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<p>[QUOTE="mirana, post: 10533422, member: 79705"]Walmart can very easily bankrupt an entire small to medium sized business with one order. They only accept massive orders on the contract agreement that they can return what doesn't sell (like a bookseller would). They also name their price, not the other way around, and its always far below what a typical wholesale price would be. Of course, they do illegal price fixing too--see the FTC looking into why pepsi was suddenly cheaper there. How they treat their employees is also horrible.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't shop there unless I absolutely have no other choice. Same with Amazon. But I don't judge people who do. Walmart may be the only place in town to get what you need, or the cheapest when a budget matters. Their prescription drugs, for example. I just try to buy things in better places if I can, and they sure make it hard for us to do that if at all. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mirana, post: 10533422, member: 79705"]Walmart can very easily bankrupt an entire small to medium sized business with one order. They only accept massive orders on the contract agreement that they can return what doesn't sell (like a bookseller would). They also name their price, not the other way around, and its always far below what a typical wholesale price would be. Of course, they do illegal price fixing too--see the FTC looking into why pepsi was suddenly cheaper there. How they treat their employees is also horrible. I don't shop there unless I absolutely have no other choice. Same with Amazon. But I don't judge people who do. Walmart may be the only place in town to get what you need, or the cheapest when a budget matters. Their prescription drugs, for example. I just try to buy things in better places if I can, and they sure make it hard for us to do that if at all. :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
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