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Re: People Now Spend More at Amazon Than at Walmart

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Post by cma » Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 4:12 AM UTC

wombat-man wrote: post #45

_huayra_ wrote: post #37

Is there a better way than google shopping to find deals across sites for products? I try to avoid using Amazon out of practical (e.g. products often being cheaper elsewhere, often have less worry about getting some SKU-identical knockoff that amazon absorbed from some FBA hack) and sometimes ideological (a CEO who rides a particularly phallic rocket into space and then gloats about it while his employees are treated…

I kinda gave up on amazon too at this point. I'm at the point where I trust a few stores to not sell me bogus stuff. Target, Walmart, Costco, REI. All are good. Yes I know walmart and target have 3rd party sellers, just don't buy from those. I am okay with paying a little more, or getting a slightly worse deal to get something I know is "genuine" or well made. Especially if I plan on putting it in/on my body. I know…

Costco, online at least, sells all kinds of bogus stuff:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Costco/comments/ojhrts/costco_is_de...

Re: People Now Spend More at Amazon Than at Walmart

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Post by systemvoltage » Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 6:15 AM UTC

segmondy wrote: post #79

Why won't they? The other day I needed a set of air hose tools and looked it up at Amazon, saw it for $19. Went to my local store auto parts store because I wanted to support my local business and they have a fraction of the Amazon set for $42. I ordered it from Amazon and had it in 12 hours. Needed lawn mower filters, at home depot, it was $10.99 for 1 filter. For the 2 types I wanted, got them for $8.99 for 4 and 5…

The main advantage of Amazon is not the price IMO. It is the fact that I don't have to deal with driving up to Walmart/Target, navigating through the crowd, standing in the line, traffic, etc and robbing 2 hours of my day. Click and it shows up at the door is the best part of any online shopping experience, Amazon's 2 day shipment is the cherry on the cake.

Re: People Now Spend More at Amazon Than at Walmart

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Post by SevenSigs » Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 8:23 AM UTC

segmondy wrote: post #79

Why won't they? The other day I needed a set of air hose tools and looked it up at Amazon, saw it for $19. Went to my local store auto parts store because I wanted to support my local business and they have a fraction of the Amazon set for $42. I ordered it from Amazon and had it in 12 hours. Needed lawn mower filters, at home depot, it was $10.99 for 1 filter. For the 2 types I wanted, got them for $8.99 for 4 and 5…

Amazon shows different prices to different people... now that they got you hooked, you better watch out.

Re: People Now Spend More at Amazon Than at Walmart

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Post by throwaway0a5e » Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 10:45 AM UTC

robocat wrote: post #77

majormajor wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> When a shopper enters a Walmart they have a fixed amount of money in their pocket and generally a good idea of what they want. You might get them to grab a candy bar, or buy the next grade up of tires, but it is effectively shifting dollars that would have been spent there already. Revenue growth is all about adding more essential items to the store and eliminating trips to other retailers. People with credit cards…

> People with credit cards shop at Walmart too If people spend next months wages, that only temporarily increases sales. Long term I would expect that non-Walmart credit would decrease sales, since shopper’s income remains constant but they pay more on interest so less remaining for other goods.

Despite tropes to the contrary being very popular around here, not everyone who shops at Walmart is living paycheck to paycheck.

Re: People Now Spend More at Amazon Than at Walmart

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Post by cprayingmantis » Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 1:24 PM UTC

Everything is nibbling away at Walmart. The big one that I don't think people are paying attention to anymore is Dollar General. Dollar General has cut out at least half of trips to Walmart just by virtue of convenience according to the people I hang out with.

Re: People Now Spend More at Amazon Than at Walmart

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Post by rdtwo » Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 2:04 PM UTC

systemvoltage wrote: post #82

segmondy wrote: post #79

Why won't they? The other day I needed a set of air hose tools and looked it up at Amazon, saw it for $19. Went to my local store auto parts store because I wanted to support my local business and they have a fraction of the Amazon set for $42. I ordered it from Amazon and had it in 12 hours. Needed lawn mower filters, at home depot, it was $10.99 for 1 filter. For the 2 types I wanted, got them for $8.99 for 4 and 5…

The main advantage of Amazon is not the price IMO. It is the fact that I don't have to deal with driving up to Walmart/Target, navigating through the crowd, standing in the line, traffic, etc and robbing 2 hours of my day. Click and it shows up at the door is the best part of any online shopping experience, Amazon's 2 day shipment is the cherry on the cake.

Yeah the time to go there and the 50% chance that they don’t have the product when you get there are the worst

Re: People Now Spend More at Amazon Than at Walmart

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Post by wombat-man » Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 2:28 PM UTC

cma wrote: post #81

wombat-man wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I kinda gave up on amazon too at this point. I'm at the point where I trust a few stores to not sell me bogus stuff. Target, Walmart, Costco, REI. All are good. Yes I know walmart and target have 3rd party sellers, just don't buy from those. I am okay with paying a little more, or getting a slightly worse deal to get something I know is "genuine" or well made. Especially if I plan on putting it in/on my body. I know…

Costco, online at least, sells all kinds of bogus stuff: https://www.reddit.com/r/Costco/comments/ojhrts/costco_is_de...

weird! Well, but for normal stuff they usually have good stuff, and a great return policy if it doesn't work out.

Re: People Now Spend More at Amazon Than at Walmart

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Post by coolgeek » Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 5:34 PM UTC

cprayingmantis wrote: post #85

Everything is nibbling away at Walmart. The big one that I don't think people are paying attention to anymore is Dollar General. Dollar General has cut out at least half of trips to Walmart just by virtue of convenience according to the people I hang out with.

I'm not a fan of Dollar General. But there's something poetic about a smaller competitor eating away at WalMart's margins after WalMart destroyed so many small businesses.