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 Walmart not low prices always!
Posted Tue June 9, 2009 12:22 pm, by Paula B. written to Walmart
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I have shopped at Walmart ever since they built the first one in my city in the early 90's. I have always found what I needed and the price was usually lower than most stores around.
I have noticed in the past year that Walmart is not the best deal in town anymore. In fact, the prices for items such as laundry supplies and paper products are the highest anywhere. I find my local grocery store have cheaper prices even when they are not having a sale.
I understand with the cost of oil always increasing that companies must raise prices to accommodate that. I feel your advertising slogan "Save Money, Live Better" does not apply to what I have seen lately.
I have been comparing prices of Walmart stores vs. competitors for a few months now and I think if sales are down then the obvious reason is people are shopping elsewhere for a better bargain.
I am a longtime customer of the Vision Center and the last time I needed glasses I found the frame choices to be poor and the lenses to be more expensive than what I used to pay. I had my eye exam done and took my prescription elsewhere to be filled.
I would like Walmart to look into sales and if they are low it could be that the pricing may be too high for consumers to consider shopping there.
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by Nate! Posted Sat June 13, 2009 @ 11:49 PM
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If you are not satisfied with the pricing, shop around.
I run a business - I operate a vending company consisting of 7
machines. Some things I get from GFS Marketplace and Sams. Other
things I get at Walgreens and sometimes Dollar Tree.
Some things are priced differently at different stores, so it pays to
buy where the price is lowest for the specific items you need.
What I have done for my business can be applied to your personal
shopping.
Simply make a list of everything you buy on a weekly basis. These are
your regular staple items. Shop around at a few different places, and
record the price of these items at each. After you are done, find
which store has the lowest price, and when it is time to do your
shopping, hit each store on your low-price list and get the lowest
price possible.
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by Anonymous A. Posted Fri June 12, 2009 @ 3:42 AM
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They need no encouragement, because they are a good reason why so many
retail employees have been put out of jobs. Sad.
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All I know is Walmart exposed the fact that the mom and pop stores
have been ripping customers off for years and getting away with it
without any competition.
Good Day
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Hardly.
by Alexandra1973 Tue June 16, 2009 @ 7:57 PM
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Walmart has done this for years: Enter a new community, underprice
items, drive out the local businesses, then start to increase the
prices.
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Glad to hear it.
It is a common misconception that Walmart is the lowest priced leader.
For example, when we run our Dr Peppers on sale for 5/11 I will sell
alot of them.
Walmart will sell the same 12 pack at almost a dollar more, and still
sell more than based on lift.
This is because customers "think" they are paying less when they
really are not.
Most grocery stores beat walmart on milk prices everyday but you never
hear about it. Even walgreens is getting competitive on milk.
Its all perception
Good Day
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by Venice Posted Wed June 10, 2009 @ 12:21 AM
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I've been saying this for years. When our Walmart first opened around
eight or nine years ago, the prices were lower than the supermarkets
in town. After a year or so, I started to notice gradual price
increases until it finally reached a point where the supermarket
prices were either the same or in many cases lower.
I think their strategy is to open a new store, start out with prices
that are lower than the local competition, and then wait until they
feel assured that shoppers are assuming Walmart has the lowest
prices, at which point they start to slowly and steadily increase
Walmart prices hoping no one will notice.
That's just my theory, but it's what I observed where I live. I have
never done any real shopping at Walmart, but when it first opened, I
was curious, and that's how I started comparing the prices.
Support your local supermarkets, especially if the customer service is
better than Walmart's.
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I agree.
by MayDay Wed June 10, 2009 @ 5:25 PM
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by Donno Posted Tue June 9, 2009 @ 12:26 PM
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This is good feedback, but they could charge any price high or low and
I would not shop there.
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