Re: What Wal-Mart knows from its data ...



On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:51:21 -0400, "Allan Smith"
<netsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

What do people buy when a hurricane is approaching?

Pop-Tarts.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Consumer/story?id=3594291&page=1

....absolutely! Gotta cover the essentials in an emergency...trouble
is, down here they expect the gumint to provide all their water, ice
and other primary needs.
.



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