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March 24, 2004
Wal-Mart sophisticates
Some worry that Wal-Mart is too southern, and too Christian to offer everything that a diverse nation might want. Of course, no store can offer everything everyone wants, but Wal-Mart may be more sophisticated than most of us assume.
Look at what kinds of books are available from Wal-Mart online: Lots of Shakespeare and hundreds of titles about quantum physics. The big box isn’t too prudish to sell Lolita or books by David Sedaris.
Wal-Mart might waffle a bit when it comes to music. Want the latest from 50 Cent or the Best of 2 Live Crew? They’re available at Wal-Mart, but in “edited” form.
You can, however, buy the unedited, live and digitally remastered version of Ozzy Osbourne’s often-misunderstood, Suicide Solution.
Posted by tedb at March 24, 2004 02:25 PM
