Its obvious you own at least one computer. I would hazard a guess all or some of the parts of that computer were made in China.
Its ok for you to buy goods from China, but not Wal-Mart. Imagine that...Eric being hypocritical. On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 7:32 PM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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:328942 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
