Ask a Walmart Expert: Will Walmart Price Match Amazon, Walmart.com or Other Online Stores!

Here’s another entry in our Ask A Walmart Expert series.

Will Walmart Price Match Amazon, Walmart.com or Other Online Stores?

Short Answer? No.

Walmart will not ad match any online price if it is only available online. (like Amazon)  If an item is also sold at a local brick and mortar store and is featured in their weekly ad, then they will gladly do it.

One big thing to keep in mind is it has to be exactly the same item for Walmart to match and on big ticket electronics items, Walmart will frequently change the model number to a Walmart-specific number (Usually by adding WM to the end) so it cannot be price matched from anywhere. 

You might think it a little odd that your local Walmart won’t even price match Walmart.com but that is the rule so don’t expect them to do it.  Walmart considers Walmart.com and totally separate entity from their brick-and-mortar stores.

On a totally unrelated note, my son wanted some fancy headphones and a large micro SD card for his new phone so he asked me to take him to Best Buy.  As he was picking out his headphones, I scanned the barcode and looked at the price on Amazon.com and they were significantly cheaper.  As I was trying to convince my son to just go home and let me order them an employee came over and told us that Best Buy WILL match Amazon.  My son saved over $70 on both the headphones and the micro SD card.  I was a happy camper!

Ask a Walmart Expert: Will Walmart Price Match Amazon, Walmart.com or Other Online Stores!