High cost of low prices


	High cost of low prices

dollface701

12-5-2008 7:47 AM

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walmart, china, outsourcing, federal laws

dollface701 says:

I don't shop at Walmart, unless it's an extreme emergency and then I feel guilty and usually end up throwing out what I bought there.

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