OT Kudos to Wal-Mart and Sears!

[url]http://www.coldfury.com/HF/index.html#anchor[/url]

[url]http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/sears.asp[/url]

Looks like big corporations in the US do care about their employees,
after all.

Liberals TAKE NOTE!

--------------------------------------------


Sears is an Exemplary Corporate Patriotic Citizen and should be
Recognized

From: Dennis Sherman
Subject: Fw: Sears!


These types are the ones I check out with Snopes.com before I send
them FWD. This one's true! - - -

Let's all shop at Sears!!!

I assume you have all seen the reports about how Sears is treating
its reservist employees who are called up? By law, they are required
to hold their jobs open and available, but nothing more. Usually,
people take a big pay cut and lose benefits as a result of being
called up... Sears is voluntarily paying the difference in salaries
and maintaining all benefits, including medical insurance and bonus
programs, for all called up reservist employees for up to two years. I
submit that Sears is an exemplary corporate citizen and should be
recognized for its contribution.

Suggest we all shop at Sears, and be sure to find a manager to
tell them why we are there so the company gets the positive
reinforcement it well deserves.

Pass it on.

So I decided to check it out before I sent it forward. I sent the
following email to the Sears Customer Service Department:

I received this email and I would like to know if it is true. If
it is, the Internet may have just become one very good source of
advertisement for your store. I know I would go out of my way to buy
products from Sears instead of another store for a like item even if
it was cheaper at the other store.


Here is their answer to my email.....................

Dear Customer:

Thank you for contacting Sears

The information is factual. We appreciate your positive feedback.
Sears regards service to our country as one of greatest sacrifices our
young men and women can make We are happy to do our part to lessen
the burden they bear at this time.

Bill Thorn
Sears Customer Care
[email]webcenter@sears.com[/email]
1-800-349-4358

Please pass this on to all your friends. Sears needs to be
recognized for this outstanding contribution and we need to show them
as Americans, we do appreciate what they are doing for our military!
It's Verified By Snopes.com


Check out [url]http://www.esgr.org[/url]
This is a volunteer group within the DoD that recognizes employers
who go above and beyond the call of duty to support their employees
while they are called to active service.
[url]http://www.Americans-Working-Together.com[/url]
--

Scott in Florida

"Scott in Florida" <MoveOn@outa.here> wrote in message
news:9m3032d729d7rk1hn8cbp41lrpd96aeqsv@4ax.com...[color=blue]
>
> These types are the ones I check out with Snopes.com before I send
> them FWD. This one's true! - - -
>
> Let's all shop at Sears!!!
>
> I assume you have all seen the reports about how Sears is treating
> its reservist employees who are called up? By law, they are required
> to hold their jobs open and available, but nothing more. Usually,
> people take a big pay cut and lose benefits as a result of being
> called up... Sears is voluntarily paying the difference in salaries
> and maintaining all benefits, including medical insurance and bonus
> programs, for all called up reservist employees for up to two years.[/color]

The DoD medical benefits are undoubtedly superior, and I think
if you check the fine print of the Sears medical insurance it will
exempt injury received in time of war. I wonder how many
reservists are actually drawing anything off the Sears medical benefits.

And if they are being sent to Iraq aren't they getting hazard pay, how
many of them really are making less as soldiers than they were at
Sears? I wonder.
[color=blue]
> I
> submit that Sears is an exemplary corporate citizen and should be
> recognized for its contribution.
>[/color]

I think it is probably more symbolic than you would think, but
all the same the symbolism is definitely worth something.
[color=blue]
> So I decided to check it out before I sent it forward. I sent the
> following email to the Sears Customer Service Department:
>[/color]

It would have been a lot more interesting if you had thought to ask
them approximately how many employees are out on reserve.

