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Jul 21, 2009, 11:37 AM

bah humbug bah humbug is offline

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Everyone please forgive me, I am about to agree with "justme".....

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Originally Posted by justme

The reason U.S. carriers are the "Wal-mart" of the air is because that's what the "Wal-mart" people of the world demanded.

Not everyone has the luxury of shopping at "Neiman Marcus" (lobster and wine)...so the public demanded "Walmart" (chips and soda"). However.....the public thinks they can get a "Walmart" price and get they still want "Neiman Marcus" service.....

I see $59.00 fares all day long......what?...and you still want that lobster and wine? Give me a break. $59.00 is only gonna get you the plate, if you want anything else, that's extra.

The public demanded and you now have what you have been demanding.....STOP COMPLAINING!!

By the way? How can you describe Southwest as having culture and class? Oh wait, it said IMO...now I get it...ha ha

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