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Jun 25, 2017
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Tim
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Wal-Mart bought Jet.com for $3 billion to counter Amazon. Does anybody use Jet?
jrifkin48
6/25/17 6:15pm
Once, and then realized they don't have a return policy.
Thunder Buddy
6/25/17 6:16pm
Makes it hard to find just the right luggage set.
Slim
6/25/17 6:21pm
Not quite. They give you the choice.
Zman
6/26/17 12:15am
Never heard of it
kotacoug
6/25/17 6:16pm
Me neither
Coug98
6/25/17 8:14pm
Never heard of it either. Maybe the buy was for infrastructure?
SweetBabyG
6/25/17 6:17pm
I used jet a couple of times before walmart acquired them.
cracka
6/25/17 6:18pm
I've used it once, recently, to buy a light for one of my handguns
Jericho
6/25/17 6:19pm
Used it once
cougarfann888
6/25/17 6:20pm
Competition is good. Is anyone coming close to competing with amazon?
Byu4life
6/25/17 6:21pm
They got all of Jet's management team and have completely remodeled the
Tim
6/25/17 6:23pm
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Tim
6/25/17 6:24pm
This. They didn't buy Jet for their sales - they bought them for their tech
Mike Honcho
6/25/17 6:26pm
I talked to a jet employee a few weeks ago.. I think she said Jet was founded in
HoustonCougar
6/25/17 6:28pm
Exactly. That's a lot of money for an entity that doesn't have loyal customers
jrifkin48
6/25/17 6:31pm
3 billion to buy a network of fulfillment centers and kill a growing competitor,
Tim
6/25/17 6:39pm
Just used them a couple of weeks ago for the first time.
rainorsnow
6/25/17 6:53pm
This is one of the best 'counter' moves in history. Nothing will stop Amazon.
ClackamasCoug
6/25/17 7:06pm
They keep sending me ads in the mail, and I've been meaning to look at it
buffgato
6/25/17 7:37pm
Hadn't heard of them til recently. Anecdotal, but bought this arbor for $203
timpjynx
6/25/17 7:48pm
Jet was a good purchase for Walmart - Walmart just paid too much.
CrimWalCoug
6/25/17 9:45pm
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