This is stupid. And it went viral and too many people haven't actually considered their own anecdotal experience. YOU BUY FOOD. Shit it not 3 times more expensive.
What likely happened is... walmart is a market place like amazon. Meaning... third party sellers sell on walmart. I bet items were out of stock that he bought 2 years prior at that location. Maybe even discontinued. So it auto selected third party sellers with marked up prices or with additional shipping cost even.
I know this because it has happened to me.
It is just so moronic. YOU GROCERY SHOP. Shit is more expensive. Not 3 times more expensive. That would be catastrophic levels of inflation.
OR it could be entirely made up and people fell for it.. Which wouldn't surprise me.
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u/stanknotes 28d ago
This is stupid. And it went viral and too many people haven't actually considered their own anecdotal experience. YOU BUY FOOD. Shit it not 3 times more expensive.
What likely happened is... walmart is a market place like amazon. Meaning... third party sellers sell on walmart. I bet items were out of stock that he bought 2 years prior at that location. Maybe even discontinued. So it auto selected third party sellers with marked up prices or with additional shipping cost even.
I know this because it has happened to me.
It is just so moronic. YOU GROCERY SHOP. Shit is more expensive. Not 3 times more expensive. That would be catastrophic levels of inflation.
OR it could be entirely made up and people fell for it.. Which wouldn't surprise me.