The Amazon Walmart seesaw. As Amazon goes down, WM goes up. On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 4:50 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I actually relaxed my hated for Wal-Mart some when I realized it was > actually the Wal-Martians I hated, not the place itself.My local WM closes > at 10pm so I if I need something I aim to get there at 9:30 when its mostly > empty. > I'm surprised recently to find more "Made in USA" stuff there, in > particular I've been buying Allen soft gun cases, they're cheaper than > Amazon and "Made in USA" as opposed to "Made in China" from Amazon... > -Curt > > > On Wednesday, December 13, 2017, 4:33:03 PM EST, Curley McLain via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I understand your dislike for the el mercado de wal. I used to dislike > them as much, and was ambivalent about the river of big women. However, > this the gaming (and the prices) by the Jeffturd crew has gotten worse, > while the mercado de wall now allows third party vendors, and in many > cases, the stuff can be delivered to the local store free. I see the > dead sam crew becoming more customer friendly at the same time jeffturd > crew has become more spiteful toward its customers. > > I dislike both, but it is getting to the point where i'd rather buy from > dead sam than jeffturd. > > > Up yours, Dead Sam! > Up yours, Jeffturd! > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > December 13, 2017 at 1:27 PM > > It’s definitely a game, and the target is constantly moving. Their > > algorithms are constantly trying to “catch” you from what I’ve > > experienced. > > > > It makes me wonder how successful they are at this sort of thing, as > > it must be working on a portion of their clientele or they wouldn’t do > it. > > > > Is this ethical? Sure it is. But they’re using behavioral analysis and > > data gathered from your activities to try and get you to spend more > > money, or allow them to make a higher profit margin. They’re trying to > > game you based on the information they collect. > > > > That’s exactly the reason why I put my phone in airplane mode when I > > go into WalMart - they’re tapping my phone to see where i go, for how > > long, and what I buy. If I can keep that information out of their data > > stores, they can’t game me. Plus, I hate WalMart with a passion. Same > > reason why anything I buy there I run my debit card as a credit. That > > way it costs them more to process the transaction. > > > > Up yours, Dead Sam! > > > > -D > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
