Last night, I posted Houston grocer deals. "Those prices all look great," you may be saying, "But I REFUSE to go to 7 stores to get my shopping done!" I agree. There is NO way that I will have anything done before chatzos if I go to more than one or two stores. So, here is the problem: we are under a TIME crunch and a MONEY crunch. What to do?
Surprise! Wal-Mart price matches weekly advertised prices at their competitors. Yes. This includes the non-national stores with the insanely low prices. Yes. This includes prices on vegetables. Yes. You can use coupons with the match-ups, but Wal-Mart will not match double or triple coupon deals from other stores. It is an added bonus that Wal-Mart tends to have the lowest prices on non-sale/non-matched goods.
How does this work? Just bring your weekly ads to the store. When you are checking out, tell the cashier that you have price matches on some items. I keep my price matches together at the end of the rest of my purchases-- and then I separate them with a divider bar. Then I tell the cashier that everything on the other side of the bar has a price match. I don't forget anything that way and the cashier doesn't get too annoyed with me.
Example 1 (no double coupon): Kroger has Cheerios on sale for $2/box. You have a $1/1 coupon for Cheerios. You have two options for this deal:
Example 2 (double coupon): Kroger has Cheerios on sale for $2/box. You have a $.50/1 coupon for Cheerios. You have two options for this deal:Price match at Wal-Mart: Wal Mart's price is $2.50/box. Bring your Kroger ad to Wal Mart. When you are checking out, tell the cashier that you have a price match on the Cheerios at $2/box. At the end of the transaction, give the cashier your coupon. Final cost for the box: $1.00. A $1.50 savings over the Wal Mart price (typically the lowest in town).Buy the deal at Kroger: Get the $2 deal at the source and give the cashier your coupon. Kroger will NOT double the coupon (they double anything $.50 and under). Final cost for the box: $1.00. And you may have to make other stops because Kroger IS NOT the cheapest in town on MOST goods.
Price match at Wal-Mart: Wal Mart's price is $2.50/box. Bring your Kroger ad to Wal Mart. When you are checking out, tell the cashier that you have a price match on the Cheerios at $2/box. At the end of the transaction, give the cashier your coupon. Final cost for the box: $1.50. A dollar savings over the Wal Mart price.
Buy the deal at Kroger: Get the $2 deal at the source and give the cashier your coupon. Kroger will double the coupon (they double anything $.50 and under). Final cost for the box: $1.00. In this case, I would make a special trip to Kroger.
But what does this have to do with my shabbos prep this week? I got all of the (non meat) shopping done (with some stockpiling items, as well) this morning at Wal-Mart for $20.63 in about 25 minutes. Frugal with my money! Frugal with my time! The breakdown on the price matches:
Wal Mart Price | Competitor Price | Savings | |
2.03 lb of Yellow Squash | 1.42/lb * 2.03=2.88 | 0.77/lb*2.03=1.56 | $1.32 |
1 Cucumber | .74/1*1=.74 | .33/1*1=.33 | $0.41 |
1.27 lb Sweet Potatoes | .74/lb*1.27=.94 | .50/lb*1.27=.64 | $0.30 |
8 Duncan Hines | 1.16/1*8=9.28 | 0.77/1*8=6.16 | $3.12 |
1.67 lb Tomato | 1.18/lb*1.67=1.97 | .66/lb*1.67=1 | $0.97 |
2.67 lb Onion | .78/lb*2.67=2.08 | 0.33/lb*2.67=.88 | $1.20 |
1 Green Bell | .64/1*1=.64 | .33/1*1=.33 | $0.31 |
TOTAL SAVINGS | $7.63 |
Not a small savings! And I didn't have to run all around town to get the best price. We are one step closer to making chatzos!
Off to the kitchen to get started!
I have seen other people do this at Wal-Mart too....standing with their carts reviewing the other ads, and then I point out to my husband, "see I'm not the only one who does this!" Fortunately, the cashiers are really experienced at ringing up the competitor prices. :-)
ReplyDeleteI have *never* price matched at Walmart. I wonder what's holding me back? Maybe I will finally try it this week. Thanks for the inspiration (and for linking up to the blog hop on KOAB. Fun to find a new blog!!!!)
ReplyDeleteHonored that you are reading, Mara! You have inspired me over and over again. Glad to return the favor!
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