It's a rare person who has any business criticizing anyone for shopping at Walmart

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112. I have mixed thoughts here

First, yeah I get that a lot of people are struggling and go to Walmart to get the absolute cheapest of whatever they can. If you're poor, concern over what store you're going to shop at for political reasons might very well not be on your radar. You have to keep yourself and your family in food, clothing, and shelter before you can worry beyond that. I would never get upset with anyone for shopping at Walmart.

But I disagree that you have to boycott any vendor of Walmart to boycott Walmart. If a company sells more of things at stores other than Walmart, and fewer of the same thing at Walmart, that sends a good message too. I can understand why some people shop at Walmart and at the same time recognize that I DO have a choice and it IS on my radar, and I'm going to do what I am able to do.

Also, as I said upthread, it often isn't actually the same merchandise. Many vendors, from food to clothing to housewares to home appliances to tools, alter their product to make a cheaper version for Walmart. My brother worked at a company that made something that had internal metal parts for it's mechanical workings, but the one they made for Walmart had internal plastic parts. It was otherwise identical. Changes are made for much of what they sell. That wouldn't bother me if they would sell it as a different and less substantial item at a lower price, rather than pretending that it is the same item at a lower price.