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Walmart online
By skeet | March 26, 2007
Yeah, I know! That’s a pretty lowball place to start sharing my shopping experiences, isn’t it? Hey, everyone knows about Walmart. Big stores, low prices. But how familiar are you with Walmart online? I do a lot of comparison shopping there, especially if I’m buying a big-ticket item. I don’t always end up spending my money at Walmart, but I usually start there so I can have an idea of what kind of price range I can expect when I shop around. I can do some basic comparison shopping without ever leaving their site. Say I’ve decided to buy a new TV. Actually, the one in my office has needed replacing for quite some time. It was given to me by a friend who was moving off-island about five years ago and was well-used then, but it’s time to retire it. It’s got a tiny 13-inch screen, which was fine for a freebie, but I’d like something a little larger. So I go to Walmart’s elctronics page and click on the tab for TVs. A table sorts the televisons by screen size and features. I know that I want a smallish screen and a built-in DVD player so I click on TV/DVD/VCR and I’m down to three choices. Now I’m ready to surf around and look for better prices. I know that two different brands of 15-inch TVs with DVD player sell for between $225 and $240. That’s my target range and I’ll look for TVs that meet my criteria and fall in or below that range.
I’ve used this same method for furniture, office machines, electronics and even my last barbecue grill. The grill I eventually ended up buying in the local Walmart store when it went on sale for a better price than I had found anywhere online. My camera came from Costco online. Sometimes I end up at Office Max or Circuit City, either online or brick and mortar stores, but Walmart is my starting place. Try my method next time you’re shopping for a big ticket item and see how it works for you!
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