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Old 07-21-2009, 12:27 PM   #26
jayswin
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Originally Posted by valo403 View Post
You honestly don't see the difference between a mom and pop corner store and Wal-Mart in a situation like this? A $20 error for the corner store could be 10% of their daily profit (I have no idea how much corner stores earn, but when you factor in overhead $200 a day doesn't seem that out of line does it?). A $20 error at Wal-Mart is .00000001% of their daily profit.

Sure no single rain drop is to blame for the flood, but if that flood is taking out Wal-Mart that's one hell of a storm.

He's just saying morally there shouldn't be any difference between the two. He wasn't denying that it hurts Walmart way less than it hurts a mom and pop shop.
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