Please use this thread to share your previous BF pricematching experiences.

i do know from personal experience that different walmarts have different policies. i made sure to call beforehand and speak to the manager (and get their name!!!) one year i went to one walmart and they pricematched, the next year they didn't. so call each store individually to ensure they pricematch!! hope this helps.

One year at Circuit City I could, and the other I couldn't. I have done this successfully at Staples, CompUSA, and BestBuy - but it varies.

My Meijer posted a note on all entrance last year that they will PM everything on BF. I hope they will keep doing that.

i do know from personal experience that different walmarts have different policies. i made sure to call beforehand and speak to the manager (and get their name!!!) one year i went to one walmart and they pricematched, the next year they didn't. so call each store individually to ensure they pricematch!! hope this helps.


yep I phone them too......I even had the papers in hand when I spoke with the store manager. He told me if I had any more questions to phone he back and if I had any problems on BF to personally ask for him. I didn't have any problems thankfully.

I've had success in a couple past years with Price Matching on BF at Best Buy, but you better make sure the offer you want matched is worth your time and effort away from getting the other items on your list that day. You can end up wasting quite a bit of time trying to track down a Store Associate or Manager that can check and "sign-off" on the price match. Definitely check the store policy ahead of time. Don't bother trying to get anything price-matched with a rebate you need to submit (mail-in, e-rebate, etc.), sans maybe an "instant rebate" on the item(s), since you will get refused.

I certainly hope Best Buy will still keep their PM policies in force during BF this year.

I know if you are going to PM items at Circuit City, they make you go through the customer service lines. You can't go through the regular check out lines, so don't waste your time in them!! Just go straight to the customer service lines.

Also, you have to have the other ad. They won't just take your word.

I price matched at wal-mart last year. just make sure you have the other ad with you and know where the items are in that ad that you want to price match. i didnt have any trouble with it.

Wm passed us right through line and we checked out in the tire and lube express area. one thing was giving them fits so the guy just over rode it and sent it through.

I know they want their managers on the floor to help with the inevitable arguments but to me at least every other line or so should have a manager/csm/someone with keys so that they dont have to call them and make people wait while they try and make their way to the right register

I priced matched quite a few DVDs last year at Walmart. Just make sure you bring the other ad.

The cashiers at the Wal-Mart I went to last year had a metal ring with EVERY ad imaginable attached so the store employee could just flip through to the ad you wanted pricematched. These were hanging at every register and I loved it!

The cashiers at the Wal-Mart I went to last year had a metal ring with EVERY ad imaginable attached so the store employee could just flip through to the ad you wanted pricematched. These were hanging at every register and I loved it!
That's awesome, I wish more stores did that.

The cashiers at the Wal-Mart I went to last year had a metal ring with EVERY ad imaginable attached so the store employee could just flip through to the ad you wanted pricematched. These were hanging at every register and I loved it!


Sounds like that Wal-Mart has their act together! :yup:

yep..and most of the items others had walmart here already lowered the items, sometimes even lower than the others, so you didnt have to price match...they already knew what others prices were already so that was awesome!

Awesome information! Thanks and I will call my local stores to double check

Walmart price matched everything for me last year. No problems at all. The year before that, I was at Toys R Us and they had posted a sign about NO price matching. That was bad. Everyone was so upset as they used to

I don't usually have a problem with SWM or Target matching Toys R Us prices. But I never tried to match to big stuff like electronics. Just thing like puzzles and games.
Kris

I always price match @<hidden> Walmart. I get there early with my other ads and find a manager and ask with ads in hand. I never have any problem. I get there at about 3:30 a.m and go ahead and get the things I am price matching so all I have to do after blitz starts is go to the check out line. Sometimes there is a certain item that can only be gotten at a particular store and then we have to go to that store as well. My mom and I have been using this system for years and last year we were checked out of WM by 6:20 :smart:

I always price match @<hidden> Walmart. I get there early with my other ads and find a manager and ask with ads in hand. I never have any problem. I get there at about 3:30 a.m and go ahead and get the things I am price matching so all I have to do after blitz starts is go to the check out line. Sometimes there is a certain item that can only be gotten at a particular store and then we have to go to that store as well. My mom and I have been using this system for years and last year we were checked out of WM by 6:20 :smart:

That sounds like me and my crew. We hit Wal-mart first and price match everything we can. Saves a lot of hassle going to other stores.

I always price match at walmart and have never had a problem

Went to WM planning to price match a bunch of DVDs last year, but many were already lower priced anyway. The ones that weren't were PMed without any issues.

When I went to Toys R Us at Black Friday, the manager said NO price matching anymore because of their loss of money. Everyone knows Toys R Us stocks their shelves and everyone seemed to go there and price match their deals as opposed to other places that probably had limited quantities of items. Made sense for them! NOT for me but what can ya do!

I did alot of price-matching at my Walmart last BF! My favorite was Star Wars Battlefront II for only $12.99. It was of course an error and was suppose to be Battlefront I from Kmart but they asked no questions and I only bought 1 so as not to raise any questions. My son was thrilled since he didn't think he'd get a $50 game,lol. I am so horrible with games.....I already have over 10 ps2 & gamecube games hiding in my room just for DS11!!! I just keep buying them,lol.

I price matched Target and Kmart last year at Walmart because we don't have any that close to us. It was great!

I pmed Best Buy and Target at Wal-Mart last year with no problems.

I have never even thought about price matching on BF :o
But I will definitely look into it this year!! :thumbsup:

Last year was the first year that I PM at Wal-Mart. The cashier was quick with my price adjustments and told me that A LOT of people were price matching that morning. I actually gave her my Target ad so she could price something herself at her break!

Never any problems with Price Matching at Walmart. Now the girl I had was slow which upset the people behind me, but in the end it was done and I saved tons

I price match my groceries on a weekly basis at my local WM and I have noticed over the last month that they have gotten really picky. They always have the ads right beside them to look at even though I have the ads with everything circled. And they have argued and disagreed with me on some things. One of these days I am going to let them ring up my $200 of groceries and when they argue with me I will walk away and tell them to keep it all :D


I am hoping this new strictness doesnt overflow onto BF. I have no time to argue on that day :D

I did alot of price-matching at my Walmart last BF! My favorite was Star Wars Battlefront II for only $12.99. It was of course an error and was suppose to be Battlefront I from Kmart but they asked no questions and I only bought 1 so as not to raise any questions. My son was thrilled since he didn't think he'd get a $50 game,lol. I am so horrible with games.....I already have over 10 ps2 & gamecube games hiding in my room just for DS11!!! I just keep buying them,lol.

