Walt Fles wrote:

I can either get from import-from-chinas-great-wal-mart select packers
cuts of brisket for 1.67/#,

As much as I hate Walmart, their briskets don't come from China.
They come from the same packing plants that 95% of the rest of
America gets their beef.

or choice from the usa at a local butcher
for 2.99. Any reasons to go for either, one over the other?

Buy the Walmart brisket for $1.70. One that hasn't expired
recently.

My Walmart had all their briskets marked down to $1.07/lb today
(they expired tomorrrow). I still resisted the temptation.
Unfortunately, Walmart's brisket doesn't have packing dates, so you
can't tell if it's old until it gets marked down 35%.

-sw