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May 16, 2021 2:37 AM

Select Walmart Stores: 500GB SanDisk 2.5" Extreme Portable Solid State Drive

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Select Walmart Stores/B&M [Store Locator] have SanDisk 500GB 2.5" Extreme Portable Solid State Drive (SDSSDE60-500G-G25) (link is for reference) on clearance for $25. Valid for In-Store Purchase only (Limited Availability).

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Note, item valid for in-store purchase only; availability may vary depending on area and may not be available in all areas.

Features:
  • High‐speed transfers with up to 550MB/s read speeds
  • Ruggedized, water‐ and dust‐resistant (IP55‐rated)
  • Shock‐resistant solid state core for greater durability
  • For PC and Mac users

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  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this offer is $54.99 lower (68% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $79.99.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.8 from over 40,100 Amazon customer reviews.

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Select Walmart Stores/B&M [Store Locator] have SanDisk 500GB 2.5" Extreme Portable Solid State Drive (SDSSDE60-500G-G25) (link is for reference) on clearance for $25. Valid for In-Store Purchase only (Limited Availability).

Thanks to community member Switchblades for finding this deal.

Note, item valid for in-store purchase only; availability may vary depending on area and may not be available in all areas.

Features:
  • High‐speed transfers with up to 550MB/s read speeds
  • Ruggedized, water‐ and dust‐resistant (IP55‐rated)
  • Shock‐resistant solid state core for greater durability
  • For PC and Mac users

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this offer is $54.99 lower (68% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $79.99.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.8 from over 40,100 Amazon customer reviews.

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May 22, 2021 6:14 PM
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krayzieMay 22, 2021 6:14 PM
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Quote from Nattefrost View quoted comment :
45 bucks by me but not sure if it's worth the drive
Can't decide if it's worth $45
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May 23, 2021 3:23 AM
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seasidetraderMay 23, 2021 3:23 AM
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Yesterday I went to a store that Brickseek said had limited stock. After the electronics clerk said none were available even after I asked if there was a display model which I would have purchased if it wasn't beat up, I saw a manager at the back counter on the phone where I waited until she finished. Explained about the deal and she looked in several places and then checked in the back for me but none were available. She told me there was a possibility of some being in the clearance isle. She then said a man came in with 2 he purchased in another Walmart for 33.82 so she refunded his money and then rang it up for that store's clearance price of $22.25. Light bell went off in my head.

I went to another store where Brickseek said they had 2-3 in stock. None were on the shelf but the clerk found some in the cage behind the counter. Only 1 500GB but 2 1TBs. That store's clearance price was $73.87 for 500GB and $93.81 for 1TB. I bought all three because I needed 3 of the 500 GBs and the deal was basically near the end of stock.

Then I found 2 different stores near me that had close to the lowest prices but all out of stock. One store was 500 GB at $24.92. Went to the electronics counter and the guy said he couldn't do any returns and I had to go to customer service. Went to customer service and explained what I wanted to do. She verified on her phone the clearance price of $24.92 and then refunded my $49.56. When she went to ring it up at their store price, she kept refreshing her phone and this $149.99 price showed up. She said she had to go ask her manager because she needed an approval to override the web price. Manager said no go because the web price was a Walmart reseller so couldn't match the price. As a Slickdealer, I wasn't going to accept that reason so I continued to work her until finally she asked the CS girl to scan the box and it scanned at $24.92 she said oh then ring it up if it's still in the system! Bingo.

On to the next store a few miles away, that CS girl did it all in one transaction. Took the 2- 1 TBs I paid $93.81 each and credited me the difference for a final price of $49.35 each!!!

