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NYC giving the contract to the lowest bidder.

Harbor Freight! lol

Is Morgan out??

Wow! Chinese steel?

I won’t lie. I shop for certain items at Walmart. Not groceries. Typically, things like birdseed, fake Advil, shampoo, soap, fake Lysol, and stuff like that. Sometimes, I purchase car stuff. I double-check AutoZone to make sure my veteran’s discount won’t beat Walmart’s price. Basically, I buy stuff that is disposable, or I don’t expect to last long anyway. Some people live in an area where Walmart is their only grocery store around.

No doubt Sam Walton is turning over in his grave. American made was something he built his business on and was proud of it. His kids are some greedy individuals. Not to mention he took care of his employees. Today they treat their employees like numbers because that’s what they are to them. I stay away from Chinamart as much as I can.

I think it’s a little of both. The ‘big boys’ may have originally eaten some of the tariffs. Then, they finally had to raise prices. So, we paid at least some of the tariffs via higher prices. I remember Walmart finally having to raise their prices on a lot of their goods since they get a bunch from China, and other foreign countries. As an aside, I spent a great deal of my youth in Bentonville, AR because my mom grew up there, and half my family still lives in the area. Sam Walton never stocked a foreign product in his original store. Everything was American made or grown. He’s probably turning over in his grave nowadays.

….collapsing? [Hidden Content]

Thought they were getting money back that they had paid as a tariff. Most of the higher prices are still attributed to Biden’s inflation, which was higher than we had seen in 40 years. I’m always thinking of the consumer, but some cry when prices go up and they cry when they come down. It’s a never ending cycle. Enjoying my Tacoma.

Sounds good to me as well. Of course, the companies that are lowering prices back down to ‘near pre-tariff levels’ are using their big, fat tariff rebate checks they received—that we payed for—to lower their currently raised prices on a small number of select items. Good marketing for them though. Just something to remember.

Just bought a new Tacoma. I was wondering why my Taco had a taco in the glove box.

WB making the playoffs and will knock off your Titans,

Can you tell Trump to lower the Tacoma down to about $28,000 and I’ll buy one! I mean since he has that power. 😁

Trump!

BREAKING: A fourth tanker has just been attacked and hit by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz US-backed southern corridor. It sustained structural damage. This is the first time four vessels have been attacked in a single day since the war began. - Kevin Steele They want to make a deal so bad! Per Trump 😂

I squeak when I walk. I blame it on my shoes.

No no no….Trump talked Walmart in to lowering their prices. 😂 Good info.

Walmart isn't lowering prices out of the goodness of their hearts. They're losing market share to Kroger again as the new Kroger CEO knows WallyWorld inside and out. He's the one who built them into what they are now. The new grocery wars should help us all as they battle it out. [Hidden Content] Incidentally, I bought Kroger stock almost 10 years ago at a little less than $20. It's done nothing but go up since. Nice, safe play in a defensive stock that's tripled in value during that time. I don't think people know how big Kroger really is, and what stores are actually Kroger. IMHO, Kroger branded items are some of the best around. I like many of them better than the name brands. Plus, they own their own dairy farms that supply their dairy products direct. Add in their gas rewards program (or you can choose grocery coupons), and you can do pretty well. One of the secrets--if you're going to frequent a place that has gift cards that are sold at Kroger--is to buy them with no upcharge, and get Kroger's 4x fuel points for buying what you're going to use anyway, and save up to $1/gal on your gas. Easy way to load up on fuel points quick. A $25 gift card to Subway--or wherever--gets you 100 fuel points, or .10/gal off on gas up to 35 gallons. Every 100 points is .10/gal off up to $1/gal. If you're a Top Tier gas buyer only--not needed unless your car is really exotic--Kroger gas follows EPA standards as far as quality. Just put in a bottle of Techron at every oil change if you have any qualms. You'll still save a bunch, and your engine will probably be better off with the occasional Techron anyway.

DCT quoted you but forgot to post. Oh well.

So all of sudden Walmart going to take a loss on profit because Trump said so? This whole price game is hilarious and what’s funnier is the people that fall for it. I remember when I sold furniture for a living many years ago. There was a certain furniture store in Beaumont that would run a buy one get one free recliner sale. The night they closed before the sale they would literally markup all their recliners and then the next day they would run the buy one recliner get one free sale. It always amazed me how many people would fall for that stunt. There is probably at least two people on this forum that went in and bought a recliner to get one free. Lol I said all that to say let’s run up inflation and then when a few crumbs are thrown our way let’s celebrate it. Lol I am still waiting on my tariff tax check to compensate what we’ve paid out since tariffs started. Oh let’s not forget the DOGE checks or did that go towards the Iran War? Lol

Prices coming down sounds good to me.

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That’s good news. I don’t know how the government can tell a private company to lower prices but ok. Did you know there is 278 Walmart Supercenters and 68 Sam’s in China? I wonder if they allow them to sell American made products in their stores. I guess I’ll answer my own question. Yes China allows 5% of American made products to be sold in China Walmarts and Sam’s. A big ole 5%! Such a great American Company. Smh 60% of products in America Walmarts come from China. Sounds fair. Lol