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I had to make my own bread for about a year, and I found a bread maker to be a really useful device. I could make bread the way I wanted, and it was very convenient. I quit shopping at walmart years ago. I found their prices to be just about the highest anywhere I could find them. It didn’t used to be that way, but about 2 or three years ago, they swapped over from the lowest price to some other model. I recall reading how they were going to try and refocus back on being the lowest price a few months ago, but I still prefer to shop the sales at the local store, I’ve gotten far, far better deals. I have talked with a few other friends who have comparison shopped between stores, and they have found the same, which seems counter intuitive to me (but I keep a tight budget, so I’m sure!).

P.S. If you didn’t know, Walmart’s main business is in real estate (like McDonald’s), NOT retail. Retail is just the side venture that brings in extra money. Their retail model is to drive others out of business and then raise their prices (which is why there is nearly no customer service, for example, they simply don’t care). I don’t presume to tell people where to shop, but I learned a few years back after I shopped almost exclusively at Walmart, they stopped carrying products that I liked in favor of cheaper ones, and once the other nearby businesses were gone, the price went sky high (and the products I wasnted were still unavailable). I encourage you to do what’s best for your family, all the same, but I just wanted to share that experience.