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[VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com>]

There have been a couple of features on public radio
about walmarts buying practices.  Because they buy in
such huge quantities some manufacturer's are no
bothering to produce items that walmart doesn't buy.

--- Lynda <lurine AT softcom.net> wrote:

> One of the problems with buying from WallyWorld is
> that you are buying 
> seconds or over/unders.  You are also buying last
> seasons whatevers. 
> WallyWorld buys by warehouse lots and takes whatever
> they supply.  Because 
> they buy overs/unders you are never guaranteed the
> items in their sales 
> catelogs and frequently they won't give rainchecks.
> 
> I'll pay a couple of dollars more for quality and
> have it last.
> 
> BTW, not gossip, my sister worked for corporate and
> quite because of what 
> she learned during the bigwig meetings!
> 
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "JUDITH MCDONALD" <jammin03 AT msn.com>
> 
> 
> >I must confess that I have been in Wal-Mart's
> garden dept this year! But
> > only b/c my daughter dragged me there on a
> different mission.
> >
> > No, other than some food and plant items there is
> very little at WalMart
> > that is actually made in the states.  Do a check
> on "offshore production".
> > That clothing may say "Made in USA" but is
> actually made in a sweatshop in 
> > a
> > free port on foreign soil. Oh no! They're not
> sweatshops anymore, so they
> > say--LOL.   At any rate, most of us could do
> without a great portion of 
> > what
> > we consume. Advertising, i.e. brainwashing, is big
> business.
> 
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