont/when i heard tht they were doing away with
"layaway" i thought that was the DUMBEST idea I ever heard/if
anything if they felt they were losing money then why not have certain
guidelines with the layaway. I.E. Charge a fee for layaway/make the person
make payments every two weeks/ if not then they funds that were used to
create the layaway could be funds that walmart would be owed b/c the person
defaulted on payment for the layaway items.(DUH)instead of loosing money as
they say they actually are making money. I promise even if they had those
guidelines people would still put things in the layaway. I know I would b/c
I do not put things in the layaway that i do not want. And who suggests
that instead of layaway get a credit card!?! that makes every but of no
"sense" we are approaching 2007 and everyone knows if your credit
is not perfect it wouldnt make sense to get a charge card, putting your
self in even more debt. If wal-mart is suggesting an alternative to layaway
is there creditcard then that means that they will "approve everyone
that applys for the card" because your credit does not have to be
"Perfect" or even fair for that matter to put things in the
layaway. WAL-MArt you need to really re-think your reasoning behind doing
away with layaway all together. |
| 429 |
30 Dec 2006 - 10:29
BT :
I think this is aweful!.. One way my children and I where able to have fun
was to spend what we called a "picnic" day at Walmart. We would
grab some groceries to eat and continue to shop for wishes and needs and
would just put them on lay away. That way we would be sure to get what we
needed and have a couple of months to pay it off without interest or fees.
Which by us being considered "poor" by all standards, as I am a
single mother and only make so much money, without child support...
I think Sam Walt's dream is gone. I hope someone comes up with a
similar and much better concept and puts Walmart out of business.
Especially because it is a fact that they treat their employees like slaves
without rights. |
| 430 |
31 Dec 2006 - 7:20
I.D.S. :
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| 431 |
1 Jan 2007 - 0:18
Elaine Cole :
The "phasing out of layaway" is not the way for this company to
go. As a customer who has used this service in the past, I feel this
decision of theirs is ethically and morally wrong. This is an economically
depressed area and also the poorest county in New York State. To take this
program from families who rely on this service is showing this
company's ignorance to families they say they value. This company
claims to be family oriented? They do not meet this criteria at all. Most
families here are financially strapped and it is the only way they can
afford to buy school clothes and supplies and gifts for holidays or
birthdays. I will be looking at other alternatives for shopping such as
KMart because of this. Shame on you Walmart for doing communities all
across the United States such a disservice and only looking at the almighty
dollar. Again you are morally and ethically wrong with this decision. |
| 432 |
4 Jan 2007 - 4:28
Annette Durrant :
This is awful, my family lives on layaway and was also brought up that way.
I use layaway for rooms, clothes, furniture to decorate the house with 2
kids, 2 step kids we need this! |
| 433 |
4 Jan 2007 - 9:25
DAWN KRAJESKI :
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| 434 |
4 Jan 2007 - 10:21
Christina Eshbaugh :
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| 435 |
5 Jan 2007 - 3:08
Erika Seaborn :
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| 436 |
5 Jan 2007 - 23:33
S. Alvarez :
You have to remember Walmart got as big as it did because of the consumers
and they will definitely loose a lot of consumers because of this in the
long run. Many people depend on layaway. If Walmart thinks they are
loosing money or have lost money because of layaway they will loose much,
much more when all consumers who depend on layaway take their business to
K-Mart & Target. Walmart will then realize what huge mistake they have
done. Walmart will definitely Loose thousands of consumers because of this
is. Remember walmart we still have K-mart and Target. |
| 437 |
6 Jan 2007 - 2:24
JENNIFER :
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| 438 |
6 Jan 2007 - 8:09
Larry Cadle :
All the families out there that depend on lay away for their kids school
clothes. I love Walmart, but K-Mart still has lay away and Walmart will
lose alot of my business. |
| 439 |
6 Jan 2007 - 23:55
Monica Preston :
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| 440 |
8 Jan 2007 - 4:38
melissa walker :
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| 441 |
8 Jan 2007 - 8:44
John F Gill :
i support the petition to bring back lay away to wal-mart. in the area of
WA State that i live in the department is needed very much as there is no
other store that even offers half as much as wal-mart |
| 442 |
8 Jan 2007 - 13:54
JoAnn W :
you should keep the lay away plan because there are people like me who
depend on it. there is no way i can have hundreds of dollars all at onc to
buy the things i need to.i have been shopping there for years i would hate
to have to go some where else to do my shoppng. |
| 443 |
9 Jan 2007 - 3:43
Patricia Austin :
we want to keep the lay aways .My husband says that if you completely get
rid of them we will be doing much more shopping as KMART. |
| 444 |
9 Jan 2007 - 7:55
Linda Cooper :
I don't think this is a good move at all for Walmart. Families are
struggling enough as it is. At least being able to put items on layaway
was a huge help to families. My daughter and family used this quiet often.
If this goes away, you will find them shopping at other stores. |
| 445 |
14 Jan 2007 - 3:46
Vicky Isner :
I think that you are making a bad choice by getting rid of your layaway
dept. I, as well as many other customers rely on your layaway dept for
back to school and Christmas. I have spoken with alot of my co-workers and
friends about this and we have all decided to start doing more shopping
elsewhere. |
| 446 |
15 Jan 2007 - 2:21
jean tamargo :
If you stop layaway then you will lose many more customers than you will
gain. I will find another store to shop at. that is for sure. |
| 447 |
15 Jan 2007 - 7:54
Rose Craig :
GET THE LAY AWAY BACK |
| 448 |
15 Jan 2007 - 7:56
Bob Woods :
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| 449 |
17 Jan 2007 - 7:16
linda schatzschneider :
if walmart is for middle class and blue collar workers, why are you taking
away the only option they have for buying clothes for their children, and
for making Christmas more affordable? I do not think that layaway should
be allowed on black Friday blitz items,and maybe a 5.00 charge for layaway
to help cover the cost of trailers for them. This was a big drawing card,
and now people who have a Kmart close to them will do their layaways at
Kmart. Here we go again causing negative feedback. |
| 450 |
18 Jan 2007 - 7:59
Jose J Rios :
I know for a fact now that you guys are not doing layaways that's just
really really sad. I was looking forward to putting something on layway the
other day and you guys dont have it well...now i have to look at other
stores that do lay away. What a shame. |
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