“Yes, Sears is still around.”
- Nice to know.
Speaking of Wal-mart, I’m not overly impressed by their prices (I’ve checked them out a bit on the Internet).
My country, Sweden, boasts a lot of stores that could compete with Wal-Mart prices despite the 25% VAT we pay upon the “actual” prices we pay.
But perhaps there are stores in the US that too could compete with what Wal-Mart has on offer?
Whether you get the best price at Wal-mart depends on what you’re buying and when ... just like any other store. For example, their clothes are inexpensive, especially basic items like young children’s pants and shirts. However, they don’t last. Some people want better quality, and will go elsewhere and pay more. Others (like me) find that the children destroy the clothes no matter what you spent on them, so you might as well get the cheapest.
You can often find appliances for less, if you look around. On the other hand, most stores don’t even have toilet paper in packages of 48 rolls. Wal-mart has the best price on frozen pizza. For shoes, there’s often a better price/selection at PayLess.
“But perhaps there are stores in the US that too could compete with what Wal-Mart has on offer?”
Yes, Target.
In fact, I prefer it.
Here in Shanghai, China, are two large Wal-mart stores, but they are dumps compared to the French discout store, Carefoure. The Chinese have a version of them called Lotus Center which is also much better than Wal-mart.
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