Walmart is sneaking one past you!

I am at the point where saving is very important. I am pinching pennies, I lost my job. Walmart is making some very bad decision to me. The first one was when they discontinued their lay away plan. Now they a discontinuing their discount brand of products. I haven't been shopping much since the lost of my income but I will be looking for a store than have discount prices.

I have to pinch my pennies too. I often buy the store brand or the generic brand. They are sometimes made by the same companies as the more expensive brands and are labeled as private label items. There are certain items that I only like the name brand. Many items I have switched over to a store brand because of the cost. If Walmart is cutting these out, I will be looking for an alternative. On many items I will have to look elsewhere or check out my coupon stash. Unfortunately, I will just do without until I find a less expensive alternative. Walmart can't make any money that way. I agree that Walmart is cutting its own throat. I think they have gotten too over confident about their customers. Times are tough all over. A lot of small town stores have closed because of the Super Walmarts. The small stores cannot compete with the prices or selection at larger Super Stores. People can only buy what they can afford. Seems like Walmart is going to cut its own throat.

I can't believe that Walmart is going to do this to the consumer, especially now that our countrys citizens are having such financial problems. I frequent Walmart's grocery department as I am on an extremely limited budget. To hear that they are phasing out the 'Great Value' brand is most distressing. Like others on this forum, Aldi's is looking pretty good now, as well as other store brands in different stores. It almost feels like they're 'kicking you when you're down!' and don't really care about their customers. Guess just like anything else, they're uncaring, and the $$$ is the bottom line. Here is a link to Walmart's 'contact us' for their corporate offices. Maybe if they receive enough emails stating our dissatisfaction, that they will keep the 'great value' brands in their stores. If you don't take a moment to speak up, they will never know how the public feels! I just sent a letter, why don't you?! http://walmartstores.com/contactus/feedback.aspx

Hi loved1 - I do shop at WalMart & Kroger. I like to by the store brands also. I will shop at whatever place saves me the most money!

Well that is awful. I hadn't noticed but my wife does most of the shopping. I wonder if they are doing that nationwide. Where are you located? I know we get a lot of Great Value items. Looks Target might be our other option. Hope they don't do the same thing.

I completely understand what you are saying about be a bargain shopper that is exactly how i am but heres a thought.If Wal-mart started making more products wouldn't that have a negative effect on the economy because it could possibly run the other companies out of buisness and there would be more people out of jobs.

We buy store brands most of the time, I guess there will be some changes ahead.

If i have a coupon for a name brand item i will buy it. Other wise i would go to another store where i can get the store brand item. I dont have money to be buying a name. Its just too much now days. My budget is small so i have to get the best deal.

They are doing more then just that..they are mixing regular priced items in with the clearance etc so you think you are getting it cheaper...my friend returned two items they charged her regular price for that was mixed in with clearance items in the last two weeks....I usually shop at Hyvee so I buy their brand. I am lucky I live alone as I can't believe how expensive it is to buy groceries!

I thank shops should provide what people want and if Walmart is pulling a fast one and trying to make people buy more expensive brands, then it's better to shop around

I have already returned to shopping at my local grocery store. I have noticed that they not only have the store brands but they have better sales on them. I have been able to cut my grocery bill by a substancial amount because of this.

It might happen that their brand is faster dissapearing from the same motive-the economy. I know of customers that go very early and buy what's cheaper or on sale, even before the normal crowd wakes up. Don't listen to what cashiers are telling you-they don't know always what's happening in the store. You might ask a CMS to check if they have more of the items you're looking for, in the back... My Walmart has always everything, and lots of products on sale. I enjoy browsing at least once a week and check what else is on sale.

I also noticed walmart was doing that! No not really! Actually the great value brand items are always in stock here. I'll be watching walmart great value items more closely now.

I have not been to a regular grocery store in about 6 yrs now. I have always shopped at Walmart and I noticed that today too. I am a serious bargain shopper...I mean coupons, lower generic brand prices, etc. Looking for half the things I had on my list today was like finding a needle in a haystack. I am sure we have an Aldi's around here somewhere but I don't know where...I have to look it up. It's embarrassing when you walk into the store with a certain amount of money and are at the cash register and have to take things off your list in order to get out of there. Prices are getting too high now. The economy is suffering because no one can afford the price raise anymore and the minimum wage is apparently going down or whatever.

I wrote to Walmart corporate offices yesterday and voiced my concern over their discontinuing the Great Value brand. Here is their reply they sent today: Sam Walton built Wal-Mart on a very simple belief--the customer is the boss. That means we are always looking for better ways to serve the people who shop at Wal-Mart. Each comment, concern and suggestion is very important because it gives us the opportunity to improve our overall service. Rest assured that We are not discontinuing the Great Vaue food line from our stores. Thank you for your observations. It is customers like you who help us continue to offer everyday low prices and friendly service. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Why would Walmart want to phase out products that are so popular with so many people? We love the Great Value brand, too. Not only are the products less expensive, but we can't tell the difference from other, more costly brand name items. If we have a choice, we always pick the store brand, because we're in the position so many Americans are finding themselves in these days, that of having to live as cheaply as we possibly can. Obviously Walmart has made their decision for internal reasons, because it's nothing that is going to enhance the shopping experience for consumers. They may well find people going elsewhere for the products they've been buying at their store. Too bad!

I never shop in one place for all of my needs. I found that every store has some cheap products to attract customers, but everything else is more expensive. On my way back home I may stop in many locations to buy what I want. This way I save on my trip and money. I am not loyal customer to any specific store, I buy in many places and only items that I want to buy. I have been in Costo and Sams Club once and I spend more money that I would in other places. Buying in bulk is not working for me. I eat mostly raw food and I found one local store with the best prices for fruits and veggie.

I use alot of coupons, so with my coupons the walmart brand is costing me more than a name brand. Most of the walmart brand items have gone up to the price of a name brand here at my local walmart, so i wind up actually saving money and headaches, because i can find the brand names.

Here we have Provigo with President's Choice and No Name..that is what you do..just change stores.

I too noticed this shocking marketing 'technique' of theirs. I usually just got to other stores because they sometimes offer better prices. BETTER PRICES THAN WALMART. I once heard from a friend that Walmart's prices were so low because they were trying to urge other companies to follow the same ritual of 'always low prices.' This was only because Walmart was trying to run those companies out of business while they would still flourish in the end. But now that they are having disappearing, cheaper brands, their motto is shamed by the very company that brought about its existence. Walmart is now hypocritical, with its previous actions, but I hope that they will figure a way around it. Then customers will feel more comfortable going there and it will be right back on track.