Wally World Sticker Shock!!!

tegemu · October 31st, 2006, 11:35 AM

Yesterday I went to my local friendly Wally World to buy some WWB 45 ACP. Whoah!! Not only did the price go up, but it went from $20.00/100 to $25.00/100. That's a 25% increase. To top it off, my Wally World has a Mickey D's so I couldn't console myself with the obligatory Nacho's.

P95Carry · October 31st, 2006, 11:43 AM

I think not long ago someone on THR was bemoaning the increases tho IIRC in that case it was in two or three increments over week or two.

Sounds like your branch was in sudden price catch-up mode

Mtbiker · October 31st, 2006, 12:44 PM

Me too. the .45 was $25 / 100. I went to Dick's and caught their sale. 9.98/50 if you buy a case......SOLD! I also bought 9mm for 5.98/50 and target loads for the 12 @ 15/100

SammyIamToday · October 31st, 2006, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Mtbiker

Me too. the .45 was $25 / 100. I went to Dick's and caught their sale. 9.98/50 if you buy a case......SOLD! I also bought 9mm for 5.98/50 and target loads for the 12 @ 15/100

I've gotten my last 2000 rounds or so via Dick's ammo sales (which seem to be pretty frequent). At current trends, I won't buy anything from Walmart again.

srfl · October 31st, 2006, 02:09 PM

I went to Walmart yesterday and noted the price increase as well. I ended up getting three boxes of CCI Blazer Brass .45 at $9.95 (?) each.

NevJohn · October 31st, 2006, 07:34 PM

Paid $20.68 for .40S&W WWB ValuePak today. Gone up 2 bux in a month.

John

sixgun · October 31st, 2006, 08:19 PM

Ammo prices are on the rise. Thats why ive been stocking up when i can. That sucks!!!!!!!

Sixgun

sjones · October 31st, 2006, 08:26 PM

Funny this should come up.I just bought a 100 box of wwb this afternoon ay our local wally world.It costs me $24.11 out the door and I told the clerk I see the price went up,he says really I don't know,I just charge what the computer says to. sj

artz · October 31st, 2006, 08:58 PM

Don't do wally world for my centerfire ammo.
I get mine from Ga. Arms Ammo. 500 rds. for $125.00. 45 acp 230 gr. ball ammo, unfired brass, and comes in a nifty ammo can.
They are only 15 minutes from here, and their customer service is hard to beat.

sgtD · October 31st, 2006, 09:09 PM

I shoot sporting clays quite a bit. The price of shotgun ammo went up by almost $1.00 per box last year. I thought it might have something to do with the increase in oil prices at first, since the hulls are a petroleum product, but I was told that led and brass (in fact all metal prices) are increasing, due to the demand that China and India (mostly China) are placing on the global market as they industrialize.

Later this was confirmed by an article I read in a magazine, in which Federal cartridge was explaining why they were going to increase prices across the board due to the increase in the metals market.

While I'm no fan of the store, I don't think Wal-Mart has much control over this.

October 31st, 2006, 11:35 AM	#1
tegemu Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orange Park, Fla. Posts: 997	Wally World Sticker Shock!!! Yesterday I went to my local friendly Wally World to buy some WWB 45 ACP. Whoah!! Not only did the price go up, but it went from $20.00/100 to $25.00/100. That's a 25% increase. To top it off, my Wally World has a Mickey D's so I couldn't console myself with the obligatory Nacho's. __________________ People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence in their behalf. - George Orwell

October 31st, 2006, 11:43 AM	#2
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	I think not long ago someone on THR was bemoaning the increases tho IIRC in that case it was in two or three increments over week or two. Sounds like your branch was in sudden price catch-up mode __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

October 31st, 2006, 12:44 PM	#3
Mtbiker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: CT Posts: 513	Me too. the .45 was $25 / 100. I went to Dick's and caught their sale. 9.98/50 if you buy a case......SOLD! I also bought 9mm for 5.98/50 and target loads for the 12 @ 15/100 __________________ -Biker

October 31st, 2006, 02:09 PM	#5
srfl Senior Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: FL Posts: 6,422	I went to Walmart yesterday and noted the price increase as well. I ended up getting three boxes of CCI Blazer Brass .45 at $9.95 (?) each. __________________ USAF: Loving Our Obscene Amenities Since 1947

October 31st, 2006, 07:34 PM	#6
NevJohn Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: N. Las Vegas, NV Posts: 210	Paid $20.68 for .40S&W WWB ValuePak today. Gone up 2 bux in a month. John __________________ John XD40 Service S&W638 Airweight .38 Kahr CW9 Hi-Point 995 Carbine

October 31st, 2006, 08:19 PM	#7
sixgun Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: indiana usa Posts: 807	Ammo prices are on the rise. Thats why ive been stocking up when i can. That sucks!!!!!!! Sixgun

October 31st, 2006, 08:26 PM	#8
sjones Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: waxahachie,texas Posts: 332	Funny this should come up.I just bought a 100 box of wwb this afternoon ay our local wally world.It costs me $24.11 out the door and I told the clerk I see the price went up,he says really I don't know,I just charge what the computer says to. sj

October 31st, 2006, 08:58 PM	#9
artz VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 2,111	Don't do wally world for my centerfire ammo. I get mine from Ga. Arms Ammo. 500 rds. for $125.00. 45 acp 230 gr. ball ammo, unfired brass, and comes in a nifty ammo can. They are only 15 minutes from here, and their customer service is hard to beat. __________________ '' Lord, grant me the serenity for things that I can not change "

October 31st, 2006, 09:09 PM	#10
sgtD Distinguished Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,685	I shoot sporting clays quite a bit. The price of shotgun ammo went up by almost $1.00 per box last year. I thought it might have something to do with the increase in oil prices at first, since the hulls are a petroleum product, but I was told that led and brass (in fact all metal prices) are increasing, due to the demand that China and India (mostly China) are placing on the global market as they industrialize. Later this was confirmed by an article I read in a magazine, in which Federal cartridge was explaining why they were going to increase prices across the board due to the increase in the metals market. While I'm no fan of the store, I don't think Wal-Mart has much control over this. __________________ When you've got 'em by the balls, their hearts & minds will follow. Semper Fi.

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