Ted

"Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> wrote in message
news:newscache$66z4xi$2n8$1@news.ipinc.net...[color=blue]
>
> "Scott in Florida" <MoveOn@outa.here> wrote in message
> news:9m3032d729d7rk1hn8cbp41lrpd96aeqsv@4ax.com...[color=green]
>>
>> These types are the ones I check out with Snopes.com before I send
>> them FWD. This one's true! - - -
>>
>> Let's all shop at Sears!!!
>>
>> I assume you have all seen the reports about how Sears is treating
>> its reservist employees who are called up? By law, they are required
>> to hold their jobs open and available, but nothing more. Usually,
>> people take a big pay cut and lose benefits as a result of being
>> called up... Sears is voluntarily paying the difference in salaries
>> and maintaining all benefits, including medical insurance and bonus
>> programs, for all called up reservist employees for up to two years.[/color]
>
> The DoD medical benefits are undoubtedly superior, and I think
> if you check the fine print of the Sears medical insurance it will
> exempt injury received in time of war. I wonder how many
> reservists are actually drawing anything off the Sears medical benefits.
>[/color]

The scoutmaster from our troop returned about a year ago after about a year
in Iraq. He was a Blackhawk pilot with the National Guard and works at
Sears world HQ as a graphic designer. He said that Sears does make up the
difference between his military pay and what he made at Sears, and his
family was still covered by the benefits as if he were still working there.
This guy is normally very healthy and ironically, he ended up with a bad
cold that affected his inner ear as soon as he got to Iraq so he was
grounded for a week, then something else came up and he was grounded for
another week. I joked with his wife that she had a voodoo doll somewhere
sticking pins so that he would stay safely grounded at the base instead of
flying. He ended up with a knee problem at the end of his tour, so the Army
kept him in active status at a base near home until it was cleared up.
[color=blue]
> And if they are being sent to Iraq aren't they getting hazard pay, how
> many of them really are making less as soldiers than they were at
> Sears? I wonder.
>[/color]

My guess is that someone in middle or upper management is making upwards of
$60,000 per year - Does the military pay everyone that much?
[color=blue][color=green]
>> I
>> submit that Sears is an exemplary corporate citizen and should be
>> recognized for its contribution.
>>[/color]
>
> I think it is probably more symbolic than you would think, but
> all the same the symbolism is definitely worth something.
>[color=green]
>> So I decided to check it out before I sent it forward. I sent the
>> following email to the Sears Customer Service Department:
>>[/color]
>
> It would have been a lot more interesting if you had thought to ask
> them approximately how many employees are out on reserve.
>
> Ted
>
>[/color]

--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

Scott in Florida wrote:
[color=blue]
>I assume you have all seen the reports about how Sears is treating
>its reservist employees who are called up? By law, they are required
>to hold their jobs open and available, but nothing more. Usually,
>people take a big pay cut and lose benefits as a result of being
>called up... Sears is voluntarily paying the difference in salaries
>and maintaining all benefits, including medical insurance and bonus
>programs, for all called up reservist employees for up to two years.[/color]

The company I work for does that, and military service has cut our US
workforce by 15% because the founder has always favored hiring
veterans. He's a Vietnam vet himself who, unlike so many children of
the rich, enlisted and served in combat. He doesn't express his
politics to workers, but reportedly he wants Bush impeached.

On what grounds?

mike

<rantonrave@mail.com> wrote in message
news:1144082538.574017.47080@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>
> Scott in Florida wrote:
>[color=green]
>>I assume you have all seen the reports about how Sears is treating
>>its reservist employees who are called up? By law, they are required
>>to hold their jobs open and available, but nothing more. Usually,
>>people take a big pay cut and lose benefits as a result of being
>>called up... Sears is voluntarily paying the difference in salaries
>>and maintaining all benefits, including medical insurance and bonus
>>programs, for all called up reservist employees for up to two years.[/color]
>
> The company I work for does that, and military service has cut our US
> workforce by 15% because the founder has always favored hiring
> veterans. He's a Vietnam vet himself who, unlike so many children of
> the rich, enlisted and served in combat. He doesn't express his
> politics to workers, but reportedly he wants Bush impeached.
>[/color]

On Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:17:18 -0500, "Ray O"
<rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>"Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> wrote in message
>news:newscache$66z4xi$2n8$1@news.ipinc.net...[color=green]
>>
>> "Scott in Florida" <MoveOn@outa.here> wrote in message
>> news:9m3032d729d7rk1hn8cbp41lrpd96aeqsv@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> These types are the ones I check out with Snopes.com before I send
>>> them FWD. This one's true! - - -
>>>
>>> Let's all shop at Sears!!!
>>>
>>> I assume you have all seen the reports about how Sears is treating
>>> its reservist employees who are called up? By law, they are required
>>> to hold their jobs open and available, but nothing more. Usually,
>>> people take a big pay cut and lose benefits as a result of being
>>> called up... Sears is voluntarily paying the difference in salaries
>>> and maintaining all benefits, including medical insurance and bonus
>>> programs, for all called up reservist employees for up to two years.[/color]
>>
>> The DoD medical benefits are undoubtedly superior, and I think
>> if you check the fine print of the Sears medical insurance it will
>> exempt injury received in time of war. I wonder how many
>> reservists are actually drawing anything off the Sears medical benefits.
>>[/color]
>
>The scoutmaster from our troop returned about a year ago after about a year
>in Iraq. He was a Blackhawk pilot with the National Guard and works at
>Sears world HQ as a graphic designer. He said that Sears does make up the
>difference between his military pay and what he made at Sears, and his
>family was still covered by the benefits as if he were still working there.
>This guy is normally very healthy and ironically, he ended up with a bad
>cold that affected his inner ear as soon as he got to Iraq so he was
>grounded for a week, then something else came up and he was grounded for
>another week. I joked with his wife that she had a voodoo doll somewhere
>sticking pins so that he would stay safely grounded at the base instead of
>flying. He ended up with a knee problem at the end of his tour, so the Army
>kept him in active status at a base near home until it was cleared up.
>[color=green]
>> And if they are being sent to Iraq aren't they getting hazard pay, how
>> many of them really are making less as soldiers than they were at
>> Sears? I wonder.
>>[/color]
>
>My guess is that someone in middle or upper management is making upwards of
>$60,000 per year - Does the military pay everyone that much?[/color]

The guys that are risking their lives for us all around the world are
paid:

[url]http://www.defenselink.mil/militarypay/pay/bp/01_activeduty.html[/url]

More than the 85 bucks a month I made after Navy Boot Camp in 1961,
but still a small amount.

[color=blue]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> I
>>> submit that Sears is an exemplary corporate citizen and should be
>>> recognized for its contribution.
>>>[/color]
>>
>> I think it is probably more symbolic than you would think, but
>> all the same the symbolism is definitely worth something.
>>[color=darkred]
>>> So I decided to check it out before I sent it forward. I sent the
>>> following email to the Sears Customer Service Department:
>>>[/color]
>>
>> It would have been a lot more interesting if you had thought to ask
>> them approximately how many employees are out on reserve.
>>
>> Ted
>>
>>[/color][/color]
--

Scott in Florida

"Scott in Florida" <MoveOn@outa.here> wrote in message
news:6oh33259u7g0onqb9rujvl4q1gqss1ve42@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:17:18 -0500, "Ray O"
> <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>
>>"Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> wrote in message
>>news:newscache$66z4xi$2n8$1@news.ipinc.net...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> "Scott in Florida" <MoveOn@outa.here> wrote in message
>>> news:9m3032d729d7rk1hn8cbp41lrpd96aeqsv@4ax.com...
>>>>
>>>> These types are the ones I check out with Snopes.com before I send
>>>> them FWD. This one's true! - - -
>>>>
>>>> Let's all shop at Sears!!!
>>>>
>>>> I assume you have all seen the reports about how Sears is treating
>>>> its reservist employees who are called up? By law, they are required
>>>> to hold their jobs open and available, but nothing more. Usually,
>>>> people take a big pay cut and lose benefits as a result of being
>>>> called up... Sears is voluntarily paying the difference in salaries
>>>> and maintaining all benefits, including medical insurance and bonus
>>>> programs, for all called up reservist employees for up to two years.
>>>
>>> The DoD medical benefits are undoubtedly superior, and I think
>>> if you check the fine print of the Sears medical insurance it will
>>> exempt injury received in time of war. I wonder how many
>>> reservists are actually drawing anything off the Sears medical benefits.
>>>[/color]
>>
>>The scoutmaster from our troop returned about a year ago after about a
>>year
>>in Iraq. He was a Blackhawk pilot with the National Guard and works at
>>Sears world HQ as a graphic designer. He said that Sears does make up
>>the
>>difference between his military pay and what he made at Sears, and his
>>family was still covered by the benefits as if he were still working
>>there.
>>This guy is normally very healthy and ironically, he ended up with a bad
>>cold that affected his inner ear as soon as he got to Iraq so he was
>>grounded for a week, then something else came up and he was grounded for
>>another week. I joked with his wife that she had a voodoo doll somewhere
>>sticking pins so that he would stay safely grounded at the base instead of
>>flying. He ended up with a knee problem at the end of his tour, so the
>>Army
>>kept him in active status at a base near home until it was cleared up.
>>[color=darkred]
>>> And if they are being sent to Iraq aren't they getting hazard pay, how
>>> many of them really are making less as soldiers than they were at
>>> Sears? I wonder.
>>>[/color]
>>
>>My guess is that someone in middle or upper management is making upwards
>>of
>>$60,000 per year - Does the military pay everyone that much?[/color]
>
> The guys that are risking their lives for us all around the world are
> paid:
>
> [url]http://www.defenselink.mil/militarypay/pay/bp/01_activeduty.html[/url]
>
> More than the 85 bucks a month I made after Navy Boot Camp in 1961,
> but still a small amount.
>
>[/color]
Thanks for the info. I don't know what the guy's rank was, I know he was a
warrant officer and that he had 4 or 5 more years seniority in the Army than
at Sears. It looks like the difference between military and his Sears pay
is somewhere between $10,000 and $40,000 a year.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

