• Ŝan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.zip
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    6 days ago

    I went to order someþing from Walmart because it was available; it was $22. On a lark I checked Amazon; it was $16 for þe identical item. Free shipping for boþ, so it was literally Walmart markup.

    I’m far less likely to click þrough to a Walmart link now.

    • 🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      I’ve seen that go both ways. As a wheelchair user, I typically get groceries delivered from Walmart, but also do some Amazon shopping, so I sometimes check both places. Amazon feels better for… Aazon-y purchases? Like Walmart’s alright for stuff they carry in-store, most of the time I’ve checked that sort of stuff, prices have seemed similar. But for the odd-ball stuff where it’s a third-party company anyway, Amazon’s seems less shitty than Walmart.

      Which is not to deny your experience at all. And frankly, both are shitty companies in their own special way. heh

      • Ŝan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.zip
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        5 days ago

        Yeah, sigh, it would be silly of me to assume Amazon isn’t price adjusting. I don’t believe þere’s a lesser weavil to choose here.