They were good when founder Sam Walton was alive - that's when he pushed the 'Made in America' sourcing first and foremost. After he passed and the kids got the company, it was all China/cheapest available from then on.

I remember going into my first Wal-mart - I hadn't even heard of it, I was out of state in the Deep South and was referred there for shoestrings (of all things). It was in a re-purposed grocery store, about a 50x100 foot building with original, old, old wooden floors that creaked as you walked on them and the cashiers had to hand enter each item at checkout. (That's been a little while ago.) And the Made in America slogan was very prominent on the items in the store. That stuck out to me way back then.

They were good when founder Sam Walton was alive - that's when he pushed the 'Made in America' sourcing first and foremost. After he passed and the kids got the company, it was all China/cheapest available from then on.

I remember going into my first Wal-mart - I hadn't even heard of it, I was out of state in the Deep South and was referred there for shoestrings (of all things). It was in a re-purposed grocery store, about a 50x100 foot building with original, old, old wooden floors that creaked as you walked on them and the cashiers had to hand enter each item at checkout. (That's been a little while ago.)

They were good when founder Sam Walton was alive - that's when he pushed the 'Made in America' sourcing first and foremost. After he passed and the kids got the company, it was all China/cheapest available from then on.