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Last Edited by doinky April 1, 2013 at 08:30 AM
I've been using the Walmart app on my android phone for a good 3-4 weeks now with excellent results. Aquired good amount of 22lrs, 9mm, 380, 7.62 and 223 rounds during that time. Luckly I have 13 walmarts in my city and was able to hit the walmarts that have the ammo in stock.
You can find the free walmart app on android market or itunes. And these are what I learned so far while using it.
1. When it shows the ammo is in stock, it means several things. As soon as the ammo is scanned at the main warehouse, it shows its in stock. That means the ammo is anywhere from the main warehouse, on a truck and being still transported to your walmart. Or, it's sitting in the back of the stockroom at your walmart (in pallets) and not taken out to the floors yet. Or, shady employees are hiding it so they can buy it later.
2. Walmart is the most efficient and has the most advance inventory management in the world. If the employees are telling you different about the app, then they are misinformed or wrong. There are too many coincidence where I went to the walmarts that showed "in stock" and it was there. And too many times, after I buy the last box, 10-30 mins later, it shows "out of stock".
The other day, I went to one of the walmarts early to pick up some 22lrs that shows in stock early in the morning. Was told by the worker there that they didn't get any shipment in that morning. I stated otherwise...... manager even came to me and stated the same thing. Instead of arguing, I left to hit up other walmarts. Came back 1 hr later (app still showing its in stock), sure enough........ after I left, 20 mins later, they brought out that night's ammo shipment. Same again with walmart #2. Worker and manager there swore there was no shipment. But according to the app, the ammo that shows "in stock". changed to "out of stock" by 10am.
3. When it shows "limited stock", it means there are only 1-3 boxes left.
4. Find out when your walmart start selling their ammo. Usually the ammo shipment arrives in the evening and they wont start selling it until the morning. Mine is usually around 7-8am. Every walmart runs different. Some have 3 box limit, some has 1 box limit, some open at 7am, some sell ammo all night. I usually check the inventories at night and plan which walmart to hit in the mornings. Usually the app gets really busy around 6-8am and might crash.
5. The people I've been telling to about the walmart app been getting really lucky. Sure beats waiting in huge lines at bass pro shop or academy. The lines are usually sparse here since not alot know about the app.
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Happen to stumble on a gold mine at glockforum.com forum. Using the Walmart app to scan barcodes off ammo boxes to search certain ammo that is not showing up on the usual search. So naturally they saved the pics of the barcodes. Now I can search for tulammo for 9mm.
Great thanks to the original posters in these threads below.
http://www.glockforum.
http://www.glockforum.
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You can find the free walmart app on android market or itunes. And these are what I learned so far while using it.
1. When it shows the ammo is in stock, it means several things. As soon as the ammo is scanned at the main warehouse, it shows its in stock. That means the ammo is anywhere from the main warehouse, on a truck and being still transported to your walmart. Or, it's sitting in the back of the stockroom at your walmart (in pallets) and not taken out to the floors yet. Or, shady employees are hiding it so they can buy it later.
2. Walmart is the most efficient and has the most advance inventory management in the world. If the employees are telling you different about the app, then they are misinformed or wrong. There are too many coincidence where I went to the walmarts that showed "in stock" and it was there. And too many times, after I buy the last box, 10-30 mins later, it shows "out of stock".
The other day, I went to one of the walmarts early to pick up some 22lrs that shows in stock early in the morning. Was told by the worker there that they didn't get any shipment in that morning. I stated otherwise...... manager even came to me and stated the same thing. Instead of arguing, I left to hit up other walmarts. Came back 1 hr later (app still showing its in stock), sure enough........ after I left, 20 mins later, they brought out that night's ammo shipment. Same again with walmart #2. Worker and manager there swore there was no shipment. But according to the app, the ammo that shows "in stock". changed to "out of stock" by 10am.
3. When it shows "limited stock", it means there are only 1-3 boxes left.
4. Find out when your walmart start selling their ammo. Usually the ammo shipment arrives in the evening and they wont start selling it until the morning. Mine is usually around 7-8am. Every walmart runs different. Some have 3 box limit, some has 1 box limit, some open at 7am, some sell ammo all night. I usually check the inventories at night and plan which walmart to hit in the mornings. Usually the app gets really busy around 6-8am and might crash.
5. The people I've been telling to about the walmart app been getting really lucky. Sure beats waiting in huge lines at bass pro shop or academy. The lines are usually sparse here since not alot know about the app.
****************************************************************************************************************************
Happen to stumble on a gold mine at glockforum.com forum. Using the Walmart app to scan barcodes off ammo boxes to search certain ammo that is not showing up on the usual search. So naturally they saved the pics of the barcodes. Now I can search for tulammo for 9mm.
Great thanks to the original posters in these threads below.
http://www.glockforum.
http://www.glockforum.