I'm so jealous! I tried the exact same thing, but they wouldn't go for it. Once they saw the $50 regular price they figured something was up, so they made up something about the price not applying to all the games in the picture. Even got a manager over, but I couldn't talk them into it. I felt bad for all the people standing in line behind me while this went on, but that was a $40 difference in price! I still haven't bought SWBF2. :no:

TRU actually stated on the front page or back page of their ad that they would not be pricing matching. I had to give them credit for that ..

A fews years I was checking out at Target and asked about pricematching. The cashier didn't know, so she grabbed the manager and asked him. He looked at me and said "no price matching on BF". I ended up leaving everything that I was going to purchase behind .. I was so po'd.

I have never even thought about price matching on BF :o
But I will definitely look into it this year!! :thumbsup:



me to :yup: :yup:

I pm all the time at walmart. They are usually very friendly. I am a pricematching fool, especially during the holidays. :eyepoppin

There must be something about the my local WMs and price matching - they don't do it at all - ever (3 of them within 25 mi any direction from my home). Wish they would, because it would be so much easier.

We avoided TRU and Target last year because they didn't PM. Instead, I saved a bunch of those $ off TRU coupons and went shopping before and after Black Friday. (After BF they were trying to get rid of all the merchandise they didn't sell because people didn't go there.) Plus, I scored 3 of the Amex Wishlist certificates for TRU, so my deals were even better. ($ off + Wishlist cert = almost free)

I have price matched at Walmart on previous Black Friday years. You must have the sale paper from the other store with you. In fact, I try to go to Walmart first, with all my sale papers, a list from the other stores, and I try to get a lot of it done at Walmart.

Yes i agree that every store is different every year.I know my Walmart and Toys r us on Long Island did last year.But to be safe im calling walmart the night before this year(LOL).

Last year Walmart price matched a BF sale but it had to be the exact item in the picture from the other stores ad. Like if Kmart had Bratz on sale you could not just get any bratz doll it had to be the exzct doll pictured

Forget about pricematching at Circuit City on BF.

I was in the customer service line at Circuit City on BF to get a price adjustment on something I had purchased at CC a few days before. I asked if I could get a PM on BF. The guy said let me look at your ads. Then he pointed to the competitor's ad in the fine print that said that they had limited quantities. He proceeded to say that CC DOES NOT PM to competitor's with items in limited quantities.

Walmart will PM on BF, as others have mentioned. However, when I tried last BF they didn't carry any of the DVDs I wanted. So if the have the item, no problem. However, their selection is slim of the hot items.

Last year I pricematched a lot of DVD's and CD's at a Super Walmart. This worked out well as I went to the store and found those that I was after that wasn't on their early morning sales and had my cart ready to go for the early morning bash then I darted to the checkout and was out of there in a few minutes. Many of the items were not only pricematched already but were cheaper however there were some that I needed the ads for. I was out the door out in the parking lot and gone by 5:15 to get to the next store for opening time. It worked out really well.

Uh, on the Walmart pm issue - I wouldn't call a particular store - I'd call corporate office - early, like NOW, and ask if it is up to each store. I don't believe that it is. I'd then ask if they would kindly e-mail me the corporate policy on PMing so that I could print it to shove under a manager's nose if they aren't playing by the corporate rules. Just me!

My Walmart allowed me to price match BF items that I had on layaway last year. The only catch (other than the lines), was that you had to match during the times the items were on sale. Which could be a problem if a store does early birds and night owl specials but it is well worth it. I ended up getting over $100 off my lawaway by price matching from the time I put the stuff on layaway to the time I picked it all up.

Has anyone had any problems with price matching, especially at Walmart? When I went last year they made a big deal out of it and was a bit hesitant to do it. In the end it was done but only after the store manager was called to the register.

Not here. Last year all our WalMarts had an awesome system. Each cashier had a chain with a ring at the end hung from somewhere above the register. They had every ad you could dream of hung from that ring. You simply told them from which store you wanted a PM and they flipped through their ring of ads and found it. Of course I had my own ads to back it up, but I thought that was a very smart thing for WalMart to do.

All the years I've been doing this, never thought of price matching. Gonna give it a shot this year. I will ask friends I know at the stores I want to go to and make sure they will do it first.

I wanted to Pricematch something at BestBuy. Found out that customer service was closed and won't open till noon. I didn't feel like going there again after staying up all night and feeling crappy most of the day. I think they'll be doing the same thing this year. As a matter of fact every year.

Edit: Now that I remember, I tried to do the "return/rebuy" method more than pricematching which obviously didn't work because those deals ended at noon.

I wanted to Pricematch something at BestBuy. Found out that customer service was closed and won't open till noon.
I thought you could PM during checkout if you have the competitors ad with you?

Unless they have different rules during BF.

I thought you could PM during checkout if you have the competitors ad with you?

I thought so too. But the cashier said that customer service won't be opening untill 12. maybe he was f****** with me or everyone who wanted to PM for that matter. and I wanted to return/rebuy anyway so I didn't bother wasting my time.

My best price matching story is from about 4-5 years ago. This was when Toys r us was still PM'ing. My kids were all little, so TRU was pretty much it for me. I got all the ads, made my list, cross referenced the ads with the TRU prices vs. Kaybee, WM, etc.

I had Barbies, GI Joes, Barbie clothing, action heros, wrestlers, video games- seriously, my list was 2 pages long and my cart was overflowing. I waited in line, and when I got up there with my binder, the guy looked like he was going to cry. Every single item I had was going to be pricematched. He went with the first couple of items, then said "Tell you what. You hand me the item, and tell me how much". I did have some questionable items in there- for instance, Barbie clothes that weren't exactly pictured in the ad, GI Joes that I wasn't sure about...but as I tried to explain each one, he said "I told you. Just tell me how much you are going to pay". So I did.:shock:

Now it was awhile ago, but I still have that receipt someplace. The TRU total was something like 697.00. I spent a little under 200.00. I always buy too much for the kids, but this year was over the top. I saved alot of it until the next year, and had birthdays, relatives birthdays, and friends birthdays covered for the entire year.

