You can clip parts of the ad out so you don’t have to flip through the online flyer, zoom in, and sort according to type of flyer. The act of spending wisely. lol, can you you believe how some people can be so dumb? I would like to price match but my spouse is very insistent that I only go to CoOp stores. I always use a lot of coupons but don’t price match nearly enough but thanks to your article I will try out the bag method and see how that works for me. Thanks for all of your hard work! lol. more money in my pocket. Haven't bought anything from Best Buy in about eight years. Walmart does not carry certain size of potato chip bags and therefore they won’t price match. I have slowly been trying price matching and have gotten some good deals but always only did one or two items as it was to much work to match the items up to the flyer at check out, this was is an A-Ha for me. Most stores are fine with this, but it’s best to call and confirm to be safe. There are a couple standard restrictions that apply, like the item must be the exact same brand name and model number, plus the competitor must be an authorized dealer in Canada. And you get previews of upcoming flyers. Cassie!!! Jeanna – It may be that particular store.. or maybe they just forgot to mention that to me when I called head office. , Of course you can use coupons and price matching! Our goal at MapleMoney is to present readers with reliable financial advice and product choices that will help you achieve your financial goals. This has been very useful to me for the short time I’ve had it, as I live in an apartment building and I don’t receive flyers. You are definitely helping our family save a TON of money. Thanks for sharing. I find check out to be the fastest part of my trip. Here’s some more tips for organizing your grocery trip: 1) I go through my flyers and list the deals I want to price match on the top of each flyer plus star or circle the items within the flyer. One of Canada’s most popular price-matching policies has undergone a small but significant change, as Best Buy has quietly replaced their long-standing Lowest Price Guarantee with a Low Price Guarantee. Your comment made my day Julie. They told me it just slows them down. For example, some stores will refund the difference from an advertised rate, whereas others will only honour it if you show them the lower price right when you make a purchase. Sad really. Get what you can use before it expires, but only if you can afford and store it. Ann-Marie – Thank you! I start with the price-match stuff so the hard stuff is out of the way, then the Frescho items with coupons and then the rest (so I can relax at that point, not worrying about anything other than making sure the right price comes up). I am so trying this with my shopping trip on Friday. Have had no problem since even when buying garbage bags with printed coupons. Shakeel – I am sorry you have had such a bad experience price matching at No Frills! And aww thank you. Help pages on Best Buy’s website reflected their Lowest Price Guarantee policy with the 10% price-beat clause until July 25, but as of July 26, all references to beating competitor pricing have been removed. They are just bulkier, but might fit under the cart too. Some think they have to customer service to price match. Thanks for this article. Although maybe I’m onto something. It also restricts price adjustments to Best Buy and BestBuy.com price drops. That is against the rules. Store employees can clearly see what is in them. Might be repetitive but I can’t adk my coupon lady right now…. weird,i went to price chopper and they told me they dont price match. I’m loving these tips ….. thanks to everybody who’s writing in to share!! Don’t worry, your cost of living is about 1/4 of what ours is so you are living frugalling without following your niece’s Price Matching hints. Taxes payable on price before rebate. Online: If you've bought something online, you can request a price match online or by phone. So, if I go to Walmart and their ‘butter’ is not on sale but I show that the same item is on sale at Fresco..I can purchase the walmart butter at the fresco price?? It will not accept Walmart flyers or Shoppers Drug Mart, etc. So I went across the street to the No Frill’s (by my mother’s) and picked up one there no problem. I have had issues with pming and then using coupons. Blew me away. Good article but there are two things to note: 1) As everyone mentioned, using shopping bags to sort is a big no no at most stores. In my Photos, I have shots of all the dates and items I’m matching. Angela – I agree. They simply called the store to confirm price & if it is currently in stock and gave me price-10% difference. You are right that price matching meat can vary from store to store. . Yes, they do offer a price match guarantee for identical, in-stock items. Surprisingly, I recently had a Best Buy employee tell me that not many shoppers take advantage of their fairly liberal price match policy. Right now it only tracks the online availability of products at BestBuy.com (tracking for your local store forthcoming), but otherwise it has all the features you’ve come to know and love on camelcamelcamel: product tracking and alerts, price history charts, lots of RSS feeds, etc. ellie – That’s great! I thought they would have when it’s only 10 mins away. I put a PM beaide the item and how many on the list. I have printed your price match list for my new binder. What I meant was that the contents and the flyer would be in one grouping for the cashier, but we definitely need to lay the items on the belt. Thanks for a posting,, this one is hitting the bookmarks. If bananas are being price matched I write “produce” in blue beside it) I makes my list seem more organized and I’m not running to the produce section two or three times because something was on my list and I missed it, I know everyone doesn’t know exactly where everything is in their store (neither do I haha) but if you write a general idea of where things are this will help make your shopping trip a lot easier! 