INSANITY Where do order things on line if not using amazon and walmart

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raven

TB Fanatic
Depends on what I need.
Basically I research the part number of what I need.
And then look for who has the cheapest price or availability.
If it involves a drive, I make a list and get several things at one.
We used to call this shopping - LOL

(my god, Amazon and Wal-Mart have made us cripples)
 
nomifyle

nomifyle

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straightstreet said:
eBay?
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Ebay use to be a go to but their prices have skyrocked.

Ebay want $45 for one canister of sevindust \, I go three from amazon for $14.

I don't need anything, but in case I do.

Walmart.com still has some decent prices, but more often than not they are way high. And their fedx delivery is spotty at best and this was before everything went to hell.

I'm keeping very close tabs on what I do order from amazon, its just too easy click and order from them, especially with prime

Judy
 
AlfaMan

AlfaMan

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I'll have to say Ebay as well. They're good on a good number of items. And I'm getting really sick of the social justice warrior companies selling products with a heaping dose of leftist bullsh*t too.
 
packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
nomifyle said:
Ebay use to be a go to but their prices have skyrocked.

Ebay want $45 for one canister of sevindust \, I go three from amazon for $14.

I don't need anything, but in case I do.

Walmart.com still has some decent prices, but more often than not they are way high. And their fedx delivery is spotty at best and this was before everything went to hell.

I'm keeping very close tabs on what I do order from amazon, its just too easy click and order from them, especially with prime

Judy
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FedEx delivery has been spotty for several years now, especially in rural areas.
 
lonestar09

lonestar09

Veteran Member
nomifyle said:
Ebay use to be a go to but their prices have skyrocked.

Ebay want $45 for one canister of sevindust \, I go three from amazon for $14.

I don't need anything, but in case I do.

Walmart.com still has some decent prices, but more often than not they are way high. And their fedx delivery is spotty at best and this was before everything went to hell.

I'm keeping very close tabs on what I do order from amazon, its just too easy click and order from them, especially with prime

Judy
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I guess it depends on what you are looking for. I usually find 8 out of 10 times ebay is cheaper than Amazon. I look all over. Found something at tractor supply versus ebay or Amazon. I have issues with Amazon, so I usually will buy from them last
 
Babs

Babs

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ktrapper said:
What I am doing is using my Amazon app as a search engine only to find a product I want. Then I search out the product name in my internet search engine and order directly from the Product company.
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That is what I do also. Many times I will get a better price directly from the company.
 
20Gauge

20Gauge

TB Fanatic
raven said:
Depends on what I need.
Basically I research the part number of what I need.
And then look for who has the cheapest price or availability.
If it involves a drive, I make a list and get several things at one.
We used to call this shopping - LOL

(my god, Amazon and Wal-Mart have made us cripples)
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This is the way I do it. If I am lazy, I will just use Amazon.
 
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waterdog

Senior Member
Staples does free ship no minimum. Don't know their politics but prices are right, just received order last week no problems.
 
hiwall

hiwall

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I almost never buy from Amazon. I do buy from Walmart about once a week. They are cheap and easy.
We have not visited any large store or city yet this year.
 
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zealotbat

Senior Member
Widener's Reloading Supply was a hidden gem back in the late 90's early 2000s. undercut most everyone's prices, great deals. But now....just a great place to find some things. PSA has knocked it out of the park.....good luck to everyone else.
 
byronandkathy2003

byronandkathy2003

Veteran Member
packyderms_wife said:
FedEx delivery has been spotty for several years now, especially in rural areas.
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fed ex did a fine job when we ordered our generator out of TN. it took them 4 days to get it to our house in Mich.
we ordered a bunch of stuff with our checks and most of it came via fed ex with out a problem and quicker than we thought it would..
a few things showed up before delivery date they gave us..
it is the usps that we have trouble with usually it is Detroit usps that can screw up a one man rock fight
 
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Terrwyn

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Dozdoats said:
Different places for different stuff. What do you need?
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This! For instance Bob's Red Mill was out of Scottish Oatmeal so I ordered from The Scottish Grocery whose oatmeal tastes so delicious I will never order Bob's again on Amazon.
 
jward

jward

passin' thru
raven said:
Depends on what I need.
Basically I research the part number of what I need.
And then look for who has the cheapest price or availability.
If it involves a drive, I make a list and get several things at one.
We used to call this shopping - LOL

(my god, Amazon and Wal-Mart have made us cripples)
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:jstr:
 
JF&P

JF&P

Deceased
I don't drive nor do I have a vehicle....my mental accuity has substantually diminished these last few years and I had several accidents in the 2010s....so i scared myself enough to stop driving, but I was fortunate to have friends nearby that would take me grocery shopping and to medical appointments...Thank God. Anyway, I'm a-political when it comes to things I may need and I use Walmart as they use Fedex to deliver to my door...whereas Amazon delivers to the nearest postoffice which is a huge pain in the butt.
 
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Old Gray Mare

TB Fanatic
I would be very, very careful using Craigslist. To many bad stories.

Time may be short. I'm using the tools I have to get what little I can prepared for my family. I might not like the head office politics but my family comes first. After this is over maybe there will be time and money to shop elsewhere. Right now my family is my priority.

Good Will and The Salvation Army work for me.
 
sierra don

sierra don

Veteran Member
I found that "Farm & Fleet" has pretty good prices. I was looking for a Ball HarvestPro Sauce Maker on Amazon, it was $180 bucks so I decided to see if it was cheaper anywhere else. I found it at Farm & Fleet for $125. With tax and shipping it came to $145 and still came out $35 bucks less than Amz.

Fedex just delivered it this AM and now I am ready to make my own tomato sauce, tomato paste and what ever else I can run through the machine that sounds good to me.
 
biere

biere

Veteran Member
Have dealt with ebay where it was just someone ordering from amazon and shipping it to me. While amazon and ebay do have mom and pops on em they are getting a cut if you use ebay or amazon. Many places have their own websight and one place I ordered a couple hundred dollars of odds and ends from did cut me a discount, I told em what I was gonna order and asked if they had any coupon codes. Took a day and half between email responses to get order in but saved me some money and mom and pop type place got direct order vs. ebay getting a cut.
 
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