I read over on TreeHugger that WalMart is going to start selling their own brand of CFLs. From the reactions I’m seeing there, people aren’t so sure that this is good news.
I can’t say I blame people for worrying. I’m not much of a WalMart fan myself.
I’ve had pretty good luck getting what I consider to be highly affordable CFL. SDG&E, the power company in my area, often has discounted bulbs in area stores. I saw packs of 4 selling for $1/pack one time. Most times they’re between $2-3 for packs of 3 or 4. After the SDG&E discount, that is. They’re still much pricier around here without that.
If WalMart is going to make such a big deal about selling them, I’d love to see them do what IKEA does, and recycle them too. It’s such a wonderful thing they could do for customers, and it really helps to complete the advantages of CFLs.
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Have you seen this video yet?
Wal-Mart’s spending millions to improve its image. While they may be excelling in some ways, the culture is the same. Always put profit over the public. I’m fighting with WakeUpWalMart to tell the company to start taking responsibility, put people first.
I’m not sure anything that comes out of Walmart is a good thing.