Well, from a Christian point of view, we aren't supposed to spend money willy nilly on stuff or have a love of money and personal possessions.

However, from a consumer point of view, if I need a toaster, I am going to buy one and if I have the money that will toast the image of a flower on my bread, I will buy it.

I don't particularly care for Wal-Mart as they are a predatory business and do not really care for their treatment of the Chinese who make their things or their treatment of employees but if their toaster is a couple of dollars cheaper and their store is closer to my house, then I choose the lesser of two evils and go there, taking into thought the cost of gas and how little money I have.


Vance Rowe
Crime Editor