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Old 03-08-2009, 07:58 PM  
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Originally Posted by Sly View Post
Wal-Mart is considered one of the most efficient companies in the world. Yes, they have THAT much buying power. They probably make a few pennies on one of those pizzas, if that. They also have great power in negotiating property taxes, which allows them to keep prices low as well.

By the way... if you really eat that stuff, you should stop. :-) It's all total crap, including the "healthy" stuff. Processed and full of preservatives. Go fresh... it's usually cheaper too. I make my own frozen dinners for easy use later on... it's much cheaper and much better tasting and much better for me.
Actually I was a frozen food manager for Wal-Mart for a few months, back when I was in retail management....and the across the board margin for the frozen food department was 20%. So they make alot more than a few pennies on those pizzas.

Of course at this time I was young and single and shopped at the place closest to my house....never really paid attention to prices back then so I don't know if it was always this drastic of a difference.
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