I still suggest that. This is a typical semantics shift. "Decent product" means different things to each of us. The original post stated that some businesses create "brand-destroying" products. That's not decent product. And customers can put two and two together when all the stuff they get from a retailer is crap.
For whatever reason, a lot of people prefer low price over quality. I've seen nothing in this thread to even show there is an actual problem. If instead you want quality, you don't buy it at the retailer shaving all these costs.
For example, from a much earlier post:
Look at a rubbermaid mop bucket at Home depot. Then look at a rubbermaid mop bucket at Walmart. Then tell me their is 'no evidence'.
In other words, one can buy a better product presumably for more from Home Depot. There are probably other mop buckets sold online or via catalogue of far higher quality, if you're willing to shop for them too. So it is not an actual problem that Walmart sells flimsier mop buckets. Just pay more for what you really want.