The Harry Potter Alliance

By Andrew Slack

October 30, 2008

WaldeMart III

It was two years and six days ago that Harry Potter and the Dark Lord WaldeMart was released by my former comedy group.

Then about eight months later came Lord WaldeMart II. This video was at a faster pace than the first, with more jokes, more talking points, and more characters. The WaldeMart videos have received well over 2 million views, they’ve been featured on the front cover of the Chicago Tribune Business Section, and they’ve helped make more people aware of many of Wal-Mart’s unethical business practices.

Now tomorrow, Halloween 2008 comes Lord WaldeMart III. In this one, we are tackling Wal-Mart’s PR campaign that they have a new and improved health care plan. In reality what they have is a very expensive public relations campaign that could actually go to improving the health care of their employees. In writing WaldeMart III my colleague Seth Reibstein and I decided it was time to try something different. We made the second one at a faster pace. How could we differentiate this one from the first two? Well, we came up with an idea that made most people think we were crazy. Hopefully you’ll enjoy it.

Remember, November was supposed to be the month that Half-Blood Prince was coming out. And even though it’s sad that isn’t, we still have the summer to look forward to and in the mean time, I’m happy to be showing you a new WaldeMart video.

For the record, the WaldeMart videos are not an official HP Alliance project. They are, however, produced, written, and starring me and Seth Reibstein who cofounded the HPA and is an HPA Board member. I hope you’ll like it. Keep your eyes peeled for it tomorrow!