17. I did my first price matching today at Walmart and it was awesome! Interesting point. You must provide a live link to the promo or webpage that verifies the price. My husband gets annoyed when I have to sort through everything before getting into a cue. stores in separate parts of the cart add to that coupon items, I always price match at Walmart and I have no problem with them checking my receipt on the way out, as the do sometimes already. That's a shame the 10% is going away. My RCSS lets me pm from my rebee app, I’ve done it with many different cashiers without issue. This feature lets you determine how good a deal you are getting on toilet paper purchases. As they say, it’s better to be over prepared. this is so handy. Is there a listing here like your coupon policies that would be accepted by the store if I get into a dispute? Will have to look into that. And using bins in the grocery cart instead might be better with your shoplifting concerns. Again, be calm, state your intention and back up your claims with proof. You can also call 1-888-BEST BUY (1-888-237-8289) for a BestBuy.com price match request. Julie asked if we can price match produce, the answer is yes. A day later I ended up with another of the same coupon and decided to grab one more so I went to the No Frills close to my home and got up to price match and was told they don’t price match Shopper’s. Lauren: No, I have not done that, nor do I think anyone else should. I read a bunch of sites but there is no real tutorial really. Cassie, do you happen to have a list of the brands that stores typically carry, or a list of the ones they DON’T carry would be shorter I imagine. Superstore just accepted Reebee for me the other day…. Love your article. Thanks for doing all the research for us! You’re probably one of the very few cashiers who seem happy to see us couponers and price matchers! Useful topic! Ignore them! I just wanna let you everyone know about NO FRILLS “WON’T BE BEAT” policy. and informative . Hmmm….frugalling. This can also be done before you buy the item. Actually, many of the cashiers will prefer you price match first..It helps keep the print out we need to take out a lot shorter than at the end. However, busy times may be a good idea too as the store may be overwhelmed and will give the price match much faster to keep up with the lines. 2) Freshco will only price match with its majory grocery store competitors. Walmart – matches competitor prices (Walmart Canada Price Match Policy) eBay.ca – Will price match with Amazon.ca, Best Buy or Walmart; Hudson’s Bay – matches competitor prices; Giant Tiger – aaa (Giant Tiger Canada Price Match Policy) The Bargain Shop – aaa (The Bargain Shop Canada Price Match Policy) Equipment amanda – They should have allowed you to price match. I price-match at Freshco and they have 2-level carts. Shop To It. Erin – Thank you so much! Do you have any suggestions on mobile apps to use to price match at grocery stores? I have a question though- as far as you know, are there retailers that accept pricematching off an app? I did just that 2 days ago with no problems, Real Canadian Superstore in Brockville has been price matching not only baby items, but everything since Christmas. thank u! And sometimes stores dont all carry the same brand, so i can quickly look up if there is a sale for the brand the store does sell. @luv2shop – I would have told her that nosey people weren’t allowed in that line. After the cashier spent a great deal of time comparing the grapes and the ad she gleefully told me that it didn’t apply since my grapes were from US and Sobeys ad said Mexico . It’s all organized by the time they come to the items at the end. Great suggestions to add to the post. Oops – I meant ‘frugally’ not ‘frugalling’. I use my list(in alphabetical order Basics/No Frills/Walmart!) Seriously, you can never have too much! I had seen this as a practice on one of those extreme couponing shows…:). Best Buy Price Match Tip. Typically though, price matching will be one of the following types: In a nutshell, yes. 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If you find a lower price, send them an email or call them to see if you can get the lower price on your order. Before you make a purchase Should you find a lower price in-store, in print or online from an authorized Canadian dealer we will beat it by 10% of the difference. They have awful customer service. When shopping around for the best deals, price matching is your best bet. A bit trickier to do at Freshco or No Frills since they don’t have a meat department counter. Hi Amanda. Better than Reebee for online flyers is “FlyerFlo”. luv2shop – Wow, that was very rude of the lady to say! They usually do it so quickly at Walmart that you could use an older flyer and get away with it – but I am too scared to try! bag idea is supe! The store manager of NO FRILLS said that zellers is not our competitors. You may need to do some digging online to see if this is the case, or else it’s usually in small print in the physical flyer. saves on gas and running around as some have mentioned. Worth an eye roll or two, right? Valid until September 30, 2020. I thought you couldn’t price match weekend only specials at Walmart and Zellers. 