[johnco]

Wow! just one mention of Walmart gets you guys stirred up. wondering how many Walmart haters are actually secret latenight wallyworld shoppers. Until Walmart starts selling and installing pools or contracting out carpenters or whatever type of work I'm doing at that time, not much they could do would affect me or anyone I know.. Except move out of town or double their prices. If people take Walmart jobs knowing their employment practices, shop there knowing the way they operate, then I guess not everyone is bothered by all these claims. Not everyone can be an engineer, lawyer, doctor, etc., etc.. someone has to greet people at the door, push baskets, stock shelves, etc. Not everyone wants to shop at overpriced, overrated stores and wear silly brand name clothes at twice the price. if I have to have a name on my clothes, it'll be the name of my company, not some limp wristed "designer". I would wager that not one average person shopping at WM spends a split second thinking about the predatory purchasing practices or their employment issues. get in, get what you need, get out. unless you run into all your neighbors or friends doing the same thing. then it's a while BS'ing. pretty much the same thing as the supermarket, hardware store, steakhouse. The average joe doesn't really care about Walmart's operations. same for Costco, Target, Kmart, lowes, Home Depot, etc. it's just a store where they buy things to most people. Chinese products? couldn't care less is they were made by Eskimos, pygmy bushmen, one legged Mexican dwarfs. if it's what they need, price is right... it's good enough.. back to the original subject.. Harbor Freight sells low quality tools. bought too many cordless drills that lasted a few days.wrenches I've snapped in half, tools that lasted just long enough to get the job done. I wouldn't drive 90 miles to go there to buy a tool, but if I'm in the area and I need something, it's cheaper to buy a throw away tool I can use only a few times than it is to drive 180 miles to go home and back to get the quality tool I forgot at my shop. I guess that's the reason I have so many duplicate tools. if I could find them. I could not name one guy I know that doesn't enjoy looking at all those tools, regardless of the quality or country of origin. you can never have too many tools.