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Kaleva

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15. No, but I've been looking at Wal-Mart online shopping
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 10:04 AM
Aug 2012

I know a number of DUers won't have anything to do with Wal-Mart but I can't afford to be noble.

There's a chain grocery store about a 1 1/2 mile from where I live and I've going there for getting a small number of items I needed on occasion. I can only carry so much with me on my scooter and one time did a bigger shopping trip but walked there and back. A task that laid me out for a couple of days. The prices there are also high and many people around here will make 90, 120, and even 160 mile round trips to do their main grocery shopping in other nearby towns (I live in the boonies where a store that's 45 miles away is considered "nearby&quot .

Much of what one can buy at a Wal-Mart store can be purchased on line from them and with orders of $45.00 or more on qualifying items, there's free shipping. Everything I looked at which I need or could use was qualified for free shipping.

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Good experience teach1st Aug 2012 #1
I do it all the time Mojorabbit Aug 2012 #2
What kinds of things do you buy? cbayer Aug 2012 #3
I buy Mojorabbit Aug 2012 #4
Broth - excellent. cbayer Aug 2012 #5
Have fun shopping! Mojorabbit Aug 2012 #7
I am having a terrible time with this because I have a really, really slow connection. cbayer Aug 2012 #8
Oh no! I hope it speeds up a bit. Mojorabbit Aug 2012 #9
Hehehe, just ordered a *boatload* of stuff! cbayer Aug 2012 #10
Just starting getting my shipment and got the Rubbermaid containers. cbayer Aug 2012 #21
Great! I love shopping online Mojorabbit Aug 2012 #22
It's great. cbayer Aug 2012 #23
I have prime Mojorabbit Aug 2012 #30
I can't do the subscribe and save because we move around throughout the year. cbayer Aug 2012 #31
dupe cbayer Aug 2012 #6
I do it all the time.. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #11
igourmet.com and I highly recommend it. cbayer Aug 2012 #12
Ty, CB.....will check them out. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #13
Yes, I would love that. cbayer Aug 2012 #14
No, but I've been looking at Wal-Mart online shopping Kaleva Aug 2012 #15
Amazon has pretty much the same deal - free shipping on orders over a certain amount. cbayer Aug 2012 #16
Shopping on line at Amazon or Wal-Mart will be the way I go from now on. Kaleva Aug 2012 #17
I've got similar issues about getting to the market. cbayer Aug 2012 #18
I want to thank you for starting this thread. Kaleva Aug 2012 #19
Most welcome, kaleva cbayer Aug 2012 #20
I too live in the middle of nowhere and it's BlueToTheBone Aug 2012 #24
I will check out soap.com. cbayer Aug 2012 #25
An elderly Friend (and DU Member) said he had a good experience there. Turbineguy Aug 2012 #26
You can save a lot on those items that allow you to subscribe for periodic shipments.. hlthe2b Aug 2012 #27
I get my favorite chewing gum there in bulk KeepItReal Aug 2012 #28
Lactose-free products. Graybeard Aug 2012 #29
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