Walmart observations

[Warren Sear]

I shop at WM regularly. They have the BEST prescription and diabetic supplies prices in town. I don't know, or care, what ammo they sell, because I load all my own anyway. I don't give a damn about 22 ammo, and don't know why this is so important to so many people.

I don't buy meat or much produce there.

Walmart; the store the pinky-lifting snobs love to hate!

 

[Warren Sear]

It's somewhat of a misnomer to accuse Walmart (and Target and others) of killing smaller retailers. The truth is the buying public put smaller mom and pop retailers out of business. Walmart and other chains gave consumers a choice where to buy the same or similar products for less.

We can argue whether that's good or bad but the reality is that no business has a right to succeed...they have to earn it every day. If Walmart undercuts you...then sell product Walmart doesn't and give the public that choice. Retailing is a cutthroat world...adapt or die.

That holds true for the entire business world.

 

[zeke]

Just returned from Wal-Mart where I had a lovely time handing out fashion tips to the great unwashed.

My day is now complete.

Will have to think about retiring my favorite sweat shirt. It's had a long run since the mid eighties. Course there is an advantage to looking raggedy on occasion and it sorta coordinates with the patched up overalls.

 

[Kaarde]

I have a question for the hive. Does anyone have this same experience I have almost every time I go to Walmart? I make a list of the common items we use regularly and go to Walmart, knowing they carry what I'm looking for. When I get there, they are inevitably out of the item I want. Now they have 10 other varieties/flavors/styles of the item I want, but are out of the specific one I am after. It some kind of natural phenomenon. It's like when you are flipping through channels on the TV and you come across a movie and it is always at the the same scene.



I told my wife I think there is some kind of gremlin that watches me make my list at home and gets to Walmart before me and removes all the items. Coincidence doesn't even begin to explain it.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

22 ammo is important to a lot of us because
1. You CAN'T reload it.
2. It provides for a lot of low cost shooting.
Yes, consumers often shoot themselves in the foot. Read a news story, Home Depot opened a store in North Dakota, all the local stores closed,
then Home Depot closed that one as underperforming. In one Texas town Walmart opened a store, the local grocer closed, then Walmart closed that store.

 

[Farmer17]

I buy nearly everything online and 95% is from Amazon. We have a Braums Ice Cream store with a small grocery by us that we get all the main refrigerated and frozen groceries and there is never more than one or two people in line. The meats and vegetables there are excellent. We have a Walmart Super Center nearby but hardly ever go there because my wife likes the little Walmart Corner Market that is less crowded, easier to navigate, and only a little father away. We only need to go there about once every three weeks for other groceries.

 

[DWalt]

I predict that it will not be too long that the majority of retail shopping will be dominated by online ordering and home delivery. We are now doing that more and more at Amazon, Walmart, and the Texas supermarket giant H-E-B.

 

[AJ]

I predict that it will not be too long that the majority of retail shopping will be dominated by online ordering and home delivery. We are now doing that more and more at Amazon, Walmart, and the Texas supermarket giant H-E-B.

I think the retailers are feeling the pinch of the internet buying. My Granddaughter buys her groceries mainly on line. She says it saves her money as she just buys what they need. No impulse buys while wheeling a shopping cart down an aisle.

 

[Rule3]

There are some good ones but I dare not post them

 

[besshoudini]

At the walmart they took all ammo out of the store in MA.

 

[GypsmJim]

It's somewhat of a misnomer to accuse Walmart (and Target and others) of killing smaller retailers. The truth is the buying public put smaller mom and pop retailers out of business. Walmart and other chains gave consumers a choice where to buy the same or similar products for less.

We can argue whether that's good or bad but the reality is that no business has a right to succeed...they have to earn it every day. If Walmart undercuts you...then sell product Walmart doesn't and give the public that choice. Retailing is a cutthroat world...adapt or die.

It's not all that simple. It goes back to the suppliers and manufacturers as well.

We have a local hardware / lumber store that has been a family friend for many years. When Home depot came in town, it put them out of business.

They went to HD and saw their prices. They were selling items at a cost that was below what my friend had to pay from the supplier. Our local business offered free delivery and awesome service, but when HD had a sale and gave free delivery, no customer in their right mind would opt to pay more.

The fault had to lie with the supplier. They were the ones that gave HD the discount.

