Who’s been to a Wal-Mart Super Center?

[carlsbadworker]

[quote=briansd1]I had never been to a Wal-Mart Supercenter before.

So, the other day, I checked out the one in Oceanside. I must say that I was impressed.

It’s clean, big and provides good prices on groceries as well. You can buy everything there, from LCD TVs to food.

It’s only a matter of time before the Wal-Mart Supercenters make it to the City of San Diego.

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/around-town/shopping/Wal-Mart-Supercenter-Set-to-Open.html%5B/quote%5D

This is called “Project Impact”. I like it. In fact, I liked it so much that I even bought some WMT shares.

I admire Walmart’s ability to carry its motto and execute it. When they say they sell everything for less, they mean it. How many companies has a strategy (e.g. great customer experience) that they couldn’t even carry forward? Now Walmart is focusing on making the shopping experience more efficient, that does not conflict with their core values and should work out for both the consumers and the store.

I expect Project Impact will be the catalyst to wipe out a second round of national and regional retailers, whether you like it or not.

P.S. I hardly shop at Walmart before, now I am occassional shopper. I still get my grocery from Henry’s, Costco and asian market, but I no longer hesitate visiting Walmart because it is no longer congested and the door greeter now hands you the shopping cart when you walk into the store. If the other stores care so much about the customer service, why they didn’t think about that? Why the Costco door greeter only care about verifying that you indeed have their membership card?

[jimmyle]

Cheese made with no cheese? I have never seen that.

I am talking about the same items that cost much less at Walmart or Costco. Try to buy a box of cereal at Ralphs and then at Walmart. You will save at least 50 cents at Walmart. And don’t tell me that the eggs and milk are Walmart are inferior.

Eating out at Fastfoods or high end restaurants is an entirely different matter.

[quote]

Make sure you read the labels. Walmart sells processed cheese (not very healthy food to start with) slices made with no cheese. There is only so much produce, labor (applies to kids working in the fields as well) and quality control that $.88 can buy

Why should you spend more? Do you tip when you dine out? Do you eat out in fast food places only?[/quote]

[jimmyle]

Cheese made with no cheese? I have never seen that.

I am talking about the same items that cost much less at Walmart or Costco. Try to buy a box of cereal at Ralphs and then at Walmart. You will save at least 50 cents at Walmart. And don’t tell me that the eggs and milk are Walmart are inferior.

Eating out at Fastfoods or high end restaurants is an entirely different matter.

[quote]

Make sure you read the labels. Walmart sells processed cheese (not very healthy food to start with) slices made with no cheese. There is only so much produce, labor (applies to kids working in the fields as well) and quality control that $.88 can buy

Why should you spend more? Do you tip when you dine out? Do you eat out in fast food places only?[/quote]

[jimmyle]

Cheese made with no cheese? I have never seen that.

I am talking about the same items that cost much less at Walmart or Costco. Try to buy a box of cereal at Ralphs and then at Walmart. You will save at least 50 cents at Walmart. And don’t tell me that the eggs and milk are Walmart are inferior.

Eating out at Fastfoods or high end restaurants is an entirely different matter.

[quote]

Make sure you read the labels. Walmart sells processed cheese (not very healthy food to start with) slices made with no cheese. There is only so much produce, labor (applies to kids working in the fields as well) and quality control that $.88 can buy

Why should you spend more? Do you tip when you dine out? Do you eat out in fast food places only?[/quote]

[jimmyle]

Cheese made with no cheese? I have never seen that.

I am talking about the same items that cost much less at Walmart or Costco. Try to buy a box of cereal at Ralphs and then at Walmart. You will save at least 50 cents at Walmart. And don’t tell me that the eggs and milk are Walmart are inferior.

Eating out at Fastfoods or high end restaurants is an entirely different matter.

[quote]

Make sure you read the labels. Walmart sells processed cheese (not very healthy food to start with) slices made with no cheese. There is only so much produce, labor (applies to kids working in the fields as well) and quality control that $.88 can buy

Why should you spend more? Do you tip when you dine out? Do you eat out in fast food places only?[/quote]

[jimmyle]

Cheese made with no cheese? I have never seen that.

