Andre Johnson is very angry with Wal-Mart. Not because they sell cheap merchandise, or because the greeters haven’t been as cheerful to him - but because they wouldn’t give water to some poor kids.
TMZ hears from the Texans receiver that the retail giant apparently decided not to donate refreshment to a recent charity event of his - all because Johnson didn’t buy enough bikes:
Johnson ordered 750 bicycles to be given to underprivileged kids at an event sponsored by the Andre Johnson Foundation — in return for the purchase, Wal-Mart agreed to donate water and ice for the May 3 event.
But there was a problem with the order, so Johnson ended up buying fewer bikes than planned. Wal-Mart countered by not giving the water and ice as promised.
So, deny poor children water, just because Johnson fell a few Schwinns short of his order? Was Andre requesting Evian or Perrier or something?
Of course, we expect nothing different from a company that pays minimum wage & offers no health benefits, yet rakes in over $3 billion in quarterly income.
Honestly, how hard is it to give a little H2O for a good cause?
2:02 pm on May 15th, 2008
Here’s how crazy Walmart is, do a wikipedia search for the world’s largest companies. They are all oil, automobile, and a couple financial companies (you know the sickeningly profitable types).
All that is, except number one. That honor belongs to Walmart.
5:07 pm on May 15th, 2008
Why should Wal-Mart be obligated to hold up their end of the agreement when Andre Johnson couldn’t hold up his? “Oh, it’s Wal-Mart, they’re a big company, they should just eat the difference.” Why? Just because you think they can afford the loss?
One could argue that Johnson could afford to buy the kids water out of his own pocket. Read any personal finance book: the people with the most money are the ones that spend it the most wisely.
Yes, it would have been nice if they would have donated the water anyway. They had planned to do so under an agreement, and that agreement fell through, and I don’t see how Andre Johnson can simply push the blame onto Wal-Mart when he broke the contract on his own.