Pricing Matching Made Easy: Retailers That Offer

Comparison shopping used to mean going to different stores, checking prices, and purchasing from the retailer with the best price. You always want to make sure you’re getting the best deal in town. Check out this list of retailers that price match their competitors.

Pricing Matching Made Easy: Retailers That Offer

We are all trying to be frugal and get the most for our money. In efforts, many of us used to comparison shop, and boy did that take up a lot of our time.

All that work doesn’t make much sense to save a few bucks. Over the years, price matching and comparison saving is now all the rage. It is easier than ever to comparison shop through the use of each store’s online presence. Now, thanks to smartphones and the Internet, you can check competing prices anytime. All it takes is a few minutes of your time. 

Find a lower price online shopping, and at a different store, take it to one of your favorite retailers (who price match) with the lower price, and BOOM you just saved yourself some extra money and time. No need to run around time to find the best deal.

With a few simple clicks and off to the store you go. Price matching is most popular during the Holiday Season.

There are many stores that do offer to match their competitor’s prices on most items.

It can seem confusing, but if you do your research before you head out to the store, you will be able to get the best deals. And to save the most money, the most important thing to know is the price-matching policies regarding each store’s guarantee. 

Here’s everything you need to know about price-matching at some of the biggest major retailers in the U.S.

 Stores That Offer Price Match Guarantees

Best Buy

Best Buy stores specialize in selling mainly electronics and for this reason, they offer a limited price match guarantee. 

• Will price match – Local retail qualified local stores (including online shopping prices) and some online retailers.
• Will not print match refurbished items to new items.
• Fine print: Must be a local competitor or qualifying the online competitor.
•  Best Buy matches prices for only five competitors: Amazon, Crutchfield.com, Dell.com, HP.com, and TigerDirect. 
• However, Best Buy also matches prices for local brick-and-mortar retail stores. That includes all retailers within a 25-mile radius, not just those specializing in electronics.

How to Price Match: Bring in the weekly ad or use your phone to show an example of a better price. For online prices or purchases, or additional details call 1-888-BESTBUY.

Home Depot

Home Depot hands down has one of the most generous price-match policies you will find. If you find a lower price on a product, the Home Depot sells, they won’t just match the lower price–they will beat it by 10%. 

• Just like most other stores – The item that is purchased must be identical.
• Can price match at checkout – You can use a printed ad, a photo, or a printout from the Web.
• The item being price-matched must be in stock at Home Depot and the retailer you are comparing. 
• The policy states that they will match prices for “any retailer” – not those on a specific list. Home Depot will not match from third-party sellers or discount sites. As they are not “competing retailers.” They will not match prices for auction sites or wholesale clubs.
• Will not match for big items like appliances or custom orders.

How to Price Match: For in-store purchases, bring in the competitor’s ad. For online purchases, call 1-800-HOME-DEPOT or for additional details.

Lowes 

Just like Home Depot, Lowes offers a very similar and generous policy. If you find a lower price on a product at Lowes, they won’t just match the lower price – they will beat it by 10%.

However, unlike The Home Depot, Lowe’s guarantees its prices for a full 30 days after purchase. That is pretty impressive. 

• Price matches for online items will only be compared to competitors’ localized pricing online. Any store that operates strictly online, such as Amazon, is excluded.
• The item must be identical.
• At the time of sale disclose the printout, local ad, photo, smartphone display or app showing the competitor’s lower price. 
• It does not disclose how many items are included within its policy.
• They do match local warehouse clubs as long as the warehouse club is a local retail competitor and the product is in stock and identical. They will price match to Amazon, but this does not include third-party sellers.
• Will not match for big items like appliances or custom orders.

How to Price Match: Bring in the ad to your nearest store location. For online orders, call 1-877-465-6937 for additional details.

Target

At Target they state they are always comparing prices and making sure theirs is lower so you don’t need to price match. But if you find a lower price, they do offer price matches from select online stores, competitors’ local printed ads (within 25 miles of your local Target), and from online Target.

Target offers a nice policy – watch out for the fine print. You may start to notice the similarities between the major retailers. To get a price match at Target, you must show the ad with the lower price at the checkout. 

• Here is the AMAZING part: – Drum roll, please… You can request a price match at the time of purchase or up to 2 weeks or 14 days after your purchase to request. 
• The item must be identical. In other words, it must be the same brand, the same model, the same size – even, for clothing, the same color. 
• You can price match on more than one item. They do “reserve the right to limit quantities”.
• Will not price match on marketplace or third-party sellers. Here is The full list of online competitors (PDF Download) Does not price match with any local grocery store. available online or at Guest Services.
• Unlike Walmart, Target also matches prices on products you’ve already bought within the past two weeks. 

Word of advice and worth noting, if you have to choose between price matching at Walmart (their details below) and Target I would choose Target. 

How to Price Match: Provide proof in-store at Guest Services. For purchases at Target.com, call 1-800-591-3869 for additional details.

Staples

Staples is one of my favorite office supplies stores to shop. They offer an amazing price match policy. Staples offers a 100% Price Match Guarantee. Which promises that if you find a lower price, they will give you that price at their stores..

They offer a very simple policy. (1) Find a lower price. (2) Bring in proof of the lower price (such as a print ad or a website). (3) Show it to a store associate at the checkout or at the customer service desk.

• Offers a 14-day price guarantee on its prices. If the price drops within 2 weeks after your purchase from Staples or Staples.com, you can bring it back for a price adjustment. 
• Will price match for any business that includes both a retail store and an online store (Including Amazon) under the same brand name.
• Will match to Amazon (even though Amazon doesn’t have a physical store) 
• The policy is not in effect on Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales.

How to Price Match: Go to the customer service counter in-store and bring verifiable proof. For online purchases, call 1-800-333-3330 for additional details or to receive a refund.

Walmart.com offers price matching without Savings Catcher

Walmart is one of the most popular retailers that offers price matching. However, their policy comes with a long list of rules. If you are at the store, always remember that you can certainly ask someone. It never hurts to ask. In fact, it may just benefit you greatly. 

As of 2021, Walmart only promises to match its own website pricing. Walmart price matching policy will vary by store. So be sure to double-check with customer service.

• Offer valid on one item per customer per day.
• Walmart will not give you a rain check for another store’s sale price. If they are out of stock that day, then you are just out of luck.
• They are will not price match with other competitors.
• Who they’ll price match: For items purchased in a Walmart U.S. store, they match the price of the identical item advertised on Walmart.com.

How to Price Match: Contact the Walmart Customer Care Center for price-matching and additional details.

Hope that this list helps you understand which retailers price match and how.

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