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Warning about buying oil - Walmart delivery

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Select the option that disallows substitutions!

Default behavior is Allow Substitutions.

The substitution candidates were all the same weight oil, but container size and even brand swaps are possible.

Price differs accordingly.

Mobil was a candidate when I scrolled to the right.
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matthew1 wrote: 28 Aug 2025, 13:26 Select the option that disallows substitutions!

Default behavior is Allow Substitutions.

The substitution candidates were all the same weight oil, but container size and even brand swaps are possible.

Price differs accordingly.

Mobil was a candidate when I scrolled to the right.

Screenshot 2025-08-28 at 12.21.55 PM.jpg
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Just got 2 cases of the Rotella T6 delivered from Walmart today. I do buy from them a few times a year and never seen a substitution screen. Every state has different consumer regulatory rules. Perhaps large businesses have lobby and passed a substation policy to create easier (guarantee) and more (flexible) sales. Most people who need a product will unlike enthusiast just say, what the eck they're all the same, good enough.
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