Tips for Price Matching at Walmart

First, a copy of their ad match policy :)

Our Ad Match Guarantee

We’re committed to providing low prices every day. On everything. So if you find a lower advertised price on an identical product, tell us and we’ll match it. Right at the register.

We gladly match the price in the following types of ads:*

Buy one, get one free ads with a specified price
Example: Buy one for $2.49, get one free (BOGO)

Competitors' ads that feature a specific item for a specified price.

Preferred shopping card prices for specific items that are in a printed ad.

For fresh produce and meat items when the price is offered in the same unit type (lb. for lb.; each for each)

*The following are guidelines and limitations:

We will match any local competitor's advertised price.

We do not require customers to have the ad with them to honor a competitor's ad.

Items purchased must be identical to the ad (size, quantity, brand, flavor, color, etc.)

We DO NOT match the price in the following types of competitor ads:

Items that require a separate purchase to get the ad price
example: "Buy [item A] to get [item B] for $C"

Items with no actual price that require a purchase to get free product
example: "Buy both [items A & B] to get [item C] for free"

Items that require a purchase to get a competitors' gift card
example: "Buy [item A] to get a $B gift card

Buy one, get one free (BOGO) ads with no actual price given
Going out of business or closeout prices

Percentage off
example: "All mascara, 40% off"

Competitors' private label price promotions

We do not honor:

Ads when the actual price for items cannot be determined.

Internet pricing

Misprinted ad prices of other retailers

"Going out of business" sales or "close out" prices

TIPS TO PRICE MATCHING

Just some tips to make things go smoother. These will help out the cashier. If the cashier is happy, it will make things go much smoother for both of you.

*Take in your ads. Their policy and their commercials both state that you do not need them. The cashier is not supposed to ask for them, but they still might. The cashier might think a price doesn't sound quite right (or is too low), so they might ask for proof of the price. Try not to get upset with them, they are just covering themselves. They can get in trouble if they price match something and it's not right.

*Put all price matching items together and all non-price matching items together. I usually do my price matching last. I will load all the regular priced items up first.

*Keep all your like items together. The cashier is able to just hit enter for every additional like item you are price matching. This will save you and the cashier some time. Same thing with different flavors/scents of items. Try to keep the like ones together.

Example:

You have 6 cases of Pepsi products that are on sale at Kroger for $5.99. 3 Mountain Dew, 2 Pepsi, and 1 Diet Pepsi. Keep all 3 of the Mountain Dew together, both Pepsi together, and still keep the Diet Pepsi with the others, but make sure all like flavors are together. This is so much easier for the cashier and they will appreciate it.

*Not a price matching tip, but a coupon tip - If you have a coupon for an item free or a buy one get one free coupon, the cashier needs to write the price of the item on the coupon. I always keep these items VERY LAST. Also, be sure to tell the cashier before he/she rings it up that you have that coupon. If they don't know, or if it is in the middle of your order .. he/she has to print out a journal and look up the price for the item. Those journal printings are pretty little and can be hard to read. So, again .. anything to make the cashier's job a little easier is going to make things run smoother for both of you :)

HAPPY WALMART SHOPPING!!!