• lightnsfw
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    28 days ago

    I saw a documentary that talked about how they did this to Rubbermaid once. I don’t have a link but that might be a good starting point for research.

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        27 days ago

        Yes, I watched the documentary one time. Not sure why that needs to be highlighted.

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            27 days ago

            As in, “once, because it basically bankrupted Rubbermaid”.

            They played those games with everyone, like Clorox, book and magazine companies, General Mills, etc. But most towns have a Walmart and don’t have a lot of other options, so if you want sales you play ball with the Waltons :(

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            27 days ago

            From the sound of things in that documentary Rubbermaid got bent over on that deal and was almost bankrupted by it so I imagine it’s been an ongoing thing.