I am talking about the same items that cost much less at Walmart or Costco. Try to buy a box of cereal at Ralphs and then at Walmart. You will save at least 50 cents at Walmart. And don’t tell me that the eggs and milk are Walmart are inferior.

Eating out at Fastfoods or high end restaurants is an entirely different matter.

[quote]

Make sure you read the labels. Walmart sells processed cheese (not very healthy food to start with) slices made with no cheese. There is only so much produce, labor (applies to kids working in the fields as well) and quality control that $.88 can buy

Why should you spend more? Do you tip when you dine out? Do you eat out in fast food places only?[/quote]

[briansd1]

[quote=jimmyle]Cheese made with no cheese? I have never seen that.
[/quote]

It’s true. If the cheese is clumpy then it’s mostly oils and coloring.

They serve that at restaurants also, both high-end and low-end.

That why I don’t eat anything with cheese in it.

But I do like French cheeses on a platter where I can still see the original piece.

[quote=jimmyle]
I am talking about the same items that cost much less at Walmart or Costco. Try to buy a box of cereal at Ralphs and then at Walmart. You will save at least 50 cents at Walmart. And don’t tell me that the eggs and milk are Walmart are inferior.
[/quote]

Your point is very well taken. I shop at Wal-Mart myself.

It’s all about eating smart, not eating expensive.

For example eating liver is very good for you. It’s very cheap.

Despite what Wal-Mart haters claim, the clothes at Walmart are of the same quality you can get at the mall. Everything is commoditized these days. It’s all about style and marketing. Perceived “quality” is not the fabric itself but the design, cut, stitches and marketing.

A cotton towel at Wal-Mart is likely the same quality as that at Restoration Hardware. The difference is the thickness and the MARKETING.

[briansd1]

[quote=jimmyle]Cheese made with no cheese? I have never seen that.
[/quote]

It’s true. If the cheese is clumpy then it’s mostly oils and coloring.

They serve that at restaurants also, both high-end and low-end.

That why I don’t eat anything with cheese in it.

But I do like French cheeses on a platter where I can still see the original piece.

[quote=jimmyle]
I am talking about the same items that cost much less at Walmart or Costco. Try to buy a box of cereal at Ralphs and then at Walmart. You will save at least 50 cents at Walmart. And don’t tell me that the eggs and milk are Walmart are inferior.
[/quote]

Your point is very well taken. I shop at Wal-Mart myself.

It’s all about eating smart, not eating expensive.

For example eating liver is very good for you. It’s very cheap.

Despite what Wal-Mart haters claim, the clothes at Walmart are of the same quality you can get at the mall. Everything is commoditized these days. It’s all about style and marketing. Perceived “quality” is not the fabric itself but the design, cut, stitches and marketing.

A cotton towel at Wal-Mart is likely the same quality as that at Restoration Hardware. The difference is the thickness and the MARKETING.

[briansd1]

[quote=jimmyle]Cheese made with no cheese? I have never seen that.
[/quote]

It’s true. If the cheese is clumpy then it’s mostly oils and coloring.

They serve that at restaurants also, both high-end and low-end.

That why I don’t eat anything with cheese in it.

But I do like French cheeses on a platter where I can still see the original piece.

[quote=jimmyle]
I am talking about the same items that cost much less at Walmart or Costco. Try to buy a box of cereal at Ralphs and then at Walmart. You will save at least 50 cents at Walmart. And don’t tell me that the eggs and milk are Walmart are inferior.
[/quote]

Your point is very well taken. I shop at Wal-Mart myself.

It’s all about eating smart, not eating expensive.

For example eating liver is very good for you. It’s very cheap.

Despite what Wal-Mart haters claim, the clothes at Walmart are of the same quality you can get at the mall. Everything is commoditized these days. It’s all about style and marketing. Perceived “quality” is not the fabric itself but the design, cut, stitches and marketing.

A cotton towel at Wal-Mart is likely the same quality as that at Restoration Hardware. The difference is the thickness and the MARKETING.

