tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649238795409409843.post5931249858400090826..comments2023-04-14T07:12:00.848-07:00Comments on Creative Vixen: The People of WalmartModern Social Workerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754230910911661899noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649238795409409843.post-85515044063390312352011-10-25T05:29:04.637-07:002011-10-25T05:29:04.637-07:00I don't care for Walmart at all and try to sho...I don't care for Walmart at all and try to shop anywhere else except there! Great post!Sheenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15145493892956348069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649238795409409843.post-53010357611826671502011-10-17T18:17:53.914-07:002011-10-17T18:17:53.914-07:00@LizzClements: You bring up an interesting point. ...@LizzClements: You bring up an interesting point. Will the third world artisans be able to satisfy and supply the corporate machine that is Walmart? Particularly at the rate that mass production is glorified in these mega-stores? My instincts say its doubtful. <br><br>@April: My first response to hearing about this whole shenanigan was that it was a total PR move. I still think that's largely motivating this arrangement. And I LOVE Ten Thousand Villages--there's a shop near where I work and I adore purchasing from there. I love what it stands for and I feel good when I am able to support their cause. <br><br>@Samantha: I too, think Etsy will not likely take a huge hit from the Walmartization of crafted goods. I believe the plan was to start marketing the wares from third world artisans is beginning in Spring, 2012.<br><br>Thank you all for your thoughtful comments. I will be keeping an eye on this as more develops.Miz Creatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609424076821670029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649238795409409843.post-48688198641073771992011-10-14T11:12:16.634-07:002011-10-14T11:12:16.634-07:00Hmm, I have many thoughts on this. First as an Ets...Hmm, I have many thoughts on this. <br>First as an Etsy seller I'm not worried. The products that Walmart will bring into their stores isn't in direct competiton to me. I've seen stores like Costco sell things from 3rd World countries and unless sellers have similar items I don't think that they need to worry.<br>Second I think that Etsy will still go strong. There are going to be many people out there who are suspect of Walmarts motives and stay away.<br>Finally I think this is an ill gotten attempt for them to repair their poor reputation while still staying with their current business practices. My grandfather use to say if it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, than it might just be a duck. Walmart isn't doing this out of the kindness of their heart and I highly doubt that they care about fair trade. After all this is the company who has put American companies (ex Rubbermaid) out of business and forced them to sell out to overseas owners so that Walmart can get better prices. <br>I'm curious to see how this plays out. By any chance do you know when they will roll this out to stores?Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10739830835204028404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649238795409409843.post-56259216317432788152011-10-14T06:28:48.745-07:002011-10-14T06:28:48.745-07:00I believe it's a ploy to make them look "...I believe it's a ploy to make them look "caring." I'm sure they'll bully these unfortunate women into taking the lowest price for their products. Although I'm not a seller on ETSY I HAD wanted to be, re thinking that now. There is a real outlet for third world country artisans paid a fair price for their goods called Ten Thousand Villages. It's an outreach of the Mennonite Central Committee, an organization that does a lot of good in this world. I have no idea if they try to convert people but I don't believe so. I live in an area that has a large Mennonite population and purchase from the store in my area. They also can meat to send to countries stricken by disaster, fill school bags to send to children in poverty stricken places (not just overseas) and provide jobs and housing in our area. Walmart needs to realize that we know what they're up to, and trying to change their image this way won't work.Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16259943597731483543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649238795409409843.post-38875103618579240362011-10-13T07:47:56.328-07:002011-10-13T07:47:56.328-07:00I avoid shopping at Walmart if at all possible for...I avoid shopping at Walmart if at all possible for many reasons. Primarily, I don't find the cost to be much better than a store that specializes in what its selling as opposed to a discount retailer. There is also the lack of employee recognition, the dead peasant insurance policies they take out on their "associates," and many other reasons. When it comes to this bit of news, my reaction is that it won't last very long. Walmart tried tapping into a number of small New England based businesses many years ago. The simple fact of the matter is that even a small corporation has difficulty providing the company with enough product to fill its shelves. I find it hard to believe that a group of women in a 3rd world country will be able to supply the giant with what it needs to keep its shelves full. And you KNOW that "fair" payment for their services will just be enough to make the craftspeople happy, but won't really be respectable in American terms.Lizz Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03951991877817597754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649238795409409843.post-33034752749356429882011-10-12T11:32:27.520-07:002011-10-12T11:32:27.520-07:00I think Walmart will treat the artists from differ...I think Walmart will treat the artists from different countries as the corporation treats its employees (and I don't mean its business partners. I mean its employees). <br><br>Of course, since I neither work nor shop at Walmart, I am speaking from ignorance.Ms Lilypadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11249344529815491411noreply@blogger.com