I was hoping for the same luck the next year, but I got some anal little beeyotch- I rightfully argued with her about some of the stuff she wasn't allowing, and eventually she cried and had her manager take over- lol.

I am a bad person. I make Toys R Us cashiers cry on BF.:blush:

My best price matching story is from about 4-5 years ago. This was when Toys r us was still PM'ing. My kids were all little, so TRU was pretty much it for me. I got all the ads, made my list, cross referenced the ads with the TRU prices vs. Kaybee, WM, etc.

I had Barbies, GI Joes, Barbie clothing, action heros, wrestlers, video games- seriously, my list was 2 pages long and my cart was overflowing. I waited in line, and when I got up there with my binder, the guy looked like he was going to cry. Every single item I had was going to be pricematched. He went with the first couple of items, then said "Tell you what. You hand me the item, and tell me how much". I did have some questionable items in there- for instance, Barbie clothes that weren't exactly pictured in the ad, GI Joes that I wasn't sure about...but as I tried to explain each one, he said "I told you. Just tell me how much you are going to pay". So I did.:shock:

Now it was awhile ago, but I still have that receipt someplace. The TRU total was something like 697.00. I spent a little under 200.00. I always buy too much for the kids, but this year was over the top. I saved alot of it until the next year, and had birthdays, relatives birthdays, and friends birthdays covered for the entire year.

I was hoping for the same luck the next year, but I got some anal little beeyotch- I rightfully argued with her about some of the stuff she wasn't allowing, and eventually she cried and had her manager take over- lol.

I am a bad person. I make Toys R Us cashiers cry on BF.:blush:

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A shopper after my own heart!!! Sounds like me!!!!
Last year hubby and I were in line, he turned to me and "honey, I have bail money for you, should you need it!" I shot him a look.... then the hubby in front of us busted out laughing...LOL I was embarrassed at first, but then thought ...THAT'S RIGHT:smirk: ...I am such a beeyotch...on BF...:giggle:..I am using the Binder technique!! I am so anal when it comes to organizing, and mixed with my scrapbooking talents...of geesh...LOL look out!!!:sidesplit

My WM's priced match everything I wanted last year. Mostly cd's/dvds. It was less running around for smaller things. Just had to have the competitors ads with me.

The only store I could price match last year was Walmart. I took advantage expecially on the Walgreens ad. Got the instant coffee for 1.99 regularly $7 and the revon lipsticks. Also got price matched on some toys.

Plus, I scored 3 of the Amex Wishlist certificates for TRU, so my deals were even better. ($ off + Wishlist cert = almost free)

what is an Amex wishlist certificate and how does one acquire one? CHEAP is the name of the game more than ever this year!

I stood in line last year and watched a woman who is the local tv news anchor price match about 8 different toys with ads she had brought in.

At least she was kinda cute to look at, so I didn't mind waiting. :)

ok guys, I am new to this whole BF, I am trying to be brave and try it this year. So how would this BF price match work? Do you shop for stuff day before and the go to the different (same) store on BF and ask to price match on that item?

My walmart will price match on BF and that is how I save time and money. I am planning on going to Walmart earlier this year so I can get all the stuff i need and then make a beeline for Target. Can't wait.

ok guys, I am new to this whole BF, I am trying to be brave and try it this year. So how would this BF price match work? Do you shop for stuff day before and the go to the different (same) store on BF and ask to price match on that item?

No. You buy what you want at Walmart- stuff that you see advertised at other stores for a cheaper price. For example- you see a Bratz doll advertised at KB Toys for cheaper than Walmart has it. You bring the doll and the ad from KB to the register, and they give you the KB price. You can do that with anything that Walmart has- that another place has cheaper.:D

I have never PM'ed before. Is it very time consuming?

I always price match at Walmart. I had a little bit of trouble last year with a few bigger items that Best Buy had. Season of 25 was 56.00 and I got it for 19.99. My husband was thrilled with that one!

I have never PM'ed before. Is it very time consuming?

A little bit but when you factor not having to drive to the other store because you PMed it actually saves a TON of time

Mara

My favorite place to PM is our Military exchange. They price match everything plus its tax free Plus they give $20 gift card to the first 100 in the door and 10% off any one item coupons for the first 2 hours. Its always my first stop. Now if Walmart starts their blitz at midnight this year I'll be in HEAVEN since I can hit both

You have to watch price matching at walmart. they will only do it if the other store is within 30 miles. the closest best buy to my local walmart is 47 miles away so they wouldn't match any of the prices - it was the same thing with price matching target and kmart. this year i am going to drive the 47 miles to the other town that has the stores i want

I have never PM'ed before. Is it very time consuming?
It can be, it pays to be prepared:

Bring a copy of the competitors ad.
Also bring the competing stores locations and phone numbers.
Call the stores and see which have the item in stock.
Technically the PM will only be approved if the competitor has it IN STOCK.

um... would circuit city pricematch stuff from BestBuy or RadioShaq or any other electronics store?.

Therefore, forget waiting in the line at bestbuy to get some laptops and LCD HDTV's, i can get it from CC.

does anyone know about "Mail In Rebates" and "E-Rebates" and "Instant Rebates" if they pricematch on those three things???

Thanks

You have to watch price matching at walmart. they will only do it if the other store is within 30 miles. the closest best buy to my local walmart is 47 miles away so they wouldn't match any of the prices - it was the same thing with price matching target and kmart. this year i am going to drive the 47 miles to the other town that has the stores i want

Wow, I live more than 50 miles away from any big store except for Walmart and I've never had any problems pm'ing. I'm hoping it's just up to the individual manager, because if I can't pm I'll be driving to a larger city. :yuck: It's not a huge problem, I usually travel anyway - but it's nice to be on familiar turf during the doorbuster sales.

Guess I'll be talking to my local manager again this year just to make sure beforehand huh?

Wow, I live more than 50 miles away from any big store except for Walmart and I've never had any problems pm'ing. I'm hoping it's just up to the individual manager, because if I can't pm I'll be driving to a larger city. :yuck: It's not a huge problem, I usually travel anyway - but it's nice to be on familiar turf during the doorbuster sales.

Guess I'll be talking to my local manager again this year just to make sure beforehand huh?

