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Comparison pricing on steroids

kellys — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:37:39 +0000

So I went to Sam’s Club today and tried to comparison shop. I have always heard how much cheaper their diapers were so I made a list of my usual regular items and then went to Wal-Mart and figured out how much they were per unit. I checked a few items I use regularly and usually cost me an arm and part of a leg. I thought I would let you in on a little secret…

Huggies Diapers: Sam’s $.2373/ diaper Wal-Mart $.2936

Clorox 2: Sam’s $.1692/load Wal-Mart $.1970/load

Oxiclean: Sam’s $1.162/lb Wal-mart $1.96/lb

Surf: Sam’s $.087/load Wal-Mart $.0993/load

Downy: Sam’s $.0726/load Wal-mart $.075

Gain: Sam’s $.1257/load Wal-Mart $.133/load

Dishwashing Gel: Sam’s $.0387/oz Wal-Mart $.0384/oz

Wipes: Sam’s $.0292/wipe Wal-Mart $.0232/wipe

Turns out, Sam’s WAS cheaper. Their organic milk, however, was $.30/half gallon more expensive. So I will continue to buy my organic milk at Kroger for less than #3/half gallon.

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Sam’s Club Black Friday Sales

Karen Weideman — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:56:14 +0000

Sam’s Club is offering their sales to members only. The stores open at 5 am and complimentary breakfast will be served until 8 am.

Click here to view the sale ad. I could go for a big tv or some living room furniture. How about you?

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Deals On Easter Dresses

Karen Weideman — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:20:01 +0000

I was at Sam’s recently and I got this cute dress for only $4.77. Right now stores are starting to mark down their stock of Easter and Spring dresses. When you go shopping, you might want to look around for some deals.

BTW, I got these pretty shoes for $1 at a yard sale. They looked new when I got them.

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Is Sam’s club really thrifty

kellys — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 17:40:55 +0000

Ok. I went to Sam’s club the other day and I can’t decide if a membership is worth the $40. Will I really save enough to justify driving the 6 miles out of my way to get there when Wal-Mart is 2 miles from my house and I pass by it daily? What do you think? Vote on the poll.

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$4 Prescriptions at Wal-Mart!!!! Now That’s Cheap!

Karen Weideman — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:02:21 +0000

Wal-Mart is now taking 291 popularly prescribed generic medicines and charging just $4 each for them!!! Can you believe it? Wal-Mart is going to start this in Tampa and, if it works, Wal-Mart will roll it out around the country in 2007. That goes for Sam’s Club stores, too. Now how could it not work? Four dollars for prescriptions sounds really good to me!!!!

Although it may not seem like it, there is normally a huge mark up on generic drugs. Currently, Costco only marks up their generic prescriptions 14 percent. So, until this new plan of Wal-Mart’s comes your way, you can continue saving money by buying your generics from Costco.

This will certainly help out low-income people who can’t afford to buy prescription drugs. Just imagine how much it will help the elderly who sometimes have to choose between heating their house or buying their medicines.

Wal-Mart’s move certainly is going to help with competitive prices. After this, we may be able to forgive them for no longer offering layaway.

This information was taken from clarkhoward.com.

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