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Re:Amazon is bypassing supply chain chaos with chartered shi... by pphysch on Monday December 06, 2021 @01:39PM (#29463759)
It was ordered directly from the Walmart website and arrived in an Amazon package with zero mention of the Walmart "seller". The Amazon product was listed by an actual brand.

IMO it was a clear case of someone doing arbitrage across ecom platforms. As a first time Walmart+ customer it certainly tarnishes my desire to ever order from there again.

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Re:Amazon is bypassing supply chain chaos with chartered shi... by goldenkey on Monday December 06, 2021 @11:35PM (#29469097)
It most definitely is arbitrage. The Walmart website supports a marketplace. So ordering from the website doesn't mean much these days unless you specifically look for the caption "Sold by Walmart.com"

Otherwise, like I have realized, you might as well just buy from eBay.

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