In article >,
"Dimitri" > wrote:

> "<RJ>" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:34:57 -0800, "Dimitri" >
> > wrote:
> >>The markets must think we are idiots with their savings deals but one is
> >>virtually forced into playing their games.
> >>
> >>Who are they kidding?
> >>
> > My local FRY's Grocery prices everything at 150%.
> >
> > When you use your club-card, they reduce the price
> > to 100%, then brag about how much $$ they've saved you.
> > ( their "reduced" price is still spendy )
> >
> > I can't wait for a WalMart supercenter to come to town !
>
>
> Just moved (a year ago) from a town with a Sams and a Wal Mart Super center
> in the same area. I was not impressed with the Super center prices with a
> few exceptions.
>
> If you pay attention to prices you can do much better than the Super Center.
> Occasionally they did have some items which were priced competitively but it
> was not an across the board discount pricing structure.

I truly hate Walmarts. First, shoppers really aren't saving money there
because they pay their employees so little that they end up needing food
stamps and other welfare handouts just to get by so they are healthy
enough to work for the slave wages there. Second, Walmarts are outright
depressing and I find a lot of their groceries to be of lessor quality
then supermarket products. For example, meat that I have bought from
Walmart tends to be watered down and not as flavorful as the meat from
nearby supermarkets. I find Walmarts more inconvenient because they
almost always have long lines to check-out. The self-check out registers
are mostly out of order or have long lines because some customers always
get confused by them.

What little money I save after factoring in the cost of my time to shop
at Walmart is better spent elsewhere.