re: #324 calochortus

I read somewhere that tests showed that a $5 T shirt from Walmart lasted about half as long as a $10 T shirt from elsewhere, but that rather than it being a nuisance to have to replace the shirt twice as often, the consumer got to be happy about getting a “bargain” twice.
Personally, I don’t enjoy shopping for T shirts that much. My problem as a consumer is figuring out which item is reasonably priced, good quality, and is responsibly sourced. The last item is the hardest, although I’m inclined to believe quality of goods is a general indicator for decent working conditions.

I have found that I don’t want or need some clothes to last. Summer clothes especially or fashion items. Walmart clothing is a good choice for fashion items for young people and children’s “good clothing” that you don’t expect them to wear more than once before they grow out of it.

Jeans or household items like sheets and towels that one wants to last forever, Walmart is a bad choice. Kmart is actually very good, in my experience. When my son was young, Sears had a policy that if the item wore out before the child outgrew it, they would replace it. Sears has excellent prices as well.

That’s all great if you live in an urban area. I have family that lives in an area in which Walmart is the only store in town.