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To: wolfcreek
The only problem I've ever had with Walmart was getting away from the principles of their founder, Made in the USA.

Get your facts straight. Sam Walton wanted to sell American products, but he never said that everything that WalMart sells is to be made in America. It was his desire to SUPPORT American companies.

But, they are bound by the same pressures as any other retailer, especially so, in light of their other promise of LOW prices...

...The $12 billion worth of Chinese goods Wal-Mart bought in 2002 represented 10% of all U.S. imports from China...

... On average, a Wal-Mart supercenter offers prices 14% below its rivals', according to a 2002 study by UBS Warburg...

...New England Consulting estimates that Wal-Mart saved its U.S. customers $20 billion last year alone. Factor in the price cuts other retailers must make to compete, and the total annual savings approach $100 billion... -Business Week

Wal-Mart generated $244.5 billion in net sales in 2003. -Investopedia

The OVERWHELMING majority of WalMart's sales, come from American products...

7 posted on 11/15/2005 6:15:04 AM PST by pageonetoo (You'll spot their posts soon enough!)
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To: pageonetoo

Not the stuff I'm looking to buy. Have you actually shopped at Walmart lately, We have!


10 posted on 11/15/2005 6:21:14 AM PST by wolfcreek
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