Walmart's answer to Amazon Prime set to launch in July, according to report

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3. Never thought I would say this...

but Walmart.com has been a better source than Amazon for most products I’ve needed over the past three months.

Prime became fairly useless when I wasn’t able to schedule grocery pickups or order food from online. Their supply chain must have completely broken down. I didn’t need to buy a new TV; my family needed staples like food, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, etc.

And Amazon marketplace is rife with ripoffs and counterfeit goods. Walmart also allows third-party sellers, but they can be filtered from search results.

I think Walmart was able to do a better job with its supply chain based on their experience and supplier relationships. Amazon dropped the ball and has never recovered, imho. I was so surprised to find an 80 oz bottle of Walmart’s house brand of hand sanitizer for $7. It smells like cheap tequila and hot garbage, but I’ve gotten used to it. I figured it came from a distillery. The point was they didn’t try to rip me off.

I relied on Kroger grocery pickup during the first few weeks of the pandemic. That was an area where both Walmart and Amazon fell short because there never were appointments available for pickup.

There are many things I don’t like about Walmart — especially as it relates to discouraging employees to form a union. But I can’t deny it has come through during the pandemic.