Wal-militia: The Conspiracy of Wal-Mart and the Government: A National Report [Paperback]

Grant Lee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 24, 2004

Book Summery The government has kept all of the major airlines out of bankruptcy with the help of taxpayer's money, along with taking over the security at all of the major airports by forcing private security personnel out of work in a meager attempt to save the country. Is the government helping Wal-Mart out as well? Or was Sam Walton, the founder of the world's largest retailer, a supreme genius by finding a way to conquer the world by selling socks and underwear at half price? You decide. After a brief discussion with a Wal-Mart executive about a possible coverup, Grant Lee has laid the cards on the table for your examination, plus has gone into a detailed review of what it is like to work for the company and how it truly operates behind the scenes. This is the ultimate insider's guide to the good and the ugly.

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About the Author

Grant Lee has worked for both a Wal-Mart warehouse, located in Wal-Mart's hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas, and a retail store in Utah. He has worked for the company a total of six years and grew up in Rogers, Arkansas, the site of the original Wal-Mart store (His family still lives in Rogers). His hobbies include music and filming movies with the Central Utah Film Makers Association (Utahfilmmakers.org). A varied craftsman, Grant Lee also enjoys art, writing poetry, sports, and has previously worked as a glass cutter.

Product Details

• Paperback: 68 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris, Corp. (June 24, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1413454127
• ISBN-13: 978-1413454123
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,691,336 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars So bad, it's unreadable, January 25, 2006

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C. Brennan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wal-militia: The Conspiracy of Wal-Mart and the Government: A National Report (Paperback)

Is Grant Lee kidding? Did he print this off a desktop? It is painfully obvious that the book was barely edited: see the chapter on "odd-sales" for details on Wal-Mart's "prophet margin." I wish I were kidding, but I'm not.

Mr. Lee begins with a noir-esque introduction describing his discovery of the truth behind Bentonville's new airport: it's all for Wal-Mart! He claims his knowledge comes from one Informant Smith, a Wal-Mart executive who seeks to ease his conscience by divulging the deep, dark secrets of the Wal-Mart-Federal Government conspiracy: Project Rollback. Lee insinuates that "Rollback Smiley," the Wal-Mart price-slashing mascot, is named for this ostensible conspiracy and so is "hiding out in the open."

I surrendered after the thrid chapter, my brain no longer able to withstand the unrelenting assault on common sense and reason, never mind fact. A quick review of the remaining pages revealed an entire chapter devoted to a wide array of Wal-Mart "facts" and Mr. Lee's personal political philosophy. The rest of the book has little at all to do with Wal-Mart, save for a few anecdotes from Lee's time on the night shift.

O, I beg you, learn from my error and don't waste a dime on this fantasy. There is nothing the least bit credible to be found between its covers.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Set the record straight., February 27, 2008

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Brian Tonley (Hollywood, Ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wal-militia: The Conspiracy of Wal-Mart and the Government: A National Report (Paperback)

I don't know what the critic C. Brennon is talking about, but before he gave his review he should have gotten his facts straight.
Number one, the chapter on "odd sales" is actually called "Odd Priced Sales" and has nothing at all to do with Wal-Mart's profit margin! The chapter is talking about the trick that all stores use to lower the price of an item by one nickel or penny so that a product that cost $20 is now $19.95 or $19.99. It's basically an optical illusion.
Number two, the author did not print this book on his desktop, it was published by a division of Rhandom House.
Number three, I don't know what "Rollback Smiley" is but the Smiley had nothing to do with the conspiracy, Wal-Mart was playing with the word "Rollback!"
Wal-Militia is a wonderful book about retail and government! Everyone should read it!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great expose', April 5, 2007

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Benton L. Petersen (manti, Utah United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wal-militia: The Conspiracy of Wal-Mart and the Government: A National Report (Paperback)

Wal Mart did not become super huge because Sam Walton was a nice guy. In Wal-militia, using Wal Mart as an example, Grant Lee explaines in clear, easy to understand language, how a company can be come big by using effective merchandising. However, to become super huge a company uses the corruption of the Republican and Democratic controlled local, state and national governments. This book is a must read, in my mind, if you want to spend your money wisely and end the corruption between the Republican and Democratic controlled governments and super huge businesses.