All one has to do is to look at thier website to see if they sell similar goods. Walmart not selling kitchen utensils? Please. They do own man manufacturing plants in China and and they buy from less than reputable manufacturers in China and in third world countries. Yes, they also buy from major manufactures, but that was not was I was ever refering to. Walmart does have control over who they buy from. Back in the days of Sam Walton, we wouldn't be having this conversation because he made sure that most items in the store were made in America unless there was no alternative. Walmart is not forced to buy goods from Chinese sweatshops. They choose to do so.
On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 8:31 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > The thing that makes no sense with your opinion on this is that a > most, if not all, goods sold by Wal-Mart are manufactured by other > large companies - Hasbro, Sony, HP, Canon, etc. Wal-Mart manufactures > very little, if any goods, themselves. > > Wal-Mart has no control over where these companies have their goods > manufactured (regardless of what Larry may think Wal0Mart is not the > sole cause of manufacturing being moved over seas). So, wouldn't your > issue be more with these companies than with Wal-Mart? > > On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 11:51 PM, Eric Roberts > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Scott was asking me what items were at Target or Meijers that were not at > > Walmart in response to me saying that there is a lack of items made int > he > > USA at Walmart these days. I looked at all 3 web site and Walmart was > the > > only one that listed any sort of origin information, though ever one said > US > > and or import. WTF does that mean? Either it is made in the USA or it > > isn't. Kinda sounded like a display to say they do it but put completely > > useless information in it. I would say that it is fair game since Made > in > > USA used to be their shtick when Sam was still alive. It didn't take > long > > for the Walton family to cozy up to the Chinese after he died. It's one > > thing to carry items made in China (or elsewhere fro that matter) but it > is > > completely different when a major retailer has a preference for > > them...especially when said retailer drives out all the competition. > > > > Eric > > > > On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 11:43 PM, Cameron Childress <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> > >> I think the closest walmart to me is in some suburb I haven't been to > this > >> year. What was the question? > >> > >> > >> > >> On Oct 8, 2010, at 11:31 PM, Eric Roberts < > [email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > I haven't been to a target or a Meijer in quite some time since there > >> isn't > >> > one close to where we moved to and there isn't any locations of either > >> store > >> > (though there is a Walmart and a decided lack of mom and pop > >> > businesses...even the hardware store out here is hardly ever open.) > out > >> here > >> > where I am doing my contract in SE Indiana. I suppose I could go > compare > >> to > >> > whats online....not sure how representative that is of their in store > >> > selection. I do recall seeing abunch of kitchen utensils at meijer > witht > >> he > >> > Made in USA label on them. How much of that do you see at Walmart > these > >> > days? > >> > > >> > I just ran across yet another reason to not shop at Walmart... > >> > http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/2010/10/11874/ > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:328938 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
