E-Commerce And Me

[koØm]

I just want to talk about my last E-Commerce interaction.

"Oriental Wok Oil" , cannot find it in the stores but, I can and did order it from Amazon for $11.35 for two bottles w/free shipping. "Fair-Dinkum" until I get a notice that it was delivered but, not to me; no big deal, I just contact Amazon and request a refund.

Here's where it gets interesting, on the Amazon site, I order the product and when I contacted them, they told me to contact the seller "Bogus_Name" and give them three days to respond and if I could not work it out with them, a refund would be applied.

Upon email contact, "Bogus_Name" sent me "canned-email" advising me to check with my neighbors and file a claim with the U.S.P.S. Postal Inspectors - strange to request Postal Inspectors since the item was shipped Fedex. The Fedex shipping statement said the item was coming out of Illinois from Walmart Dot Com so, I go back through my WalMart orders and, nothing shows; Fedex email list a order number xxxxxxxx which I reference when I call Walmart about the order number that I have.

Walmart Dot Com recognizes the number and ask, is this about your Wok Oil? (I'm all screwed up in the head now!).

WHOA! I did not order it from Walmart Dot Com Grocery division, I ordered it from "Bogus_Name" on the Amazon site! I contact Amazon and file for an "ABC-Refund" and it was immediately granted.

TL:DR Walmart is selling under "Bogus_Names" on Amazon ; the whole of the E-Commerce network is all tied together under the massive GUI of Dot com names.

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[KG4CGC]

Interesting.

[W3WN]

How much does the Wok oil cost on Wally World’s site?

First impression is that BogusName acted as a 3rd party broker. Sold you an item for $2X that he ordered on WW for $1X, just had them ship the item direct to you instead of him (or her).

WW makes their $, BN makes his $, you think you got a deal & are none the wiser. Or would have been, if the delivery hadn’t been fowled up.

[N8YX]

They've been doing this hoo-hah for a while now.

[KG4CGC]

They've been doing this hoo-hah for a while now.

Restaurants too. Making things in their own kitchens for delivery, under the guise of a new mom&pop upstart (in some cases).

[kb2vxa]

Oriental Wok Oil??? Mr. Spock would say "fascinating", Vulcan code for "I haven't a clue.". Did you know he got those ears from getting his head stuck in a mechanical rice picker?

Now a taste and a sniff should give you an idea what kind of oil is in the bottle. Then you can get it at your favorite food store for a normal price.

[W3WN]

Oriental Wok Oil??? Mr. Spock would say "fascinating", Vulcan code for "I haven't a clue.". Did you know he got those ears from getting his head stuck in a mechanical rice picker?
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Really? Every Trekker worth his dilithium crystals knows that one (the ears story). For that, go out in the middle of the street for a nice game of Fizzbin.

[KG4CGC]

Oh. Fizzbin?

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Fizzbin

[koØm]

How much does the Wok oil cost on Wally World’s site?

First impression is that BogusName acted as a 3rd party broker. Sold you an item for $2X that he ordered on WW for $1X, just had them ship the item direct to you instead of him (or her).

WW makes their $, BN makes his $, you think you got a deal & are none the wiser. Or would have been, if the delivery hadn’t been fowled up.

House of Tsang Wok Oil (https://www.amazon.com/House-Tsang-Stir-Fry-Oil-Pack/dp/B00KY3LG9M)

First, unfortunately it's not being stocked locally by Kroger or Meijer and secondly, I don't shop for food in the same place where I buy my dry good or electronics (Walmart) and, YES, that was a 100% plus markup compared to pre-covid madness; I wanted the product so, "I took the bait".

Makes a big difference in your stir-fry!

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[W3WN]

House of Tsang Wok Oil (https://www.amazon.com/House-Tsang-Stir-Fry-Oil-Pack/dp/B00KY3LG9M)

First, unfortunately it's not being stocked locally by Kroger or Meijer and secondly, I don't shop for food in the same place where I buy my dry good or electronics (Walmart) and, YES, that was a 100% plus markup compared to pre-covid madness; I wanted the product so, "I took the bait".

Makes a big difference in your stir-fry!

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A quick search shows...

