Walmart goes through 18-20 billion plastic bags per year. How much better quality can they afford

Apr 22, 2021
6:10:40pm

KingDave Plexmaster

with $22M? I'm guessing the bags probably cost $0.01 each. Just going to $0.015/ea would cost them $100 million per year. No way is that remotely cost effective.

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True story from my cousin

ChinaFan All-American

4/22/21 5:45pm

Bro use less bags or get some reusable ones tho

Jimmertime

4/22/21 5:49pm

My grocery store banned reusable bags because they are germ incubators

AZ Coug

4/22/21 8:47pm

FEWER

Adrielle

4/23/21 1:54am

U Got me

Jimmertime

4/23/21 6:37am

RE: FEWER

Grammar Police

4/23/21 11:53am

Useless bags

Q-grr

4/23/21 7:54pm

Wait holdup. Your cousin bags milk?

Backcountry

4/22/21 5:51pm

Tbf, if you're carrying a bunch of bags, it's harder to grab a milk handle too.

LeftOfNormal

4/22/21 5:54pm

If I'm carrying a bunch of bags, holding a gallon of milk is like the linchpin that keeps those bags from slipping off

KingDave

4/22/21 6:05pm

Ah.

LeftOfNormal

4/22/21 6:12pm

RE: If I'm carrying a bunch of bags, holding a gallon of milk is like the

Backcountry

4/22/21 6:14pm

Don’t want milk on the car leather, man

TomPetty

4/22/21 5:55pm

Cougarboars. So loaded they even have leather trunks.

Backcountry

4/23/21 7:13am

Groceries in your trunk? Is that organic?

TomPetty

4/23/21 7:37am

Wow, thats a fun and totally true story that absolutely happened.

gretsch

4/22/21 5:54pm

RE: Wow, thats a fun and totally true story that absolutely happened.

Not Even Close

4/22/21 5:56pm

Exactly, if the CEO sacrificed some of their salary, Walmart employees wouldn’t

kcca

4/22/21 5:59pm

Ever heard of profit margins?

Grammar Police

4/22/21 6:01pm

RE: Ever heard of profit margins?

gretsch

4/22/21 6:28pm

How much do you think a Walmart checker should make? It’s pretty entry level

Not Even Close

4/22/21 6:35pm

RE: How much do you think a Walmart checker should make? It’s pretty entry

gretsch

4/22/21 7:47pm

After their bills they’d have $40/day to survive on? So like $1200/month after

Not Even Close

4/22/21 9:00pm

Thats not what they make now, that would be at 14/hr. Also understand that is

gretsch

4/22/21 9:23pm

Sounds like you have bought in that MINIMUM WAGE should be something you can

Millhouse

4/22/21 7:30pm

RE: Sounds like you have bought in that MINIMUM WAGE should be something you can

Not Even Close

4/22/21 7:39pm

RE: Sounds like you have bought in that MINIMUM WAGE should be something you can

gretsch

4/22/21 7:53pm

You can rent a room for a few hundred bucks. It’s not rocket science

Millhouse

4/22/21 7:59pm

RE: Sounds like you have bought in that MINIMUM WAGE should be something you can

kcca

4/22/21 8:16pm

More than 2/3rds of people between 17-24 dont qualify for military service.

gretsch

4/22/21 8:20pm

Then they should get eligible. Yes, that requires hard work and sacrifice.

kcca

4/22/21 8:37pm

Bc they are lazy, too stupid bc they screwed around in HS or are drug addicts

BYU Grounds

4/22/21 8:52pm

Or because they have medical issues, disability,

gretsch

4/22/21 10:15pm

The reason they aren’t compensated more is that it’s unskilled work. There are

Not Even Close

4/22/21 10:52pm

I would tell my kids...

Division Bell

4/22/21 11:06pm

RE: I would tell my kids...

gretsch

4/22/21 11:39pm

Nope. It would be a failure. No ownership and no effort creates problems, not

Division Bell

4/22/21 11:53pm

So if pay is no longer based on the actual worth of the work, who determines

Not Even Close

4/23/21 7:11am

How is based on the worth of the labor if it is subsidized

gretsch

4/23/21 8:29am

It's based on the worth of the labor because the company offers that much money

Not Even Close

4/23/21 8:39am

Your assumption is that people should only have to work 40hr/wk. Why can’t they

kcca

4/22/21 11:05pm

All your arguments seem to be taking away personal responsibility and accountability. I don't believe that there are

Cru Jones

4/22/21 9:09pm

I am saying that anyone providing labor in any capacity

gretsch

4/22/21 9:52pm

I'm sure you mean 1/4 of their life, not 1/3.

Radioactive Coug

4/23/21 12:57am

The #1 reason 2/3 don't qualify is obesity. More than 1/3 could qualify if they

califcougar

4/23/21 1:50pm

This is what govt assistance is for. Plus you can get a Pell grant go to school

BYU Grounds

4/22/21 8:50pm

Dont make excuses for people. Theres always a way out. There are endless

Backcountry

4/23/21 7:16am

Sounds like you want the burden on everyone but the individual. The only “burden

Niiineteeen84

4/22/21 9:15pm

RE: Sounds like you want the burden on everyone but the individual. The only

gretsch

4/22/21 10:07pm

Your position only has ANY merit because of the crappy way our government assistance is run. If government assistance

Radioactive Coug

4/23/21 1:12am

Sam’s is handing out the garbage boxes for you to take home and throw away for

Fatalplacebo

4/22/21 6:54pm

Walmart goes through 18-20 billion plastic bags per year. How much better quality can they afford

KingDave

4/22/21 6:10pm

You know what else could happen? All those deserving employees at that Walmart could band together and open their own

JohnnyComeLately

4/22/21 6:11pm

I sense sarcasm. Apparently you’ve never been to a Walmart

BR549

4/22/21 6:12pm

RE: Wow, thats a fun and totally true story that absolutely happened.

