It Pays to Shop / myLot

United States

October 26, 2025 4:08pm CST

Most of the time, when it comes to most items on Amazon, things are more expensive than anywhere else, I find. So, the items I consistently buy are things I have determined are actually valued better. Bacon bits come to mind. I also buy my Omega-3 from Amazon, since it is considerably cheaper than at Walmart where I used to get them. When it comes to vitamin D, I usually get the Spring Valley value size, 400 count, 125 mcg (5,000IU) at Walmart for $12.48. We were getting low and I was about to put it on my list, and I said, "Wait. I haven't checked this one." So, I did, and lo and behold I found a 500 count bottle on Amazon for $9.99. And of course, I don't pay shipping because I have Prime, and to top things off I have a $50 gift certificate I can use which means... Essentially my vitamins were free. But when I buy them again, provided all prices remain the same, I found a way to save $2.49 every time I renew my vitamin D, or $12.30 per year based on our usage.

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (128824)

• Gainesville, Florida

27 Oct

I found a way to get my vitamin D for free. It's called sunshine! LOL. Of course, I live in Florida where sunshine is abundant all year long!

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (128824)

• Gainesville, Florida

31 Oct

@porwest It’s a double-edged sword: free vitamin D; free skin cancer. Lol

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112717)

• United States

28 Oct

Agreed. If I were living in Florida, I could very likely forego taking a supplement.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112717)

• United States

31 Oct

@moffittjc As I have said before, everything has a tradeoff, hey? lol

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (52144)

• Staten Island, New York

27 Oct

It definitely pays to shop around. I’ve found on Amazon certain items like toilet paper and Bounty give us a subscribe option where we pay less than if we were to make a one-time purchase. It does help save money but then aren’t you left with too much of the stuff? No way will you use all of your toilet paper and Bounty by the time your next subscription order refill rolls around.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112717)

• United States

28 Oct

I have priced both paper towels and toilet paper and won't go near it at Amazon. I pay quite a bit less for it at Walmart. When it comes to paper towels I just get Great Value. Toilet paper, we use Cottonelle.

Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (52144)

• Staten Island, New York

28 Oct

@porwest I get quilted northern. Most of the time is cheaper on Amazon than at Walmart or supermarket or target. Bounty not so much. Sometimes supermarket sale makes it cheaper than getting it online.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112717)

• United States

28 Oct

@lovebuglena You must use a different screen than I do. lol

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Jessica

@JESSY3236 (22199)

• United States

28 Oct

I take multivitamins. I used to get the one a day vitamins, then I switched to Alive gummies. I now get Walmart brand multivitamins because I can get 200 count than the 60 count I used to get.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112717)

• United States

29 Oct

Generally I have been buying the Equate (sold by Walmart) complete multivitamin, adults 50+ 450 count bottle. So far it has been the cheapest one. But I also take D, of course, as well as C.

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