I called mine and they said that they will PM :)


Tina

I always price match at Walmart. I had a little bit of trouble last year with a few bigger items that Best Buy had. Season of 25 was 56.00 and I got it for 19.99. My husband was thrilled with that one!

I PMed this same boxed set of 24 last year also. You would have thought the savings was coming out of the cashier's pocket. She had to call the manager because she said that it was too cheap. lol.

I got my boxed set of 24 and my hubby loved it for Christmas. :D

I love Meijer for price matching on BF. They're open 24 hours so no waiting in the cold. And if it's a doorbuster item at another store you have a better chance of being able to get it at Meijer even if you're not the first one in the store. It's great!

I will have to remember to call walmart this yr. I price matched there last yr and saved my self a trip to linens and things for the robosapean robot they had on sale for 39.99 original 99.00 in walmart.. i actually will sit and have a pricematching plan and list ready to go..lol..

I am considering a new strategy this year and want to hear if anyone else has tried it. I am going to purchase the items I want within two weeks of Black Friday and then bring them to the store that morning and either have them price adjust (most stores have a policy that if the item goes on sale within 14 days of your purchase they will refund the difference) or return them and repurchase them. Wouldn't this guarantee me getting what I want? Just an idea and I wanted to get some feedback if anyone else has tried this. It kind of feels like cheating....but I will be 8 months pregnant on BF so I want to avoid the rush as much as possible!

Heather

Had a varied experience last year regarding price matching...

Saw a particular video game (PS2 Battlefront II) that was on sale in the K-Mart BF flier for $19.99.

1) Went to K-Mart, they said: "sorry, it was a mistake, should be Battlefront I not II". :mad:

2) Went to Circuit City with K-Mart ad in hand, they said: "no way, this must be a mistake". :mad:

3) Went to Best Buy, they said: "Of course we will price match this K-Mart ad price!". :yup:

4) Friend went to Walmart, they said: "Yes, we will price match the advertised price". :yup:

Had friend purchase 2 extra Battlefront II games, sold on E-Bay for $35 each. BII was in short supply and if you could get it, the price was $49.99 + sales tax (state dependent of course). :smart:

So, I will again look to Best Buy and/or Walmart for Price Matching again this BF. :)

I Know My Walmart Did Last Year So I Will See

Last year I started at the PX (Military Exchange). I pricematched everything that I could at the PX. They didn't like me very much......lol I then went to Walmart and matched all the things I couldn't get at the PX and the things I know K-Mart would be out of by the time I got there. Lol....... My husband VOWED he is not coming with me this year...........

I went to sears they price match plus give you an extra 10%. Also my walmart price matched everything last year.

AJ

Had a varied experience last year regarding price matching...

Saw a particular video game (PS2 Battlefront II) that was on sale in the K-Mart BF flier for $19.99.

1) Went to K-Mart, they said: "sorry, it was a mistake, should be Battlefront I not II". :mad:

2) Went to Circuit City with K-Mart ad in hand, they said: "no way, this must be a mistake". :mad:

3) Went to Best Buy, they said: "Of course we will price match this K-Mart ad price!". :yup:

4) Friend went to Walmart, they said: "Yes, we will price match the advertised price". :yup:

Had friend purchase 2 extra Battlefront II games, sold on E-Bay for $35 each. BII was in short supply and if you could get it, the price was $49.99 + sales tax (state dependent of course). :smart:

So, I will again look to Best Buy and/or Walmart for Price Matching again this BF. :)

When CC runs regular sales on PS2 games like Madden and NBA Live my local walmart pulls all of their stock from the shelf and tells people they are out of it until the sale is over. I know they aren't out b/c i used to work there and i asked my friend in electronics about it and she told me what they did. I asked if it was just when Madden was on sale, but she said no they do it with all of the popular games

I wanted to Pricematch something at BestBuy. Found out that customer service was closed and won't open till noon. I didn't feel like going there again after staying up all night and feeling crappy most of the day. I think they'll be doing the same thing this year. As a matter of fact every year.

Edit: Now that I remember, I tried to do the "return/rebuy" method more than pricematching which obviously didn't work because those deals ended at noon.

I thought you could PM during checkout if you have the competitors ad with you?

Unless they have different rules during BF.

I thought so too. But the cashier said that customer service won't be opening untill 12. maybe he was f****** with me or everyone who wanted to PM for that matter. and I wanted to return/rebuy anyway so I didn't bother wasting my time.

Best Buy uses all of there registers during BF and this includes the Customer Service area. My close friend who is a area manager for BB said they corp sent down an email stating that they wont price match this year and that all registers will be used for checkout only between open and 12noon on BF.

Best Buy uses all of there registers during BF and this includes the Customer Service area. My close friend who is a area manager for BB said they corp sent down an email stating that they wont price match this year and that all registers will be used for checkout only between open and 12noon on BF.

Probably more focused on not price matching/returning than checking more people out if I know BB like I think I do. All about "firing the bad customers." :yuck:

Adam

I have never price matched and I am not sure I am going to start. My local Walmart is usually filled with employees that can barely figure out prices on their own items let alone trying to figure how to give someone a price from a different store. Plus, I always feel guilty holding up the line. I know that a lot of the people behind me are trying to just pay, get out, and on to the next store. I would feel bad holding them up so I could save a dollar on a CD. I guess if you are buying a lot of PM stuff and you don't mind ticking off everyone behind you then it is worth it. Maybe I will try it one of these days.

um... would circuit city pricematch stuff from BestBuy or RadioShaq or any other electronics store?.

Therefore, forget waiting in the line at bestbuy to get some laptops and LCD HDTV's, i can get it from CC.

does anyone know about "Mail In Rebates" and "E-Rebates" and "Instant Rebates" if they pricematch on those three things???

Thanks

I PM'd some DVDs last year at Circuit City that were on sale at BB. You just have to make sure you have the ad with you.

And no one honors PM's according to rebates. Also, they do not honor % offs, or BOGOs (Buy one, get one).

my DH's 3 sisters and I sit around after dinner on Thanksgiving and make a list of what we want from where and which order we're going to them in - that way come morning we just get ready and GO!! We usually take 3 vehicles and hook up with other friends/family for lunch, then I would be the party pooper that leaves. I like to spend the rest of the day at home!! (but we're gone so early, I'm usually done by lunch! )

I have never priced matched....my luck I would look like an idiot trying to get the cheaper price and they tell me no on everything .....lol..