[briansd1]

[quote=jimmyle]Cheese made with no cheese? I have never seen that.
[/quote]

It’s true. If the cheese is clumpy then it’s mostly oils and coloring.

They serve that at restaurants also, both high-end and low-end.

That why I don’t eat anything with cheese in it.

But I do like French cheeses on a platter where I can still see the original piece.

[quote=jimmyle]
I am talking about the same items that cost much less at Walmart or Costco. Try to buy a box of cereal at Ralphs and then at Walmart. You will save at least 50 cents at Walmart. And don’t tell me that the eggs and milk are Walmart are inferior.
[/quote]

Your point is very well taken. I shop at Wal-Mart myself.

It’s all about eating smart, not eating expensive.

For example eating liver is very good for you. It’s very cheap.

Despite what Wal-Mart haters claim, the clothes at Walmart are of the same quality you can get at the mall. Everything is commoditized these days. It’s all about style and marketing. Perceived “quality” is not the fabric itself but the design, cut, stitches and marketing.

A cotton towel at Wal-Mart is likely the same quality as that at Restoration Hardware. The difference is the thickness and the MARKETING.

[briansd1]

[quote=jimmyle]Cheese made with no cheese? I have never seen that.
[/quote]

It’s true. If the cheese is clumpy then it’s mostly oils and coloring.

They serve that at restaurants also, both high-end and low-end.

That why I don’t eat anything with cheese in it.

But I do like French cheeses on a platter where I can still see the original piece.

[quote=jimmyle]
I am talking about the same items that cost much less at Walmart or Costco. Try to buy a box of cereal at Ralphs and then at Walmart. You will save at least 50 cents at Walmart. And don’t tell me that the eggs and milk are Walmart are inferior.
[/quote]

Your point is very well taken. I shop at Wal-Mart myself.

It’s all about eating smart, not eating expensive.

For example eating liver is very good for you. It’s very cheap.

Despite what Wal-Mart haters claim, the clothes at Walmart are of the same quality you can get at the mall. Everything is commoditized these days. It’s all about style and marketing. Perceived “quality” is not the fabric itself but the design, cut, stitches and marketing.

A cotton towel at Wal-Mart is likely the same quality as that at Restoration Hardware. The difference is the thickness and the MARKETING.

[Coronita]

[quote=jimmyle]Cheese made with no cheese? I have never seen that.

I am talking about the same items that cost much less at Walmart or Costco. Try to buy a box of cereal at Ralphs and then at Walmart. You will save at least 50 cents at Walmart. And don’t tell me that the eggs and milk are Walmart are inferior.

Eating out at Fastfoods or high end restaurants is an entirely different matter.

[quote]

Make sure you read the labels. Walmart sells processed cheese (not very healthy food to start with) slices made with no cheese. There is only so much produce, labor (applies to kids working in the fields as well) and quality control that $.88 can buy

Why should you spend more? Do you tip when you dine out? Do you eat out in fast food places only?[/quote][/quote]

not if you use coupons or if you buy items at vons that are part of the weekly sale items.

Fact is same item at costco/walmart costs less than regular price at Vons/Ralphs. BUT, things that are on sale at Vons/Ralphs are cheaper than costco/walmart prices, and even more so if you have additional coupons.

I recall recently ribs at vons special being ridiculously cheap at $9 for an large slab, and it wasn’t one of those things that was an almost expiring meat.

If folks simply buy what’s on sale versus buy what they want at any instance of time, that’s the biggest savings.

You can also do your $/unit comparison with something as simple as toilet paper. The costco bulk paper is cheaper than if you pay full price at Vons. But anyone that buys paper at vons at full price is an idiot, because it’s on sale most of the time so much and you get the vons flyers for additional savings.

[Coronita]

[quote=jimmyle]Cheese made with no cheese? I have never seen that.

I am talking about the same items that cost much less at Walmart or Costco. Try to buy a box of cereal at Ralphs and then at Walmart. You will save at least 50 cents at Walmart. And don’t tell me that the eggs and milk are Walmart are inferior.

