We compared prices online at Amazon, Walmart, and Jet to find out which is cheapest.
Walmart is going after Amazon in a race to offer the lowest prices.
The brick-and-mortar retail giant has been on a shopping spree over the past year to ramp up its e-commerce business, acquiring Shoebuy, Moosejaw, Modcloth, and, most notably, Jet.com, for which it paid $3 billion last year.
Walmart, along with its subsidiary Jet, is taking direct aim at Amazon's booming e-commerce dominance that's putting many traditional retailers out of business.
All this competition, in theory, should be good news for shoppers.
But which online retailer is cheapest? To find out, we did a price check on 25 matching products on Amazon.com, Jet.com, and Walmart.com.
Amazon was the cheapest overall. The 25 products in total were $423.94 cheaper than on Jet and $161.05 cheaper than on Walmart.
Jet tended to have a price advantage with household products, while Amazon had generally cheaper higher-value items such as electronics. The biggest price difference, which significantly affected the totals, was for an LG smart HD TV.
Prices don't include shipping fees, which vary across the sites. Walmart, Jet, and Amazon all offer free shipping on orders of more than $35.
Here's the price breakdown:
Heinz tomato ketchup squeeze bottle (32 ounces)
Jet: $3.17
Amazon: $2.88
Walmart: $2.88
Tostitos, original restaurant style (13 ounces)
Jet: $4.99
Amazon: $2.99
Walmart: $2.98
Oreo sandwich cookies, chocolate (14.3 ounces)
Jet: $3.13
Amazon: $2.99
Walmart: $2.98
Frosted Flakes cereal, original (26.8 ounces)
Jet: $4.38
Amazon: $3.98
Walmart: $3.98
Green Giant whole-kernel sweet corn (15.25 ounces)
Jet: $1.78
Amazon: $0.94
Walmart: $0.88
Barilla spaghetti (16 ounces)
Jet: $1.53
Amazon: $1.38
Walmart: $1.38
Taste of the Wild smoked salmon dry dog food (30 pounds)
Jet: $49.99
Amazon: $48.99
Walmart: $72.39
Head & Shoulders 2-in-1 Classic Clean (23.7 fluid ounces)
Jet: $8.21
Amazon: $7.99
Walmart: $7.82
Colgate Total Whitening toothpaste (7.8 fluid ounces)
Jet: $3.93
Amazon: $3.78
Walmart: $3.78
Charmin Ultra Strong toilet paper (24 rolls)
Jet: $13.42
Amazon: $22.65
Walmart: $12.47
Huggies Overnites diapers (18-pack)
Jet: $13.13
Amazon: $8.49
Walmart: $13.22
Tide laundry detergent (32 loads)
Jet: $7.95
Amazon: $11.97
Walmart: $6.89
Glad Strong quick-tie large trash bags (40 bags)
Jet: $7.95
Amazon: $7.49
Walmart: $8.46
Swiffer Sweeper Wet Mop cloth refills (24 sheets)
Jet: $7.97
Amazon: $28.28
Walmart: $7.97
Hanes men's crew-neck T-shirt (three-pack, size large)
Jet: $11.24
Amazon: $10.44
Walmart: $8.44
Hoover - Linx Bagles Corded - Cyclonic Lightweight - Stick Vacuum
Jet: $46.69
Amazon: $44.45
Walmart: $89.69
Samsung Galaxy S7 G930F 32GB - Gold
Jet: $489
Amazon: $429.50
Walmart: $599
LG Electronics 65-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV (2016 Model)
Jet: $2,799.99
Amazon: $2,497
Walmart: $2,399
Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6" 16GB Tablet PC (Wi-Fi) - Black
Jet: $199.99
Amazon: $197.99
Walmart: $199.99
Canon PIXMA MX492 Black Wireless Printer
Jet: $64.99
Amazon: $49.99
Walmart: $67.58
Sony RF985RK Wireless RF Headphones - Black
Jet: $108
Amazon: $77.99
Walmart: $70
Canon SX530 PowerShot SX530 (digital camera)
Jet: $250.31
Amazon: $199.99
Walmart: $249
Garmin 010-01538-01 DriveSmart 70LMT GPS Navigator
Jet: $334.30
Amazon: $399.99
Walmart: $399.99
Logitech Z506 Speaker System
Jet: $66.36
Amazon: $66.36
Walmart: $67.78
Play Station 4 Slim 500GB Uncharted 4 Bundle
Jet: $249
Amazon: $257.97
Walmart: $248.97
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