Amazon v/s Walmart

[herd0ne]

I have been buying lots of movies from Amazon Marketplace and Half.com. If not familiar with Amazon Marketplace it's on a products page and is listed as New / USED under the product. I buy lots of stuff from there and usually pay more in shipping than for the product. I buy new and used and have never had a problem.

My last great deal was I got a Cell phone case, screen protector and charger for $8 including shipping and were new. Retail at Wal Mart or cell phone accessory stores each piece was a min of $15.

 

[Rocky J]

For the last 6 months I have found Walmart cheaper on most things when compared I paid $78 for the air fryer and was $30 more at Amazon ,same part number, RCA tablet was $99 at Walmart and $125 at Amazon . Normally if buying electronics I go to Best Buy , they get out there tablet and show you the prices of the other people and match the cheapest one and you walk out with it and when I have ordered on line the shipping and return process was fine. Best Buy was serious about not being Amazons show room anymore. I normally shop on amazon because of the reviews , I then get the part number or identifying model number and Google it and it shows the prices of a lot of stores and I buy from the cheapest Reputable place, it has been Walmart lately. As far as the prime thing you can have at least 4 different people on one account with separate shipping and credit cards , but in no way does it look to me like it is free shipping when looking at bottom line. My cell phone is Straight Talk Walmart for three years, uses AT&T towers,no surprises , before that it was AT&T and it was a fight every month on billing with them always fixing there mistake. I buy all my Stihl chainsaw part off of EBAY straight out of China, takes about 11 days shipping , usually complete engines and some ten packs of hoses and filters. Looks like Radio Shack, K mart and Sears is next just could not figure it out . I think the real shinning star this year was the US Post Office, three years ago I would have not trusted them with a catalog now they scan things and admit that they received them and there tracking system is as good as the other two, I click and ship ,put it in the mail box and it is gone with a email that they have it. I live ten miles out of town and like the service.

 

[EddieWalker]

I shop the same way. I start out with Amazon, read the reviews, find what I feel is the best brand and model, then google it looking for a better price. Rarely has Walmart shown up and never has Best Buy had a better price. For electronics, nothing has been cheaper then Sam's Club, but after Christmas I'm going to buy a TV and will shop around before going to Sam's. Ebay sometimes beats Amazon on filters, but not always.

 

[Oaktree]

For electronics, nothing has been cheaper then Sam's Club, but after Christmas I'm going to buy a TV and will shop around before going to Sam's.

I used to go to Sam's club, but where I live now the nearest one is a 2 hr. drive. That plus the membership fee cancels any savings. There is a regional chain called BJ's Wholesale Club, but their selection isn't anywhere near as good, and they're not much closer.

After a bad experience with eBay/PayPal I swore I'd never use eBay again, that was until I found something I simply couldn't resist. However, I chose the "checkout as guest" option and used my credit card so I'd be covered if there were any problems. I also ensured that the seller had good feedback, etc...

Didn't know that option was available. I've been reluctant to use Ebay partly because so many sellers would only accept Paypal. Well, that and the perception that many vendors are kind of shady.

I have been buying lots of movies from Amazon Marketplace and Half.com. If not familiar with Amazon Marketplace it's on a products page and is listed as New / USED under the product. I buy lots of stuff from there and usually pay more in shipping than for the product.

No kidding on the shipping! And for whatever reason, many vendors will not combine shipping, but bill it separately for multiple items. You mean to tell me they can't put 3 DVDs in the same package?:mur:

 

[CADplans]

Walmart does not have the infrastructure that Amazon has.
We tried Walmart for several, what should have been, simple purchases.
Walmart simply could not deliver in a timely manner.

Walmart needs to increase their inventory A LOT before I would even consider looking there again.

Then there is delivery,,, Walmart LOVES USPS,,,, even for packages to rural customers.
As a rural customer, I can tell you, that does not work.
UPS is the ONLY way to deliver to rural,,, and Amazon has that figured out.

Walmart, Home Depot, and Lowes all fall into the same ditches,,,
they simply can not deliver,,,

Some on-line sellers try to use FedEx for delivery,,,
recently, we have noticed FedEx emailing us, telling us "Sorry we missed you",,
then, in a day or two, the FexEx delivery shows up in the mailbox, delivered by USPS.

I guess they do not want to drive an extra 2 miles to deliver the package,,,
so, FedEx simply mails the item. We see the FedEx truck at the local post office all the time.

 

[CADplans]

There is probably a reason for this,,,

 

[EddieWalker]

Another option is going online for Home Depot and Lowe's. Tons more stuff then at the stores with a lot of it including free home delivery.

 

[Oaktree]

Then there is delivery,,, Walmart LOVES USPS,,,, even for packages to rural customers.
As a rural customer, I can tell you, that does not work.
UPS is the ONLY way to deliver to rural,,, and Amazon has that figured out.

Walmart, Home Depot, and Lowes all fall into the same ditches,,,
they simply can not deliver,,,

Some on-line sellers try to use FedEx for delivery,,,
recently, we have noticed FedEx emailing us, telling us "Sorry we missed you",,
then, in a day or two, the FexEx delivery shows up in the mailbox, delivered by USPS.

I guess they do not want to drive an extra 2 miles to deliver the package,,,
so, FedEx simply mails the item. We see the FedEx truck at the local post office all the time.

I haven't notice any consistency in how Amazon ships. Sometimes it's USPS, sometimes UPS, sometimes Fedex, sometimes Fedex with "last mile" delivery by USPS. Long as it gets here in a timely fashion I really don't care who delivers it. All 3 will leave a package on the porch if no one's home.

Why is USPS so bad for rural customers? By law they have to deliver to all U.S. addresses anyway. Where we live is not totally in the sticks, but it's by any definition "rural". While years ago they were seen as kind of incompetent, I've had zero issues with them any time this century.

Another option is going online for Home Depot and Lowe's. Tons more stuff then at the stores with a lot of it including free home delivery.

Never seen either one of those (or Walmart) offer free home delivery. Free delivery to store, yes. We have one of each within reasonable driving distance, so that's OK with me.