Sheldon wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 22:04:05 -0400, Don Wiss >
> wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 21:35:51 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >
> >>On 8/12/2016 12:45 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >>> Right now what is conveniently located is Publix and Food Lion. (I don't
> >>> count the still under construction Super Walmart as a grocery store.)
> >>
> >>Don't count them out. When our WalMart was expanded to a Super, it put
> >>a big hurt on the other two in town. The other stores were forced to
> >>change tactics and now have less sales and more every day low prices.
> >
> >Consumer Reports ranks supermarkets. They rank 68 of them. Walmart
> >Supercenters are at the bottom. The dots are either all black, or half
> >black, except for one. They get a half red for Price satisfaction.
> >
> >Of the four at the bottom the other three were A&P stores. They are now all
> >gone. So Walmart Supercenters are now all by themselves at the bottom.
>
> Bullshit, nobody beats Walmart's prices, I haven't found any store yet
> with lower prices... just this week I needed deodorant, Walmart's
> price for Old Spice Classic was a dollar less than at the local Rite
> Aid. I shop the local Rite Aid for a couple Rx drugs but for nothing
> else, I wait until I get to Walmart... BJs prices are good too but BJs
> is Walmart.


WM closed all of their urban Walmart "Express" stores, I really miss them. They had the very lowest prices for most everything, not just food, but especially toiletries and office supplies. They also had the highest - quality frozen shrimp, unlike stupormarket frozen shrimp, WM's had very little "water added", and thus less shrinkage when thawed. Frozen shrimp can be such a scam, most you find is well over 50% water...

At my previous job we were always holding celebrations/ceremonies for various groups, e.g. GED grads, seniors' b-days, holiday events, etc. Having that WM Express a block away made shopping very easy...

Both of the Express stores I used were very handy, they were directly adjacent to L stops here in Chicago, now I have to lug stuff from farther afield.. I am increasingly using Amazon for delivery, and I still order stuff online from WM...am in fact just preparing a WM order, it's a donation to a pet charity.

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Best
Greg