Amazon vs Walmart... Amazon FTW!

[pfarber]

I wanted a rice cooker... so I find a highly rated one online

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With taxes its the exact same price... but the closest Walmart in stock is a 35 mile round trip (2 gallons of gas, and about 2 hours of my time).

The local Walmart is 6 miles away, round trip, and it will take a week to get it in stock if I ordered it ship-to-store (Not going to pay to ship it to my home.. as that would take 3-4 days).

So again, Amazon wins.. not on price (even if you added in the Prime membership vs gas it's still a wash) but because for the exact same money I get the item at my front door in a day, at worst two.

[pfarber]

And a side note... since I signed up for AmazonSmile 0.5% (one half of one percent) of certain products I buy is donated to a charity of my choice (The Hillside SPCA).

So while it may not be a huge contribution (I give to the puppies quiet frequently... not just this) Walmart does jack shit (although local stores do give to local charities... its never the SPCA).

[pfarber]

Rice cooker showed up and I made 1 cup of rice and steamed some green beans. Everything came out fine but I did forget to wash the rice to get ride of excess starch... there were a few brown sopts on the bottom layer but I thing that was due to not pre-rinsing.

The chicken was not defrosted so I could not steam that... I will try it this weekend.

The thing is also a slow cooker... so I plan on making some stews to liven up the menu.

Not a bad deal for $40... beats standing at the stove. With the timer I can 'set it and forget it' and come home to some good eats.