Actually, they set out the bins to take donations from shoppers for walmarts' needy employees.
Personally, I think Sam Walton was brilliant but I do not like shopping at walmart. Unfortunately, the jeans I use for work I can only find at walmart.
I used to work at Walmart unloading the delivery trucks. It was an interesting experience.
I've read a few negative comments about managers on this site and think about my time at Walmart. So far my job is fine and I doubt the managers here can ever touch the drill sargent mentality that Walmart trains their managers to be.
Other than the tough working conditions, I like Walmart. I don't want to work there, but I do shop there, particularly for clothes. They have some nice carpenter jeans/pants now for $15. Same thing at Old Navy would be double the price!!