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In article >,
says...
> 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.
>

Self checkouts, there's my hot button issue. If you don't know how to
use it either ask for help or move to a line with a cashier. It's not
rocket science.