Okay, I realize you are being funny but your comment made me think of something that, although slightly humorous could actually have a ring of truth to it.

Wal-Mart took the middle-man (distributors) out of the equation by having their own distribution centers. So, perhaps, now the middle-men are the manufacturers so Wal-Mart begins to just sell parts in order to cut manufacturers out of the equation.

Let's just hope it doesn't start including microwaves as you mentioned.

quick way to clear out some of the genetic driftwood in this country.

Just poison all the beer at the next NASCAR race. That'll put a little chlorine in the old gene pool.

-Eric