In Response to Britney Perkins

If Wal*Mart is selling milk for $3.00 per gallon and your local farm is selling milk for $5.00 per gallon, which milk do you purchase?

When everything else is equal I completely agree I would buy the $3 dollar milk from Wal-Mart just like Britney. I also agree that companies should be socially responsible and I would like to say I would support a more socially responsible company over an unethical one.Supporting local farmers who are being ethical is a more optimistic choice rather than buying from Wal-Mart who does not have the same ethical standards in animal treatment.

Why do you think Wal*Mart has been so successful when they have been criticized about so many socially irresponsible aspects of their company (paying women lower wages, sweatshops over seas, child labor over seas, poor animal conditions, etc)?

To answer Britney's last question I can see how people would still buy the cheaper milk. Even if people want to support local farmers and an ethical company, some people just cannot afford to. An extra $2 for milk and an extra $2 for fruit and an extra $2 dollars for vegetables adds up! In today's economy where the unemployment rate is still high Wal-Mart strives to serve people who cannot afford other products.