I’ve used online grocery shopping pickup services off and on for quite a few years, for various reasons. I’m not sure why I was so stunned when I received a brochure in the mail announcing Walmart’s new online grocery shopping service.
How had I not heard that this was coming?! Would it be worth using? I decided to give it a try to see how things went.…
Any type of extended warranty is a hard sell for me. In most cases, I see them as pure profit for the company behind the warranty.
If an appliance is going to fail because of a manufacturing defect, it’ll likely do so during the initial manufacturer’s warranty period, which often spans a year. In many cases, you won’t buy an extended warranty through the same company that made the product.…
Walmart Savings Catcher 1.0 was fun while it lasted, but the program is changing to make it less generous. It’s still well worth using, though.
Most notably, Walmart Savings Catcher will no longer compare prices at drug stores like CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens, so if you see two-liter bottles of soda for 99 cents at CVS, you’ll have to buy them at CVS to get that price.…
Judging from the Walmart email I received shortly after placing my latest online order, the company has quietly begun testing their popular Savings Catcher program with online orders.
I suspect they’re picking orders based on certain criteria, such as those that include some grocery type items, rather than selecting random purchases. The missive I received said that online Savings Catcher is currently by invitation only, and the Walmart Savings Catcher FAQ still says that only in-store purchases are eligible for the program – not online orders.…