I went to Wally for groceries today. It didn't even have half of what I wanted. If grocery stores want to compete, maybe they should carry what Wally won't. I'm not going to stand in line for fifteen minutes, which I did today, to save less than five bucks, especially when I've got to go somewhere else to finish my shopping.
Was that a Wal-Mart Superstore, with meat and fresh vegetables, and a full line of groceries, or was it a regular store with a few aisles of food and milk?
It all depends on how important it is for you to save money.... you have to comparision shop for the best prices.
Brand name Triscuits cost $3.59 at Shop Rite. I get them for $2.99 at Walmart. I pay $1.89 for V8 Splashers at Walmart that cost more than $3.00 elsewhere.
In total I save AT LEAST $40.00/month shopping at Wal-MArt.
If $40/month is nothing to you, then by all means send it to me :)
Amen, brother. Amen.
> I went to Wally for groceries today. It didn't even have half of what I wanted. If grocery stores want to compete, maybe they should carry what Wally won't. I'm not going to stand in line for fifteen minutes, which I did today, to save less than five bucks, especially when I've got to go somewhere else to finish my shopping.
Hi mewzilla,
I have noticed the selection narrowing at the Wal-Mart SuperStore that I shop. Many flavors are being selectivly eliminated. Guess if the person ordering doesn't like this one, or that one, it doesn't get included. Quantity is also not appropriate for preferred types of cereal. Most often, they are out of Wheat Chex but have shelves full of Multi-Bran Chex (which I never buy).
I do not buy meat from them. Twice I opened a package of sausage (in a frozen tube) to find it was GREEN!
The local grocery I buy meat from does not stock Premium Saltines I love.
We have seen many Winn Dixie's close around here. They are the only store that carries the dog food we feed our dogs. While I will buy meat from them their prices are too high to buy everything from.
Can't win. . . .
Hang in there.
TL
4 posted on 02/19/2006 3:50:48 PM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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What Wal-Mart has begun doing the last few years on produce is tie up all the produce in a region with contracts and then when delivery is made they reject it if they don't need it or come up with a flimsy excuse to pay half price. I know this for a fact, they did it to us for the last time. We will no longer grow for Wal-Mart because we can't afford to give it away. They'll only get away with this for so long because the farmers they're screwing will stop growing for them or go broke.
I must agree..I tried shopping there for a few weeks for weekly groceries..but they never had what I needed. They had normal stuff...but not many speciality foods or things that I needed that I didnt think were very unusual. (Roasted Red Peppers in a jar come to mind, for one.) They have great prices, but it's not worth going shopping twice for things they don't have to save some $$.