Comments on: Wal-mart Saves on Groceries, But You Call This Proof?

By: Pillow Pets Promo Code

Pillow Pets Promo Code — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:51:24 +0000

I remember the day I moved to Texas and was told that what I was shopping for could be found at Walmart. I had to ask where it was. You could have heard a pin drop. It was like I was an alien from outerspace.

My niece almost exclusively shops there. If I want something of really low quality I’ll go there.

I think I have too many teeth to be a regular shopper at Walmart.

FYI, Walmart brand bottled water was the only water tested that did not pass safe drinking regulations.

By: Jayashankar

Jayashankar — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:50:10 +0000

I have stopped going to Walmart since 2004. It all happened after I watched an episode on PBS called “Frontline”. There I came to know the extent this company will go to bring the price down. What I care is about prices. I care even more about the way the company treats the employees and the folks who make these in the developing countries. My wife likes to go to Walmart and after begging her not to, she had stayed away from there 99%.

By: Auraelia

Auraelia — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:05:27 +0000

In the Boise, Idaho market, just before Thanksgiving, a local TV station did a one-to-one comparison of purchasing the things you needed to make a Thanksgiving meal. This included items like a turkey, 10 lbs of potatoes, green beans, peas, rolls, etc. There were four supermarkets tested, Walmart, Winco, Fred Meyer, and Albertson’s. Big surprise! Albertson’s which is thought to have the highest prices came out with the lowest total, and Walmart was the most expensive. Walmart may advertise the lowest prices, but with this consumer, I’m glad I do most of my shopping and apparently saving at Albertson’s.

By: RobS

RobS — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:02:53 +0000

We don’t have a Super Walmart here in San Diego (denied by City rules several times) but I’ve found that Walmart prices in general (for cereal, snacks, etc) are a bit cheaper. However, to me the price differential is not worth the pain of the arrogant people who shop there and block the aisles while they browse and knock into your cart as they go past.
Conversely, the Super Walmart at my brother’s house (outside Vegas) doesn’t seem to have especially cheap prices on most of the food … compared to the prices in San Diego (OK, not really a fair comparison, but if they’re talking about national savings, I would expect their prices to be consistent everywhere.)
Here in San Diego, I’ve found that the bigger chains (Vons, Ralphs, Albertsons and Costco) are way over-prices compared to most of the smaller stores, even on name-brand items…so I guess that’s why they offer their incentive programs–so you can get the discount price to match the local stores.
Anyway, comparing Walmart to the big stores, I would expect a 15-30% savings if you don’t use coupon, don’t buy items on sale, and don’t use the incentive programs. If you use those, your difference may be closer to 2-5%.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:43:00 +0000

In the book “The Armchair Economist” the author recalled how his grocery store would compare its sales items with identical items not on sale at its rival. IIRC, he stated how they’d proclaim how much you could save each week shopping there instead of the rival store. Of course this week your store beats the competition with X savings on apples and next week you can claim Y savings with oranges. However, that first week your rival may have beaten you on oranges and the next week they’re kicking your butt on apples. Wow! Your on-sale price is beater than your rival’s regular price? I’d sure hope it would or else it’s not much of a sale. I’m not shilling for the book, but that chapter is priceless (no pun intended).