Mike Hunter wrote:[color=blue]
> <rantonrave@mail.com> wrote in message
> news:1144082538.574017.47080@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[/color]
[color=blue][color=green]
>>Scott in Florida wrote:[/color][/color]
[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>>I assume you have all seen the reports about how Sears is treating
>>>its reservist employees who are called up? By law, they are required
>>>to hold their jobs open and available, but nothing more. Usually,
>>>people take a big pay cut and lose benefits as a result of being
>>>called up... Sears is voluntarily paying the difference in salaries[/color]
>>and maintaining all benefits, including medical insurance and bonus[color=darkred]
>>>programs, for all called up reservist employees for up to two years.[/color][/color][/color]
[color=blue][color=green]
>>The company I work for does that, and military service has cut our US
>>workforce by 15% because the founder has always favored hiring
>>veterans. He's a Vietnam vet himself who, unlike so many children of
>>the rich, enlisted and served in combat. He doesn't express his
>>politics to workers, but reportedly he wants Bush impeached.[/color][/color]
[color=blue]
>On what grounds?[/color]

I haven't asked him, but he's very sensible and has great integrity, so
his reasons must be good.

Scott in Florida wrote:[color=blue]
> [url]http://www.coldfury.com/HF/index.html#anchor[/url]
>
> [url]http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/sears.asp[/url]
>
> Looks like big corporations in the US do care about their employees,
> after all.
>
> Liberals TAKE NOTE![/color]

Whatever.

I always liked Sears. Never wiped my ass with a catalog like my mom
did, but I do buy Kenmore appliances almost exclusively.

[color=blue]
>
> --------------------------------------------
>
>
> Sears is an Exemplary Corporate Patriotic Citizen and should be
> Recognized
>
> From: Dennis Sherman
> Subject: Fw: Sears!
>
>
> These types are the ones I check out with Snopes.com before I send
> them FWD. This one's true! - - -
>
> Let's all shop at Sears!!!
>
> I assume you have all seen the reports about how Sears is treating
> its reservist employees who are called up? By law, they are required
> to hold their jobs open and available, but nothing more. Usually,
> people take a big pay cut and lose benefits as a result of being
> called up... Sears is voluntarily paying the difference in salaries
> and maintaining all benefits, including medical insurance and bonus
> programs, for all called up reservist employees for up to two years. I
> submit that Sears is an exemplary corporate citizen and should be
> recognized for its contribution.
>
> Suggest we all shop at Sears, and be sure to find a manager to
> tell them why we are there so the company gets the positive
> reinforcement it well deserves.
>
> Pass it on.
>
> So I decided to check it out before I sent it forward. I sent the
> following email to the Sears Customer Service Department:
>
> I received this email and I would like to know if it is true. If
> it is, the Internet may have just become one very good source of
> advertisement for your store. I know I would go out of my way to buy
> products from Sears instead of another store for a like item even if
> it was cheaper at the other store.
>
>
> Here is their answer to my email.....................
>
> Dear Customer:
>
> Thank you for contacting Sears
>
> The information is factual. We appreciate your positive feedback.
> Sears regards service to our country as one of greatest sacrifices our
> young men and women can make We are happy to do our part to lessen
> the burden they bear at this time.
>
> Bill Thorn
> Sears Customer Care
> [email]webcenter@sears.com[/email]
> 1-800-349-4358
>
> Please pass this on to all your friends. Sears needs to be
> recognized for this outstanding contribution and we need to show them
> as Americans, we do appreciate what they are doing for our military!
> It's Verified By Snopes.com
>
>
> Check out [url]http://www.esgr.org[/url]
> This is a volunteer group within the DoD that recognizes employers
> who go above and beyond the call of duty to support their employees
> while they are called to active service.
> [url]http://www.Americans-Working-Together.com[/url]
> --
>
> Scott in Florida[/color]

