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Many years ago I finally understood why so many products sold at Walmart were so much less than other places.
They not only had the buying power of being able to buy in seriously high numbers/bulk, they also had so many locations, that they often became the largest sellers of any given product. That meant that the manufacturers felt they had to bend over backwards in giving Walmart extremely good deals on their merchandise, being that they often depended on those sales to even stay afloat.
A product example of this "much cheaper than others" is/was Buck's 110 Folding Hunter and the fixed blade 119 Special.
Both are made in the USA, and both being sold lower at Walmart than anybody else could sell them for.
Fast forward to present day, and I read that the Buck 110 is now selling at Wally World for $60 on their website, (which I verified to be true). Now, that places it in line with most of the other knife dealers out there. Before the new Walmart price of $60, it was common for them to be found there for under $40, (leather sheath and all).
Could it be that Buck finally decided on not allowing the skimped down special Walmart pricing to continue?
Again, often times the manufacturers felt they had little choice because their very survival often depended on the sales of their products being done through Walmart....
But, Buck is a very big name in the knife industry, and they have so many outlets for their products, that maybe they finally just told Walmart that they could still get good bulk pricing, but only comparable to what other large stores pay for them, not the very low prices that they were likely paying.
Anyhow, sure enough, the Wally World pricing for the Buck 110 is $60 on their website. That is totally in line with other well known sellers, including KnifeCenter.
This could be Buck's way of finally not allowing Walmart to way undercut the other dealers on the Buck 110, (and other models), so that those other dealers can compete on a more level playing field.
Will Wally World drop the Buck 110, now that they can't sell them so cheap anymore?
If this is a new trend for Buck, and maybe other companies, (especially those making USA made products), then I see it as a good thing in the long run, even if it does mean them losing Wally World's huge distribution.
Btw, in recent years I'd walk into the sporting goods section of a Walmart and see the Buck 110 for something like $38, and just thought to myself... WOW!
Like wow, has Buck really done a great job at mastering the art of making a good USA product and selling it for a fantastic price. The leather sheath being made in Mexico didn't bug me, since it was still a decent quality sheath, and was at least made in North America. A brand new Buck 110 for $38?... that was just crazy!
Anyhow, what say you guys on this?
They not only had the buying power of being able to buy in seriously high numbers/bulk, they also had so many locations, that they often became the largest sellers of any given product. That meant that the manufacturers felt they had to bend over backwards in giving Walmart extremely good deals on their merchandise, being that they often depended on those sales to even stay afloat.
A product example of this "much cheaper than others" is/was Buck's 110 Folding Hunter and the fixed blade 119 Special.
Both are made in the USA, and both being sold lower at Walmart than anybody else could sell them for.
Fast forward to present day, and I read that the Buck 110 is now selling at Wally World for $60 on their website, (which I verified to be true). Now, that places it in line with most of the other knife dealers out there. Before the new Walmart price of $60, it was common for them to be found there for under $40, (leather sheath and all).
Could it be that Buck finally decided on not allowing the skimped down special Walmart pricing to continue?
Again, often times the manufacturers felt they had little choice because their very survival often depended on the sales of their products being done through Walmart....
But, Buck is a very big name in the knife industry, and they have so many outlets for their products, that maybe they finally just told Walmart that they could still get good bulk pricing, but only comparable to what other large stores pay for them, not the very low prices that they were likely paying.
Anyhow, sure enough, the Wally World pricing for the Buck 110 is $60 on their website. That is totally in line with other well known sellers, including KnifeCenter.
This could be Buck's way of finally not allowing Walmart to way undercut the other dealers on the Buck 110, (and other models), so that those other dealers can compete on a more level playing field.
Will Wally World drop the Buck 110, now that they can't sell them so cheap anymore?
If this is a new trend for Buck, and maybe other companies, (especially those making USA made products), then I see it as a good thing in the long run, even if it does mean them losing Wally World's huge distribution.
Btw, in recent years I'd walk into the sporting goods section of a Walmart and see the Buck 110 for something like $38, and just thought to myself... WOW!
Like wow, has Buck really done a great job at mastering the art of making a good USA product and selling it for a fantastic price. The leather sheath being made in Mexico didn't bug me, since it was still a decent quality sheath, and was at least made in North America. A brand new Buck 110 for $38?... that was just crazy!
Anyhow, what say you guys on this?
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