On 7/9/2010 7:42 PM, Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 7/9/2010 10:42 AM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>> John Doe wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I am surprised that so many baby products are made in China,
>>>> including baby bottles, pacifiers, and teething rings. Apparently
>>>> saving a few pennies has been a consumers' only concern over the
>>>> last decade or so.
>>>
>>> I doubt the savings is really passed to the consumer.
>>> There's a certain price people will pay for such
>>> things, and you won't find these items much cheaper
>>> than that. I suspect Wal-Mart pockets most of the
>>> savings from moving production to China.
>>
>> I would say it is the few pennies as stated.
>>
>> Walmarts thing is to squeeze the suppliers and employees as much as
>> possible regardless how it affects others so they can put more money in
>> the truck that goes back to Arkansas.
>
> Having once worked for the Evil Empire located in Bentonville, you are more
> right than you might believe....
> -ginny
>
>
I am a pro-capitalism person but walmart makes everyone look bad. On one
of my first "responsible" jobs I worked for a really smart and
successful businessman and it was one of the first jobs I had where I
had had the ability to negotiate with others. The guy I worked for had a
basic rule. It was that "the other guy had to eat". In other words keep
your moral compass engaged and treat them tough but fair.