Like i go and price check items on websites, and on Wal-Mart's website it'll say something is like lets say 15.98 but go into walmart itself, and its like 19.96. Whats the deal with the price difference(this is on a movie that came out this week).
Same thing happend when i was price checking for House's 3rd season. Online it said it was a cheaper price than in the store itself.
2007-08-31 15:27:56 · 12 answers · asked by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
because you have to pay for shipping so it's like buying in the store itself since you have to pay extra money to have it shipped and insured if you choose to insure.
2007-08-31 15:31:10 · answer #1 · answered by kazey901 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lets say you live in Denver and the WalMart warehouse is in Dallas. Regardless of how you buy the product, it has to be shipped from Dallas to Denver. So you do not "save" shipping costs by buying one way vs the other as either way as they are going to get their money for shipping.
However, when they ship it to the store, they have to add in the cost of running the store. People to unpack the crates, move the product to the shelves, price the product, ring it up when someone buys it. They have to pay for the building, heating, cooling, electricity, cleaning, insurance and etc. All that adds cost to the product. On the other hand, when they ship it from their warehouse, they can skip all the extras. They just take it off the same shelf and ship it to you, saving the money of having to put it in a store.
So less over head = less cost.
The other area of savings that a lot of people forget is you often do not have to pay sales tax on internet purchases. If Denver has a 6% sales tax, you save that by buying on the internet from Dallas instead of in the store in Denver.
About the only time it is cheaper to buy at the store is with big bulky items that are heavy. The individual shipping costs may put the price higher than the cost of shipping in bulk. (Think of a coal train. Very cheap to ship coal from the west to the east if they do it using mile long trains, but pretty expensive to do it by the 10 pound bag.)
If you want to get the most bang for your buck, check out the product at the stores, figure out what you want, then shop the internet for the cheapest price. Buy from whatever store gives the best deal on total cost (price and shipping.) Watch out for places in your home state where they still have to add the sales tax.
Also, unless you need the item very quickly, do not use the special overnight or two day delivery. It costs a bundle and voids the reason for using the internet in the first place.
2007-08-31 17:18:39 · answer #2 · answered by forgivebutdonotforget911 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The main reason is location, location, location. Stores, especially chains like Target, Walmart, and grocery stores mark up or down according to where they are located. If in a more affluent area the prices go up, or if they are the only store for some distance around, they raise the prices cause they have a captured audience so to speak. If there are many Walmarts in close proximity to one another, or the area is a bit moderate or even lower on the economic chart the prices go down. Also it depends on where distribution centers are. If items have to be shipped or trucked from a greater distance the added expenses are so conveniently dumped on us consumers. Walmart sets a median price on products it has online so no matter who orders it from where, they will get their minimum asking price, then don't forget shipping too. AH it is so fair isn't it. Have a good Labor Day Weekend!
2007-08-31 15:34:39 · answer #3 · answered by ultimatefitnesswithchristie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you order something on-line you have to pay shipping and handling charges on top of what you pay to purchase the item which is why some things are cheaper to buy on-line than at the store itself. Wal-Mart also has this wonderful new thing called site-to-store where you can have an item delivered directly to the store closest to you and you can pick it up there if you don't want it shipped to your home.
2007-09-01 03:10:29 · answer #4 · answered by pj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-02 09:51:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Online prices tend to be cheaper than in-store prices because they realize you are going to have to pay extra for shipping - AND you're going to have to wait for your purchase - you're not going to get the instant gratification you'd get from buying it in their retail store.
2007-08-31 15:39:49 · answer #6 · answered by :://::Christi::\\:: 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it has something to do with, shipping/handling, the location of the store and the amount of sale tax in the specific state.
2007-08-31 15:37:00 · answer #7 · answered by arielz10 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they can't update it that much. And in other states and places there are different taxes so they would be different prices!
2007-08-31 15:31:37 · answer #8 · answered by gurly_gurl230 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes stores will pricematch their websites, as well as other store's prices. All you have to do is ask.
2007-09-01 11:48:11 · answer #9 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shipping prices maybe?
2007-08-31 15:31:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