Copied/pasted from an email, thought we could use a funny:
Walmart Wine
Wal-Mart announced that they will soon be offering customers a new discount item.
Wal-Mart's own brand of wine.
The world's largest retail chain is teaming up with E&J Gallo Winery of California, to produce the spirits at an affordable price, in the $2-5 range.
Wine connoisseurs may not be inclined to throw a bottle of Wal-Mart brand into their shopping carts, but "there is a market for cheap wine",said Kathy Micken, professor of marketing.
She said: "But the right name is important."
Customer surveys were conducted to determine the most attractive name for the Wal-Mart brand.
The top surveyed names in order of popularity are:
10. Chateau Traileur Parc 9. White Trashfindel 8. Big Red Gulp 7. World Championship Riesling 6. NASCARbernet 5. Chef Boyardeaux 4. Peanut Noir 3. I Can't Believe It's Not Vinegar! 2. Grape Expectations
And the number 1 name for Wal-Mart Wine: 1. Nasti Spumante
The beauty of Wal-Mart wine is that it can be served with either white meat (Possum) or red meat (Squirrel).
[ January 28, 2005, 10:42 AM: Message edited by: Jillbeans ]
Posted by Jim Upchurch (Member # 209) on :
If you assume the shoppers of Walmart are trail trash I can see how someone would be amused. I'm afraid I'm not that liberal.
Posted by Peter Schuttinga (Member # 2821) on :
Thanks Jill, that's great.
I wonder if it goes well with spawning salmon....
Posted by David Wright (Member # 111) on :
I wouldn't dignify that place with my presence, we shop at Sam's Club. Five bucks a bottle? Who can afford that?
Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
Jill,
You never heard of Charles Shaw, affectionately nicknamed Two Buck Chuck?
By no means is it a fine wine but what you get for your $1.99 is nothing short of... acceptible.
My dad likes cheap wine (master of the wine-in-a-box) so I brought him a bottle of it at Christmas. I'll quote his reaction: "Wow! This tastes like a $13 bottle!"
LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Hahahahahaaa....hey Jim....when was the last time that you saw a Rolls or Lexus parked in front of a WalMart ?
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
When the owners show up Si
Posted by Jim Upchurch (Member # 209) on :
Si, only when I park there! haha. I'm just tired of the Walmart bashing. I don't know about anywhere else but here they have huge lots and alot of nice cars there. I go there occasionally because of a bigger selection on some things. What few items I buy the extra gas probably costs more than any savings.
Posted by Greg McRoberts (Member # 3501) on :
Good one Jill. Posted by Jillbeans (Member # 1912) on :
Jim, if you really took the time to read the post you'll notice 2 things: #1 I didn't write it, just copied & pasted it, and #2 I live in BUTLER, Pennsylvania. Within an 8 mile radius I have 2 WalMarts. Within a 5-mile radius I have 5 trailer parks. Most of my WalMart shoppers are the nouveau riche from out Cranberry Township way. I'd rather deal with a trailer trash than a yuppie any day. Love.....Jill
Posted by Jean-Claude Theriault (Member # 966) on :
"I wouldn't dignify that place with my presence, we shop at Sam's Club."
Okay maybe I missed the joke in that paragraph but Sam's Club is owned and operated by the Wal-Mart empire. Its still the same people getting rich off your purchases at either store!
