I sure appreciate those of you who don't shop at Walmart, and I'm not being facetious; I'm serious. I'd hate for Walmart, or any other store, to have a monopoly because I do believe their prices would take a big jump. I also realize that some of you only have one or two Walmarts in your area and those may not be a place you like to shop. But it's a different story in high population areas. I think we have 7 or 8 Walmarts within 15 miles of home. And there's a big difference in them, too. We are in 4 of them frequently; only occasionally in the others. They stock different items in the different stores, and the prices vary. Just for an example: I like Pedro's Tamales (from Lubbock) and only one of the Walmarts stock those. And in the last couple of days, I've seen ears of corn priced from 28 cents each to 15 cents each to 10 for a dollar in different Walmarts.
Now I like Kroger's and Albertson's, too, we have several of each in the area, and I occasionally shop in those, especially for things Walmart doesn't have. For one example: Kroger's is the only place I know of to get Cranberry Beans that my wife prefers over Pinto Beans. But generally the prices at Kroger's and Albertson's are just too high compared to Walmart.
But to each his own, I guess. I have a brother who had a falling out with a Walmart manager, so he won't shop at Walmart; uses Target instead. We have a couple of Target super centers, too, and it appears from their parking lots that they do quite well and I'm glad they do. My experience with Target has only been high prices and bad food, so I very seldom go in one of them.
