| ??? 02/02/12 17:38 Read: times |
#185778 - Wal-Mart TVs Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Richard Erlacher said:
I recently learned that Sanyo TV's sold by WalMart aren't of the same quality, nor necessarily of the same characteristics as seemingly identical models sold elsewhere. They even have a slightly different model number. While WalMart's warranty applies, the Sanyo repair center won't touch 'em. Why would anyone want to buy such a thing? It offers less than a 5% savings margin. This is simply Sanyo's response to Wal-Mart's requirement that costs be cut to the marrow. Sanyo doesn't even make these things -- they're made by the usual Chinese OEMs that make every other manufacturer's stuff. I suppose the lesson, as always, is "you get what you pay for." There's a reason the product is so cheap. And the customers to whom Wal-Mart caters likely can't afford non-cheap, but they still want a TV. Wal-Mart knows this, because Wal-Mart is one reason why salaries are low and as such buying power is reduced. -a PS: I was at the San Diego Sony lab which is subcontracted out to TUV, and I saw several giant Sony TVs in various states of disassembly with the usual EMI hacks applied. And then I saw the shipping boxes for the TVs ... all made by Foxconn, in China. Sony doesn't even make their own stuff any more. |
