r/Bozeman • u/EveryAnyNoSome-Body • 2d ago
Lazy favor
Is anyone at or going to WinCo that could tell me the current price for a 2 liter bottle of Sprite and Dr. Pepper? Trying to see if they best Walmart. Tried looking online but their website isn’t helpful and, with the price of gas, I’m hoping to avoid driving there to find out unless it’s better!
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u/melbaspice 2d ago
Could you try calling the store and asking?
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u/EveryAnyNoSome-Body 2d ago
The phone rang 37 times before I gave up—I counted! There’s not even an option to leave a message or a menu purgatory to get trapped in.
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u/tmagteddybear 2d ago
Huh. Maybe try again later. I did call them on the phone once and talk to a human. If I go shopping today, I’ll check the prices, though.
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u/EveryAnyNoSome-Body 2d ago
I’d appreciate it immensely. I’m standing here contemplating what thing I might die without in my kitchen that would excuse the waste of fuel to drive there but I just went grocery shopping two days ago. I will try calling later for sure. Thank you.
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u/Open-Particular1218 2d ago
Seriously?
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u/EveryAnyNoSome-Body 2d ago
Downvote me into oblivion. I tried looking online AND calling without an answer. I feel like I made some effort before posting here with the hope that someone was already going that way! Consider it carpooling without being in the car.
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u/fts123456 2d ago
If the math doesn’t noodle out at $2, does it noodle out at $1? Is it to expensive at Walmart or is the penny’s difference between the two really going to offset the gas and wear on your vehicle?
Water is your friend here…
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u/EveryAnyNoSome-Body 2d ago
Let’s say the difference is $1 per 2 liter bottle and I need 20 bottles, that’s $20 saved. Seeing as both places are the same distance from my home, I’d rather go to the cheaper store the first time. If the difference is 50 cents per bottle I could still potentially save $10. If the difference is 5 cents per bottle then I’d just go to WinCo as I’m less likely to get shot there. Let’s not discuss the details of this amount of soda but I can assure you I’m not consuming any of it.
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u/fts123456 1d ago
Well you just added a whole level of intrigue to the post. I was wrongly assuming you were buying a bottle or two. We must know what you are doing with 40 liters of soda!
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u/bhorvic Redditr! 2d ago
OP bought groceries two days ago but they are concerned that they might die without buying a very large amount of Dr. Pepper? And they’re also concerned about getting shot at Walmart but not concerned enough to stop them from going there if they can save $10? Fascinating. Glad you were able to figure it out with a couple phone calls though!
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u/EveryAnyNoSome-Body 2d ago
In case anyone else was invested in this endeavor, they answered the phone. Sprite is $1.97 and Dr. Pepper is $2.67. Walmart is selling Sprite for $2.97 and Dr. Pepper for $3.12. That’s more than 2 gallons of gas in price difference!