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I don't go to Walmart real often, I prefer Smith's [owned by Kroger].
I hit 2 or 3 in a specific route, so I can check out the clearance end caps and the aisle leading to the back where they keep shopping carts filled with closeouts.
Their gas rewards is pretty nice too. Up to $1 off per gallon.
I do, especially if they discontinue something at my supermarket. I buy nuts on Amazon, protein bars, low carb noodles, mustard and other condiments, the low sugar pancake syrup my grocer stopped carrying, the Monk Fruit sweetener I use instead of sugar, multi-packs of the rice mix I use, and most of the cat's food. The only issue I have had is a few years ago when I ordered a case of unsweetened vanilla almond milk in shelf-stable cartons, and the box arrived wrecked, the cartons of milk dented and dirty on the outside. I took a picture of the box and contents and uploaded it to Amazon customer service, and they told me to keep the case I had but they were sending me a new case at no charge. It was around $40.00 worth of product. The next box was fine. They do a good job shipping food, like in the summer they send the chocolate-coated protein bars next day shipping (no charge for Prime) in an insulated foil envelope with an ice pack. So now I have a freezer full of reusable ice packs too, lol.
You have to price compare though. I usually have another tab open with Walmart grocery opened. I do a lot of subscribe and save for grocery products too which takes off another 5-15%. Sometimes an item will be cheaper one week, then 3 weeks later have an inexplicable leap in cost, like the protein bars I paid $9.99 for a box of 12 for, then the next time I went to buy them the same box was $22.00. But other things are consistently cheaper, like the Monk Fruit I buy, because I can buy a much larger bag than my supermarket carries, and the cat food that I get with subscribe and save.
You can only buy fresh food if you live within delivery distance of a Whole Foods Market, which unfortunately I do not.
I go to Wal-mart because automation has reduced the need for labor and jobs don't have the same purchasing power as they did 30 years ago, unless you shop at a place which has the lowest prices to compensate for automation, plus their stellar supply chain. Why pay $2.08 for an item at Hy-vee, which is an expensive place to shop when you don't stick to sale items only, when I can buy the item for $1.69 at wally-fart?
Hyvee has actually started price comparing to wal-mart on some items because it's no secret their prices are higher. Plus where I live I don't have Meijer, Pick N Save, Piggly Wiggly, and all the places to choose from within a 10 mile drive. I can shop at Wal-mart or Hyvee, unless I drive 50 miles to Sioux Falls.
WHAT I see when I shop at Walmart are hispanic families on weekend -that pudding cake ,tortillas,sweet baked ??,meat and veggies,underwear and DETERGENT,I heard WMT has the best price on detergent.
At one time the busiest shopping hours are after midnight when the government stipends are loaded to the cards and folks come shopping?
dont know if it is still true
After midnight? Wouldn't work where I live. All the Walmarts in Southern California close by 11PM.
I live in Oxnard California. Homes in my 1960's era neighborhood are between $650,000 and $700,000. You would have a hard time finding a home under $500,000 in our city of 207,000 We have a super Walmart, a regular Walmart, and a Walmart Neighborhood store. Our household income is $186,000. My wife is 50 years old, Hispanic, and shops at Walmart, Ross, Target, and Costco.
Does she earn $80,000 or does the household earn $80,000 a year? Two 55-60 year olds with a combined $80,000 income isn't impressive.
I think the general idea is to suggest that they’re middle class. In this case, the granular details aren’t that important, though I understand where the distinction might play a role.
I suspect that poor people shop more at Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, etc...
I noticed that Wal-Mart raised the quality of things like their clothes about 4-5 years ago, probably in competition with Target.
I worked at Wal-Mart for 4 years. They are not that bad as a company, about the same as any big box retailer, just bigger and more. They are not very community minded and local product-friendly though. Ie: they do very few local sponsorships and things like that, very hard as a small or local producer to get your stuff on their shelves. Wal-Mart focuses on getting stuff to you at, usually but not always, the lowest retail price available.
I used to criticize Wal-Mart but now, ironicaly, I root for them. They are the last man standing against Amazon. Wal-Mart does its fair share of job elimination through automation, but there is still a human factor to it and always will be. Not nearly as bad as Amazon, which is trying its best to eliminate humans from their workforce and also has a worse cutthroat mentality.
Last edited by redguard57; 08-12-2021 at 02:32 PM..
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