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Old October 20, 2014, 01:53 AM   #1
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Wal-Mart Discount?

Looking at ammo the other day at Wally World I noticed a sale price that couldn't be ignored. $57.99 for 100 rds of Remington 230 grain .45 ACP.
RIght next to the big box of 100 were two boxes of 50 rds (same type) for 24.99 each. Do you think Wal-Mart is conducting an IQ test of its shoppers or what?
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Old October 20, 2014, 01:56 AM   #2
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Where are you in CO?

I haven't paid more than 22 bucks for a box of Remington's UMC RN 230gr.
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Old October 20, 2014, 02:04 AM   #3
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Do you think Wal-Mart is conducting an IQ test of its shoppers or what?
They generally have a standard mark up, and probably got a better deal on the smaller boxes by ordering more

Prices can fluctuate, and distributors sometimes run deals
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Old October 20, 2014, 10:34 AM   #4
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They'll probably sell out of the 100 rd boxes today!
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Old October 20, 2014, 10:45 AM   #5
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Do you think Wal-Mart is conducting an IQ test of its shoppers or what?
More likely that WalMart employees flunked someone else's IQ test.
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Old October 20, 2014, 11:02 AM   #6
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I think Snyper has it right. They probably have a computer system that takes the price they paid and adds a standard markup. It takes human intervention to look at an oddity like this type of packaging and manually adjust the price for it.
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Old October 20, 2014, 01:59 PM   #7
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Stuff like that happens a lot, and not just at Walmart. Old stock/new stock and price changes. An item comes in and is priced at $24. By the time the next shipment comes in the price may have gone up, or down drastically. Sometimes they re-price the old stock to match the new prices if there is an increase in price on the new stock.

If the price drops dramatically on an item the store is left in an odd position. If they reduce the price of their old stock to match new stock they could well be selling it at a loss. The higher priced item usually sits on the shelf till they are sold out of the less expensive stuff, or prices go back up.
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Old October 20, 2014, 02:12 PM   #8
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Saw similar at wally world but one was JHP and one FMJ. Maybe misshelved?
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Old October 20, 2014, 09:02 PM   #9
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Walmart uses a set percentage markup. See Sam Walton's book. I think he states 26%.

When I sold my computer store the new owner couldn't believe we had 300% markup on some items and 10% on others and we were still in business.

Anyway the wholesale price of the smaller box is likely less per round than the larger one. It pays to pay attention!

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Old October 20, 2014, 10:45 PM   #10
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From recent Wally World grocery shopping:
1 pound butter 2.88, package of 2 identical 6.18
8 burritos 2.87 or so, 16 burrito package same brand/type 6.29

Common theme. I suspect it may be management betting many of the customers can't do basic arithmetic very well.
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Old October 20, 2014, 11:43 PM   #11
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A friend of mine used to own a convenience store. He priced packages of a popular snack cracker at 25 cents a pack, or three packs for a dollar. Guess which way he sold the most. Yep, you guessed it...........
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Old October 21, 2014, 07:24 AM   #12
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Walmart

Walmart is doing this a lot it seems. Just yesterday I noticed:

Halloween Candy (small Hershey Bars) more expensive per bar in the larger bags. The 18 Pack Eggs cheaper per egg than the huge case of 60 eggs in the same size. Dog food cheaper in the smaller quantity bags. Seems you cannot assume the larger size is more economical.
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Old October 22, 2014, 01:43 AM   #13
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Old October 22, 2014, 06:32 AM   #14
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As stated above, lots of Walmart shoppers aren't very smart. If it's at Walmart, it must be cheap, right?
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Old October 22, 2014, 02:33 PM   #15
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I find this kind of pricing very common in Walmart as well as other stores. It is no longer automatically less expensive to buy in larger quantities. I try to always check price per unit, not total price of package.
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Old October 23, 2014, 06:35 PM   #16
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This is a little bit off-topic - sorry - but just for giggles I checked my local Wally World today for .22LR. I was floored when I saw one Winchester M22 (never heard of it before) box of 1000 .22's for $50-something. That works out to a little over $5 per hundred - just like the old days. The only (small) downside is it had 2-500 round boxes inside - and the ammo is loose-packed. I haven't had the nerve to open it yet but the box states that the bullets are black copper-plated ... kinda odd.
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Old October 23, 2014, 08:10 PM   #17
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M22 isn't terrible stuff.
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Old October 23, 2014, 08:16 PM   #18
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M-22 is the ammo that was recalled at the beginning of this year for double charges:

http://www.winchester.com/library/ne...rt-recall.aspx

It's probably decent ammo
It was discussed here:
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=541137
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Old October 24, 2014, 12:52 PM   #19
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There are much better and cheaper places to buy ammo than Wal-Mart, especially if you buy by the case.
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Old October 24, 2014, 02:16 PM   #20
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Wow - Good catch Snyper - Thanks! Needless to say I will be checking mine for the recalled lot numbers... I went back to Wally's today - to get some jumper cables - and they had two of the 1000-rd boxes in the cabinet. I'm glad I didn't have $53 to throw at another box (not till the end of the month anyway ... )
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Old November 2, 2014, 05:12 PM   #21
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Sixty (or fifty) cents per round of .45acp.

I load my own for about .12/rd. And that is without casting my own bullets--those who do so save a bunch more.

That would be 1/4 to 1/5 the price of the W-m ammo.

Guess that's why I haven't paid any attention to W-M ammo prices for years...
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Old November 2, 2014, 08:38 PM   #22
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Coincidence! Just today I was at a Wal-Mart in Dixon Illinois checking ammo prices. They had 30 round boxes of some 5.56x45 for $9.99. That’s $0.333 per round. I think it was made by a company called PQ1 or something like that. Exact same stuff in a 720 round ammo can was priced $459.99. That’s $0.639 per round. Obviously mis-marked. I thought about bringing it to the attention of management, but I’m sure I’d get the old deer in the headlights stare, so I just laughed and walked away. Sad part about it, someone will buy the stuff at twice the price just to get the ammo can.
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