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   On Tue, 2/17/2026 1:52 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:   
   > On 2026-02-17 15:58, Paul wrote:   
   >> But personally, I'm holding out for even bigger ones, at $59.99 each.   
   >> And if you're listening, fraudsters, I really like the*red* aluminum ones.   
   >> That seals the deal, I like the red ones.   
   >   
   > What I don't understand is how an actual place sells this garbage. Not   
   living over the pond, I assumed walmart was more or less reliable.   
   >   
   > I have not hit this class of garbage in Amazon. Maybe I have been lucky.   
   >   
      
   the Walmart web site is for their "bazaar business". I don't   
   think the listings on the site, have anything at all to do with   
   the brick&mortar business at street level. Sure, the Chinese   
   seller could deliver to Sacramento, where you would walk to the   
   store and pick up the item, but that does not imply the   
   item was "in stock" at the store. The store does not   
   treat that as an "inventory". Returns would likely   
   be taken up with the seller, and not by them.   
      
   Walmart is reliable at street level, but not so much on   
   that bazaar site of theirs. Lots of businesses run bazaar   
   selling on the side. Some now, have a tick box for "local stock"   
   so you can tell the difference between items they retail   
   and the items they have nothing to do with.   
      
   And yes, Amazon has instances of those fraud-mobiles as well.   
   It's the same bazaar selling model, mixed with some stock   
   which is in Amazon warehouses.   
      
      Paul   
      
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