Anyone worn Starter gear from Wal-Mart

htrdytf wrote:

Concerned Citizen wrote:

I'm going to need to see some sort of citation to something better than the SBA's website before I believe this. I don't doubt that in certain situations it would be illegal, but I have my doubts that the government would require a retailer to sell something that it had mis-marked for the sticker price.

That other dude said it's the law that they have to sell you it at that price, I don't know about that. I know it is in the best interest of the store to sell it to you at that price but I don't know if they have to. My point was the guy who said it was shoplifting to buy something when you think there might be a mistake is absolutely wrong, I think we can agree with that.

I will agree with that. Sorry about going off on a tangent.

runasfastasucanforaslongasucan wrote:

Agree to go to TJMAXX or MARSHALLS before Wallie world. You'll see some higher end stuff marked down pretty good. I picked up some rare NIKE stuff at Marshalls and spent under $15 for a windrunner jacket. I thought they had mismarked it, but rang up at $14.99!

In colors only a dork would wear.

Precious Roy wrote:

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For those of you who think Walmart is a great deal, you are suckers. Walmart forces brand names like Starter to make crappy versions of their products in order to boost Walmart's margins and create the appearance that Walmart's prices are better than department stores.

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hmm, so i am a sucker because i'm thoroughly satisfied with the starter brand and pay a low price for it?

Start gear is great and 100x better than what we had in the 70s and 80s ... watch the first "Rocky" that was standard training gear for most.

Walmart is the ruination of Western civilization.

McFlounder wrote:

Start gear is great and 100x better than what we had in the 70s and 80s ... watch the first "Rocky" that was standard training gear for most.

We ran in heavy gray cotton sweats and Chuck Taylors and by god, we liked it!

I picked up a sleeveless T a few years back. The fabric and construction are OK, but the color faded really bad after just one washing.

Precious Roy wrote:

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Yes - it really is. This from the Fed. Small Business Admin:

"It is against the law to charge more than the advertised shelf price for a product. Stores that do may be subject to civil and criminal fines. "[/quote]

Most websites have disclaimers stating that you can't hold them to any pricing errors. If the error is on the product in the store, it is harder to get out of it.

For those of you who think Walmart is a great deal, you are suckers. Walmart forces brand names like Starter to make crappy versions of their products in order to boost Walmart's margins and create the appearance that Walmart's prices are better than department stores.

Also, every race I run these days has given out half decent tech shirts. I have a stack of them at home. Can't remember the last time I needed to buy a shirt.[/quote]

I agree. I bought dress pants there several years ago, and the inseam split out on me at work. That was the last time I bought clothes there for work.

Junk Master wrote:

IMO C9 by champion at Target is cheap and superior to Starter.

+1

No, but I like the C9 socks at Targét.