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The Big 4 Greeters Aren’t Necessary, Thank You

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Caleb Newquist

“We don’t want the Wal-Mart audit.”

~ The aforementioned Lynn Turner, cringes at the thought of low prices.

Posted in Quote of the DayTagged Audits, Lynn Turner, Wal-Mart

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