Price Matching & Coupon Matching Policy Roundup

Will I still qualify for price protection after a PM?

Quote from Leonidas : I have a few tips/suggestions for organizing this thread. Create simple wikis for three sections: (1) Pricematch (2) Competitor Coupon (3) Price protection guarantee. Here are some ideas on the contents...

Repped for the excellent suggestions. I agree a little more organization and information would be very helpful. However, unless this thread is going to become a sticky, what you are suggesting is A LOT of effort to put into a thread that might be forgotten by the weekend.

If an admin notifies me that they want to make this thread a sticky then I'll polish it up so it's more deserving of the honor.

Considering how many slickdeals rely on successful PMing I'm surprised that nothing like this has ever been compiled before.

Are competitors coupons just YMMV? I don't really see it mention in any stores policy (CC, BB, OM, WM, etc.). I've tried it many times, but were also denied many times.

Quote from firebug : Sad that the customer is no longer "always right"...

The Kev Master agrees with that statement but SlickDealers are never wrong.

Quote from gamo62 : You probably are not eligible. If it is a significant amount, return the item and repurchase it at the lower price.

i've been seeing some of you said that,and i can't keep questioning myself that how can you do that?IS that like you bring the product back to them for refund and re-buy that same item RIGHT AWAY at the cashier clerk?Would they let you do that or they need to inspect the product you just returned and tell you to get another one on the shell which is OOS? How does that work? I'm getting confused

does Fry's PM its own site?

Quote from ffife33 : I had a manager at OfficeMax tell me that they did not price match if the other store does not have the item in stock. She said it was like they were filling the other stores raincheck. Well if the other store had it in stock I wouldn't have been there trying to price match. They should have been happy just to get the business you would think.

Why would the OM manager PM if the competitor is sold out? The whole point of a PM (for the store's perspective) is to steer to your store a customer who would otherwise purchase at a competitor. If the item is OOS at the competitor, then the customer isn't spending their money on it at the competitor anyway, so there's no reason to PM.

Quote from Satenru : does Fry's PM its own site?

No.

Unless you're in Nor Cal. I think the Bay Area Fry's will, but nowhere else.

Quote from uscpsycho : No. Unless you're in Nor Cal. I think the Bay Area Fry's will, but nowhere else.

Hey you got yourself a sticky thread Now you might wanna organize it a little bit

Does anyone have know what stores will PM black friday ads even though they are limited quantity or one day only?

Why post the (non) price matching policy of places like Amazon. I'd think a list of places that price mact would be better than links to their policy saying they don't price match, ie

"Amazon.com does not price-match with other retailers (including those who sell their items on our Web site). We do, however, consistently work toward maintaining competitive prices on everything we carry."

Quote from Whatatay : Why post the (non) price matching policy of places like Amazon. I'd think a list of places that price mact would be better than links to their policy saying they don't price match, ie "Amazon.com does not price-match with other retailers (including those who sell their items on our Web site). We do, however, consistently work toward maintaining competitive prices on everything we carry."

It's necessary to eliminate repetitive questions. If Amazon's policy is not included how many more times will we have to answer the question "Does Amazon price match?"

Also, Amazon does PM their own prices if they should drop within 30 days. So the link to Amazon's policy is also helpful in that respect.

Just last week I was not able to pricematch an item at Sears against the other local Sears store, where the item went on clearance. According to the manager, Sears does not match against clearance merchandise, and every store has its own clearance inventory and prices. At the same time, all other Sears stores, had the item on clearance but were already out of stock.

It bears mentioning that PMing at Circuit City on an item that has a rebate can possibly kill the rebate.

Very often CC rebates will have a "hidden" minimum purchase price requirement that is not printed on the rebate form. If such a requirement exists on a CC rebate and you purchase the rebated item below that price (by PMing, for instance) then your rebate will likely be denied.

However you can determine the minimum required purchase price for a CC rebate program if you call the CC rebate center (866-754-7717) and inquire. Be sure to give the CSR the specific program ID on the rebate form.