Dave did a great job with the explanation of the bait, so I won't even try to touch that. But thought I may be able to shed some explanation as to how Wally world does their mark downs. I spoke with one of the department managers a couple of years ago, and she explained it to me.

Every year the department gets a "markdown" fund. The manager decides how to use it, or so she said. That is why some Wal Marts will have something marked down, while others won't. Now if Wal Mart discos something, then it would probably be chain wide. Anyway maybe this will explain how some stores have mark downs while others don't.

Danny