Friday, October 5, 2012

Walmart's Price Match Guarantee VS ToysRUS' Price Match Guarantee

Walmart's Price Match Policy is HERE.

Walmart will 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) (this is excluded in ToysRUs' policy, however Walmart goes on to state that if the AD that you are trying to price match does not have the BOGO price, you are sol. This is common in Kroger and Publix advertisements.)
  • Competitors' ads that feature a specific item for a specified price
  • Preferred shopping card prices for specific items that are in a printed ad (not mentioned in ToysRUs' price match guarantee)
  • 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 to Walmart's PM policy:

  • We will match any local competitor's advertised price. (ANY!?)
  • We do not require customers to have the ad with them to honor a competitor's ad (ToysRUs states that the original, complete competitor ad, with valid dates, must be presented at time of purchase.)
  • Items purchased must be identical to the ad (size, quantity, brand, flavor, color, etc.)
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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 (fyi most ads don't state the price in a bogo ad---if you look at Kroger or Publix ads most of the time the price is omitted!)
  • 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 (ugh common in bogo sales ads)
  • Internet pricing
  • Misprinted ad prices of other retailers (oops lol)
  • "Going out of business" sales or "closeout" prices (duh)

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