Walmart Sucks!
Monday, January 9th, 2006 at 5:30 amYup, you heard me, Walmart sucks. The Big W, Wally World, Wallzinski’s Deparment Store, whatever you want to call it, it sucks. Actually, I’ve known this for awhile. They never have anything on the shelves, they’re far overpriced, and their staff is 99.9% American Douchebag.
So what made me bother blogging about it today? Normally, for small items like, say, ink carts, it’s usually cheaper to hit some local joint. Around here, no company sells the ink carts for my i9900 except Walmart… and they sell them for $11.99 a peice. Eleven dollars and 99 fucking cents. Compared to Amazon, which is known for their decent-but-other-places-have-them-cheaper prices, they sell the better sellers for $8.52 (example: BCI-6PM Photo Magenta) and the rest for for $9.19 (example: BCI-6PC Photo Cyan, BCI-6Y Yellow).
Lets add up the math. I currently want to buy a Photo Magenta, a Photo Cyan, and a Yellow. By going to the local Walmart…
Walmart
11.99 Photo Magenta Cart
11.99 Photo Cyan Cart
11.99 Yellow Cart
1.80 Maine State Sales Tax (5%)
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37.77 Total
… I’d end up paying $37.77. With Amazon, qualifying for “FREE Super Saver Shipping”, and the A9 discount, I pay…
Amazon with Super Saver Shipping and A9 discount
8.52 Photo Magenta Cart
9.19 Photo Cyan Cart
9.19 Yellow Cart
0.00 Shipping
-0.42 A9 discount (π/2%)
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26.48 Total
… a total of $26.48. That is a $9.48 difference. In fact lets up the ante. Lets say I wanted to get things sooner, and I didn’t qualify for the A9 discount…
Amazon with Standard Shipping and no A9 discount
8.52 Photo Magenta Cart
9.19 Photo Cyan Cart
9.19 Yellow Cart
6.76 Shipping
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33.66 Total
Still a $4.11 difference! “Always low prices” is a load of bullshit. That said, I’m going to go buy three ink carts at an even lower price from Amazon.
You are an idiot. I am a supervisor at a Wal*Mart Dist center and I make more than enough money to support my wife and two children. I am also going to college full time, and thanks to a $2000 scholarship from Wal*Mart I can afford to finish my degree. Here is a news flash genious everything less expensive on the internet. So get off Wal*Walmart’s case, it is a great company I am more htan proud to work for. I am also up for another promotion, where I will recieve over $50,000 a year. Oh and I have only been working at walmart for 2 years.
Anonymous: Congratulations in making more than enough money to support your wife and two children, even though it has nothing to do with anything.
So you’re actually confirming that the “Always low prices” statement is bullshit?
Check this link:
http://alternativesmagazine.com/30/baynton.html
Now how cool is Wal-Wart???
Go fuck yourself and shop locally.
walmart sells garage sale products at low prices….garbage at low prices. just about everything I have bought from that shit hole has fallen apart in less than a week….go fuck yourself sam walmart
I hate walmart. I dont care how much any of the idiots make that work there. I have no respect for anything or anyone in the store. Nothing is ever fresh or of good quality. You can compare items and see the difference. Its all junk! The clothing is cheaply made and does not hold up. I would rather pay more for something fresh and made well than to support a market that is just out to get the little guy. Walmart is evil and will be the downfall of this nation. Support the little guy.