Hi Folks,
I am all for supporting privately owned businesses and would like to see them succeed. But Walmart prices keep dropping while the local boat shop prices remain the same or go up. I will give you an example: The local boat shop is charging $167.00 for a 40# Minn Kota trolling motor. Yesterday Walmart was charging $153.00 for the same motor. Today I was shopping at the Walmart on Dirksen Parkway and the 40# Minn Kota was $124.00. I know the local boat dealership is always there for me, if I have a problem with my boat, have questions, or need something worked on. But sometimes the Walmart prices tempt me to cross over.
Two days ago I went to Gander Mountain and looked at Vinyl boat seats. They were $49.00 each. At Walmart the Cushioned Vinyl seats are $30.00. Pretty much the same seat. The seats are cushioned and vinyl. Very comfortable seats.
Lonnie