Consumer Reports' tests show shopping at Walmart could be a bright idea if you're in the market for LED light bulbs.
"LED's are typically very expensive, but after 3,000 hours of testing, we found several from Walmart that are cheap and really good," says Dan DiClerico, senior editor at Consumer Reports.
One example includes the Great Value 60-watt equivalent, A19. If you use it three hours a day, it should last about 22 years. Not bad for ten bucks, says DiClerico.
"Several Great Value floodlights are also a good bargain," says DeClerico. "Another good deal is Wild Oats organic food."
Marks compared prices for pantry staples like ketchup, beans, marinara sauce and creamy peanut butter.
"Walmart's prices for organics were cheaper than local supermarkets for everything we looked at, often 50 percent cheaper," says Tod Marks, Consumer Reports senior editor.
Consumer Reports regularly includes Walmart's Great Value brand in blind taste tests against big brands and found several winners including ranch dressing, vanilla ice cream and mozzarella cheese.
Consumer Reports' tests show several of Walmart's paper products are also good bargains.
Great Value Facial Tissues with Lotion are ultra-soft, as is the top-rated toilet paper, White Cloud, 3-ply ultra.
And Walmart paper towels are both strong and absorbent.
But testers in the laundry labs found not every low price is a great value.
The Great Value Natural Laundry detergent had downright dismal performance in the latest tests - a good reminder that a low price can also be a washout.