All you folks refusing to shop at Wal*Mart are elite, effete snobs.
Or else you can afford not to. I, on the other hand, can't afford not to. When a can of chili costs half there what it costs at my local grocery store, I have no choice. Yes, there are many things there made in other countries, but many others are not, especially the food, which is much cheaper than anywhere else, at least in my town. Also, in my town the Wal*Mart stores are clean and neat, and the employees are no better or worse than those at any other store in the area.
"Made in China"? Take a good close look at the box before you buy anything from Sony - they outsource too. Phillips television? Look before you buy. Those are only the ones I remember from the brief Christmas job I had at the local Wal*Mart. Also, who else in town will hire the disabled or elderly who still have to work and put them by the doors as greeters? I can't go there as much as I used to because I have to ride the bus, and shopping several miles away is a hassle. So I walk to the local store and wish we had a Wal*Mart closer to where I live.