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

[Jay Borden]

"Also, the best way to get back at them for this is not to burden them
with price matching and run arounds, but to simply not shop there.  Vote
with your wallet.  Anything you can get at WalMart that can't be found
locally can be found on the web, and you'll likely be getting a more
durable, higher quality version of that same exact item as an added
bonus."

 

 

*EXACTLY*.  Every penny in your pocket is a vote in the consumer world.

 



Jay

 

 

 


On 01/08/2012 07:11 PM, Donovan Arnold wrote: 

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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