I often hear people say "I don't have time to mess with coupons" or "there are only coupons for things I don't buy". I admit, it is a little time consuming, but I don't mind working a few hours a week to save my family $400+ a month! For those of you that don't want to mess with coupons, this article is for you!
I am going to give you some tips and advice on how you can shop at Walmart, get everything you need and still save BIG without using coupons.
See Walmart's price match guarantee policy at the end of this post. Getting familiar with it will be a great help to your shopping success.
1. This first step is VERY important. Call the Walmart store where you shop to find out what stores they will price match. Each store is different. Some have a certain "mile radius" and will match any store within that radius. Then get your hands on all the sale papers from these stores every week or look them up online.
2. Make your grocery list according to what's on sale. If chicken is on sale, consider having a few meals with chicken that week. If ground chuck is on sale, include it in a few meals. Same goes for produce. Typically every week there are a few produce items that are crazy cheap (example: green bell peppers are
3/$0.98 this week!). Also, make sure to write down the sale prices and the store you are price matching on your list.
3. Go shopping! While you're shopping....stick to your list!! Try to avoid any unnecessary impulse buys. Also, when I am ad matching, I like to write down the Walmart price on my shopping list. Then I can figure up how much I saved when I get home. Your receipt won't tell you :( Another helpful tip: keep all ad match items separate.
4. Checking out can be somewhat intimidating. However, with a carefully planned trip, it will go smoothly. Put all ad match items on the belt FIRST. Tell the cashier before she starts scanning anything that you are ad matching. You don't have to have the ads with you, but I always do just in case.
5. Go home and figure up your savings! This of course isn't something you HAVE to do, but in my opinion, you SHOULD do. Then you can say "I just saved $43.27 just by ad matching at Walmart!" Seeing the actual dollar amount saved will give you a great sense of accomplishment!
Over time, you will get better at finding deals and planning your meals around what you get on sale!
Ad Match Guarantee
"We’re committed to providing low prices every day. On everything. So if you find a lower advertised price on an identical product, tell us and we’ll match it. Right at the register."
We gladly match the price in the following types of ads:*
- Buy one, get one free ads with a specified price
- Example: Buy one for $2.49, get one free (BOGO)
- Competitors' ads that feature a specific item for a specified price.
- Preferred shopping card prices for specific items that are in a printed ad.
- For fresh produce and meat items when the price is offered in the same unit type (lb. for lb.; each for each)
- We will match any local competitor's advertised price.
- We do not require customers to have the ad with them to honor a competitor's ad.
- Items purchased must be identical to the ad (size, quantity, brand, flavor, color, etc.)
- Items that require a separate purchase to get the ad price
- example: "Buy [item A] to get [item B] for $C"
- Items with no actual price that require a purchase to get free product
- example: "Buy both [items A & B] to get [item C] for free"
- Items that require a purchase to get a competitors' gift card
- example: "Buy [item A] to get a $B gift card
- Buy one, get one free (BOGO) ads with no actual price given
- Going out of business or closeout prices
- Percentage off
- example: "All mascara, 40% off"
- Competitors' private label price promotions
- Ads when the actual price for items cannot be determined.
- Internet pricing
- Misprinted ad prices of other retailers
- "Going out of business" sales or "close out" prices
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