[Vision2020] If You Don't Like WAL MART Read This

[Donovan Arnold]

Many of WalMart's customers are the poorest, and every penny counts to them. Which is why I am upset at their latest advertising efforts which are misleading and taking advantage of America's poorest and most vulnerable. 
 
Someone could argue that WalMart is the cheapest store overall. However, they are NOT the cheapest on every item like they are trying to claim.  This advertising of them matching any price I think is BS and in my book outright fraud.
 
I have had several people tell me that when they try to get the same price at WalMart as another store sells it for WalMart managers refuse and give them a runaround and don't match. To me, this is fraud. So I checked it out myself. 
 
Some of the things managers say are that it is NOT the EXACT item, even when it is. They demand the product be packaged exactly the same, that no membership be required, and the box come with the exact same numbers. Most people don't think this way. They think an Oreo is an Oreo, the price is the price, who cares if it packaged, shipped, ordered, or number differently. It is the same item. 
 
The problem with this advertising is that it intentionally misleads people to believe that they are getting the lowest and best price on everything they buy when they are not and this lowers the standard of living of people on the bottom of the economic rungs of society. They can get lower prices on thousands of items at other stores like Target, Winco, Costco, and other discount and local stores. However, because WalMart advertises misleadingly they are the lowest on every item, people are getting ripped off. 
 
Some items I have found lower at other stores:
 
MiO is $3.56 at WinCo, and $3.83 at WalMart. W/ Target Red Card, $3. 65. Exact Same Product.
 
Extra Lean 93/7 ground beef, WinCo $3.98/ LB. Wal-Mart $4.50/LB 
 
Other items cheaper at WinCo;
 
Oatmeal, dried fruit, M&Ms, Reese's Pieces, Jelly Beans, almost every kind of nut, coffee syrup, most cereals, popcorn, and coffee. I found many more. 
 
Most the time the only difference is the type of plastic or container it comes in which you rip off and throw away. 
 
If you want to hold WalMart accountable, take a trip to Wal-Mart and hold them to their advertising claims, bring your receipts if possible. It doesn't disrupt any customers at Wal-Mart, it just disrupts the management for hours  as they spend hours trying to explain and give excuses as to why they won't match any of the items you found cheaper elsewhere. 
 
Donovan Arnold 
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