1) Walmart does let you price-match meat, so that’s my favourite place to price-match! I’ve been price matching for over 2 years. I forgot to mention about the slip once we finish the price match at the check out. I love your attitude!! FreshCo advertises in their flyer and website that they price match.. and Price Chopper IS FreshCo. by the was i live in london, on. Thanks for the video! Whaddya know, yet another example of the piss poor service and company policy best buy maintains. As to my great ideas??? I am so glad that I am hekping your family save. If I am very organized, and have a good cashier, I find that helps ease the tension. Don’t be afraid to speak to a manager if you need you. I will definitely be trying the separate bag idea. Big eye opener. I have e-mailed them stating that they should change the policy for those of us who don’t receive paper flyers, but that’s the policy as of right now. It’s pretty awesome if you think about it – you get a lower priced product without needing to go to another store, and the store gets your business. If they will match the price, you have to wait to see if they lower it on the page. Toronto, Zellers new policy states that you can use a coupon with a price match. Krystal: That’s what I was told when I contacted head office. if I price match at walmart will they also let me use a coupon? Glad to hear you are a convert. It’s the same as Canadian tires policy except we give the 10% in real money not store credit or “futureshop bucks” haha. Price matching has got to be one of the best money saving ideas that’s come about (in our collective opinion) in recent years. Same with coupons, they treat each coupon I hand them like it was a stick-up note. Very helpful for newbies, especially. But how about using bins like they have at Superstore? And does the produce need to match the country of origin stated in the flyer? I like it! Wouldn't matter to me one bit if they took away the 10%. The bar code on the coupon was very legible, but they would not accept them. Just wondering where you got all this information from.. I’ve price matched at RCSS for multi-buys, baby cereal, and household wipes?? I also tape the coupon to the item as I find it in the store, that way the cashier sees it and I know that it is with the appropriate item. I noticed Bestbuy started denying price matches in the last few months. Linda – I have never had a problem doing it. Is this THE UNCLE WAYNE of Alberta? (Note for newbies – I find at both Freshco and No Frills, the cashier has to call someone from the meat department to reprice the meat. I just wanted to point out something about Future Shop’s price protect policy. want to do this so badly. As for the rolling eyes behind me? You are right – the savings on meat especially are amazing! To avoid that “flustered feeling” I have a master grocery list as well. I can then take out my flyers and use the lists written on the top to separate the items from each flyer. I used to feel like I was inconveniencing them and/or holding up the line for PMing… but now, forget it(!) I have been overcharged or undercharged few times…………………. . Price matching seems pretty easy, but it may not be as smooth of a process. I also write the page# from the flyer on my shopping list so I can easily find where the price is..if its a front or back page I will write fp and bp. On the sticky note I write what items are being price matched and which ones also have coupons. I’d suggest trying out mygroceryflyer.com I love to Price Match! However, some people have been able to price match other items.. it might be best just to call your local to store to see what they will allow price matching on. Then, by order of my stores I match coupons or photos of the flyers one by one to the cashier. Also, if you’re thinking of purchasing a large ticket item, you could be looking at hundreds of dollars saved. Price Match; Are quantities limited on Price Matched products? Also, no, it does not need to match the country of origin. Thanks for the concise summary! I’m glad you are enjoying my posts. As long as the butter in the Freshco flyer is the same name brand and size, you would pay the Freshco price for the butter at Walmart. I just started doing it this past year. All of my price-matched items go up on top (each corner is a different store and I place the flyer under at least one item in that corner to hold it down) and all of the Freshco stuff (sale or regular) goes on the bottom. You won’t make anyone annoyed, such as the people in line and the cashier. Today atNo Frills I tried to get a price match for grapes from Sobeys flyer. I wasn’t sure if this was just an easy going cashier or if stores allow this now? (not the normal 14) so when you buy in the beginning of November you get a whole 2 months to