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Price matching is another strategy I use to save money. Here are a few tips and tricks to help you get started!
Why price match:
To save you time and money! Use all the hot sales at your local grocery and drug stores and price match at places like Walmart and Target. This saves you time because you are not driving all around town to get the deals. Instead, the deals virtually come to you! For example, if one store has Quaker oatmeal on sale and another has Dannon yogurt on sale, I would simply price match both these items at one store instead of going to two. I love to price match on Black Friday! I save a ton of time by price matching everything I want at one store.
How does it work:
I always have ads with me just in case they need them; however, the cashiers should have the ads. Most stores will price match any store within a specific radius. This policy varies by store location so check with your manager. Most stores will not price match a percentage off sale or buy one get one free offer. You need to match the exact item by brand and size.
Who price matches:
Wal-Mart: Here is their policy online. You can price match at the regular register.
Office Depot: Excludes free product offers, special orders, services, Internet purchases, liquidation, ad errors, clearance, refurbished and close out items. Here is their Low Price Guarantee.
Office Max: You must must complete a Price Match Request.
Staples: Just show the lower price when you buy the item at Staples and they will match the price, or within 14 days of your Staples purchase and they will give you the difference. Check out all the details here.
Sears: They have a Price Match Plus Policy so if you find a lower price on an identical branded item with the same features (in Home Electronics identical brand and model number) currently available for sale at another local competitor retail store, Sears will match that price plus, give you 10% of the difference.
Kohl’s: Bring in the ad and they’ll match the price (according to the FAQ on their website). This applies to in-store prices and products only, not to Kohls.com pricing or products.
Home Depot: If you find a current lower price on an identical, in-stock item from any retailer, they will match the price and beat it by 10%! Check out their policy.
Lowes: Lowes has a similar policy to Home Depot.
Best Buy: Simply bring in the ad of the local retail competitor while the lower price is in effect and receive your price match. Here is their online policy.
Target: They now have the Low Price Promise. Just bring in the competitor ad to customer service.
Do you know any other stores that price match?
Thanks to Cheap Stingy Bargains
Great list! Hy-Vee (a midwest grocery chain) also price matches.
We regularly price match our local drugstore’s ad (which does not take coupons) at Hy-Vee and Walmart. It works great! I got 25 bottles of Fuze beverage free today on my lunch hour by price matching and using manufacturer coupons. Many cashiers (especially teenagers) don’t always know they price match, so you usually have to call over a manager, but it definitely saves time and money!
Walgreens is now pricing matching. Even when CVS ad say is says 4 for $13.00 with $3.00 back in CVS rewards making it 4 fo $10.00, Walgreens will just meet the $10.00 because they say they don’t have the rewards. This is not a regional thing, Walgreens told me it is national – price match. They will price match any ad you bring in.