Or maybe he just wanted to sell you a thrower for$30more than walmart. The smallerproshops can't buy in the volume and command the lower initialcoststhatWalmart can, so they have to have a higher markup on products to cut a good profit. IfI read a few independentmarket studies supporting thelower quality walmart product theory, I mightbelieve it, but I'm not going to take theword of a walmart competitor whose trying to sell me what appears to be the same product at a much higher price. Not saying he's lying to you,but he has a definate conflict of interest when it comes to selling you a product that walmart may be carrying at a lower cost. Kind of hard to believe anycompany that builds it's name onthe quality of it'sproducts would build a lower quality/substandardproduct, just for walmart,that could possible hurt it'soverall reputation andeventuallyit's overall sales figures. Sorry, not buying it.