Quote Originally Posted by Bailey Guns View Post
Probably at least 50% or more of ALL of my purchases, including food, is done online now. Amazon isn't what it used to be in terms of pricing, that's for sure. But the service, at least in my experience, is pretty hard to beat. Sometimes I honestly don't know how retailers on Amazon are making money. If you think Amazon is a pain in the ass, try going to WalMart on a Sat. Amazon is still my go-to for now.
Quote Originally Posted by hollohas View Post
Fair point.

On that note, I once bought something on Amazon that shipped to me direct from Walmart. No shit. The Amazon seller simply got my Amazon order, turned around and ordered the item from Walmart and shipped it direct to me. Had I just purchased it myself from Walmart's website I would have paid half the price as Amazon.
I've bought a number of items online at Walmart.com for less than Amazon and had them either shipped directly to my house or to my local store for pickup. Pickup has been painless since they put in a semi-automated kiosk -- rarely have to deal much with the weekend crowds because the kiosk is outside the cash registeres. Just scan or enter your pickup code and wait for the package(s) to be delivered pneumatically or by cart from an employee then take it out to your car. In some cases, you can even arrange for curbside pickup now -- they offer that for my prescriptions.