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Walmart's online store is a mess of 3rd party options now too. I went looking for hair clippers at the start of the pandemic and all I could find were no-name brands offered by third party vendors on their website.

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Well then. From my comfortable seat outside the arena, this seems like a squandered opportunity for Wal-Mart.

(Also: is it Walmart or Wal-Mart?)

Yes, unfortunately even Target is getting into the 3rd party seller game. Which I wouldn't care about as long as I have an option to filter for only items sold by Target (or Walmart or whoever) and them stating they don't commingle on their website.

I just go to the brand's official website nowadays and pay whatever they ask so I don't have to research what channel it's coming from.

What’s left? Target and Best Buy?

I've had good luck ordering directly from companies. For me it was Nike, a yoga mat company, and some local toy retailers and a frame company. I still buy stuff from amazon, but not critical stuff.

I knew things were going bad, when rock climbing gear was being counterfeited. (2011).

https://www.petzl.com/US/en/Sport/recalls/2011-2-21/Informat...

https://www.reddit.com/r/climbing/comments/b685vi/new_climbe...

Yeah I've had good luck with Best Buy.

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