 

[Warren Sear]

22 ammo is important to a lot of us because
1. You CAN'T reload it.
2. It provides for a lot of low cost shooting.
Yes, consumers often shoot themselves in the foot. Read a news story, Home Depot opened a store in North Dakota, all the local stores closed,
then Home Depot closed that one as underperforming. In one Texas town Walmart opened a store, the local grocer closed, then Walmart closed that store.

Too bad, but that's how it works. I have been laid off three times due to loss of business. Sucks when it happens, but I moved on. Same for everyone.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

I get my prescriptions at Wally's. Very good service and prompt.

 

[Bill Bates]

Our weekly grocery budget is about $100 per week. The wife is a very savvy shopper. We make a weekly menu and then we put a shopping list together.

The wife and I shop at Walmart once a week. We eat very little processed food so we shop the outside isle for dairy and produce. Of the three local grocers they have the best produce and are also the cheapest. We buy a few dry good items from Wally but not many.

We buy our meat and fish from Costco. I break the meat down, vacuum seal it then into the freezer it goes. Occasionally we will get meat from a close Kroger if they are running a killer sale.

The local Kroger and the other grocery store in town only get shopped if we need something quick because they are close or might have an ingredient we can't get at Walmart.

We buy greeting cards and Himalayan Pink Sea Salt at the local Dollar Tree. The salt is a $1.25 at the dollar store. The exact same bag is about $6 at Wally.

We eat good and healthy meals and rarely break our budget.

 

[ditrina]

It's not all that simple. It goes back to the suppliers and manufacturers as well.

We have a local hardware / lumber store that has been a family friend for many years. When Home depot came in town, it put them out of business.

They went to HD and saw their prices. They were selling items at a cost that was below what my friend had to pay from the supplier. Our local business offered free delivery and awesome service, but when HD had a sale and gave free delivery, no customer in their right mind would opt to pay more.

The fault had to lie with the supplier. They were the ones that gave HD the discount.

SWAG...
The small business orders 10 boxes of screws...per month
HD orders 10 Million boxes on the 3 year locked in contract.
Who gets the better price??

FACT...
Home Depot spent $1.1 billion on advertising in 2023.

I'm not defending anything, but unfortunately that's how it works.

 

[desi2358]

SWAG...
The small business orders 10 boxes of screws...per month
HD orders 10 Million boxes on the 3 year locked in contract.
Who gets the better price??

FACT...
Home Depot spent $1.1 billion on advertising in 2023.

I'm not defending anything, but unfortunately that's how it works.

Exactly right! The big box stores like Home Depot, Walmart, etc. have the buying power to go to suppliers and say "we want the best price" and they buy in enough volume to get it. The suppliers want to move product, they are willing to make less per unit when there is enough volume and guaranteed sales to make up for it.

Going back to the original post explains why many people still buy their 22 ammo at Walmart. They are usually the cheapest you are going to find because they buy a lot of it! Comparing prices from our gunshop the local Walmart often sold ammo at the same price or just a few cents more than we were able to buy it from a distributor. Guns were often the same deal, their selling price was too darn close to our wholesale purchase price. We competed mainly by carrying different models and brands and offering gunsmith services. Certainly couldn't compete selling the exact same ones Walmart had, money talks and American consumers seem to always be looking for price as the number one selling point.

 

[dockmurgw]

Speaking of Walmart. In my next life I want to be a Walmart Regional Manager! $420k - $620k a year!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/com...S&cvid=2e6d09e551dd4172e215ecddde2d3913&ei=35

 

[DWalt]

I think the retailers are feeling the pinch of the internet buying. My Granddaughter buys her groceries mainly on line. She says it saves her money as she just buys what they need. No impulse buys while wheeling a shopping cart down an aisle.

We have some neighbors who do nearly all of their grocery shopping online, with home delivery. My now-deceased BIL was handicapped and couldn’t get around very well under his own power. He did all of his grocery shopping online. I think that online shopping got a big boost during the Covid panic.

 

[prairieviper]

Some WM are nicer than others

Or some Walmart stores are worse than others, depending on how you want to look at it. Personally, I despise going to Walmart but sometimes there are no other options. Normally, I am willing to pay a bit more for an item to avoid the place.

 

[ACORN]

Speaking of Walmart. In my next life I want to be a Walmart Regional Manager! $420k - $620k a year!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/com...S&cvid=2e6d09e551dd4172e215ecddde2d3913&ei=35

Chump change!

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