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Walmart Holds Invention Contest

Posted by samzenpus on from the dropping-the-price-on-inspiration dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Walmart is holding the inventor's equivalent to 'American Idol' calling for product submissions that will be offered for sale in Walmart stores. Feel that the back scratcher you received a patent for hasn't garnered the attention it deserves? This could be your big chance at fame and fortune."

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  1. Re:Fine Print... by furytrader · · Score: 4, Informative

    In looking over the terms of the contest, they are offering what they say they are offering: the chance to SELL your product on Wal-Mart's shelves, which is essentially access to one of the largest retail distribution systems in the world. They are not offering to manufacture your product, they are not offering to market your product, they are offering to put in on their shelves. That's what you're winning ... which is precisely what they said the contest is about. If you went ahead and read the rules of the contest, you'd see that. But because it's Wal-Mart, let's all just bury our heads in the sand and assume the worst, right?

  2. Cheaper than cheap by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 3, Informative

    So essentially, they buy the stuff they sell from China because it's super-cheap, and now they're trying to get people to give them product ideas because designers and engineers are too expensive, to save on the cost of product development.

    No way I'm giving the cheap bastards any of my brainpower so they can make even more profit.

    (Mind you, that's exactly what Google does too...)

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    "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
  3. The small print by abarrow · · Score: 3, Informative

    "Each demonstration should begin with the phrase "Stand back if you know what's good for ya" or "Hold my beer and watch this!""