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PoindexterOglethorpe

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7. Plus, the fact that they only went to one store

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:23 PM

Jan 2025

and didn't comparison shop several, is annoying. WalMart, despite what a lot of people think, is not the end - all of shopping places.

Back nearly 40 years ago, when my kids were young, I'd occasionally buy clothes for them there. I noticed, in the late 80s, early 90s, that the quality had dropped considerably, and simply stopped going there.

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NPR shopped for 96 items at Walmart to track how prices are really changing [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 OP

I personally never shop at Walmart. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2025 #1

Does that change the conclusions of NPR? dpibel Jan 2025 #2

I have no idea of current WalMart prices. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2025 #4

Again, beside the point dpibel Jan 2025 #6

In my neighborhood ItsjustMe Jan 2025 #3

Groceries are a very low margin business GreatGazoo Jan 2025 #5

Plus, the fact that they only went to one store PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2025 #7