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Exactly. My time has a value and it is most definitely worth more than $4. If I need something but I don't need it right now, Amazon is the answer. Need a pack

by peckrob 11y ago

Exactly. My time has a value and it is most definitely worth more than $4. If I need something but I don't need it right now, Amazon is the answer. Need a pack of sharpies? Yeah, they might be a few bucks cheaper at Walmart, but then I'd have to go to Walmart. That's an hour of my time wasted driving to the store, walking all over the place to get the sharpies, waiting in line for 15 minutes or struggling with the annoying self checkouts that never work right, then driving home. And I would probably end up getting a few other things that I didn't really need because I don't want to waste the trip. With Amazon Prime? 30 seconds max and they arrive 2 or days later. And I'm on to my next task. I have too much going on to quibble over the difference of a few dollars when the time savings is so dramatic. Now, for a major purchase of a few hundred or more, I'm going to spend some time deal hunting. But for everyday items Amazon is plenty sufficient and the prices are usually good enough.

pgrote 11y ago
... and that is if they have the Sharpies. There is no way to check the inventory at Walmart before you go, so you are left to hope it is there. Each time we go to Walmart there are a couple of items not on the shelf. They are still struggling with it. http://www.forbes.com/sites/retailwire/2015/08/23/is-walmart-really-fixing-its-out-of-stock-problems/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/retailwire/2015/08/23/is-walmart...
- toomuchtodo 11y ago
  How the hell is Walmart's inventory surfacing to consumers so bad, yet their supply chain so efficient?
kaybe 11y ago
What happened to putting it on the shopping list? Or do you never go to the store?
ssharp 11y ago
The option isn't really between getting it from Amazon or getting it from Walmart. Realistically guessing, there are a fair number of places within a short driving distance where you don't need to walk far to find the Sharpies and don't need to wait in line for 15 minutes. I'm a Prime subscriber and use it all the time for a lot of stuff. The nearest Walmart is 20 minutes away from me, so a trip there and back for something small actually would take close to an hour. However, I have local options that suffice. So if I need a Sharpie right now, I can drive a half a mile down the road to the dollar store and buy one. There is no line and the store is small enough to quickly navigate. If I don't need the Sharpies right now, I mark it down on my list and get it the next time I do make a trip to Walmart or some other larger retail store/grocer.

by peckrob 11y ago

pgrote 11y ago

... and that is if they have the Sharpies. There is no way to check the inventory at Walmart before you go, so you are left to hope it is there. Each time we go to Walmart there are a couple of items not on the shelf. They are still struggling with it. http://www.forbes.com/sites/retailwire/2015/08/23/is-walmart-really-fixing-its-out-of-stock-problems/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/retailwire/2015/08/23/is-walmart...

toomuchtodo 11y ago
How the hell is Walmart's inventory surfacing to consumers so bad, yet their supply chain so efficient?

kaybe 11y ago

What happened to putting it on the shopping list? Or do you never go to the store?

ssharp 11y ago

The option isn't really between getting it from Amazon or getting it from Walmart. Realistically guessing, there are a fair number of places within a short driving distance where you don't need to walk far to find the Sharpies and don't need to wait in line for 15 minutes. I'm a Prime subscriber and use it all the time for a lot of stuff. The nearest Walmart is 20 minutes away from me, so a trip there and back for something small actually would take close to an hour. However, I have local options that suffice. So if I need a Sharpie right now, I can drive a half a mile down the road to the dollar store and buy one. There is no line and the store is small enough to quickly navigate. If I don't need the Sharpies right now, I mark it down on my list and get it the next time I do make a trip to Walmart or some other larger retail store/grocer.