Re: [Amc-list] Big three bailout

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: Victor the Cleaner <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
" 
" On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 07:00:04PM -0800, Tom Jennings wrote:
"  
" > If you ask me, Walmart is one of the most evil businesses in the US. It 
" > ruins local businesses. It waves red-white-blue and sells low grade crap 
" > made in China. I went to one once, never again. Garbage.
" 
" They're actually worse than that.  Not only do they trample local retailers
" to death, but they strangle domestic manufacturers.  If you come up with a
" new widget (tm) for the retail market, when you approach Walmart to carry
" it they'll tell you your price is too high.  They will then tell you that
" if you can't bring your price down far enough to satisfy their margin and
" lowest-retail-price requirements, they'll just go ahead and source it in
" China.  And if you've got IP in the mix that the Chinese manufacturer will
" need to violate in order to make the widget (tm), what?, you're gonna sue
" Walmart?

in this respect, i'm impressed that snapper said no to walmart, for
those reasons and more.  their business is seasonal and they have to
have manufacturing close to their market.

sam walton must be spinning in his grave fast enough to catch fire.
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Andrew Hay                                  the genius nature
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