Wal-mart follows their standard price matching policy on BF. Same EXACT item and competitor must be within 30 miles (some stores stretch this to 50 or 100 miles, just depends on the store)

Last year I price matched a few dvds at Walmart on Thanksgiving day from the Kmart ad (I knew they would be out from past experience). Walmart had plenty of the dvds and had no problem price matching. I had called the store manager the day before just to double-check.

I then went looking at a few items I had on my BF shopping list and ran into problems. A couple computer games my brother wanted, they didn't even carry. Also a couple season series they didn't have that many. So I ended up in the line at Best Buy freezing to death

I have never price matched and I am not sure I am going to start. My local Walmart is usually filled with employees that can barely figure out prices on their own items let alone trying to figure how to give someone a price from a different store. Plus, I always feel guilty holding up the line. I know that a lot of the people behind me are trying to just pay, get out, and on to the next store. I would feel bad holding them up so I could save a dollar on a CD. I guess if you are buying a lot of PM stuff and you don't mind ticking off everyone behind you then it is worth it. Maybe I will try it one of these days.

Yeah, I don't feel a bit guilty when I'm pm'ing. But then, I also don't get too worked up over being stuck in line behind someone else either. My Walmart has always been super fast though - I'm usually walking out the door by 6:30 at the latest.

Last year I price matched a few dvds at Walmart on Thanksgiving day from the Kmart ad (I knew they would be out from past experience). Walmart had plenty of the dvds and had no problem price matching. I had called the store manager the day before just to double-check.

I then went looking at a few items I had on my BF shopping list and ran into problems. A couple computer games my brother wanted, they didn't even carry. Also a couple season series they didn't have that many. So I ended up in the line at Best Buy freezing to death

Yeah, I always check what I want vs. what Walmart actually has in stock prior to walking in. That way I already know ahead of time where else I need to go. :yup:

I gathered up all of my ads, saved the cheapest priced ads and went to Walmart. When I went through the check out they pricematched everything. One item was so much cheaper on the Ad they asked for a managers okay, but it was quick and painless. I enjoyed getting it all at one place!

I have price matched at walmart but they, well my walmart will only price match items that have specific prices! No b1g1 or percentages off! If tru has a barbie for 10.99 walmart will match but if barbie is 50% off no price match!:(

The WMs in this area are great(NE Nebraska and NW Iowa). Most of my friends and I price match the grocery ads. Saves a ton, esp. during holiday baking. With the price of gas and the lack of time I have, I don't have to drive around to each store to get the sale items like my mom did when I was growing up. So I take the ads from wal-greens (usually milk and cereal items), hy-vee fairway and any other area grocery stores. It has to be ads for a specific amount, not a percent off. Also works for ads from michaels and hobby lobby etc. when buying craft items. The other advantage is that the local kmart is horrible about having sale items in stock. I usually just stop and get it at walmart to save myself time.

Question about the supercenters that are open all night - I know they won't let you put the items into your cart til the stores open, but can you shop for the items from the other ads that you are planning to price match and put them in your cart?

At KB Toys they have B2G1F on all fisher proce items excluding Elmo. Could I price match that at WM? I would love to get 3 FP cameras for the price of 2.

Tina

At KB Toys they have B2G1F on all fisher proce items excluding Elmo. Could I price match that at WM? I would love to get 3 FP cameras for the price of 2.

Tina

No. Wal-mart (and everyone else as far as I know) will only price match dollar amounts. So 3/$100 on a normally $50 item will work, but not the b2g1. You could always try at the register, but don't count on it if that's really what you want.

Last year at Toys R Us, if items that I purchased prior to BF had lower prices or doorbuster prices on BF they refunded me the price difference. This applied as long as you made it to the store prior to the end of the door buster time period. Do noy know if they will do it this year.

Hi everyone - new to the forum but an annual BF junkie! I am going to call my local WM. I live in a rural area and needless to say we have WM and that is it! The closest Target, BB, etc. is about 40 miles away. I went to our store a few years back (my last BF trip there) and PM about 10 video games in electronics - no problem. Got to the front register with my $10 Easy Bake Oven and the CSM refused to PM. I very politely told her that was fine (I did not have to have it) but that she should check with her manager for consistency because I had just PM 10 games in electronics. We have new management so hopefully things will be better. I have went down on Sunday morning to PM a game, movie, etc. I have seen in the sale papers and they will tell you they are out of stock on that item (I overheard a discussion between 2 associates regarding pulling the items that were on sale at KMart). Needless to say I don't shop at our WM very often.

P.S. - Have never had problems PM in the Knoxville area.

I just PMed some toys yesterday and the one thing was okay but they said they do not PM the "gimmick ads" ie B1G1, %off, rebate, or coupons.

I always price match at Wall Mart they were great last year. I need to look into Best Buy's 30 day Price Guarentee though.

Is it possible to buy the BF doorbuster HP laptop at BB now and pricematch it on thanksgiving day?

Is it possible to buy the BF doorbuster HP laptop at BB now and pricematch it on thanksgiving day?

Not likely for two reasons:
1) The BF laptop will probably have a special model number even if it has the same specs as another one they sell. They will not price match unless it is the exact same item. They do this to keep the BF items separate and to keep quick thinkers like you from working the system.

2) You have to go to the Customer Service counter to do the price adjustment. On BF the Customer Service counter will be used as a regular checkout until noon (when the special price is over). They do this to help the checkout lines move faster and...to keep quick thinkers like you from working the system.

In the past people have done this, but the stores are catching on. I was succesfull on that last year at Staples on some small items. I tried to do it on CC's laptop as well, but it didn't work. I knew exactly what model was going to be on sale from the leaked ads. I went to the store a couple days early and acted like I was browsing cluelessly. I found the BF laptop model behind glass under the counter and told the sales person "I want that model." They had no idea what they pulled out of the case and would have sold it to me, but the computer gave them a price of $9,999. Obviously I wasn't going to pay that, so they called a manager over who said, "Sorry, we are keeping those until Friday." Busted! So I came back at about 9PM Thursday night and I was first in line.

You know, I never, ever though about price matching the early bird specials. If I did that though, it would save me from having to run around to several different stores. I'll have to price match when I get to Wal-Mart. Thanks guys for the great idea!

