I think WM is playing looseytoosie with the numbers. They say they are buying 18 billion from china when in fact they probbaly are...directly from Chinese companies. However they are wanting you to believe that when they buy from B&D, an american company that those products are from America when in fact B&D makes them in China.
I've been on 4 WM missions and 65-75%(and I'm lowballing this) of the items on the shelf say made in china. i can only recall 10-15 items amde in the US and they were the cheap stuff like paper plates.
Why don't you go to WM yourself and check this out if you don't believe me. I betcha toddster already has and that's why he won't make the trip.
WalMart said they bought $9 billion direct from China and $9 billion from suppliers, like B&D, in China.
why don't you try any other store in any enclosed mall, strip mall whatever shopping center you wanna try. Bet you won't find a whole lot different but Wal mart has a target on it's back because the owners are conservative and they are not backing down the being strong-armed by nosy union organizers. And you're helping. How humanitarian of you.
My last mission to the beer store showed that 70-80% of the beer sold there was imported. I thought about posting a thread on the subject, but decided to drink instead.
Dear superiorslots,
I really couldn't care less about your anecdotal information.
The anti-Wal-Mart article that anchors this thread states that Wal-Mart purchases about one-eighth of Chinese imports.
Do the math.
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