Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving which is always the fourth Thursday of November. This is the big day for many retailers and many say when they start operating "in the black". Many stores will have Black Friday special deals.
This year, WalMart will be offering laptops and desktops for $299. My wife found out this and thought she wanted one. When she went to WalMart, she overheard another customer asking if she could put one on "Layaway". The clerk said "No" and that these computers are specially made for Black Friday.
"Specially made" does not likely mean they are made to higher standards. And, yes, WalMart has the "power" to get manufacturers to make their product to different standards than what they ship to other retailers. That's why the same model of (for example) lawn tractor sold at WalMart is not made the same as the same model sold at your local dealer.
Just be careful of those "Black Friday" specials, particularly electronics.
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