Same here. Haven't had any negative experiences ordering from WM.
Can I trust ordering from walmart?
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I have never had any issues with walmart either - but this is a third party on walmart platform. No idea if that is good or bad?
4WD
$50 site donor 2025
I have ordered many times and had one small leak from Valvoline gear oil - never well sealed M1 … However, with that leak - I think that box was rolled all the way from Bentonville to my house - looked like it anyway
It's worse than that. It's stupid. Consider the manufacturing and logistics complexities.
Damaged, leaky containers. Now the jugs are delivered to me in large plastic baggies, inside boxes.
Other than navigating walmarts crummy website I haven't had any problems ordering from them
Through a major manufacturer like Valvoline? I get that they have a lot of no-name retailers using their website as a marketplace, but I would trust Walmart to know that they're working with Valvoline and not some random company claiming to be Valvoline.
If you get them in five quart jugs you get an extra $5 off per jug with a limit of six rebates per person.
Walmart does qualify. So does Amazon.
https://www.valvolineglobal.com/en/promotions/cash-back/
Walmart does qualify. So does Amazon.
https://www.valvolineglobal.com/en/promotions/cash-back/
I've been told that some OEM tires are available only to vehicle makers.
Costco had a few tires exclusive to them from Michelin. I recall something with the Defender name, and maybe a few others. Michelin also made a few Sears exclusive tires years ago. I don't know about the quality level, but they certainly were unique with different ratings and tread patterns than similar tires in the same class
There have been some weird factory fluids that the customer can't get anywhere. I remember the factory power steering fluid in my 2004 WRX was this brownish liquid that didn't look nor smell anything like ATF. But the fluid reservoir and instructions said that Dexron ATF was a replacement. At the dealer they said that Subaru approved any Subaru-branded ATF as a replacement. But they never had any kind of power steering specific fluid like from the factory.
That seems to be exactly the same price as buying individual 5 quart jugs.
5 gallons = 18.9 quarts.
5 quart jug = $30
18.9 quarts is 3.78 jugs.
3.78 jugs = $113.4
I would just buy 4 jugs at this price.
5 gallons = 18.9 quarts.
5 quart jug = $30
18.9 quarts is 3.78 jugs.
3.78 jugs = $113.4
I would just buy 4 jugs at this price.
It literally says 18.9 liters on the image of the box.
This same deal was posted yesterday...
The price at napa is $220 (on sale for $135 right now)
The price on Valvolines website is $176
Walmart has it for $113
How can this be real oil for the price?
To make matters more confusing the walmart page says its sold and shipped by "Valvoline Global" I tried contacting Valvoline customer service but apparently they dont respond to customers.
The price on Valvolines website is $176
Walmart has it for $113
How can this be real oil for the price?
To make matters more confusing the walmart page says its sold and shipped by "Valvoline Global" I tried contacting Valvoline customer service but apparently they dont respond to customers.
except you somehow messed that up.. get more coffee
IIRC recently you could buy these direct from valvoline with free shipping for around $90
with a coupon but its over now of course.
Also title is confusing because RP is the commonly used abbreviation for Royal Purple.
Ugh, I've been equating quarts and liters all along. Thanks for the correction!
dnewton3
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NOTE: two threads with same topic have been merged
Go for it!
I’ve gotten items cheaper from WM via other retailers before. If they want to give WM their margins to move some stock I couldn’t care less. This same Hyundai filter is typically a few bucks more buying direct from Advance Auto.
I’ve gotten items cheaper from WM via other retailers before. If they want to give WM their margins to move some stock I couldn’t care less. This same Hyundai filter is typically a few bucks more buying direct from Advance Auto.
Like so many things in life, it depends.
For the most part I've had good experiences ordering from Wal-Mart. 3 issues so far:
1) last year I ordered 4 cabin air filters for the Sonata. 2 arrived. Called customer service and had a nice chat with a young man from South Africa who credited my account for the two missing filters and told me a little about his life. He definitely made the experience better.
2) Ordered some personal care items. One bottle of Cremo Shower Gel arrived with about 1/4 of the contents gone, and packed in a plastic bag so it didn't leak on the rest of the items. This was pure carelessness on the part of the packer as I doubt that the bottle sprung a leak on the trip to me and some sort of AI/self-correcting process intercepted the problem, bagged the bottle in-flight, and prevented the rest of the items from being damaged. This was resolved with an online chat and a new bottle was shipped.
3) Also last year, I ordered some Bluetooth ear buds and gym shorts. It appears that the earbuds were shipped from a local store, no problem, but the shorts came from somewhere else. I tracked them all the way to the last warehouse, on the truck for delivery, and then it went back to the warehouse and I got an e-mail from Wal-Mart saying that there was a problem with the address, that I should correct the address before my next order, and a refund will be issued. Keep in mind that this is the same address that the earbuds were shipped to as they were all on the same order. I'm still trying to wrap my head around that one. My suspicion is that the driver didn't have any other deliveries in the area and didn't want to trek the 40 miles from the warehouse for one delivery and then go back another 40 miles.
As always, YMMV.
For the most part I've had good experiences ordering from Wal-Mart. 3 issues so far:
1) last year I ordered 4 cabin air filters for the Sonata. 2 arrived. Called customer service and had a nice chat with a young man from South Africa who credited my account for the two missing filters and told me a little about his life. He definitely made the experience better.
2) Ordered some personal care items. One bottle of Cremo Shower Gel arrived with about 1/4 of the contents gone, and packed in a plastic bag so it didn't leak on the rest of the items. This was pure carelessness on the part of the packer as I doubt that the bottle sprung a leak on the trip to me and some sort of AI/self-correcting process intercepted the problem, bagged the bottle in-flight, and prevented the rest of the items from being damaged. This was resolved with an online chat and a new bottle was shipped.
3) Also last year, I ordered some Bluetooth ear buds and gym shorts. It appears that the earbuds were shipped from a local store, no problem, but the shorts came from somewhere else. I tracked them all the way to the last warehouse, on the truck for delivery, and then it went back to the warehouse and I got an e-mail from Wal-Mart saying that there was a problem with the address, that I should correct the address before my next order, and a refund will be issued. Keep in mind that this is the same address that the earbuds were shipped to as they were all on the same order. I'm still trying to wrap my head around that one. My suspicion is that the driver didn't have any other deliveries in the area and didn't want to trek the 40 miles from the warehouse for one delivery and then go back another 40 miles.
As always, YMMV.
