Comments on: Target Price-Matching Policy Change

By: Rachel @ Surviving The Stores

Rachel @ Surviving The Stores — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:25:50 +0000

@Anna, Yes, you have to bring in proof (i.e. the printed ad) from another store to get the price matched. This is true for both Walmart and Target.

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:42:00 +0000

@Rachel @ Surviving The Stores,

I know the policy for walmart, but my question is……. Are customers responsible for submitting proof of a sale from another store?

please email me with response if you can. thanxxxxxx

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:56:20 +0000

I had difficulty doing some price matching that also include redeeming coupons at Target a few weeks ago. I had given the cashier my coupons and then was told to go to CS to get the price match difference refunded to me. However, when I went to CS and they scanned my receipt, it only recognized the coupon-discounted price and it actually said that *I* owed *them* money!

In the process the CS clerk that I was working with told me that when Target started the price-matching policy, they said that they would start allowing the cashiers to modify the price at the register (like Wal-Mart cashiers are able to do). She’s as much frustrated by the whole process as we are because they haven’t fixed the registers yet!

It seems to me like they tried to put the cart before the horse by starting a new policy before making sure that all of the kinks were worked out. It’s sad for them because they’ll lose business because of it (as others have commented that they’ll do their price-matching at Wal-Mart instead).

By: New Target Coupons + Matchups | Surviving The Stores

New Target Coupons + Matchups | Surviving The Stores — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:27:19 +0000

[...] is making lots of changes. In addition their price-matching policy change that I posted about HERE, they have also changed their Target printable coupon [...]

By: Rachel @ Surviving The Stores

Rachel @ Surviving The Stores — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:34:05 +0000

@Anna, Not that I've seen. Walmart should also price match the Black Friday sales (I've done it in the past).

By: Rachel @ Surviving The Stores

Rachel @ Surviving The Stores — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:25:27 +0000

@marisa, Yes, according to their corporate coupon policy (http://www.target.com/Coupon-Policy-Store-Merchandise-Information/b?ie=UTF8&node=2223357011) they will take both a Target coupon AND a manufacturer’s coupon. I recommend printing out their policy from their website and bringing it with you to show the cashier if you run into problems.

By: Rachel @ Surviving The Stores

Rachel @ Surviving The Stores — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:22:24 +0000

@Elli, Sure! I’ll try to get that up within the next week. Thanks for the idea!

By: Rachel @ Surviving The Stores

Rachel @ Surviving The Stores — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:14:41 +0000

@Andrea, At most Walmart stores, you can price match right there at the register when you show them a competitor's ad. Walmart really makes price-matching super easy!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:05:23 +0000

I was able to get 3 of the Leapfrog toys for $.49 each, and my cashier didn’t even blink!! I guess I got super lucky!

By: Becky Bowers

Becky Bowers — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:25:58 +0000

I was able to get 3 of the Leapfrog toys but they sure didn’t like it! I guess I was lucky! Thanks.

By: marisa

marisa — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:34:49 +0000

Do you know if Target takes for instance a Huggies diaper coupon AND a Target Huggies diaper coupon? I’ve tried twice because it would be 4.00 off and both times they said no. I was really bummed because I diaper a few kids over here!

By: Elli

Elli — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:27:04 +0000

I was wondering the same as Andrea.
Rachel, do you think you could write a How-to for getting pricematching at Walmart, especially for the Black Friday sales.

Meijers is going to have a great deal on bikes on Black Friday and I know there will be a all out fight for them, if I could get them pricematched at Walmart, it would be a dream!

By: Cathi

Cathi — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:50:40 +0000

@Andrea,

Yes ALL sales are time limited . I think it’s a built in out ,when the deal is really good. My issue with this is that they were refusing to price match ,when I had current advertised policy in hand, and the new one was ‘t on line yet. Bad Public Relations right before Christmas season.
In addition to the fact that the policy IE” denial were totally inconsistent.I wanted two some people were buying as many as 12-14.
Walmart here I come.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:57:36 +0000

How do you do the Walmart price matching–go to customer service first or can the registers do it? You made me think about doing all my Black Friday shopping at Walmart. I just have never done price matching there since Target is so close to my house.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:37:42 +0000

@Rachel @ Surviving The Stores, I told them that too.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:37:20 +0000

My store told me this today and said they just finally got paperwork about the price matching policy. Before they always said they couldn’t do price matching with coupons (I have 2 targets near me so I just always went to the other one.) Now they both do it but when I took something up to CS to do a price match (after I had bought it) they had to do a lot of calling people, etc to get it to price match on the orginal price not the coupon price. I think they are going to have to fix their registers or something.

So bottom line after 45 mintes waiting I got $89 back instead of $32. My deals were something not mentioned. I found a price of $10 for selected Nitendo DS Games at Big Lots (wasn’t sure they would do it since it said selected) and $10/2 target coupons. I ended up paying $30 for 6 games. Now I am sad I didn’t get some more games for my sister and little boy.

By: Rachel @ Surviving The Stores

Rachel @ Surviving The Stores — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:09:38 +0000

I know, right? A weekly ad is also a “timed event” since it only lasts for a week.

By: anna

anna — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:44:39 +0000

Would a 2-day sale count as a timed event? In a sense, all circulars and sales are timed events. Sometimes Macy’s has 72-hour sales; I wonder how they see those types of events.

By: anna

anna — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:43:09 +0000

I guess it’s a good thing that Target is figuring things out, rather than the case-by-case deal we have going on now. Still, I had a coupon rejected yesterday because the particular Pepp Farm cookies I chose didn’t match the picture on the coupon (from Target site). I really think they have to fish or cut bait — either agree to do coupons and price-matching or have none at all. I hate to get to the register and wait and see.

By: Rachel @ Surviving The Stores

Rachel @ Surviving The Stores — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:43:07 +0000

They sure will! Walmart’s price-matching policy is awesome & very clear cut. I added the link to the Walmart policy in the post above, but I’ll copy and paste it into the comment here as well:

* We do honor “Preferred Shopping Card” advertised prices. Must be like items, be advertised and require a competitor’s shopping card, for the discount to apply.
* We do not honor advertisements that require a purchase in order to receive the advertised price or free product.
* We do not honor “Buy One / Get One Free” advertisements.
* We do not honor double or triple coupons or percent off advertisements.
* We do not honor other retailers’ “Misprinted” advertised prices.
* We do not honor Internet Pricing.
* We do not honor competitor advertisements from outside of the store’s or Club’s local trade territory.

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:37:35 +0000

Does Walmart have the samed “timed sale” exclusion? Will they price match on Black Friday???