Amazon Walmart Book Price War

Polkitup2

If you're a reader, jump on this http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125565024634288895.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular . I picked up a few from Amazon for $9 a piece.

Polkitup2

Here's a list of the books: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=1058364

dorokusai

Walmart gets none of my hard earned money.

Polkitup2

That's why I bought mine from Amazon :cool:

Rodeo0530

dorokusai wrote: »

Walmart gets none of my hard earned money.

+1 I hate Wal Mart

sucks2beme

I buy them at a used book store. Walmart can kiss my butt.

audiobliss

The Bourne Deception still isn't out in paperback.

Norm Apter

I think strip malls are evil, well that is ones with big box stores. I should state that when I talk of strip malls I'm not referrring to the those more traditional areas of mom-and-pop stores, which have been eviscerated big box stores like Walmart, and this seems to be quite apparent in the south. For the record, I never try to convince anyone not to shop at these chains, I just won't do it myself.

Back to Walmart and Amazon, there's really no question for me even if an item is a few bucks more on Amazon I'd certainly order it from them rather than go to Walmart (and if I can't find it on Amazon or another online seller than I'll buy from a local store). One other thing to note is that Amazon is another league from Walmart in terms of customer service. Several years ago I tried to determine if a number of local Walmarts had a TV in stock that I wanted (not trusting their online in stock records). After calling several stores, the whole thing turned out to be a very frustrating experience. And I vowed never to shop there -- online or otherwise again. Of course, the news of someone getting trampled to death on Black Friday didn't exactly elevate my thoughts regarding Walmart and the shopping experience there.

gtu2004

sucks2beme wrote: »

I buy them at a used book store. Walmart can kiss my butt.

wow...i think the thread is abt competition between walmart and amazon...your respons is like totally unrelated...

Barefoot

I think Walmart is a good company. They've done alot to improve their corporate image over the past 5 or 6 years. Perfect? No, but they're not K-Mart either. Competition = good. We benefit, and the holiday season is just around the corner. jmo.

bobman1235

The article below makes a good point about how this price war may be the beginning of the end for the publishing industry as it exists today.

http://gizmodo.com/5383188/walmarts-war-on-amazon-could-obliterate-the-publishing-industry-even-more

Mazeroth

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=12558252

You're kidding, right?

Roy Munson

$.99 is too much for that! lol

Solumnus

possible thread jacking here, sorry, but....

Why is Amazon so much better? I'm sure the workers get paid minimum wage and the merchandise comes from exactly the same place. Just look up some of the "controversies" on wikipedia. No company is perfect, and I'm not saying Wal-Mart is better or worse than any other company. It's just another company out there trying to take advantage of a capatalist society. What's so wrong with that?

bklynNupe

I hate to admit that I've purchased from them on a couple of occasions.
Your right, no company is perfect and you should shop wherever you want.
This is however is the great American race to the bottom.
You gotta dig a little deeper than a couple of Wikipedia pages.

polktiger

bobman1235 wrote: »

The article below makes a good point about how this price war may be the beginning of the end for the publishing industry as it exists today.

http://gizmodo.com/5383188/walmarts-war-on-amazon-could-obliterate-the-publishing-industry-even-more

Man I hope not, there is something comforting about going in my home office and finding stacks and stacks (not able to see the titles) of hardback books filling the bookcases. I can['t explain it. I have no interest in buying some damn piece of electronic equipment so I can merely subscribe to a book.

bobman1235

Mazeroth wrote: »

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=12558252

You're kidding, right?

Still number two on AMazon's bestseller's list : http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books

shack

We shop at Wal-Mart alot and will continue to do so. It is a great American company that started out with a simple idea and grew to the largest retailer in the world.

tonyb

Having the freedom to sell a product for whatever you want.....isn't that what it's all about ? I just don't see why so many have a stick up their **** about Walmart. You do have the option to shop there or not.

dorokusai

Why is making a choice not to shop somewhere become a stick up the ****?

Mazeroth

xcapri79 wrote: »

She is awesome. When I think of an American woman, she's #1.

Really? She QUIT her job as the governor of Alaska, for "no reason".

Yeah, a true American woman.

Barefoot

tonyb wrote: »

Having the freedom to sell a product for whatever you want.....isn't that what it's all about ? I just don't see why so many have a stick up their **** about Walmart. You do have the option to shop there or not.

