"krw" wrote in message
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On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:12:34 -0500, dpb wrote:

Mike Marlow wrote:
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... - you do realize don't you, that retailers
like Home Depot or any other big chain, don't design bolts and nuts - or
anything else they sell.

Well, yes and no...certainly some dictate that their suppliers shall
meet certain price points which has the same or similar effect...W-M is
the champion in that regard, certainly...

Price is not their only specification, however.

Yeah, they specify whether they want Chinese or Indian children
manufacturing the stuff and handling toxic materials.

Ed