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Life at Wal*Mart Can Be a Drag

Another Terrific Move by the World's Largest Retailer

Not to get all Wal*Mart bashy around here, but Jebus: What the hell was the company thinking when it ditched Flagler Productions, the small little production firm on which it had relied to film internal company events for thirty years? Having lost what had to have been its largest account, Flager—sitting on three decades worth of tape—now allows customers to dig through its archives for $250 an hour, thus allowing every Wal*Mart hater access to video of, say, a bunch of execs dressed in drag:

Wal*Mart, understandably, is pissed, but there's nothing the company can do. Hilarious, no?

Candid Camera: Trove of Videos Vexes Wal-Mart [WSJ via Gawker]

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By brian at 10 Apr 08 08:32 AM

I wonder what kind of connection the original owner of the company had? Seems the loss of business was after the company changed hands...

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