"Becca" > wrote in message
...
> George wrote:
>
>> Thats pretty much what I know too. The old man had a reputation for being
>> a hard bargainer but believed that suppliers had to survive too. The kids
>> started beating up suppliers which forced them into continual cutting
>> mode and then either out of business or off shore.
>>
>> The unfortunate thing is that the "Walmart method" has become a popular
>> idea in business as others felt they needed to loose their morals in
>> order to compete with Walmart.
>
> In the old days, Walmart advertisted "Made in the USA", and they had it
> written on signs in their stores. Not anymore.
>
> Becca

Remember the "Walmart saved my job" commercials with the lady at the yarn
factory in either North or South Carolina?? I'll bet she's out of a job now
_because_ of Walmart.

Ms P