[Jewelry making - Article 00418] - Re: [Orchid] Weapons of mass-destruction

[Jim Reitze]

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    How much would change even if the average consumer did see the
    articles? Even many of us who are aware are already caught in the
    vicious spiral.  I can't afford $40 or more for a pair of jeans from
    a local clothing store when I can get the Walmart store brand for
    less than half, especially the way I chew through the darn things.  I
    do use independents when I can for a lot of things, but the truth is
    I have to shop for price, too.  And, this is another region where
    many of the small guys have already gone under, leaving no place to
    go other than Walmart for many products.  I think increasingly, also,
    that most consumers aren't going to respond to that type of article
    the way we would hope, even if it did make the Sunday paper.  People
    who shop for price will continue to shop there anyway.  Those who
    shop for value will shop where they find it.  They are the ones who
    understand that low price doesn't necessarily mean high value. Jim


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