As many of you know, Michelle and I chose several years ago to no longer shop at WalMart as our small protest against some of their questionable business practices. It's simply not possible to offer Wild Salmon at those prices without ecological or health and safety corners being cut. Ditto those cheap 'American' bicycles that have to be manufactured in China to meet their pricing requirements. And don't get me started on the whole Pickle fiasco.
We even held fast to our convictions when, as a sign of their good intentions and environmental responsibility, they took the lead to push fluorescent light bulbs to the masses. Yes, we're all saving energy - which is good and necessary - but I wonder if we really have a handle on what we're going to do with all the mercury in them so it doesn't end up in our water. Or our tuna. Although I guess that ship sailed a while ago...
Anyway, you can imagine my dilemma then upon learning that Keith Urban - our favorite (pretend) Country artist and husband of Nicole Kidman - is releasing his new live DVD exclusively via WalMart. And even though, I'm almost certain, no salmon, tuna or bicycles will have been harmed or fed mercury in the process of releasing it, I'm torn as to whether I can legitimately break our WalMart embargo just this once to buy it. What if it's the top of a slippery slope that leads to a place that I don't even want to think about? And I'm not sure that I can even ask Lamb Procurement Services to get it for me - even as a gift - because every time I watch that little Aussie guy play his Country/Rock crossover songs with crowd-pleasing guitar solos that remind us of Prince I'll know where it came from.
Oh, I know - I'll pick up a copy from ASDA next time I'm in the UK.
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