See the Walmart Online Price Matching Policy Information HERE.
The biggest problem is coming from people price matching Amazon Deals. There are people trying to and some successfully price matching deals like $1.00 Tide with crazy high shipping costs. YES! The policy states that they will match Amazon Marketplace deals. YES, it states that they will even match $.01 deals. Understand that it has to meet their Price Match criteria in the first place AND that they specify limits.
Here are the two questions that are causing the most issues. Understand that these are separate questions and don’t necessarily relate to each both. Walmart often views things as completely separate like the price match and the coupon policy.
Q: When verifying the listed price of the “online item”, does the price being verified need to include the shipping price/fee?
A: No, it is the price of the item only.
Q. Does Walmart match online 3rd Party or Marketplace sellers?
A. Yes. We will match 3rd Party and Marketplace pricing but will limit quantities to normal retail purchases or one per customer or household. The Store Manager has the final decision for matching an online price.
Q. Does Walmart match online competitor pricing that is significantly below normal retail
pricing, for example, $0.01 items for sale on 3rd Party or Marketplace retailer sites?
A. Yes. However, per policy we will limit quantities to normal retail purchases or one per
customer or household.
The biggest rule to understand is that Walmart doesn’t match Gimmick pricing or pricing that can’t be determined independent of other charges. This allows them to exclude these items. I really don’t want Online Price Matching because I think it is a great tool. The rule of thumb to go by is that Walmart allows you to buy any items that they carry for the exact same price at their store or online. This is to help you save time and money.
Only problem Paul, is you’re “preaching to the choir” to many of us.
Facebook couponing groups for WM have gone absolutely ‘fracking’ nuts.
“Anyone got a screen shot of Tide for a penny?”
“Anyone got a screen shot of Diapers for a penny?”
I have enough problems doing a PM in my local superstore, with the paper ad, exactly the same item as listed in the ad. Cashiers and CSM telling me I can’t use a coupon on a PM, yada, yada, yada.
I don’t even want to step foot in the superstore unless my ‘Neighborhood Market by Walmart’ doesn’t have the item I need. This is just going to make it so much harder for those of us who are just trying to survive and save with coupons and PMing.
Please continue to be a voice of reason and I will keep sharing your message on FB.
BRAVO Paul.
All about good deals but no steals.
Legitimate shopping 🙂
My local Walmart said their corporate said to no longer PM Amazon due to abuse of system 🙁
That is not what corporate told them. There was a company call that took place and they told them what to watch for and to use their own discretion. They were told to make sure that for high amounts that they can verify the deal all the way through check out.
thanks for all you do. it is exactly what you are talking about that gets stores to stop giving great sales, etc. and make companies really start limiting their coupons. preach, brother, preach.
Our store said they had a conference call today. They said we will not match ANY .01 from amazon.
Amen!! It’s people who want to take advantage of deals that make it more difficult for the real coupon shoppers to shop. Glad you clarified that! I love your site!
AMEN Paul!!!!! Let’s stop those Gimmick Pricing. ERG!!! It is so frustrating. Thank you for this video.
Thank you for putting this out there! I feel the RANT is totally valid and I honestly wish more folks would stand up and hold folks accountable. Really frustrates me to see items that were in coupon deals posted on Facebook groups up for sale. Or constantly running into cleared shelfs. Sigh!