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I recently did a Walmart price test because I heard others complain that prices were higher here than in Ohio.
I opened the Walmart ap to create an order for pick up. It was comprised of things that I often buy and the list was short, about 10 items, but a diverse sample.
I asked to pick up at the 441 store then recorded the price.
I changed nothing else but changed the store to the one that I previously used in Ohio.
Surprise! There was $0.29 difference between the two and the lower price was here.
Maybe you can try this for the two stores in question. By the way, the order that I used was about $35.

More expensive walmart

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Originally Posted by Michael G. (Post 2055960)

I was told there is a difference in prices between the Walmart in TV,
compared to the Walmart on Hy. 441?

TV Walmart charges more because it's in TV.

Any Walmart shoppers notice this?

I used to work at the Walmart TV. The prices are about $3 higher than 441 store. They won’t match the price of the 441 store. They say it’s because they are on The Villages property and have to pay The Villages rent & percentage of profits, etc….
There is also a sales tax difference from 1 store to the other.

$3 more than what? Sales tax are determined by the state not the store.

Most large retailers have an algorithm that optimizes their profits by adjusting pricing to the individual store based on demographics and purchase activity. It is usually for "A" items - which are the 20% that represent 80% of their sales.

The comment that Walmarts buy from different wholesalers is completley false. They are supplied by their own warehouses. Should not share if you do not know the facts

Walmart price variants.

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Originally Posted by Dana1963 (Post 2055986)

Why are some Walmarts cheaper than others?
There are many reasons. They buy merchandise from different wholesalers or directly from the manufacturer. Some store plow advertising dollars into reducing the price while others use the money as profit. Some stores are based on volume, others are based on profit, or any combination.

I was told by a Walmart manager that sometimes areas that have higher theft cause prices to be higher in that store.

absolutely. prices for anything is higher if they are in the villages.. bought tires last week. 100$ more per tire in the villages than at the tire place on 301/446.. what a crime.

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Originally Posted by Tcole (Post 2056499)

Your definitive answer is the WRONG answer. The WalMart app gives the same online price for every store, unless you use WalMart Plus (their Prime equivalent ) on your phone while at Walmart using their WiFi.

To demonstrate, let’s use a gallon of 2% Great Value Milk:
(See attachments)

The cheapest milk is at the Walmart Supercenter on 441 in Summerfield FL at
$2.58.

The most expensive is the Supercenter on Wedgewood at $4.87

I don't have Walmart Plus and my standard Walmart App gives me unique prices for each of the Walmart stores. In the basic Walmart app, from my home, the different stores can have the same price or different prices but. Usually the stores next to Aldi, or similar, are much lower for staple items.

For the 2% milk that you used in your example, I get the exact same results in my standard Walmart app for each of the stores and I am not Walmart Plus. I do have to change the pickup store to get each store's price. I do not get a map of the prices like you have shown. Is that Map a feature in your Walmart App as a Plus customer or did you produce that separately? If it is in the app, that is a nice feature. As I mentioned elsewhere, before Walmart "upgraded" the standard Walmart App a few months ago, you could see all the Walmart prices for a single item at something like the nearest 6-8 stores before you added it to the cart.

Exactly the way to do it. However, the most difference in prices will be found on staples items such as milk, eggs, etc. that Aldi carries and between a Walmart next to Aldi, or similar discount grocery) and a Walmart no where near an Aldi.

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Originally Posted by Michael G. (Post 2055960)

I was told there is a difference in prices between the Walmart in TV,
compared to the Walmart on Hy. 441?

TV Walmart charges more because it's in TV.

Any Walmart shoppers notice this?

Thanks

I have found the opposite on some items such as milk.

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Originally Posted by Mrprez (Post 2055969)

I haven’t, but the one on the south end of 441 is a pit and we don’t feel safe over there. The one on the north side is too far.

I usually carry my concealed gun when I have to go to that one...
:pray::pray::boom:

Regarding the question about higher prices at WalMart in The Villages vs other Walmart stores:

Yesterday, I found the following prices on 1 gal of 1% milk: (Both Great Value brand)

Wedgewood Lane (The Villages) $4.87
Hwy 441 Summerfield $2.58

Makes me wonder what the difference would be on a cart full of groceries.