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Gripe Site
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AgainstTheWal.com
Collection of news articles critical of Wal-Mart. |
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AppliancesPortland.com
Standard TV & Appliance, Portland's largest locally owned appliance dealer,
filed a $2 millions defamation lawsuit against Dan MacNeil because of this web
site. "Standard wants him to hand over ownership of the websites, all
company documents in his possession, a list of ex-employees who helped him
obtain the documents and $2 million." Article
at wweek.com
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BestBuySux.org
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HomeDepotSucks.com
Site won ICANN arbitration when Home Depot tries to take domain name. EFF
Story |
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Anti
PetsWarhouse People get Sued
This was NOT a Gripe site. Members
of an aquarium plants list (Aquatic
Plants Mailing List) made some unfavorable comments about the
website PetsWarehouse.com.
The website owner sued a number of the participatns. The defendants
established a defense
fund.
Article
at Salon.com. |
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RadioShackSucks.com Consumer
and employee complaints and discusion. Related
news story Blog Yahoo
Group |
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RadioSlack.com
individual's website, which Radio Shack didn't
like |
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SalehooSucks.com "Exposing the TRUTH about Salehoo"..."Before
you invest in any of these Too-Good-To-Be-True wholesale lists stop and think.
Then do some quick checking to see if the deals are really unbelievable
deals."
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Sprawl-Busters.com
A hands-on combat
web site to prevent unwanted development against big box companies including
Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Target etc. |
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Hel-Mart "Always a small
town disaster...Always" Site critical of Wal-mart. |
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Walmart-Blows.com
This website is dedicated to giving a voice to Wal-Mart associates. |
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WalmartSucks.org
Owner wanted a one day pass to shop at Sam's Club for American Cancer Society
but they refused to let her in without paying for a membership first. |
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Walmart Sucks Journal (http://community.livejournal.com/walmartsucks/)
"For Wal*Mart associates, or even customers, to vent their rage."
Site has 287 members and is watched by 213. |
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Walocaust.com
On March 6, 2006
Public Citizen and ACLU filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart for threatening Charles
Smith (owner of Walocaust.com). Wal-Mart also threatened CafePress.com
which was selling t-shirts on behalf of Smith which consequently caused them to
quit making and selling those t-shirts. “Wal-Mart is using bully tactics
to silence its critics,” said Paul Levy. Press
Release, Complaint
and Exhibit (I love their tag line, "The world is our labor
camp") |
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WalmartVersusWomen.com
Miss America 1992, Carolyn Sapp is a spokesperson for this site. Site
states Walmart doesn't treat women fairly. "This website was
launched to help these women" |
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WalmartWatch.com
"Exposes Wal-Mart for their bad labor standards, political
corruptness and overall bad citizenship." |
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WalmartWorkersRights.org
Includes Garth Brooke parody. "When Wal-Mart employees attempt to stand
up for themselves and try to form a union, they face threats, propaganda,
discrimination, intimidation, and even firings." |