Eating out at Fastfoods or high end restaurants is an entirely different matter.

[quote]

Make sure you read the labels. Walmart sells processed cheese (not very healthy food to start with) slices made with no cheese. There is only so much produce, labor (applies to kids working in the fields as well) and quality control that $.88 can buy

Why should you spend more? Do you tip when you dine out? Do you eat out in fast food places only?[/quote][/quote]

not if you use coupons or if you buy items at vons that are part of the weekly sale items.

Fact is same item at costco/walmart costs less than regular price at Vons/Ralphs. BUT, things that are on sale at Vons/Ralphs are cheaper than costco/walmart prices, and even more so if you have additional coupons.

I recall recently ribs at vons special being ridiculously cheap at $9 for an large slab, and it wasn’t one of those things that was an almost expiring meat.

If folks simply buy what’s on sale versus buy what they want at any instance of time, that’s the biggest savings.

You can also do your $/unit comparison with something as simple as toilet paper. The costco bulk paper is cheaper than if you pay full price at Vons. But anyone that buys paper at vons at full price is an idiot, because it’s on sale most of the time so much and you get the vons flyers for additional savings.

[Coronita]

[quote=jimmyle]Cheese made with no cheese? I have never seen that.

I am talking about the same items that cost much less at Walmart or Costco. Try to buy a box of cereal at Ralphs and then at Walmart. You will save at least 50 cents at Walmart. And don’t tell me that the eggs and milk are Walmart are inferior.

Eating out at Fastfoods or high end restaurants is an entirely different matter.

[quote]

Make sure you read the labels. Walmart sells processed cheese (not very healthy food to start with) slices made with no cheese. There is only so much produce, labor (applies to kids working in the fields as well) and quality control that $.88 can buy

Why should you spend more? Do you tip when you dine out? Do you eat out in fast food places only?[/quote][/quote]

not if you use coupons or if you buy items at vons that are part of the weekly sale items.

Fact is same item at costco/walmart costs less than regular price at Vons/Ralphs. BUT, things that are on sale at Vons/Ralphs are cheaper than costco/walmart prices, and even more so if you have additional coupons.

I recall recently ribs at vons special being ridiculously cheap at $9 for an large slab, and it wasn’t one of those things that was an almost expiring meat.

If folks simply buy what’s on sale versus buy what they want at any instance of time, that’s the biggest savings.

You can also do your $/unit comparison with something as simple as toilet paper. The costco bulk paper is cheaper than if you pay full price at Vons. But anyone that buys paper at vons at full price is an idiot, because it’s on sale most of the time so much and you get the vons flyers for additional savings.

[Coronita]

[quote=jimmyle]Cheese made with no cheese? I have never seen that.

I am talking about the same items that cost much less at Walmart or Costco. Try to buy a box of cereal at Ralphs and then at Walmart. You will save at least 50 cents at Walmart. And don’t tell me that the eggs and milk are Walmart are inferior.

Eating out at Fastfoods or high end restaurants is an entirely different matter.

[quote]

Make sure you read the labels. Walmart sells processed cheese (not very healthy food to start with) slices made with no cheese. There is only so much produce, labor (applies to kids working in the fields as well) and quality control that $.88 can buy

Why should you spend more? Do you tip when you dine out? Do you eat out in fast food places only?[/quote][/quote]

not if you use coupons or if you buy items at vons that are part of the weekly sale items.

Fact is same item at costco/walmart costs less than regular price at Vons/Ralphs. BUT, things that are on sale at Vons/Ralphs are cheaper than costco/walmart prices, and even more so if you have additional coupons.

I recall recently ribs at vons special being ridiculously cheap at $9 for an large slab, and it wasn’t one of those things that was an almost expiring meat.

If folks simply buy what’s on sale versus buy what they want at any instance of time, that’s the biggest savings.

You can also do your $/unit comparison with something as simple as toilet paper. The costco bulk paper is cheaper than if you pay full price at Vons. But anyone that buys paper at vons at full price is an idiot, because it’s on sale most of the time so much and you get the vons flyers for additional savings.

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