Friday, November 28, 2014

Black Friday ... It's On!


Yes, we can ... do this! Gotta shop? Suggestions, anyone? 

BZB's Gift Show is back at Shiloh Family Life Center, with a slew of independent, African-American vendors from all over the country. 

They won't have aluminum foil, dish detergent, and bread, true. Hmmmm...

I'd pick Giant and Safeway over the Wal-Martons any day. Employees have a voice, through their union. Giant gets a good salary report, too. 
http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Employer=Giant_Food_Stores/Hourly_Rate

For grown-ups not getting full support from their parents, Target isn't a choice employer. It has a great look and fantastic marketing (and neat stuff), but its labor practices are no better than Wal-Mart's. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ralph-nader/target-walmart_b_4254981.html

Costco has a conscientious attitude toward paying people salaries that are appropriate for  ... people! http://www.businessinsider.com/costcos-simple-strategy-2014-9

The change we seek in our society has to start not within our collective conscience, but within each individual conscience. Thinking ....

1 comment:

  1. Insightful commentary. Thanks for sharing, and always thinking to enlighten us....
    JbW

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