On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 00:01:16 -0500, in message

sherwindu wrote:

Not my experience. I'm sure it depends on the item. I saved a bundle on two
Marine items I bought there last year. When I visited their store in Wisconsin,
I
did see a lot of expensive clothes, but who shops for clothes in a sport's
store, unless
it is high tech gear, and I have several other choices locally to find that.

Some recent comparison shopping suggests that WM does a great job of
marketing by cutting as deeply as they can on big ticket items while
keeping the margin pretty strong on the cheaper stuff we spend lots of
money on, but never bother to compare.

Ryk