I work at a Wal Mart in Iowa. Last year we priced matched Black Friday prices. If it was the same exact item and if the customer had the ad.

:smart: Never thought to PM on BF. I will try it this year! Good luck to everyone!

What about Kmart? Do they price match?

Here is a question: I just bought a shelf stereo system for my daughter for Christmas at Circuit City (yesterday). Now, I've seen Best Buy's BF ad and the same system will be $30 cheaper on BF. Circuit City's price match guarantee extends for 30 days, but it is a bit vague. Anyone have any ideas whether they will match the price? Thanks.

I have never been able to price match anything at Target... they say that their policy is not to do it.. I think I will ask every manager I see on BF one of them will give in... they must give in hahahha.

I did all of my price matching at Walmart, I had everything on Lay Away all I had to do was get my receipt adjusted...

Then I price Matched the 10 Oz Jars of Maxwell House For 1.99 from Walgreens at Walmart..

To bad thi year there is no layaway price matching.

I have to go to Kmart... :yuck:

Me too the coffee was Maxwell House with a limit of 3 on each for Walgreens add, Dh took 3 and I took 3 My dad was Very Very Happy when we got home... :fluffy:

The only store I could price match last year was Walmart. I took advantage expecially on the Walgreens ad. Got the instant coffee for 1.99 regularly $7 and the revon lipsticks. Also got price matched on some toys.

Okay, a very long reply about PM at Walmart. I'm surprised so many people say their local Walmart stores may not PM on BF. This will be my 6th BF working at a Walmart supercenter. Remember that price-matching is a CORPORATE policy... not a store-by-store or manager's-whim policy. Walmart stores do have specific rules to follow regarding PM and front-end employees, CSMs, and managers have to take the same exact computer training course(s) on that subject.

OK, so maybe some employees remember the PM policy better than others but they all have to pass the trainining on it & the computerized system keeps track if someone hasn't had the training by a certain deadline. Then store mgmt gets in trouble so they make sure everyone's getting all their training updates. Trust me, there are price-matching issues pretty much ever 20 minutes at our WM... I get asked to settle a bunch of the disputes. I'm still amazed at how many front end employees (including CSMs AND managers) don't understand the PM policy 100%... and it's not THAT hard. Although to be fair, different members of store management do give different interpretations to employees all the time.... we have to re-train some of the mgrs. on it sometimes & show them the written policy. :-)

On top of that, many of the employees seem afraid to make a decision on their own, even about a 50-cent price difference... so they drag a CSM over for petty PM questions because they feel they can't go out on a limb on their own. I don't have that problem. LOL I know the corporate PM policy and mgmt. never questions anything PM'd by me.

The last Walmart training course on PM specifically said that customers DO NOT have to have the ads to PM items. Yes, that's a written corporate policy but that's found in an internal document and not something stores post publicly. As some managers have told me before, it's up to Walmart to have their competitors' ads on hand, not up to the customers to bring the ads in. But good luck getting most employees to go along with that, especially any of the managers! Pretty much everyone at WM is going to ask you for the competitor ad. But that's because there are a LOT of people who try to scam the stores every single day over all kinds of purchases. And you know it's like with so many other things... a few people ruin things for everyone else.

Walmart's PM rules have been mentioned in this thread already... and they do not change those rules for BF or any other big sales.

No B1G1, B2G1, or any similar deal.
No % off
No instant rebates
No get $10 in free groceries if you spend $50 kind of stuff
No matching of store loyalty card ad prices (you may get lucky on this though)
Ad must have a specific price on it... not vague like 30% off an unprinted price
Ad for generic brand grocery items can be PM'd for Walmart 'Great Value' generics

You don't have to prove another store has something in stock. If it's in the competitor's ad, it's assumed the item is in stock and you could go buy it there instead of Walmart.

We don't use a mileage range for nearby competitor ads... but I don't think there's anything for or against that in writing and you may hear different individual store policies about that. You may have luck with 1-800-walmart asking if stores can set their own PM-matching mileage policy. We're in a suburb in major metro area so many competitor stores are very close and it could be handled differently in a smaller town with few competitors. Kind of curious to know if each store can decide about PM mileage radius for themselves though.

Some PMs may require someone with a key for approval. This is because the registers automatically request a CSM if you're doing a PM for something that's a significantly lower price. It used to be when your PM price was discounting more than half the Walmart price or if it was more than $20-30 difference on a big ticket item. That actually just changed very recently and sorry but I can't remember exact amount now. I think it still asks for key-turn if PM is more than half off the Walmart price but now a PM on big ticket item won't ask for key-turn up to $100 in price difference. (I think that's the new amount but it's so new I haven't seen it come up yet. LOL) Of course, a cashier still may drag a CSM over if they don't know the policy well or are afraid to make a decision on the issue.

Don't feel guilty 'holding up' a line to get a better deal. It's not your fault if a cashier is a bit rusty on that stuff. As a matter of fact, you should nicely mention it to store management so they can get that person some remedial training! It's not your fault the person behind you in line is glaring because they think there should never be anyone ahead of them in a line. Be polite but firm about your PM ad prices. Always better to be helpful about it than overbearing... it's that old honey-vs-vinegar thing.

I went to sears they price match plus give you an extra 10%. Also my walmart price matched everything last year.

AJ

Cool, So far based on the ads I'm going to sears first and here is a coupe of items that I may buy if they pm.

Question about the supercenters that are open all night - I know they won't let you put the items into your cart til the stores open, but can you shop for the items from the other ads that you are planning to price match and put them in your cart?

Yes, you can put the things that you are PMing in your cart before hand. They dont let you get their BF stuff untill 5:00 though. At my store they have black plastic wrapped around everything and cut it @<hidden> 5:00. They do hand out maps though so you can figure out where you want to stand. I usually take my brothers with me and we split up. :)

Try Game Crazy for your gaming needs mine price matchs and it is just wonderful to bring all of the store ads to one gaming store and get everything at one time...Big time saver for me.

What about if I buy a TV from circuit city, now, then on BF.... go back to price match (same CC store) The one I am looking at is the vizio, and it has a 300 instant rebate, and a 200 mail in rebate. Will they give me the mail in rebate?

Thanks

Walmart (in Iowa) told me last year they will price match any advertised Black Friday deal. Just bring the add in. If it's an Early Bird add, you must claim the price match during the specific time frame it's advertised for.

