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* Walmart Prices: Urban vs Rural? - 3 messages, 3 authors
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* Is a person's weight really a reliable indicator of overall health? - 1
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* "Are Teachers Overpaid?" by Mr. Tamim Ansary - 1 messages, 1 author
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* Deck Oil Recipe? - 1 messages, 1 author
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* Top 10 Things To Look For In A Web Host - 1 messages, 1 author
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TOPIC: Walmart Prices: Urban vs Rural?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/85719f2d4728a958?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 24 2008 5:59 pm
From: Jeff
enigma wrote:
> Jeff <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote in
> news:7YOdnZ6T_r1e7yzVnZ2dnUVZ_v3inZ2d@earthlink.com:
>
>> enigma wrote:
>>> Jonathan Grobe <grobe@netins.net> wrote in
>>> news:slrngb14vp.9b3.grobe@worf.netins.net:
>>>
>>>> Does Walmart have the same prices in its urban and
>>>> rural Walmarts? How much latitude do individual store
>>>> managers have in pricing?
>>> i don't shop at Wal-Mart, but as an ex-retail manager, i
>>> can say that they most likely have "zone pricing" for
>>> various stores, depending on their location. it doesn't so
>>> much have to do with suburban vs rural, but with the
>>> various local economies. most retail companies have 3 to 5
>>> "zones", or pricing levels.
>>> individual store managers would have very little leeway
>>> in
>>> adjusting prices in their store. they would likely be able
>>> to price match a competitor, but they couldn't make the
>>> price lower than the competition.
>> Some Walmarts may have more flexibility. I've see that in
>> particular in a Walmart that had a Target open up across
>> the street.
>
> um, that falls under price matching a competitor...
>
beating...
> lee
== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 24 2008 10:24 pm
From: divorceddadfrugaldad@gmail.com
On Aug 23, 6:49 pm, Jonathan Grobe <gr...@netins.net> wrote:
> Does Walmart have the same prices in its urban and
> rural Walmarts? How much latitude do individual store
> managers have in pricing?
>
> --
> Jonathan Grobe Books
> Browse our inventory of thousands of used books at:http://www.grobebooks.com
Jonathan,
The answer is a solid "yes"-- Wal-Mart uses geographic pricing. Shop
the "country" stores. Check out my recent post on this topic:
http://www.divorceddadfrugaldad.com/
DDFD
== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 24 2008 10:56 pm
From: "catalpa"
"enigma" <enigma@evil.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9B045DE656EB4enigmaempirenet@199.125.85.9...
> Dean Hoffman <""dh0496\"@ine$br#as&ka.com"> wrote in
> news:1219540138_608@isp.n:
>
>>
>> Does the internet affect such things? I've never
>> really compared
>> internet pricing to the local stores.
>
> well, since Wal-Mart contracts for the lowest prices with
> their suppliers, the goods sold in the store are made, well,
> cheaper. for things like toasters, it's not too big a deal
> (assuming you realize a $9 toaster will crap out in less than
> a year), but for bigger ticket items like TVs or computers,
> what you get at Wal-Mart & what you can find elsewhere (Sears,
> online) are entirely different items. even items with the same
> code are substantially different in quality & features between
> Wal-Mart & other places... which is why one should compare
> features rather than price.
>
>> Our local farmer's coop prices their gas according to
>> the town the
>> station is in. It probably has 8 or 10 of the self serve
>> card stations scattered around the area.
>
> i've noticed that as well here. some towns are way less
> expensive for gas (4-9 cents/gallon). when i see that in NY i
> understand it's because of the taxes there, state, county &
> town can all throw in their own taxes, but in NH it's just one
> of those weird things. gas in my town is $3.69/gal today. in
> Epsom it's $3.65 & in Chichester it's $3.63...
> lee
>
In NJ you don't even have to leave a town to see different gas prices. In
the East part of Trenton gas is $3.42 and in the West part of Trenton $3.51.
A couple of miles more to the East out of Trenton it drops to $3.35 and a
couple of miles more to the West out of Trenton it rises to $3.59.
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TOPIC: Is a person's weight really a reliable indicator of overall health?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/26305acd83e4d9ae?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 24 2008 6:01 pm
From: "Robin King"
"Emu" <emu@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:20080824213711.572BF4E4AF@outpost.zedz.net...
> On Fri, 22 Aug 2008, "Robin King" <mapletree@worldnet.att.net>
wrote:
> > Out of sympathy for the trolls, who have not had Lady Veteran
to
> >rag on for a few days (they are going through withdrawal and
starting
> >to troll each other!), here is an on-topic article:
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0leLrjA20xo
>
> You got us there. How many gold medals did she win in the Olympics?
Why not ask the troll who crossposted this and changed the
reference from
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/health/19well.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&referer=sphere_related_content&referer=sphere_related_content&oref=slogin
?
Robin
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TOPIC: "Are Teachers Overpaid?" by Mr. Tamim Ansary
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/bc0959f836a427e3?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 24 2008 6:05 pm
From: gheston@hiwaay.net (Gary Heston)
In article <fonsk.658$Ro1.82@trnddc04>,
AllEmailDeletedImmediately <derjda@hotmail.com> wrote:
>"terryc" <newssixspam-spam@woa.com.au> wrote in message
>news:pan.2008.08.24.23.39.47.495828@woa.com.au...
>> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:32:21 -0500, max wrote:
>>> the age-old aphorism appropriate to this situation sounds like "you can
>>> lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink".
>> A lot of good teachers can convinve the horse that it needs to drink, but
>> sometimes those parents are a problem and just get in the way. somekids
>> manage to overcome this hinderance later in life.
>we are graduating FUCKING IDIOTS!!!!!
But they _feel good_ about graduating, which has become the whole point
of what used to be our educational system. Actually teaching them anything
or challenging them to do better is discouraged.
Gary
--
Gary Heston gheston@hiwaay.net http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/
Why is it that these days, the words "What idiot" are so frequently
followed by the words "at Microsoft"?
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TOPIC: Deck Oil Recipe?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/47b7a3812d88c799?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 24 2008 7:13 pm
From: melee5@my-deja.com
On Aug 23, 12:04 am, terryc <newssixspam-s...@woa.com.au> wrote:
> Does anyone have a recipe for home made deck oil?
>
> It is approaching $100/4L here and I'm in need of some.
You mean like cooking corn oil VS what brand of $100/4L again? And
this is for your ship's deck?
Instead of oil, I thought we were supposed to use Thompson water
repellent on back yard decks...
Unless you meant an oil finish like boiled linseed oil? Or maybe a
Finnish Tung oil, no wonder the price is so high.
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TOPIC: Top 10 Things To Look For In A Web Host
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 24 2008 8:12 pm
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