Jean-Claude
Posted by Jillbeans (Member # 1912) on :
After some soul-searching I came up with two more trailer courts nearby and one more WalMart 12 miles away. Wonder if they sell Nasty Spumante? Love.....Jill
Posted by David Wright (Member # 111) on :
That was the joke Jean-Claude. Posted by John Lennig (Member # 2455) on :
Holy Smokes! that area is soundin' worse than Chernobyl!! sp? =(:
John
Posted by faye welsh (Member # 2524) on :
in defense of jill's toungue-in-cheek humor.....walmart is a standing joke all over the u.s. and especially in our small town. they are wiping out all the small town stores in our hometown,and many small towns all over america. much to my sadness,being an american who believes we were founded on freedom. have you ever heard of "cottage industry", a term used widely in america, and most of the world? also one which all of you are the backbone of; you would understand the walmart phenomenom. it is destroying small town america.if we can't poke fun at "dragons", we might as well sit in a corner and let them rule. by the way, i sent her that email. it was sent to me by a dear friend.we had a good laugh...priceless... fiddles
[ January 29, 2005, 04:56 AM: Message edited by: faye welsh ]
Posted by Dave Draper (Member # 102) on :
"If Wal*Mart doesn't sell something, then you don't need it!"
I heard that yesterday on the radio (NPR)WGLT here in Bloomington-Normal IL
I'm thinking they are pretty much right, although I find a few other things at SAM'S Club, which is wholesale Wal*Mart.
Posted by Jim Upchurch (Member # 209) on :
I love the small town stores but what's the alternative to letting a Walmart in? Not letting one in. What mechanism do you put in place to deny a company access to the market place? If you set one up it's no longer a free market place. I believe in freedom. People should be allowed to vote with their pocket books.
All the big stores sell the same things, I can't be the only one frustrated with that. The smart mom and pop store owners stock the things the big boys don't. To me it's like complaining about franchise sign shops, I don't think they should be denied access to the public. If folks don't want it, the market place will dictate the outcome.
Posted by Jillbeans (Member # 1912) on :
....did I mention that most of the aforementioned Trailer Trash have all-caps Brush Script signs bought from the franchises? And the Yuppies have horrendous digital prints. Nobody wants a hand-painter anymore. Off to WalMart for some Chef Boyardeaux. Love....Jill
Posted by Dale Feicke (Member # 767) on :
There seems to be no way to stop the Wal-Mart "phenomenon". I have been travelling around the country for a few years, and have found several cities/counties that don't allow Wal-Mart stores. But they just go down the road to another county and open up.
Many small towns have capitalized on the influx of these superstores by converting their downtowns to tourist havens, with craft shops, art stores, etc. Some are truly beautiful; and once the shock of change wears off, they do quite well. Some of this can be read about in a book called Boom Town USA.
My personal feelings about Wal-Mart are love/hate. I hate the fact that many "mom 'n' pop" businesses have bit the dust since Wally World came to town. But I love the reality of being able to buy a dozen eggs, get my hair cut, make color copies of my recent photos, buy a new CD player, refill my wife's prescriptions, get my oil changed, pick up a couple of tropical fish, get tune-up parts for my lawnmower, and pick up a new printer cable for my computer....all without leaving the building.
The wine is just another thing they're trying....much like some of their stores sell used cars. And, I hear "two buck Chuck" is pretty decent. They had a piece about it on '48 Hours' awhile back, and were saying many outlets couldn't keep it in stock. It was a yuppy phenomenon. Whoopee.
Posted by Barbara Murrell (Member # 3879) on :
Hey Jill, Did you ever wonder why you bothered to post that funny email.
Come on folks it's a joke!!!! Not to be taken to heart. If we can't laugh we are all stuffed.
The best bottle of wine I had when I was in Kentucky was Red Truck. The blurb on the back started something like, do you remember driving your daddies truck................what nonsense. Good wine and CHEAP!!!!
Keep telling those jokes Jill Love Barbx
Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
Since Wal Mart requires cities and towns to PAY THEM for the "privelidge" of getting a Wal Mart, it's quite easy for a town to deny them access.
Posted by Rovelle W. Gratz (Member # 4404) on :
I like the Wal-Martini mix...a bit pricey though, at $2.87 a gallon.
Posted by Santo (Member # 411) on :
Si, I saw that RR at Wal-Mart this morning. Parked in the handicaped parking, of course. I asked the old guy up front if it was his. Yah Right!
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