There are a lot of small businesses that sell their stuff through Amazon. There’s nothing wrong with supporting that.
Wal-Mart’s web site is not as easy to use as Amazon. But they seem to have a a good selection of stuff
I shop at neither but instead, choose to shop at smaller businesses in my community.
JoMa
I have because local stores fail to stock adequately. They are always out of the same in demand stuff. Walmart delivered to my door free. Saves me time and gas and I get what nobody has the foresight to stock.
I bought two sets of tires on walmart.com last fall. They cost less there than anywhere else. They shipped to the local walmart where I had them installed.
But if you don’t buy from Amazon, Jeff Bezos won’t be able to get his penile enlargement surgery. Think of Bezos’s pecker.
Plenty of the same small businesses that market through Amazon also market through WalMart. I always check Walmart before buying from Amazon and prefer Walmart whenever I can. I also shop HomeDepot/Lowes instead of Amazon for those kinds of items.
I do a Walmart.com delivery once a month. Everything from paper towels to vitamins. Any hard goods we need I order from them. My daughter does their grocery delivery and loves it. Hasn’t been in a grocery store in a couple of years. If she runs out of stuff before the next delivery she does the pick up. I’m not there on the grocery stuff because I don’t like Walmart grocery but if I had to? You bet!
If I need something specific I also will order online and do pickup since I hate actual shopping at our Walmarts. Recently I ordered a new printer and picked it up 2 hours later.
They evacuated our Walmart today. Some kid smashed a fire extinguisher.
I avoid it like the plague. I can’t remember who I am supposed to boycott so I don’t even try.
Walmart.com is actually pretty good. I think for most things they have just as much as Amazon does. Prices are usually competitive. Website not as good but getting there
Walmart and Amazon prices are about the same. Amazon’s is easier to use. Amazon has free shipping at a lower point.
Walmart has free or even slightly discounted store pickup which if you live in a rural area like me, is not much of a big deal.
Free shipping often makes the difference to me.
I have shopped at Walmart.com when I didn’t have access to a car for non-food items. Delivery has always been great, receive package 1-2 days after I place an order and am very happy with them BUT there are some items I have noticed that are marked much higher than if you were to go into the store to purchase these. Shampoo and a few other paper goods are a good example.
They ship from several locations including drop ships from suppliers so your order may involve several packages delivered at different dates. Generally their shipping is very quick too, sometimes two days after an order.
I always bundle my purchases to get to the free shipping threshold ($50).
Oh, and I’ve never been an Amazon fan. They’re always my last choice. I hit ebay first for other stuff.
I have. Never had a bad experience... Probably the most frustrating thing about Walmart is if you buy online, even if you ship to store, you can’t just go get an item off the shelves, but wait for the item you ordered to be delivered to the store.
Its not a killer thing, but it is a scratch your head things, as a customer. I understand the system logistics of their business model problem, but as a consumer, it just doesn’t make sense.
With the exception of a Site to Store pick up order snafu the other day (more the staff prob than Walmart proper), I find they’re much better to shop with.
I can order for store pick and it will be ready in a matter of a few days with zero shipping costs, compared to no less than a week for it to be shipped when I use Amazon’s Free Shipping >$25 option.
Plus it’s easier to make returns in store.
Plus Walmart price matches other retailers, including Amazon.
Walmart pioneered the art of using Chinese suppliers rather than American. I hold a grudge.
Walmart’s heirs are leftists too.
I love Amazon. I don’t care if Stalin runs it.
I have no loyalties.
If I order from a big store like WalMart or Target I'll order online and arrange to pick it up at the store. Saves on shipping (and avoids checkout).
I was in Walmart yesterday. I bought a tire (Douglas) which is good quality and inexpensive. Unfortunately they added over $30 for services over the basic cost of the tire.
On the other hand, I found a 43 inch, 1080 dpi TV on clearance for only $95. They have clearance on line too but never cut as much as in the store.