Ash

4/22/21 6:13pm

POTD for your first line

Jay Rick

4/22/21 6:17pm

RE: Wow, thats a fun and totally true story that absolutely happened.

Zaphod

4/22/21 6:31pm

When I was making $15/hour, my federal tax bill was negative

Zooropa

4/22/21 6:36pm

RE: When I was making $15/hour, my federal tax bill was negative

gretsch

4/22/21 6:50pm

That's mighty generous to assume you know the inputs on someone else's taxes

marcusaurelius

4/22/21 7:10pm

That is literally the numbers you would pay as a single adult

gretsch

4/22/21 7:56pm

and yet my point still remains

marcusaurelius

4/22/21 8:20pm

RE: and yet my point still remains

gretsch

4/22/21 8:27pm

he made no claim on what the typical situation would be

marcusaurelius

4/22/21 9:54pm

But the coment he replied to is what the take home pay would be

gretsch

4/22/21 10:12pm

I had a wife and baby. Standard deductions and credits. TurboTaxed in 15 minutes

Zooropa

4/22/21 11:00pm

So what do you pay a person with no skills that is doing a job that requires no

BYU Grounds

4/22/21 8:32pm

NO, KEEP SQUEEZING THE ORANGE TO GET MORE JUICE!!!!

Q-grr

4/23/21 7:57pm

He should have asked her if she likes pizza.

bluedad

4/22/21 5:55pm

Poor girl.

Viva Campeche

4/22/21 6:04pm

RE: Poor girl.

ReyOso

4/22/21 6:28pm

Those accents are terrible!

TNT

4/22/21 6:36pm

What is interesting is that “framing” does affect

TomPetty

4/22/21 6:06pm

I might have to re-evaluate my relationship after that conversation

HiLife

4/22/21 6:28pm

This is so funny yet so mean!!

MrClark

4/23/21 7:50am

“True”

shimmy

4/22/21 5:59pm

. . . and everyone clapped at the end.

ReyOso

4/22/21 6:01pm

You should post this on Twitter to FINALLY prove how dumb people are

nc-puma

4/22/21 6:12pm

Dang. Looks like that's been happening a lot lately.

Ham

4/22/21 6:13pm

Fascinating. Just goes to show you everyone everywhere is the same

TNT

4/22/21 6:16pm

Bwahahahahaha!

KingDave

4/22/21 6:16pm

The only logical conclusion is that a FW: FW: FW: FW: email has gained sentience

darkcoug

4/22/21 6:43pm

Chinafan’s cousin travels a lot.

Fatalplacebo

4/22/21 6:57pm

Ugh.

maxpowers

4/22/21 6:58pm

RE: Dang. Looks like that's been happening a lot lately.

byujdmba

4/22/21 11:28pm

And Chinafan in response:

spinner

4/23/21 10:07am

oh boy, I have to disown my cousin, and just when we had refound each other... but the truth is out there, she fibbed

ChinaFan

4/25/21 11:18pm

RE: oh boy, I have to disown my cousin, and just when we had refound each

GhostRider

4/26/21 12:35am

I am humbled and accept accountability for my gullibleness, or is it gullibility?

ChinaFan

4/26/21 11:36pm

Ouch that is going to leave a mark. Remember when telling whoppers in high

DJROSS

4/23/21 8:14pm

Come to California, bags are much thicker but you also get to pay for them

Remigius

4/22/21 6:20pm

Thanks Ragnar!

TNT

4/22/21 6:34pm

If he only wouldn't have double bagged

Born2Fish

4/22/21 6:55pm

I grab the entire stack, pay my extra $5, and glare at the checker as I shove them in the garbage.

Ragnar Danneskjold

4/22/21 6:58pm

But the CDC says bags are Corona virus transmitters

BYU Grounds

4/22/21 8:59pm

It’s Walmart

Turnpike Lane

4/22/21 6:30pm

How many miles can I go in an hour if I'm traveling at 60mph?

hitechcpa

4/22/21 6:42pm

which direction, and is there a train coming in the other direction?

Pangare

4/23/21 10:05am

If you've ever used Walmart pick-up, they use so many bags!!

GhostRider

4/22/21 6:53pm

Math is hard

run26

4/22/21 7:27pm

True story from me...

crack

4/22/21 8:02pm

RE: True story from me...

m0resn0w

4/22/21 8:08pm

That guy is probably my FIL.

jkccoug

4/22/21 9:14pm

RE: True story from me...

KingDave

4/22/21 11:25pm

Here’s my true story

spinner

4/23/21 11:24am

He could have gotten it from his cousin w/o it necessarily being his cousin in the story. It may or may not be true

Soupie

4/23/21 11:35am

Uhm, that’s not how he presented it

spinner

4/23/21 11:40am

He got it "from his cousin" and believes it's true. Meh. NBD

Soupie

4/23/21 11:57am

So either he lied, or his cousin lied and he believed him

spinner

4/23/21 12:15pm

You would make a great honor code office employee.

crack

4/23/21 12:26pm

You’ve got to admit this is kind of hilarious

spinner

4/23/21 12:43pm

I am actually feeling this guys pain. He walked right into it and he didn't

DJROSS

4/23/21 8:25pm

Or was OP duped? His cousin posted the story on fb and OP thought it legit?

Jay Rick

4/23/21 9:30pm

I assume that's what happened, but it doesn't excuse it. People are too quick to

Byron McNertney

4/24/21 6:51am

Very well said

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