Ross Sauer wrote to Ross Cassell <=-

People are starting to rebel against the "everything made in China" however.

Not really. Some, like me, do what they can. And some, like me again, refuse to shop at Wally World - both because of their being sometimes (in some circles) known as "China Mart" and because of their predatory business practices ... which have become particularly egregious since Sam Walton snuffed it. The bean counters who took over the running of Sam's empire to keep his heirs in beer and skittles are mostly to blame for their "business practices".

Most notoriously the Chinese goods that are literally poisoning us are getting a lot of attention, some Chinese manufacturer cuts corners and
so we get kids' jewelry made with heavy metals that are poisonous, pet food that had mining waste in it that killed our pets, and so on.

Latest scandal I've heard a lot about is the drywall full of sulfur
from China, that is corroding houses from the inside.

That has nothing directly to do with Wal-Mart and more to do with unscrupulous businessmen on both sides of the pond who are out to maximise their profits - and who don't care how bad they hose up the public for whom they get their largess.

I'm a regular shopper at Wal-Mart.

Lately though I've found that a lot of the things I depended on
Wal-Mart to have, they have even cheaper at "Big Lots."

Odd Lots/Big Lots/Bay State etc. are "remainder" stores which buy up product that is "distressed" or just won't move off the shelves of the company which bought it originally. I have an Odd Lots in a strip mall near me - and I often cruise the food section looking for bargains - like the crab meat that I snagged 32 six and a half oz cans of for U$1/can. Worked fine in place of the U$4.50/can stuff I had been using here a thousand miles from the supply of fresh. I regularly find things like that - and if I can use it, I snap it up. If I can't I don't under the theory that something cheap is not a bargain if you don't have an application for it.

For non-remaindered stuff that I need from a mass merchandiser I use ShopKo or K-Mart. The pricing on most stuff is very close to Wally World, I don't have to drive as far to get there, I can park pretty close to the door (something seldom possible at Wal-Mart) and the checkout lines are shorter. Over-all a better deal for me - money wise and conscience wise.

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"Dave Drum -> Ross Sauer" <1:261/1381> wrote in
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Most notoriously the Chinese goods that are literally poisoning

us are RS> getting a lot of attention, some Chinese manufacturer
cuts corners and RS> so we get kids' jewelry made with heavy metals
that are poisonous, pet RS> food that had mining waste in it that
killed our pets, and so on.

Latest scandal I've heard a lot about is the drywall full of

sulfur RS> from China, that is corroding houses from the inside.

That has nothing directly to do with Wal-Mart and more to do with unscrupulous businessmen on both sides of the pond who are out to
maximise their profits - and who don't care how bad they hose up the public for whom they get their largess.

Yeah, I know the bad drywall has nothing to do with Wal-Mart, but it has
been sold at Home Depot.

I'm a regular shopper at Wal-Mart.

Lately though I've found that a lot of the things I depended on
Wal-Mart to have, they have even cheaper at "Big Lots."

Odd Lots/Big Lots/Bay State etc. are "remainder" stores which buy up product that is "distressed" or just won't move off the shelves of the company which bought it originally. I have an Odd Lots in a strip mall near me - and I often cruise the food section looking for bargains -
like the crab meat that I snagged 32 six and a half oz cans of for U$1/can. Worked fine in place of the U$4.50/can stuff I had been using here a thousand miles from the supply of fresh. I regularly find
things like that - and if I can use it, I snap it up. If I can't I
don't under the theory that something cheap is not a bargain if you
don't have an application for it.

They have 2 or 3 bins on the floor full of $3 DVD's, sometimes 3-4 DVD's packaged together, mostly collections of old TV shows, under the "TV
Guide" brand,

Some movies, mostly the B-movies.

For non-remaindered stuff that I need from a mass merchandiser I use ShopKo or K-Mart. The pricing on most stuff is very close to Wally
World, I don't have to drive as far to get there, I can park pretty
close to the door (something seldom possible at Wal-Mart) and the
checkout lines are shorter. Over-all a better deal for me - money wise
and conscience wise.

There's a Shopko about a half mile from me, both Wal-Marts nowadays are Supercenters up on the north side and south side of Sheboygan, about 10
miles for each from me.

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