Question about Black Friday Price Matching Policies
11-22-08, 08:40 PM
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Question about Black Friday Price Matching Policies
I searched and didn't find this anywhere. I have a couple of questions:
1- What retail stores have a price match policy?
2- Does that policy change for Black Friday?
1- What retail stores have a price match policy?
2- Does that policy change for Black Friday?
11-23-08, 01:50 AM
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if you look at the best buy ad, i believe its either the last page or first it pretty much says that they do not price match on black friday ...
my sister works at wal mart in seattle and she says that they do price match ...
it might vary
my sister works at wal mart in seattle and she says that they do price match ...
it might vary
11-23-08, 07:43 AM
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It can also vary by the type of deal. TYpically, stores that usually pricematch (BB, CC) will not price match the 6:00 AM-12:00 PM "Doorbuster Specials", but might match the specials that last all day. Even here, YMMV.
11-23-08, 05:17 PM
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I pricematched successfully at Walmart a few years ago. Basically I bought Target sale DVD's and avoided the crowd that way.
11-24-08, 03:16 PM
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Yeah...Wal-mart is the place to go. Last year I ordered as much as possible online late Wednesday night from BB. Then on Friday morning went in to WM a half hour before their sale, grabbed the stuff I was going to price match and then proceeded to sneak the seasons of Sopranos that I wanted from underneath the shrinkwrap. At 5am I just strolled up to the register with my cart and put everything in order of the store whose ad I was using...Wal-Mart first and then the BB section, Target section, and finally the CC section. I was home by 6am to order the 4 Bond sets from CC and a DVD case from Staples. By 6:30 I was done shopping and got everything I wanted without having to wait in any lines. Actually the only wait I had on anything was waiting for a WM guy to open up the game case for me and then waiting for the WM guys to look in another direction as I was grabbing Sopranos.
11-28-08, 11:52 PM
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i went to circuit city this year and i asked 3 different people if they were price matching ... one told my she didnt know ... another told me just flat out no.... and the last gave me a small explination ...
he said no because since its only 6 hours deals if they were to call target, walmart or best buy to see if they had stock on something i was trying to price much the other stores responce would be "no we are out fo stock" ..."
to me that was a BS answer ... every store that i have ever price matched at they have never once called another store to see if stock was available ...
he said no because since its only 6 hours deals if they were to call target, walmart or best buy to see if they had stock on something i was trying to price much the other stores responce would be "no we are out fo stock" ..."
to me that was a BS answer ... every store that i have ever price matched at they have never once called another store to see if stock was available ...
11-29-08, 03:09 AM
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It's part of most stores PM policy to call. Just because they didn't before doesn't matter. Are you saying you didn't know that is part of standard PM policy? NO??? I could interpret that as a BS answer.
11-29-08, 05:39 AM
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11-29-08, 11:56 PM
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I can tell you that the Best Buy in Salem, NH refused to price match anything from the two day sales. I tried to pricematch a couple of video games and they flat out told me no.
11-30-08, 08:44 AM
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The Best Buy price match policy does not apply to items in this ad or to our competitors' items for sale November 28 and 29, 2008, and is not valid on prior purchases.
I see it denoted in their sales ad in months leading up to BF as well.