Hope this long winded post helps someone out if you find a much higher price in stock location and take to a low price location that is out of stock and have then refund and do new purchase at their lower price. A lot of work but huge savings on something I really needed. BTW, each store said it was up to the store to come up with the clearance prices and stores would not match other store clearance prices.
Last edited by seasidetrader May 22, 2021 at 08:30 PM.
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May 24, 2021 1:06 PM
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WinwindealerMay 24, 2021 1:06 PM
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I just checked that the actual price is $ 94.99!
So it is not on clearance anymore I guess.
May 24, 2021 6:29 PM
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May 25, 2021 12:37 AM
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ariusvideoMay 25, 2021 12:37 AM
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I found 3 of these at the Walmart in Houston (6060 Fry Road) about 2 weeks ago, but they were still reflecting as full price (on Brickseek and in store). I've been checking nearly each day since then (with a couple of trips to the store) in hopes that the price would finally drop at that store. I checked again today (about 20 mins ago) and they FINALLY fell to $25! So I JUMPED out of bed and ran over to the location, praying that at least 1 (I needed 2) were still available. Fortunately all THREE were still there! I grabbed the 2 that I needed, so if anyone is in the Houston area and still looking for this one (500 GB) for $25, I left 1 more for you. Good luck!!!
May 25, 2021 1:06 PM
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AmusedPlastic6071May 25, 2021 1:06 PM
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Quote from DL_ View quoted comment :
3 in stock according to bs but nothing when I got there
Employees snatching these up when they go on clearance and resell. In Walmart we do not trust.
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May 25, 2021 6:13 PM
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catennacioMay 25, 2021 6:13 PM
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Quote from AmusedPlastic6071 View quoted comment :
Employees snatching these up when they go on clearance and resell. In Walmart we do not trust.
Happened to me last Friday around 4:30PM in Walmart Huntinton Beach, CA. Carter, the name of the employee I asked, said they don't have any. After he scanned he was very surprised at the price and kept denying. The scan showed they had 3 in stock and on floor but we couldn't find any on the shelf. I thanked him for helping me and he walked straight to the counter. I was hanging around there for another 5 minutes hoping to find on in the clearance section. Then I saw Carter walked out with 2 bags and he got out of the store. I followed him and he went to the parking lot and threw the bags in there. Not saying the items are in the bag, but it was very suspicious, judging from the surprise on his face and the way he walked out after 5 mins in the back.

Edit: this is for the 1TB version on the other thread.
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May 25, 2021 7:22 PM
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sheik124May 25, 2021 7:22 PM
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Mods, this should really be merged with the 1 TB SanDIsk thread. Biggest PITA of a YMMV clearance Wal-Mart deal I've ever encountered lol. So far, I'm at 1x 1 TB @ the lower $4x.xx price.
  1. Bought the stupid "newer" 1 TB SSD first and had to return it. No need to check SKUs/UPCs if you're already looking at them in the store. The "newer" one that isn't on clearance has two separate read/write speeds written on the front, one is 1050 MB/s, forgot the other. The older SKUs on clearance only have one speed rating, 550 MB/s.
  2. Actually found the 500 GB and 1 TB SSD in stock at one Wal-Mart, but not marked down. $56 for 500 GB, $140 some for the 1 TB. No problem, "return/rebuy" is my middle name. I have never been refused at BBY, Target, or Wal-Mart in well over a decade. "My friend paid for it" - "I forgot to use this gift card. Oh, it's empty? Great, now I have to wait for that refund to clear for no reason." - "I used the wrong card." - Whatever feels natural.
  3. The 1 TB SSD was actually marked all the way down to $4x.xx at the store I already had to return the "new" 1 TB SSD at. I deserve an Oscar for the face I made when the lower price came up.
  4. The store with the 512 GB SSDs marked down to $22.40 [but OOS] absolutely refused to re-sell them. Lady said something about having to wait for them to go back through returns and on the shelf so that LP wouldn't go after her - I believe her. She already had a "Team Lead" back there to help out with someone's bungled .com order, so I [politely] asked "Think it'd be worth talking to him about it?" - "Sure, if you don't mind waiting. He'll probably tell you the same thing." Manager stopped as soon as he saw "SANDISK" on the receipt. "Sorry man, I have to return these to the manufacturer as soon as I scan them, I have no control over it." Well, at least they were up front about it and didn't return them first and then tell me "sorry lol, mine now."
I have one more store to try way the hell on the other end of town. There's a good takeout place nearby, I'll make a trip out of it. 3x 500 GB SSDs for three little sisters, and a shucked 1 TB mSATA drive to stick in an old computer that had a stupid mSATA riser card, all for about the price of one 1 TB SSD. Perfect-o.
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May 26, 2021 3:17 AM
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flowmundialMay 26, 2021 3:17 AM
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Quote from FeistyMoney135 View quoted comment :
They're probably trying to clear out the old 550 MB/s for the new(ish) 1050 MB/s models. Still, that's a steal. I have the 1050 MB/s version hooked up to my Playstation and it's been working great even through a bunch of power failures and drive re-builds. It runs cool too even under heavy use. I'm sure the 550 model is just as solid.
Yes. I cleared my store on those and the 1tb. Now they have the ones you mentioned at full price
May 26, 2021 6:23 PM
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swiftyxMay 26, 2021 6:23 PM
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any tips on getting it from another store and trying to return / rebuy from a store with a cheaper price?
May 28, 2021 2:56 PM
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drag0nl0rdMay 28, 2021 2:56 PM
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Quote from swiftyx View quoted comment :
any tips on getting it from another store and trying to return / rebuy from a store with a cheaper price?
Just return telling them price dropped since you just bought it last week. I haven't had any trouble. Was just able to get a pair of Astro A40 for $15 yesterday.
May 30, 2021 4:55 PM
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BluePenguin639May 30, 2021 4:55 PM
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Quote from drag0nl0rd View quoted comment :
Just return telling them price dropped since you just bought it last week. I haven't had any trouble. Was just able to get a pair of Astro A40 for $15 yesterday.
Ah dang do you know of any other headphones deals?
May 31, 2021 3:35 PM
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LovelyScent753May 31, 2021 3:35 PM
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Found 3 at my local Walmart. Win! Thanks OP
Jun 2, 2021 11:36 PM
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isNormalComingJun 2, 2021 11:36 PM
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For the record, here is my experience with this deal. Sorry I'm a little late clearly but I'm pretty happy with it.