price shop! As for Office Depot, this is for the store. Rewards – Some stores will offer rewards in addition just giving the lower price. That takes price matching to a whole new level. ‡ Total savings reflects sale price and instant rebate. When Shopper’s had Cottonelle toilet paper on sale a few weeks back that when used with a coupon got 12 double rolls for $1.99 I wanted to get a few and Shopper’s was all out. i received an email in return that states price chopper does NOT price match. Walmart is the best for price matching and I can do my household and grocery shopping all at once! So when i get to the store and if i see an in store sale, i just type the item into the search, and see if I can purchase it for even cheaper. I price matched for the first time this weekend and can’t believe how much I saved! Unless a post is clearly marked “Sponsored”, however, products mentioned in editorial articles and reviews are based on the author’s subjective assessment of their value to readers, not compensation. I love the idea of using bags in the cart !! . or for the rest of the week as well? Just want to confirm no more 10%. I just keep all the price matching at one end of the cart. I tell the customers..’we may not be able to be ‘extreme coupon’ like the Americans, but we definitely can be extreme prime matching.lol. Once at the grocery store I use my master grocery list and keep my price matching items separate in the 2 tier grocery cart. That way they can choose to move to another checkout if they like. I have two tidbits of information to add/share. So, they probably won’t accept an app. . LOVE, love, love all of your advice – keep up the good work! You can clip items for easy viewing. Thanks for the tip of placing all the items for each flyer in a reusable grocery bag, that will make my organizing much easier. Jenna – I actually just started doing this a few months ago and it has helped tremendously! Copyright © 2000 – 2021 RedFlagDeals.com. Perhaps shopping wisely should be a verb. That will help you to know if it can be price matched. At checkout I place regular price items first and PM last with the appropriate flyer. most stores frown on you if you bag your items while walking throught the store, better off using a cart and just sorting out the items. Sometimes we all need a little push to try something new. No matter who you are, what you look like, anything of the sort! I found the best app is flipp and the best stores around me to price match are superstore and freshco. Price Comparison Canada Websites 16. Would be great if they did! Customers can even choose to find products within their own province or territory. I learned this because the No Frills near my mother’s price matches tons of stores including Shopper’s. I will change the wording on that now. Thank you. Keep in mind that not every store does this and even if they do, their policies may differ. Happy Price Matching Everyone!!! A note on separating into bags while you shop…. I like price matching as well. I went to price match an item from Shoppers Drug Mart at Freshco and they told me they don’t price match with them b/c they don’t consider them competition. Also for meat, if the flyer says “family” or “value” pack, you have to price match a larger package of meat – this may only be at No Frills where I do most of my meat price matching, not certain about other stores. A couple of key benefits of price matching that I have found are (1) better chance of getting the item/better selection and (2) better quality meat. This feature lets you quickly set up alerts based on keywords you specify. i.e. On the other hand my NoFrills and RCS pour over each ad with a fine tooth comb no matter how small the difference or how many customers are getting PO’d behind me as the lines lengthen. By phone, call 1-888-BEST BUY (1-888-237-8289) for a BestBuy.com price match request. I circle the items in the flyer and I also list them on the front of the flyer with the page number so I can find the quickly for the cashier. I’ve been hesitant to price match for various reasons, and this article gave me the final push to give it a try. But if I print the item page from TRU & take it to Canadain Tire to buy the identical item, will CdnT take the print off as enough proof of the lower price? You want to do this as quickly as you can because if the advertised deal is really good, the store in question may not have in stock soon. All rights reserved. Of course, people standing at the checkout behind my husband are usually a tad bit irritated by the time it takes to price match but at least my husband is considerate enough to let them know he intends to price match beforehand. I do get stressed out by the eye rollers! She's appeared in publications such as Credit Karma, Wordpress and Visaprint. Run a quick search of the product at other stores. dawn – That’s interesting thet they said they will not price match those stores. And IYO if its something we use lost is it better to get more (only $0.49 each) or get them totaly free but get 1/2 as much. Hate this bloody company. Staples Canada will only match pricing now. Saved me $9.50. Government of Canada Energy Savings Rebate Program get 25% Instant Rebate on selected ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers, smart thermostats and air purifiers. 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