22 Federal target 325 round brick
http://oi49.tinypic.com/x80uq.jpg
223 Rem 55 Grain Full Metal Jacket
http://oi50.tinypic.com/2lmbh3l.jpg
Tula 9mm FMJ 115 GR 50 RDS PER BOX
http://oi50.tinypic.com/25hcwad.jpg
Tula 45 Auto FMJ 230 GR 50 RDS PER BOX
http://oi45.tinypic.com/2gxgvtl.jpg
American Eagle 40 SW 165 grain
http://oi46.tinypic.com/5oi4gh.jpg
CCI 22lr Mini-Mag
http://oi46.tinypic.co
Federal 5.56 can with 420 rounds M855
http://oi50.tinypic.co
Federal 9mm in 50 round box
http://oi45.tinypic.co
Federal 525 .22 bulk
http://oi49.tinypic.co
Federal Ammunition 223 Rem 55gr Full Metal Jacket
http://oi46.tinypic.co
Federal champion .40 S&W 100rd value pack
http://oi50.tinypic.co
Federal Champion 9mm FMJ 100 rounds
http://oi47.tinypic.co
Federal Champion 230gr. .45 FMJ 50 rounds
http://oi48.tinypic.co
Mini mag 36gr HP
http://oi49.tinypic.co
Remington 180gr .40 Metal Case 250 Rounds
http://oi50.tinypic.co
Tulammo Brass Maxx 223 in 50 round box
http://oi46.tinypic.co
UMC 40S&W 100 round JHP
http://oi47.tinypic.co
WWB 9MM 100 round box
http://oi47.tinypic.co
WWB 100 round bulk 45acp
http://oi45.tinypic.co
WWB 165gr .40 FMJ 100 rounds
http://oi49.tinypic.co
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Last Edited by doinky
April 1, 2013
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Looks like when I use the iPhone app it only checks the closes 10 stores. We live in indianapolis and there is a Walmart on every corner. Used the app on iPad and it lets u see store avalibility in a map view. Works better for me. But never tought of this. GREAT POST!!
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Added barcodes for unsearchable ammos like tulammo.
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Sporting Goods guys denied they had .22LR, then said they're still on the truck. I waited 30 minutes, then they said they're not unloading the truck at this time - it's halfway unloaded but "it looks like the workers went on lunch"
Drove to other store, first asked electronics employee whether truck was unloaded - it was. Checked stock - 10 boxes. SG guy verbally denied having .22LR - said the count must be off. I ask for a manager, he said hold on I'll go back to check. Comes back and said that they are NOT for sale until 7AM the next morning - that's when they'll be brought out.
Next morning I check stock at 6:30AM and both stores were OOS.
I don't know if I mentioned it here or not, but the store employee was offering to sell me bricks of .22LR out of his own supply. The same employee has told me for weeks there was no ammo coming in.
They are lying about it coming in, the are hoarding it behind the counter, or selling it to themselves with their employee discount, and then selling it at flea markets, to friends, or on Gunbroker.
I don't know the Walmart distribution system, but why would some stores get ammo and other stores get none? Is it automatically ordered, is it distributed evenly, or ???
Either way, if the employee had it to offer to me, then he was buying it, and he wasn't going down the street to a sporting goods store to buy it and then sell it to me out of his car.
Happens I was at the Walmart counter looking for ammo. Happened to mention I was there because I met some guys in the parking lot to sell them some 9mm...a customer asked me if I had more, and ended up selling him 3 boxes for his son.
Sporting Goods guys denied they had .22LR, then said they're still on the truck. I waited 30 minutes, then they said they're not unloading the truck at this time - it's halfway unloaded but "it looks like the workers went on lunch"
Drove to other store, first asked electronics employee whether truck was unloaded - it was. Checked stock - 10 boxes. SG guy verbally denied having .22LR - said the count must be off. I ask for a manager, he said hold on I'll go back to check. Comes back and said that they are NOT for sale until 7AM the next morning - that's when they'll be brought out.
Next morning I check stock at 6:30AM and both stores were OOS.
This is what is happening. The Walmart stock count is almost always 100% correct. The employees are hiding the rounds in the store and buying them when they have the money to do so. I would get management involved if you wish... I really don't care so much as I have allot of ammo I have been hording. It is realatively easy to buy my max rounds almost everyday. The only thing in my area is that 380 is not as available but I can get all the 9mm, 22 and 45 I want in both target and defense ammo.
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Ammo do come in regularly, few boxes at a time. App does work. It wont if the employees are hiding them or are stolen. If the high demand ammo shows its in stock for couple of days but none on the shelves, chances are its stolen.
The demand for ammo is still there but not as bad during the early months of this year. And the prices of ammo been going down on gun auctions except 22lr. So its not looking good for the flippers thats been buying it up. =D. So the market has been getting better. Eventually not everyone can afford to buy expensive ammo at this rate too long. Sooner or later, their credit card bills are due and tax refunds are already used up.
Thanks again
Thanks again
Thanks, unfortunately the closest one to me is the one that has said "In Stock" since I've started using the app. I have to hope they sell/find this supposed ammo so that I can start truly tracking it. I'll keep checking the others to see what happens.
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