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Originally Posted by mx5me
They put such a price squeeze on their suppliers that the suppliers have to cut corners to keep Walmart's business. It becomes a function of how little the suppliers can invest in production, not where the goods come from. There's a documentary out there called "The High Cost of Low Prices" that does a nice job summing this up. I also second the PBS Frontline bit.
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OK, but I don't see how it necessarily follows that the quality of the goods sold is less than something that I buy at Target, for instance. When I've had Kirkland brand food (which I think is the Wal-Mart private label) it's been as good and in some cases better than name brands.
I think that I also need to point out that suppliers and manufacturers fill very different rolls. The supplier, at least theoretically, should not affect the quality of goods in their possession at all. There are exceptions to that rule aplenty, but it's basically sound.