I've noted DVD players at WalMart and Target with identical cases and front
panel layouts. The brand names were different and the panels were subtly
different, but who knows about the insides?
Bill Pearce
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From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] HDDs & BU [was OT - new monitor setup]
> >
>> Think about that when shopping.
>
>
> Yup. And how about Wal-Mart? Two absolutely identical packages of a
> product--one in Wal-Mart and the other in some other retailer. Identical
> products in every way except one. The UPC is different. Yup, they are
> NOT
> the same product. Wal-Mart insists that the supplier meet a price point
> and
> in order to do that the supplier provides a Wal-Mart version which has
> been
> cheepified somehow.
>
> It's amazing how much varience there is between packages of a particular
> name-brand coffee there are from different stores. The ONLY visible
> difference between the packages from the different stores is the UPC. But
> your nose and tastebuds can sure tell the difference. (not that the
> Wal-Mart
> version is bad, it's just not quite as good).
>
> I'm NOT bashing Wal-Mart, though. For the majority of stuff, it really
> doesn't matter and for those who watch every penny, it does provide value
> for the dollar. But when buying that bag of namebrand coffee or some other
> item like it, just like Radio Shack, you're getting overruns and sweepers.
>
> AG
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