I have had experience with this in the past WalMart and Meijers will do this just make sure you have the add also remember if the store is a 24hour unless it is a morning only special the day after begins at 12:01 am. I have done this in the past and had the best selection of items! Happy Shopping and Good luck to all!

I did the pm last year at walmart and had no problems...works out great and cuts down on time. Also if you go to 24 hr store (walmart/meijer) before they start their early birds you can get the items that you want to pm and have them in you cart before the earlybirds start. Just remember you have to buy them during the time frame they are offered.

I live in a town where the only store is walmart(no kmart,CC,BB and so forth)and I asked two different managers about pm and the said they wouldn't because they have no competition.(the mayor and city council must be in walmart back pocket)So I will just get up extra early and go to the next town.It stinks to live in a small,backwoods town.

I live in a town where the only store is walmart(no kmart,CC,BB and so forth)and I asked two different managers about pm and the said they wouldn't because they have no competition.(the mayor and city council must be in walmart back pocket)So I will just get up extra early and go to the next town.It stinks to live in a small,backwoods town.

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They HAVE to PM, it is a corporate policy:2cig:

Bad News....I was just at a BB an hour ago and asked the manager about price matching on BF and they said that BB corp just revised there policy to put in a BF clause that will forbid people from price matching on BF. The manager showed me an email that was sent out from the VP of BB.

Bad News....I was just at a BB an hour ago and asked the manager about price matching on BF and they said that BB corp just revised there policy to put in a BF clause that will forbid people from price matching on BF. The manager showed me an email that was sent out from the VP of BB.

IMO, that's good news. That will ensure that they won't be out of stock on any items at 5am! People that buy the Fri-Sat sale items a couple days early take the fun out of BF morning!

It is good news in my book as well. I think with sites like this one becoming more popular and main stream that stores will start to change there policies like BB did.

Toys r us let me price match to walmarts ad last year.

I always price match @<hidden> Walmart. I get there early with my other ads and find a manager and ask with ads in hand. I never have any problem. I get there at about 3:30 a.m and go ahead and get the things I am price matching so all I have to do after blitz starts is go to the check out line. Sometimes there is a certain item that can only be gotten at a particular store and then we have to go to that store as well. My mom and I have been using this system for years and last year we were checked out of WM by 6:20 :smart:

BTW, I love this idea.


I priced matched some dvds last year at walmart. Had a small hassle b/c they were so much cheaper than they normally are. Sessions 1-4 of 24 for under $25, but after they checked the ad a few times...they gave it to me.

I try to price match at walmart as much as I can. This way, I know I will get what I want and not have to worry about the store running out before I can get there. Plus if it's a really good deal, walmart will match and beat it anyway.

FYI .. Just noticed on Best Buy's BF ad it states:
"Best Buy's price match policy does not apply to items in this ad and is not valid on prior purchases."
I guess Best Buy is definitely out of the price match picture for this year --and-- it appears they will not refund the difference if you purchased the same item within the last 30 days.
:(

Bad News....I was just at a BB an hour ago and asked the manager about price matching on BF and they said that BB corp just revised there policy to put in a BF clause that will forbid people from price matching on BF. The manager showed me an email that was sent out from the VP of BB.

Greedy butt heads!! :yuck:

OK-this will be the first year I may attempt pricematching at WM. Most of the posts here talk about pm'ing lower priced things like CDs, DVDs and toys, but I'm wondering about higher end things (like an MP3 player in my case)-Does it still work and can I buy two?

i called our local wal mart today and talked to the manager..she said they will price match stores in the same parish (county)...so the only store that rules out for me is kmart. and of course they do not price match ''gimmicks''. so i am happy.

If I see another separate thread on BF price matching, I think I'm going to scream! :banghead: Every store specific forum seems to have a new PM thread starting every hour! :eek:

I have price matched for the past several years at Meijers. I laid the items out at check out with the ad on top and the cashier did not even check to see if I had the ads. I just told her what the price should be. I purchased movies, toys and accessories for video game consoles.

walmart in my area will not price match on friday, but takes the adds out of the paper, and lowers their price to meet that price.
especially on electronics, dvds, expensive children electronics.
but i still went other places
i get tired of wal mart

I did last year. Kmart had advertised a game and it was not in stock AT ALL.. so i took the add to Sears and they gave me the advertised price PLUS 10% off! I got this great game.. originally $50 for about $5 bucks.. so i got two! That was my best Black Friday deal ever!

Toys r us let me price match to walmarts ad last year.

You were lucky .. the add for TRU clearly stated last year that they would not being doing PMing on BF.

It actually says it again on the ad scan for this year too ... bottom of first page.

I know the WM and CC also price match. I bought some items last year at WM on BF and the cashier adjusted the price w/out a manager's approval.

Will you match someone else's price?

Best Buy has both in-store and online price matching policies. These policies vary from each other. Please see details below.

Online prices and selection generally match those in our stores, but may vary. Prices and offers are subject to change.

Store Price Guarantee
Two more great reasons to buy with confidence. If you're about to buy and discover a lower price than ours, let us know and we'll match that price on the spot. Already bought? We'll refund you the price difference, plus an additional 10% of that difference — up to 30 days after your purchase (14 days on desktop computers, notebooks, projectors, monitors, printers, camcorders, digital cameras and radar detectors). In either case, simply bring in proof of the price on the same available brand and model, from a local retail competitor. Exclusions apply. For full details, see our store price guarantee.

*In California, excludes cellular, digital and PCS phones and pagers.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=page&contentId=1043363603262&id=cat12098

FYI .. Just noticed on Best Buy's BF ad it states:
"Best Buy's price match policy does not apply to items in this ad and is not valid on prior purchases."
I guess Best Buy is definitely out of the price match picture for this year --and-- it appears they will not refund the difference if you purchased the same item within the last 30 days.
:(

I think the first part is saying that if someone else has an item in their ad cheaper they won't price match. It's not saying that the price match policy is not valid over the dates of the add like TRUs ad states. The problem with BB and PM is if they make you go to the customer service counter or if they will do it at the register cause the customer service counter isn't normally open during their door buster time frame.

Best Buy Price Matches And Will Bet It By 10%

You can price match best buy , circuit city, and walmart. Toys r us used too but no longer does. just keep in mind that it has to be the exact item in order to price match it.

