ALL, my shopping has been done on-line.  I read the reviews, consider, and HEY!!!!!.....there ya go.  I save the deductable on fender/benders.....keeps me out of the parking lot.  I  don't hafta snooze on the cart  "waiting-in-line".  Happy Shopping and all of that crap.

Wait, wait,   didn't mean to sound so "grinchy"....

Why don't you just stop shopping there?  If you know that they're mass producing junk, for pennies, in China, then why would you continue to patronize the establishment?  I mean, you mentioned that you've had to return items before, so it sounds like there's a pattern and you shop there regularly.  I'm not saying this to be rude or snarky: Just curious.

I haven't stepped into a Walmart in five years.  My DH and I did a comparison of the items we buy regularly and found out that the difference between Target and Walmart is incredibly small (maybe a 1% difference).  And, knowing that Target isn't out there bullying manufacturers into non-negotiable and impossible contracts makes me more comfortable about shopping there.  Walmart is a bully.  Sam Walden is probably turning in his grave at what they've done to his philosophy and company. 

Odd...I've never had to take back an electronic item that I bought at WM..and I've bought plenty.  Maybe it's because I always buy name brands.

I've been looking at all in one scanners and WM beat the others hands down for HP's with the same model #.  Maybe you folks can tell my why I should pay more for the same item at say, Target.   (who didn't carry them at all.)

I find it sort  fo funny that folks will hate WM for buying from foreign countries and refuse to buy from them while they go to a major appliance store and buy the same brand.

Does anyone have a list of companies who buy electronic items made 100% here in the US?

(edited.  I agree with Possum in that Sam Walton must be spinning.  If you ever read "Made In America (I think that's the name) about how he started the company and how he felt about it, you'd really respect that man.  His family and the number crunchers have done Mr. Sam a great disservice.

Thanks SF...I already checked out consumer reports and for my needs there are several HP models that are good ones at a price point under 100 dollars.  I also checked with Best Buy and the same scanner at Walmart is about 30 bucks less.  Now you folks may have the money to afford to boycott Walmart because you don't like their tactics, but 30 bucks is half my cable/internet service bill and I'm not in the habit of throwing money down a toilet just on principle.

We've gone over this before and for those who hate to see that 12 year old Chinese girl slave over the components of a TV for pennies a day need to remember those parts go into Urners electronics just like they go into Walmarts.  Not to mention that may be the only money coming into her house for food.  I'd like to see her make more too, but I can't control foreign economics nor can I afford to be that altruistic.  The option would be for me to NOT buy at all and I fail to see how that would help anyone.

Yup Roy...exactly right.

Possum..I didn't see a list ..when did you post it?  I can't imagine why Mr. Harris woudl delete it since it probably would support his opinion.  I haven't had any deleted but last week lost a couple in the posting..very frustrating.

Anglo.I'm with you..I don't like Best Buy either and I had a bad experience with a return with them and one with CompUsa.  Walmart has a "we'll take it back no matter what" policy and I appreciate that.  Granddaughter used to work for Kohls and said they do the same thing.  She said they even take back stuff that didn't come from Kohls because they want you to buy their products.  When I worked at WM our store manager liked to tell the story of a lady who brought back a 2 liter of Safeway soda and demaded her money back because she wasn't satisfied.  He told her he couldn't do that but would replace it with with a Sam's 2 liter and ever after when she came to the store she made a point of saying hello to him.

That kind of attitude is one thing that keeps people coming back, and as Roy said, Brawny is Brawny and Charmin is Charmin no matter whether you get them at WM, Dollar Tree, or Albertson.  HP is HP no matter where you buy it.  Using your head is the key. 

I don't look for schmooozing anyway..I look for value.

Nancy said ..... Granddaughter used to work for Kohls and said they do the same thing.  She said they even take back stuff that didn't come from Kohls because they want you to buy their products.  When I worked at WM our store manager liked to tell the story of a lady who brought back a 2 liter of Safeway soda and demanded her money back because she wasn't satisfied.  He told her he couldn't do that but would replace it with with a Sam's 2 liter and ever after when she came to the store she made a point of saying hello to him.

That's the way a business ought to be... I often wonder whatever happened to the old saying "The customer is always right". Seems lately most businesses seem like they are pulling their teeth out to help you with something, unless of course they get commission for sales, but once the sale is made you may as well disappear. Contractors as well, I had a huge cottonwood tree I needed cut down a few years back, just about everyone I called for an estimate seemed to groan over the phone. One guy had the nerve to be about three hours late, wrote me an overinflated estimate and looked me in the eye and said "We will be here in the morning to start"... excuse me !!  I don't think so, I had a real nice bunch of guys remove it for me for way under half of what "Mister three hours late wanted".... The customer is right for without customers where would these businesses be ?

And you are correct, HP is HP and Charmin is Charmin no matter how much it costs.