My wife sometimes worries that real-life stores are going to go away as we order more and more things on Amazon.  A couple years ago I graphed out how often we order from Amazon and it was certainly our most-shopped “store”.  The number of deliveries we get from them has gone up since then. On average, the Amazon truck is coming to our house every few days.  

While Amazon has made things easy for us, some stores don’t even seem to try to be competitive.  Yesterday I was waiting for a prescription at CVS when I thought to buy some allergy medicine.  I take one pill of the Allegra generic everyday with my other pills.  It’s been a long time since I bought some and I was shocked with the price on the shelf.  Pulling out my phone, I was even more shocked by the price comparison with Amazon.

The per pill price at CVS was 41¢.
The equivalent on Amazon was 3¢. 
How embarrassing CVS … !

I’ll admit that I am not the most regular comparison shopper, but when I see something like this, it just makes my blood boil.  Even with their “B1G1@50%Off”, it’s a lousy value and 10x the Amazon price.

Now, I’m sure Amazon doesn’t always have the best price on things everyday, either. Still, when I can get something delivered to my house for about 1/15th or the price, I’m willing to take my chances with them overall.

What crazy bricks & mortar vs online price comparison has driven you crazy lately?

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