5/31 - see a store ~25min away that BS says 2-3 in stock at $47.17. I make the drive there and lo and behold after a bit of looking 3 are sitting there on the clearance endcap they had in electronics in plastic lock boxes. I buy them all. My usual store 10min away had these at the $22.25 but obviously OOS. I was planning on doing return rebuy there the next day.

6/1 - go to said usual store. I tell customer service I noticed a lower price after I bought yesterday and washed to return rebuy. She said no problem. She then took one look at the receipt though and saw it was from the store across town, then told me "actually no sorry if you need a price adjustment you need to go back to that store, it's policy." Of course with my luck her badge said "team lead" so I didn't really push back at all on it. I asked her as I was walking out if it was a company policy or just this store. She said "as far as she knew it was direction given to the stores in this metro area." I was like "ok" and walked out.

Same day, next closest store with that price was 35-40 minutes away in a nearby small town. I make the drive, and the way everything went at that CS desk kinda weird, but it was still a good outcome.

I told the associate (elderly lady, which I'm only saying because I'm pretty sure it helped that she clearly had no idea what these products were) that I noticed a lower price and wanted to do a [B]price adjustment[B] and that I thought she could do it all as one transaction as a return (scan all three like a return, press sale and then exchange, scanning the three again which would refund the difference.) I worked retail in the past so I'm 95% sure that would've worked, but she just didn't understand what I was saying.

She scanned my receipt and saw the original price I paid. She then scanned the UPC and her register did indeed pull the $22.25 price. Then she said out of nowhere that she needed to call her manager over to do an override. At that point I was like oh no maybe this is sunk, the manager is going to give me trouble. Then the manager shows up 15 seconds later who also happened to be an elderly lady that didn't know what the products were either lol. She did some sort of override and said "it can only be refunded back to a gift card for a price adjustment just so you know." I was like "really it can't go back to the payment card?" to which she said "not for this kind of thing no." The original associate then activates a gift card for the difference of $24.92 x 3 + tax, and says there we go and handed me a generic gift card activation receipt. I was like uh what just happened lol because I didn't see any receipts referencing the products themselves. I asked for the receipt of the actual transaction, and she didn't see a customer copy, manager said "reprint it" she did, and I was about to walk out when I realized the reprint was actually for the last customer. I went back up to the side of the next customer in line and said "uh this isn't my transaction" and then she just grabbed a store copy off the counter and said "oh that one's yours" which I took and then left, only then realizing what happened.

They processed the whole thing as a no receipt transaction! Why they did it that way I have no idea, but I wasn't going to push my luck since a Walmart gift card is good at Sam's Club gas stations, and I exclusively fill my car at warehouse clubs. Might as well be cash to me I'm always going to need gas Smilie

Anyway that's my story. That no receipt record copy is attached if anyone is curious. I'll be using all 3 drives though so awesome deal!
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Jun 11, 2021 8:56 PM
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KennethB6867Jun 11, 2021 8:56 PM
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Slept on this one. Doubt there are any in the trig-state area.

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