tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post7596531790712687626..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Walmart: The Jolly Green Giant?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-34306896405184962752010-04-15T11:34:16.688-07:002010-04-15T11:34:16.688-07:00As much as we'd like to believe that it was co...As much as we'd like to believe that it was consumer pressure to go green, it wasn't. The Insurance companies that insure the insurance companies have been telling their customers that if the companies don't start greening their operations and reducing their carbon footprint, they're going to be dropped. The insurance companies see the writing on the wall and don't want to Danika Carterhttp://www.YourOrganicLife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-25703318466797685802009-11-30T18:33:01.112-08:002009-11-30T18:33:01.112-08:00I have to give SC Johnson at least a little polite...I have to give SC Johnson at least a little polite golf clap for listing the ingredients of all of their products on their website and not just Nature's Source. No other company that makes conventional cleaners is doing this and SC Johnson did it on their own. That being said, looking at their ingredients lists for their conventional products, isn't going to change my mind about not Lisa Nelsen-Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731962631056727458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-826163048856783192009-11-29T22:42:41.951-08:002009-11-29T22:42:41.951-08:00We shop once a month out of town so we don't h...We shop once a month out of town so we don't have to go to Wal-Mart. I annoy my husband by calling it hell.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583524755306491510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49795846965914726892009-11-28T14:06:28.586-08:002009-11-28T14:06:28.586-08:00Don't forget, Wal*Mart not only has the power ...Don't forget, Wal*Mart not only has the power to impact their suppliers, but also their bajillion customers, and around 1 million employees. I think it is more about the bottom line than green washing. They recycle the majority of the waste that leaves each store - adding to their bottom line, and paying less for waste removal. They also compost all of the food and plant waste possible that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-61682134301138805082009-11-26T23:13:00.349-08:002009-11-26T23:13:00.349-08:00Amber draws things out more logically than most. I...Amber draws things out more logically than most. I like that way of looking at it. It's a step in the right direction as long as they are putting a bit of effort into the reforms.<br /><br />Obviously they want to get on the bandwagon for sales, they're in business to make what they can. But if it helps make things both greener while not costing an arm and a leg, good on them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-17641760608002492562009-11-25T14:27:50.264-08:002009-11-25T14:27:50.264-08:00I believe that it is Walmart's intention to Gr...I believe that it is Walmart's intention to GreenWash. But tjat being said, they could use a little greenwashing. I am interested in some of their efforts like encouraging employees to use reusable coffee cups and water bottles, And in deference ti Ciric Sugar, as seen on TV is not neccesarily a bad thing. I would have never discovered Dryer Balls and save 10- 15 minutes drying time on my Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-91984149575316901182009-11-25T14:01:19.079-08:002009-11-25T14:01:19.079-08:00I think that it's a great sign that Walmart is...I think that it's a great sign that Walmart is doing this. It just confirms in my mind that making more sustainable choices is becoming increasingly mainstream. If Walmart is bowing to the pressure, I hope it's a sign that other companies and businesses will follow suit.<br /><br />I also think that when a company as large as Walmart makes changes, they have a much bigger impact because Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-38532395378229383442009-11-25T10:00:42.083-08:002009-11-25T10:00:42.083-08:00Rosemary - Yes, I agree with you. I don't nece...Rosemary - Yes, I agree with you. I don't necessarily care how we get there as long as we get there, even if it's Walmart leading the way and even if it's under dubious motivations. <br /><br />I know there's this sense of purity that causes a lot of people to discredit any gains made by "unsavory" corporations. But, isn't the end goal consumer education, access to Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-83653427544248046442009-11-25T09:52:08.325-08:002009-11-25T09:52:08.325-08:00I'm also uncomfortable with Walmart and have n...I'm also uncomfortable with Walmart and have never bought anything there, though I was in one, once. HOWEVER, there are lots of people who not only shop there, but virtually have to shop there, because they can't afford to shop elsewhere, either because of money or just what they have access to. Whether or not they *should* is not a productive argument. They do. <br /><br />So, I haveRosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-64210740018366259422009-11-25T09:21:11.387-08:002009-11-25T09:21:11.387-08:00Walmart still totally gives me the jebes. I can...Walmart still totally gives me the jebes. I can't say I've ever stepped foot in one of their stores, not only because there aren't any close enough to me to go to, but also because they completely represent everything I hate about commercialism. <br /><br />It's all fine and dandy to report what's in your products. Well, sort of - if you go and look at the product ingredient Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-40720690638519644892009-11-25T08:03:36.851-08:002009-11-25T08:03:36.851-08:00I tend to agree wtih Citric Sugar. I don't th...I tend to agree wtih Citric Sugar. I don't think there is anthing Walmart can do to make me shop there. Their labor record alone is enough to make any informed person think twice.Mama Mama Quite Contraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033437220422551511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-72959643241308835642009-11-24T23:18:28.875-08:002009-11-24T23:18:28.875-08:00I think it's a ploy to buy back consumers. I h...I think it's a ploy to buy back consumers. I hate them and wish I had more shopping options where I live. We have Costco, Wal Mart, K Mart, and a few supermarkets and that's it. I try to limit my shopping there but sometimes I don't have a choice. At least what their doing might make other companies feel the need to do the same thing. It would force companies like Clorox to make eco koolchickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929421760488763997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-44843723435266754102009-11-24T23:16:56.383-08:002009-11-24T23:16:56.383-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.koolchickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929421760488763997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-37512612163074940422009-11-24T23:10:36.666-08:002009-11-24T23:10:36.666-08:00I'm not as jaded as CitricSugar. Yes, Walmart ...I'm not as jaded as CitricSugar. Yes, Walmart is the enemy and yes there is some serious greenwashing going on ...<br /><br />But still. I know that a lot of people have worked very hard to get Walmart to start paying attention to their ecofootprint. <br /><br />And they are making moves in the right direction. <br /><br />Let's all remember that Walmart is the effing behemoth of the Buckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885809053657026847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-21745869258882329462009-11-24T21:39:44.160-08:002009-11-24T21:39:44.160-08:00Yeah, I'm calling this a front.... Their soci...Yeah, I'm calling this a front.... Their socio-economic record will keep them on my sh** list for a long time yet. They're just greenwashing - their labels and themselves. Trying to capitalize on a trend. <br /><br />At least we know that the environmental movement is now as mainstream as Snuggies and other 'as-seen-on-tv' crap. Go team! (she said sardonically....)CitricSugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580076318545974487noreply@blogger.com