Rick, you are correct about the W-products. My sister bought a riding lawnmower from Walmart for considerably less than same model at other stores. When she needed some repairs done on it, that is when she discovered the reason for the cheap price - her W-model had inferior parts (or missing some altogether) than the same model without the W. As mom always told me, you get what you pay for. I have long decided that Walmart is simply not a part of my known universe, which has likely eliminated a lot of personal aggravation...