As product demonstrations go, the one at a new Wal-Mart in Charlotte, N.

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Wal-Mart, Target, Linens 'n Things and Michael's all sell supplies.

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At the Wal-Mart in the coastal town of Morehead City, N.

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That's a hangover from the early days, when Canfield and Smith didn't have the clout or the bucks to jump onto the candy racks at Wal-Mart or CVS. So they approached stores like Urban Outfitters, Linens 'n Things, Eastern Mountain Sports and Newbury Comics, a popular Boston-area record store.

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