"you are saying that the same product and brand names found at walmart are inferior to the identically packaged product found for higher prices at other stores?"

In some cases this is a fact .... example is Michelin tires. This brand does not carry a Michelin warranty, but a Walmart warranty ... reason being, Walmart dictates the price with their suppliers ... so, to keep the costs in line the suppliers will specifically make a product line for Walmart, resulting in a product that in some cases does match what they sell elsewhere.

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