[perrych]

Wal-mart is not evil. Neither are they looking out for the middle class. They are a business, just like Target, and all business have good practices and bad practices (or perhaps, better put, practices you would find unsavory but not illegal). Some say WM is evil because it puts mom and pop stores out of business, but the simple truth is that mom and pop went under because their prices were too high and they couldn't afford to compete. In the same way, iTunes is evil because it pushed out the local record store. Some say WM is evil because of how it treats its employees. They have so much money, the argument goes, they could afford to give employees health insurance and retirement. Baloney! The mom and pop didn't do that. Neither does most mega stores. They could pay their people more - maybe. But Walt Disney World doesn't either, and those folks have to wear costumes in the Florida heat. Folks don't understand that if WM gives folks more money to work, it will mean higher prices. Does it have to mean that, no, but it will because companies like to have a higher profit margin each year to show their shareholders so their stocks continue to do well.

I have no issue with this scam because it has inherit risks - but not because I hate WM. The risks are that the store will return the figures at full price, that they won't put them on the shelves at full price, and that you will find the figures when you go back because someone else might buy them. It also has a hidden cost - a lot of driving between WMs, the stress of "will they be there when I go back", having to stand in line for customer service, etc. If you have that much time and gas, go for it. Sadly, I don't have that many WMs that even carry MU, much less have them for $2. But don't assume you are really sticking it to them by doing this. As much is stolen from WM each year through shoplifting, you aren't even beginning to touch their loses.