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have transportation to walk to Wal-Mart for their supplies.
Plus, since Wal-Mart moved in, the other stores in the area
have been doing much better.”
“I have shopped at many other stores,”says Jordan, 50,
“and the prices and selection are better at Wal-Mart. I go
to the new Wal-Mart twice a week, and I usually spend
two hours each trip, visiting every floor. Once a month
I make a big trip to get all of my household supplies,
like detergent.”
“I usually go into Wal-Mart to get just one thing.
Naturally, I never leave out of there with just that one
thing. For example, the other day I went in there to
get some CDs and I ended up buying some
drinking glasses – really nice glasses.They
have a nice frozen foods department at
the store where I like to get little
pizzas for my grandson. I get the
cran-apple juice, too, which is
much cheaper than at the
other stores.”
“I like the people at Wal-Mart,”
says Jordan,“and the store brings
opportunity to the community.
It gives people a sense of well-
being, having something good in
their neighborhood.That has
made all the difference in
the world.”
Raymond Vargas
Raymond Vargas and his family buy everything at their
El Paso,Texas,Wal-Mart Supercenter. And they do
mean everything.
“We spend upwards of $800 a month at Wal-Mart,”says
Vargas, 42, an executive vice president at an area bank.
His wife,Yolanda, teaches special education third-
through fifth-graders at an elementary school in El Paso,
and they have two daughters, 14-year-old Hilari and
10-year-old Rachel.
One of the reasons Vargas is such an avid Wal-Mart
shopper is his desire to repay the kindness bestowed
upon the El Paso community by Wal-Mart Supercenter
Store Manager Rick Espino. According to Vargas, Espino is
well-known in El Paso for his support – both as an
individual and as a Wal-Mart representative – of projects
such as area 4-H Clubs, the county fair and improvements
to local schools.
“Also, on top of that, you can’t get better prices anywhere
else,”Vargas says. “Wal-Mart sells everything we could
possibly need.There is no need to price shop because no
one offers the quality and the quantity that they do.”
“We get all of our groceries there,”says Vargas. “We like
that we are able to shop 24 hours a day.
We shop there as late as 2 a.m. and as
early as 6 in the morning. It always
seems that Wal-Mart fits around us,
instead of us having to fit someone
else’s schedule.”
“Most of all, it’s nice to see how
much Wal-Mart adds to the
community with all the benefits
they offer employees,” says Vargas.
“Where else could so many people
have such a clean, positive working
environment and have the ability to
increase their wealth by staying loyal
to a company that’s loyal to them?”
Pamela Jordan
with grandsons
Hilari, Raymond, Rachel
and Yolanda Vargas