re: Does Anyone Use The Pick Up Service Walmart Offer On A Regular Basis?

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Saying you'll never voluntarily walk into a Wal-Mart again is preposterous

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I didn't actually say that. That was the first guy. I said they can be easily avoided in a lot of places.

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Why? I prefer quality over money savings. Walmart and Target do not match Tom thumb in quality and barely beat them in price.

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There is zero difference in the quality of produce. A honeycrisp apple is the same everywhere.

Choice beef is choice beef. Same with the chicken and pork brands. If you want prime, that's going to be another store, but otherwise it's all the same stuff.

I like to select my produce

I’d never trust them to pick out a ripe avocado

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There is zero difference in the quality of produce. A honeycrisp apple is the same everywhere.

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Um no it isn't. Nicer store will buy from better farms. It's why whole foods produce is more expensive than Kroger.

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Choice beef is choice beef. Same with the chicken and pork brands. If you want prime, that's going to be another store, but otherwise it's all the same stuff.

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Walmart has stuff shipped in prepackaged. They do not have a meat counter.

I managed a grocery store, I assure you whole foods isn't getting the same produce or meats as Walmart, even if they both say choice. We had whole primals shipped and the meat cutters would cut them to size and sell.

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This thread makes it pretty obvious people hate money.

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Do time and sanity not factor into anything you do?

I'm just not that type of person. I also won't go to busy restaurants during peak hours, won't dine with a group without a reservation, won't stop by Trader Joe's unless it's 9AM on a weekday, etc. I pick my stores based on left turns vs. right turns to get there/back too. So it isn't just a WalMart thing.

People pay more for less headache with all kinds of businesses - hotels, airlines, clothing stores, doctor/vet offices. Premium options wouldn't exist if saving a dollar was as important to everyone as it is to you.

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I like to select my produce

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We tried them on the produce thing. They had awesome bananas, cukes, and Clementines. They passed the test so we have continued. The only meat we get there is boneless, skinless chicken breast. It is always $1.99 per lb.

My wife loves the convenience. Publix has it here too, but their prices are elevated.

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I assure you whole foods isn't getting the same produce or meats as Walmart, even if they both say choice. We had whole primals shipped and the meat cutters would cut them to size and sell.

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I assure you will never, ever know the difference.

I'm all for quality, and there are many things you simply can't get at Wal-Mart, but by and large their produce is interchangeable with "premium" stores.

I say thay while also saying Wal-Mart isn't the most enjoyable place to shop, no argument there.

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People pay more for less headache with all kinds of businesses - hotels, airlines, clothing stores, doctor/vet offices. Premium options wouldn't exist if saving a dollar was as important to everyone as it is to you.

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I pay a premium for convenience when necessary, and I also know some Walmarts are better experiences than others.

You're asking the wrong guy.

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Then they really need to work on how they display it. The produce always looks like shite when I do visit Walmart.

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Walmart is as lazy as it gets with produce. It's all shipped in trays and they just change out the trays.