$4.33 at Walmart (+ $5.99 shipping from their website)
$4.79 each at Albertsons (+ shipping)
$12.00 on eBay
$12.88 on Amazon (pack of two); $25.88 (pack of six)
$25.49 from shop.com

Ans it’s $3.99 at Giant Eagle, right up the street, and at Shop N Save, a few blocks away.

The brand is owned by Hormel, it appears. It’s flavored cottonseed oil, with onion and other spices.

So, who did you order it from?

[WZ7U]

There you go ruining the ambiance for him Ron. :mrgreen:

[KG4CGC]

If you don't like to let your oil heat up too much, just use safflower oil with a tablespoon of olive oil.
I mean, the oil get hot instantly if you've committed yourself to wokking.

[W3WN]

There you go ruining the ambiance for him Ron. :mrgreen:
Sorry!

[n6hcm]

this happens both ways. some third parties are selling costco goods at a markup and having costco ship them. apparently members can have things shipped to anyone, i guess, so you pay someone ... that person makes an order from costco and pays costco and then pockets the difference.

[kb2vxa]

Lemme see now, rice picker ears in The City On The Edge Of Tomorrow, perhaps the best episode in the entire first ST series. IIRC Fizbin was in A Piece Of The Action, phasers on stun from orbit was a neat trick.

Wok oil still smells like snake oil, I don't see why you'd need oil at all. Having been good friends with Tong Yin the owner and employees of a Chinese restaurant when I lived in Lizardbreath (Elizabeth) I had the run of the kitchen and never once saw Ng Chu put oil in his wok. Maybe breaking it in he used lard from the fryer, but after cooking in it he used a big stiff bristle brush to clean it and went right to the next order.

That's the Chinese version of you never, NEVER EVER wash a cast iron fry pan, just scrape out any stickys, wipe with a clean rag, and put it away. Washing off the shortening or oil residue exposes raw iron that oxidizes and flavors (yuck) what is fried in it.

[koØm]

A quick search shows...

$4.33 at Walmart (+ $5.99 shipping from their website)
$4.79 each at Albertsons (+ shipping)
$12.00 on eBay
$12.88 on Amazon (pack of two); $25.88 (pack of six)
$25.49 from shop.com

Ans it’s $3.99 at Giant Eagle, right up the street, and at Shop N Save, a few blocks away.

The brand is owned by Hormel, it appears. It’s flavored cottonseed oil, with onion and other spices.

So, who did you order it from?

Ordered from "Bogus-name" on Amazon.

I do "Asset Protection" for (keep-store-name-outta-your-mouth-online) and asked and was told that it was a Corporate decision not to stock it.

Kroger no longer has it in stock; I will look into the others you pointed out.

[W3WN]

The 800 lb gorilla in supermarkets around here is Giant Eagle, with Shop 'n Save a distant second. Krogers has been out of the market for... 25, 30 years? Something like that.

Now, items like the Wok Oil are stocked in some stores, but not all. Depends on if it's a corporate owned store (and how big) or a franchise. GE also has an 'upscale' version called Market District, which carries things that a 'regular' GE will not... and charges accordingly.

So, if you can't find it locally or at a decent price to order, I'll see what I can find. Of course, it will cost you... shipping and sales tax on top of retail cost.

[koØm]

The 800 lb gorilla in supermarkets around here is Giant Eagle, with Shop 'n Save a distant second. Krogers has been out of the market for... 25, 30 years? Something like that.

Now, items like the Wok Oil are stocked in some stores, but not all. Depends on if it's a corporate owned store (and how big) or a franchise. GE also has an 'upscale' version called Market District, which carries things that a 'regular' GE will not... and charges accordingly.

So, if you can't find it locally or at a decent price to order, I'll see what I can find. Of course, it will cost you... shipping and sales tax on top of retail cost.

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I shouldn't have to order it for quite a while.

[W3WN]

Looks like you're all set then!

But if you have a problem down the road, the offer still stands.

Enjoy!

[koØm]

Looks like you're all set then!

But if you have a problem down the road, the offer still stands.

Enjoy!

Thank you for the offer sir, I will file this away as a resource.

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