+1.

xcapri79 wrote: »

She is awesome. When I think of an American woman, she's #1.

Where to begin.. :rolleyes:

Barefoot

At least we know where her publisher got the idea for the book cover from.

shack

I'd vote for Palin for President over the guy in office now in a heartbeat.

snow

Wallmart Sams Club Home depot etc are IMHO both a + and a - depending on how you look at it. If you are a small local business there is a good chance you despise these companys and others like them simply because you cant compete if you offer the same goods that would be a - now on the other hand if you are an average joe that is barely squeaking by with the economy in the tank then the oppurtunity to purchase goods at sometimes half the price or less then at your local small business becomes a +

I purchase furniture at my local small business. I purchase all my tools and small engine items lawnmower snowblower chainsaw etc at my local shop because they service what they sell, I also buy all my appliances at a local small business for the same reason. I purchase all my clothing at my local mens store simply because they are the only ones that carry my size clothes shoes etc, if Wallmart supplied the same clothes at a much better price would I shop for them there? probally yes. I like most people would prefer to save as much as I can to blow elsewhere like on audio gear

Does that make me evil too? you be the judge.



REGARDS SNOW

dorokusai

You probably have a stick up your **** since you choose to have an opinion.

polktiger

snow wrote: »

Wallmart Sams Club Home depot etc are IMHO both a + and a - depending on how you look at it. If you are a small local business there is a good chance you despise these companys and others like them simply because you cant compete if you offer the same goods that would be a - now on the other hand if you are an average joe that is barely squeaking by with the economy in the tank then the oppurtunity to purchase goods at sometimes half the price or less then at your local small business becomes a +

I purchase furniture at my local small business. I purchase all my tools and small engine items lawnmower snowblower chainsaw etc at my local shop because they service what they sell, I also buy all my appliances at a local small business for the same reason. I purchase all my clothing at my local mens store simply because they are the only ones that carry my size clothes shoes etc, if Wallmart supplied the same clothes at a much better price would I shop for them there? probally yes. I like most people would prefer to save as much as I can to blow elsewhere like on audio gear

Does that make me evil too? you be the judge.



REGARDS SNOW

I shop at big box and local places - it really depends on what I need.

However, my main complaint about the big box guys is really a complaint about the local politicians - they have no problems voting tax incentives and tax credits for many of these big box retailers to move in, but the local shop doesn't get any of these breaks. The local shops in fact subsidize the lower prices in the big box places through the income and property tax they pay while the big box place gets a 10 year holiday on property taxes or they get income tax credits for hiring 100 retail employees paying them just north of minimum wage.

sucks2beme

I had respect for Sam Walton. The new bunch of yahoos push hard
and strongly "suggest" offshoring to suppliers to reduce costs.
I'm not real keen on Amazon either.
Being in a big town like Dallas, I can get just about anything locally
for the same price or less as the online stuff. And used/discounted
book/cd/dvd places are everywhere.

tonyb

dorokusai wrote: »

Why is making a choice not to shop somewhere become a stick up the ****?

Not what I meant. Point being,is you have a choice,period. I personally don't get why people put them down because they sell cheap stuff made in china or Korea. If you could sell **** on a stick you'd be out in the yard with sticks spearing dog ****. A certain segment of the population want their cheap crap,so what.

shack

If I can buy a "name brand" product at Wal-Mart cheaper than I can buy it at any other retail store...I will do so. ie: If Scotts Turf Builder, Tide detergent, Gillette razor blades, Coca-Cola products, Rayovac batteries etc, etc, etc... are available at Wal-mart at a cheaper price...that is where I will buy them. How are they considered any different (inferior quality) from buying those products at any other retailer (including the locally owned business). Sometimes I even buy Wal-mart branded items when I determine their quality to be acceptable…such as garbage bags...the cheap Wal-mart brand works just as well as the more expensive Hefty bags. So I buy what works and is cheap.

If one wants to support (subsidize) the local merchant by paying more...that's fine…it’s your choice. However, don't blame Wal-mart for finding a way to sell cheaper and more efficiently. If not them...It will be someone else. To believe differently is naive.

bobman1235

I agree with shack, HOWEVER, note that some "name-brand" products sold at Wal-Mart are in fact different from the same brand's products at other stores. Companies will sometimes sell WalMart "inferior" versions of their products in order to try and make some semblance of a profit with the ridiculously low prices WalMart has. Especially higher-end things like electronics.