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SheilaT

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54. Even now many people here justify shopping at WalMart

Thu May 26, 2016, 09:36 PM

May 2016

because things are supposedly cheaper there. Not necessarily true. Two or three times recently I've had the opportunity to compare prices at either WalMart and another store, or Sam's Club and another store. In the latter case it was buying ingredients to make spaghetti for 150 (homeless shelter), and it was about 25% cheaper at the Albertson's, rather than at Sam's Club. Even I was astounded at how great was the difference.

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