In article <1144148728.162873.118040@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"Learning Richard" <learningrichard@gmail.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> Scott in Florida wrote:[color=green]
> > [url]http://www.coldfury.com/HF/index.html#anchor[/url]
> >
> > [url]http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/sears.asp[/url]
> >
> > Looks like big corporations in the US do care about their employees,
> > after all.
> >
> > Liberals TAKE NOTE![/color]
>
> Whatever.
>
> I always liked Sears. Never wiped my ass with a catalog like my mom
> did, but I do buy Kenmore appliances almost exclusively.[/color]


Doo you buy them on time payments?

We just bought a refrig with no payments for a year. I made one payment
after 10 months. I used their money for 10 months, made me <feel good>
if nothing else. Thinking like a socialist again I got the big business
one more time, ha ha ha.
--
"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."

-- Vice President Al Gore

Learning Richard, 4/4/2006, 7:05:28 AM,
<1144148728.162873.118040@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> but I do buy Kenmore appliances almost exclusively.[/color]

Why buy overpriced Kenmores when you can get the original product from
the manufacturer that made it for them, et al Whirlpool, GE, Frigidaire?

On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 00:40:52 -0500, "Ray O"
<rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>"Scott in Florida" <MoveOn@outa.here> wrote in message
>news:6oh33259u7g0onqb9rujvl4q1gqss1ve42@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> On Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:17:18 -0500, "Ray O"
>> <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>
>>>"Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> wrote in message
>>>news:newscache$66z4xi$2n8$1@news.ipinc.net...
>>>>
>>>> "Scott in Florida" <MoveOn@outa.here> wrote in message
>>>> news:9m3032d729d7rk1hn8cbp41lrpd96aeqsv@4ax.com...
>>>>>
>>>>> These types are the ones I check out with Snopes.com before I send
>>>>> them FWD. This one's true! - - -
>>>>>
>>>>> Let's all shop at Sears!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> I assume you have all seen the reports about how Sears is treating
>>>>> its reservist employees who are called up? By law, they are required
>>>>> to hold their jobs open and available, but nothing more. Usually,
>>>>> people take a big pay cut and lose benefits as a result of being
>>>>> called up... Sears is voluntarily paying the difference in salaries
>>>>> and maintaining all benefits, including medical insurance and bonus
>>>>> programs, for all called up reservist employees for up to two years.
>>>>
>>>> The DoD medical benefits are undoubtedly superior, and I think
>>>> if you check the fine print of the Sears medical insurance it will
>>>> exempt injury received in time of war. I wonder how many
>>>> reservists are actually drawing anything off the Sears medical benefits.
>>>>
>>>
>>>The scoutmaster from our troop returned about a year ago after about a
>>>year
>>>in Iraq. He was a Blackhawk pilot with the National Guard and works at
>>>Sears world HQ as a graphic designer. He said that Sears does make up
>>>the
>>>difference between his military pay and what he made at Sears, and his
>>>family was still covered by the benefits as if he were still working
>>>there.
>>>This guy is normally very healthy and ironically, he ended up with a bad
>>>cold that affected his inner ear as soon as he got to Iraq so he was
>>>grounded for a week, then something else came up and he was grounded for
>>>another week. I joked with his wife that she had a voodoo doll somewhere
>>>sticking pins so that he would stay safely grounded at the base instead of
>>>flying. He ended up with a knee problem at the end of his tour, so the
>>>Army
>>>kept him in active status at a base near home until it was cleared up.
>>>
>>>> And if they are being sent to Iraq aren't they getting hazard pay, how
>>>> many of them really are making less as soldiers than they were at
>>>> Sears? I wonder.
>>>>
>>>
>>>My guess is that someone in middle or upper management is making upwards
>>>of
>>>$60,000 per year - Does the military pay everyone that much?[/color]
>>
>> The guys that are risking their lives for us all around the world are
>> paid:
>>
>> [url]http://www.defenselink.mil/militarypay/pay/bp/01_activeduty.html[/url]
>>
>> More than the 85 bucks a month I made after Navy Boot Camp in 1961,
>> but still a small amount.
>>
>>[/color]
>Thanks for the info. I don't know what the guy's rank was, I know he was a
>warrant officer and that he had 4 or 5 more years seniority in the Army than
>at Sears. It looks like the difference between military and his Sears pay
>is somewhere between $10,000 and $40,000 a year.[/color]

