TheBrickClique Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Walmart to start offering discount incentives if you choose ship to store over free ship to home option. Excludes items carried in-store, but that still leaves a lot of LEGO options. Starts to roll out in a week and should be going strong in June. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/walmart-kind-discount-impossible-amazon-040100655.html Let's see what this does with something big like the Bucket Wheel Excavator... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcell Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 It will be interesting to see if they offer the discounts based on what is offered in the specific store that you are going to ship to. If that's the case, it could be a really nice feature if you live close to a store that doesn't carry a broad range of products. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 12 minutes ago, redcell said: It will be interesting to see if they offer the discounts based on what is offered in the specific store that you are going to ship to. If that's the case, it could be a really nice feature if you live close to a store that doesn't carry a broad range of products. This was discussed in the Walmart Clearance thread already a few days ago, but the kicker is that the discount only holds for items that are not already stocked in that store. So this offering works exactly as you describe it, redcell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoroakenfelder Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Phil B said: This was discussed in the Walmart Clearance thread already a few days ago, but the kicker is that the discount only holds for items that are not already stocked in that store. So this offering works exactly as you describe it, redcell. So, the walmart marketplace stores may soon get a lot more pickup orders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donbee Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 So, the walmart marketplace stores may soon get a lot more pickup orders?It'd be Nice if they deliver it to your car too, like with groceries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcell Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 2 hours ago, donbee said: It'd be Nice if they deliver it to your car too, like with groceries. If they did that, I'm not sure that I'd buy anywhere other than Walmart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmajenga Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Only US stores? Canadians getting crapped on probably because we're too nice. smdh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Brick Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Dang it, here goes my wallet (again!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomBoomFlash Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Changes ahead for Walmart as indicated here. It is obviously attacking Amazon and saving human resources in store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrickClique Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 Well, looking at the discounts coming out today, unimpressed. Most discounts are on the order of 2 to 3%. I thought I'd check on something I know would typically cost a lot to ship. A 14' x 42" steel above-ground swimming pool has a discount of $10.88 off the $279 price. So, 4% on something that is definitely costly to ship to home. So, either, 1) Their ship-to-home costs are really cheap 2) Their ship-to-store costs aren't much cheaper than shipping to home 3) or They save a lot on ship-to-store but don't want to give it all away as a discount. In any event, the discounts seem insufficient to overcome the "Walmart Pickup" opportunity costs and psychological pain and Amazon is pretty safe. With the number of Amazon distribution hubs popping up everywhere, how long until they offer a similar discount? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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