I just went walmart for buy a 1 gallon gas can, for my chainsaw , stop buy oil filter section, Mobil 1 on top, fram ultra right below it, I fram ultra was usually $1 cheaper then mobil 1 was $8.97, and I think mobil 1 was $9.97.
I've noticed that it seemed to have went up in price slightly. It was always cheaper at Walmart vs Amazon but now, interestingly enough, the online price is exactly the same at both - $9.42. I know in-store pricing will vary slightly though.
Walmart pricing is very strange, but I'm sure there is method to their madness. I suspect that once an item starts showing buying pressure the algorithm kicks in and ups the price gradually until sales start to slack off, then it lowers back down to the point that max. sales are achieved at max. profit. There are probably a million other things that factor in too. Regular Walmart shoppers are always on the prowl for that odd item that inexplicably drops to some ridiculous low price. I found a particular pair of sunglasses I like in their fishing section and have subsequently found them on sale for like $1.97 a couple of times.
Originally Posted by Propflux01
A dollar is a dollar.
It's also an 11% increase in price. Not cool. It certainly has me thinking that I'll stick with the NAPA Gold for a while, especially since I still can't find the new XG12060 Ultra for my Corvette anywhere anyways.
I noticed lots of things have went up in price lately ... the whole economy is shifting that way. I think most subs at my local Subway went up ~15% in the last 3 months.