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Google Striking Fear into the Corporate Masses
SpectralDesign writes "The New York Times reports that Google is striking fear into the hearts of even unrelated industries. From the article: 'We watch Google very closely at Wal-Mart," said Jim Breyer, a member of Wal-Mart's board. In Google, Wal-Mart sees both a technology pioneer and the seed of a threat, said Mr. Breyer, who is also a partner in a venture capital firm. The worry is that by making information available everywhere, Google might soon be able to tell Wal-Mart shoppers if better bargains are available nearby.'"
http://www.pakin.org/complaint/ COMPLAINT GENERATOR. SIMPLE.
The wording is "Always the low price. Always."
They wanted it to be "Always the lowest price. Always" but were beaten back by lawyers who took that as a claim that they would be lowest on every item, which could be proven false with just one lower price elsewhere.
Maybe it depends where you go. I bought my 32 inch tv there for $50 less than the "best deals in town" tv store and $20 less than Wal-Mart. I bought a 512 mb Memory Stick for $30 less than Wal-mart. I just bought a flat panel dispay for about the same price as online. My wife gets her contact lenses there for the online price. Plus all the food I buy there is pretty cheap.
So really, I made my $45 membership fee back a long time ago.
But like I said, maybe it depends where your Costco is.
Don't take life so seriously. No one makes it out alive.
Because WalMart is rarely the lowest price in an area. They only claim they are...especially when you take into consideration instant/mail-in rebates. They simply can't beat those prices...but even on much simpler products like new release DVDs, they are often $4 or $5 over the lowest priced competitor...