The cashiers at the Wal-Mart I went to last year had a metal ring with EVERY ad imaginable attached so the store employee could just flip through to the ad you wanted pricematched. These were hanging at every register and I loved it!

That happened at my local Walmart last year. this year I'm heading to BB while the wife goes to WM, I already asked the manager of BB if they will be Pricematching this year to other ads and he said yes.

In regards to that what is the fine policy on Wal Mart, Best Buy, Circuit City and Target...

I dont see anything in the ads...

I called and talked to manager at my local Wal-Mart and they will NOT be price matching for BF...last year however a local Meijer did price match.

Depends on the specific. The specific store, a specific manager, a specific checkout clerk. Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you don't. Good Luck!

Target said they would price match Walmart this year.

Best Buy usually price matches and will beat the price by 10%. It has to be in the store and nothing on clearance or any other special.

Circuit City also price matches.

I have 3 WalMarts within a 30 mile drive and 2 of them have said they will only pricematch local stores as well.....which in my small town consists of Radio Shack on the BF ad list :(

I decided to call the 30 minute away one though and they said they would pricematch so I'm makin the drive:yup:

I do have a question I was hoping someone would be able to help me with though. We don't get any of the big time papers which carry the ads. It sounds like most of the WalMart have competitors ads already - which is smart. Do you think if I printed the ads off and took those instead of the actual ads they would be alright with that?

I think I'm going to try calling just incase.

I spoke with a team member from Walmart and was told they would price match. And I also ask if the item was on layaway if I would then get it for the sale price. They told me no, but if I bought it and brought the reciept in then they would give me the difference. SO I am going shopping this weekend and buying the things from the ads I want and then will take the sale ads in to get my difference.:cheesy:

A note to anyone attempting to pricematch at Best Buy:

Best Buy will not price match any other competitor's Black Friday ad items on Black Friday.

Best Buy will also not price match their own sale prices. If you buy something before Black Friday and it is cheaper on Black Friday, they will not match the lower price.

in most cases you have to have the ACTUAL ad, no computer printed ads or copies :( sorry

Why not buy the stuff from Best Buy ahead of time,Keep the stuff with you, return it on Black friday,and buy it back?

On our local news this morning, they talked about walmart doing some sale flyers online only to be put up on Thanksgivining and that Target officials have announced will price match some High $$ items.
So Best Buys has stopped and Target has started price matching it seems.

Called 2 WMs and 1 BB yesterday. Both WM managers acted like they barely knew what I was talking about and of course they would price match on Friday...why wouldn't they? The BB said definitely not, even on low ticket stuff like DVDs (which was really all I cared about).

There was a HUGE sign in my Walmart yesterday that said in HUGE letters .. NO HASSLE PRICE MATCHING FRIDAY NOV 24 5AM TIL 11AM. They will not match MIR ... did I mention the sign was HUGE?

I'm just wondering how to do the price matching. Locally, there is a Wal-Mart in my town, but I plan on being close to Target's, Best Buys, etc during Thanksgiving. Do they accept on line ads? Just wondering.

I can't remember if it was last year or the year before, but my wife was able to price match at Walmart for Toys-R-US for some toys. She brought in her TRU flyer and they do their obligatory check then give the "OK".

Sears - I price matched a microwave earlier this year that was offered at a much lower advertised price at homedepot.com. Sears took my copy of my printout, and a manager had to sign off due to the amount, but ultimately no problems and saved an extra 10%.

Circuit City - I price matched a radar detector earlier this year that was advertised at a lower price at Sears. Again, they took the advert and matched the price, but it has to be done in the customer service department.

I have 3 WalMarts within a 30 mile drive and 2 of them have said they will only pricematch local stores as well.....which in my small town consists of Radio Shack on the BF ad list :(

I decided to call the 30 minute away one though and they said they would pricematch so I'm makin the drive:yup:

I do have a question I was hoping someone would be able to help me with though. We don't get any of the big time papers which carry the ads. It sounds like most of the WalMart have competitors ads already - which is smart. Do you think if I printed the ads off and took those instead of the actual ads they would be alright with that?

I think I'm going to try calling just incase.


As you drive to the neighboring town, buy one of their papers with all the ads and then you will have them.

Does this mean Sears would pm that RCA 52" inch at WM for $474? plus 10%?

Bestbuy has a Sandisk mp3 player for $40 as early bird special. I THINK Wal-Mart carries the same one. Do you think they will price match Bestbuy's ad for $40? I've never tried to do this on Black Friday so any help would be appreciated.

The Target and Toysrus in my area will never let you price match...BF or not. It makes me so mad...but never have had a problem at Walmart.

Okay, I just noticed that there's a rebate on that Sandish mp3 from bestbuy. I bet Wal-Mart won't price match since there's a rebate involved. Has anyone had experience with pricematching involving rebates?

Okay, I just noticed that there's a rebate on that Sandish mp3 from bestbuy. I bet Wal-Mart won't price match since there's a rebate involved. Has anyone had experience with pricematching involving rebates?

Policy for most stores is to price match the out-the-door price, not price after rebate. If they price match the rebate price, they've made a mistake, but it does happen.

Thanks for the info.

There was a HUGE sign in my Walmart yesterday that said in HUGE letters .. NO HASSLE PRICE MATCHING FRIDAY NOV 24 5AM TIL 11AM. They will not match MIR ... did I mention the sign was HUGE?

Is this the one in Fuquay???? If so - YAY!!!

Circuit City Will Not Pricematch on BF!! :mad: :mad:

Sears will Pricematch on BF! (at least my local store) :yup: :)

I spoke with the store manager last night here in SF. He said that under no circumstances will CC pricematch on BF because it is considered a "special offer or promotion" which does not qualify under the policy. Needless to say I immediately walked out and drove to Sears, where the employee and manager both confirmed that Sears is more than happy to pricematch, BF or otherwise, so long as you buy the product during the sale hours.

Needless to say I think that CC's position on BF pricematching is really bad because the exception basically swallows up the policy (as the BF sales are unquestionably locally advertised prices). I personally think that anyone who buys a product which is subsequently advertised at a lower price would have a strong lawsuit against CC for breach of contract and unfair business practices (here in CA) not to mention deceptive conduct that may violate federal law. But this is not intended to be legal advice so please don't rely on my opinion.

CC will not be getting any of my business Friday. Sears will be.