Reply #29: Yes, typically the low-end, least desireable product is cheap

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The advertising of those items helps create a general sense that everything is cheaper at Walmart.

But once you pass up these end of the isle smiley faced items in favor of a quality you might really want, the prices at WalMart aren't much different than any other big box or large chain.

I wouldn't go out of my way to buy WalMart's low end junk. Cheap, but crummy, is a trap for poor people. Sometimes what is cheap is really more expensive over time.