>
> Good job Couillion. Nice piece of research. I would hasten to add though
> that Wal-Mart has not been indicted for safety violations or hazardous
> working
> conditions as has (apparently) Royal Oak. Sadly, the packaged Royal Oak
> product was damned fine. I'm going to miss it.
>
> One of the major complaints agains Wal-Mart is they dictate the prices
> they
> will pay for various commodities, rather then bending to pay whatever the
> vendor wants to charge. What's the matter with that. I enjoy the right to
> dictate what I will pay for anything and everything. Sure, Wal-Mart is the
> major market for many products, but they wouldn't be if the vendors held
> out for free market prices.
> --
> The Brick said that (Don't bother to agree with me, I have already changed
> my mind.)

Hi Brick,
I wasn't implying that Wal-Mart was involved, just that this was part of
Fos' "I Love Wal-Mart" thread. I'm sure there are other places to discuss
the pros and cons of
Wal-Mart. It is hard to imagine that there is enough manufacturers mark-up
in a $6.00 bag of lump or briquettes to pay those hefty fines. Which is
probably why the doors are shut. I'm glad I bought 400 pounds of it last
time I went through Ocala : )

Couillion