Change is bound to happen – but in the couponing world, this one’s a doozy! In case you haven’t heard, Walmart stops price matching competitors in 500 stores starting June 9th.
At those select stores – Walmart plans to rollout *exclusive* super-low rollbacks on traditionally price-matched items like food and paper products.
For the rest of the stores – you can continue price matching for the time being. How do you know if you’re one of the stores where Walmart stops price matching on June 9th?
Look for a little blue sign by your register – that advises customers of upcoming changes.
What to Know When Walmart Stops Price Matching:
At affected stores:
- Walmart will offer exclusive rollbacks on thousands of items – LOWER than other stores have them
– Examples include Paper Products and Food - Walmart will NO LONGER match Amazon.com & other online retailers at those stores
- Walmart WILL continue to match Walmart.com prices at those stores
- Walmart will further encourage customers to use Savings Catcher.
**Savings Catcher is an app that price matches other stores in the area to give you money back on your trip via a Walmart giftcard.
Confirmed Areas to Stop Price Matching:
*These are ones that we’ve heard folks report back about finding the little blue warning signs at their stores
- NO STORES IN TEXAS ?
- MOST stores in Florida
- New Bern, NC
- Some stores in Virginia
- Western New York State
- Columbia, South Carolina
And for those who are still free to ad match away – check out IHearttheMart for the ins and outs of Walmart Price Match Policy here!