and all the 'incoming' he can stand....LOL

--

Scott in Florida

"Scott in Florida" <MoveOn@outa.here> wrote in message
news:voo4321lvl3jng8n53jqu8m7lmadv97n2v@4ax.com...

<snipped>
[color=blue][color=green]
>>Thanks for the info. I don't know what the guy's rank was, I know he was
>>a
>>warrant officer and that he had 4 or 5 more years seniority in the Army
>>than
>>at Sears. It looks like the difference between military and his Sears pay
>>is somewhere between $10,000 and $40,000 a year.[/color]
>
> and all the 'incoming' he can stand....LOL
>
> --
>
> Scott in Florida[/color]

I had figured that a base big enough to harbor Blackhawks would be a
well-protected, relatively safe area but he said that they had almost 500
mortar and rocket attacks on the base in the year he was there. He said
that fortunately, there were very few casualties from those attacks because
most of the personnel were situated well back from the perimeter.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 11:26:47 -0500, "Ray O"
<rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>"Scott in Florida" <MoveOn@outa.here> wrote in message
>news:voo4321lvl3jng8n53jqu8m7lmadv97n2v@4ax.com...
>
><snipped>
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>>Thanks for the info. I don't know what the guy's rank was, I know he was
>>>a
>>>warrant officer and that he had 4 or 5 more years seniority in the Army
>>>than
>>>at Sears. It looks like the difference between military and his Sears pay
>>>is somewhere between $10,000 and $40,000 a year.[/color]
>>
>> and all the 'incoming' he can stand....LOL
>>
>> --
>>
>> Scott in Florida[/color]
>
>I had figured that a base big enough to harbor Blackhawks would be a
>well-protected, relatively safe area but he said that they had almost 500
>mortar and rocket attacks on the base in the year he was there. He said
>that fortunately, there were very few casualties from those attacks because
>most of the personnel were situated well back from the perimeter.[/color]

My son said he learned the sound of 'incoming' when he was based at
the airport in Baghdad....

I am GLAD he didn't tell me he was there....till he left...

--

Scott in Florida

The Benev0lent dbu wrote:[color=blue]
> In article <1144148728.162873.118040@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> "Learning Richard" <learningrichard@gmail.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
> > Scott in Florida wrote:[color=darkred]
> > > [url]http://www.coldfury.com/HF/index.html#anchor[/url]
> > >
> > > [url]http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/sears.asp[/url]
> > >
> > > Looks like big corporations in the US do care about their employees,
> > > after all.
> > >
> > > Liberals TAKE NOTE![/color]
> >
> > Whatever.
> >
> > I always liked Sears. Never wiped my ass with a catalog like my mom
> > did, but I do buy Kenmore appliances almost exclusively.[/color]
>
>
> Doo you buy them on time payments?[/color]

Only if I can pay it off in full within 30-60 days max. Else I just
save to buy (appliances, etc).
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>
> We just bought a refrig with no payments for a year. I made one payment
> after 10 months. I used their money for 10 months, made me <feel good>[/color]

Yeah but there's no profit in that unless it is an extraordinarily high
demand product. Either way you lose money if you wait to pay, unless
you can take the appliance back and get a new one at the end of those
10 months.

Why not save money for 10 months instead, and keep an eye on the unit
you like -- chances are after 10 months you'll have all the cash you
need, and the product itself will be marked down. Or you can get the
latest-greatest for the same price.

Depreciation.

That's why I think people who buy turtleneck cars like the prius brand
new are morons.

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> if nothing else. Thinking like a socialist again I got the big business
> one more time, ha ha ha.[/color]

The best situation is win-win for business and consumer.