"Saving Has No Patriotism": SA Woman Comparing Walmart Prices to Other Retailers Stuns Shoppers

• A South African woman shared a TikTok price comparison between Walmart and a competing grocery delivery app after shopping at Walmart for three months
• She compared everyday staples like sunflower oil, washing powder, eggs, and sugar, revealing significant price gaps between the two platforms
• South Africans flooded the comments asking when Walmart would expand to their cities

A South African woman has left thousands of shoppers wide-eyed. She posted a detailed grocery price comparison between Walmart and a rival delivery app on TikTok on 28 October 2026.

TikToker @sakhile_kayla_mahlangu recorded herself toggling between two grocery delivery apps, placing identical products side by side to show what she had discovered over three months of shopping at Walmart. The difference in prices left her visibly frustrated with what she had been spending elsewhere.

The numbers she shared were hard to ignore. A two-litre bottle of Sunfoil sunflower oil was listed at R78 on Walmart, compared to R95 on the competing app. A 2kg box of Sunlight washing powder came in at R50 on Walmart versus R72 elsewhere. Two-litre cool drinks were as low as R17, while the same products on other platforms ranged from R21 to R28. A one-litre Rhodes juice cost R25 on Walmart but nearly double, at R40, on the rival app.

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The egg prices also caught attention. A tray of 30 eggs was R65 on Walmart, while the competing app listed the same quantity at a regular price of R90. Even Huletts 5kg sugar, a brand produced locally in South Africa, was R129 on Walmart compared to R147.99 on the other platform. Watch the full price comparison below:

Mzansi reacts to price differences

The video drew strong responses from viewers across the country, many of whom were shocked or eager to start shopping at Walmart themselves:

@her said:

"That's me with Amazon 😂"

@Phambili Thulo wrote:

"To think I was boycotting this store because of its Americaness. Saving has no patriotism 🥲"

@ZimkhithaIntombiZakwaGcina🐝 commented:

"Cries in CPT."

@Sonya.Sash added:

"Haaaai when they coming to Durban? 😫"

@lesedikale pointed out:

"If you aren't in JHB, just buy from Game, the prices are similar because Walmart owns Game."

Other Briefly News stories about sales

• TikTok creator @sine_themba1 triggered a shopping frenzy after documenting an errand run that uncovered deeply discounted underwear deals on the racks at Woolworths.
• TikToker Destiny Manda (@destiny.manda) excited bargain hunters across Gauteng after posting a walkthrough of a newly opened Chinese homeware megastore located in Randburg.
• TikTok content creator @faseeha786 went viral after sharing an extensive kitchenware haul from the Le Creuset factory-to-table sale, showcasing roughly 60 items purchased for family and friends.

Source: Briefly News