Kristy2078 (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} kristy2078) wrote in ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} walmart_employe,@ 2008-05-17 00:46:00 |
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This made my blood boil (that post is friends-locked, but I did some copy pasta for you guys).
Someone posted topoor_skills about price matching in Walmart stores:
Since this community is all about getting the best deals through ad comping, coupons, etc., here's a warning for anyone working with Wal-Mart. I just found this out today and didn't see anything about it in the memories.
It's a LOT stupid, but according to my higher-ups, Wal-Mart generally does not price-match among in-company stores, nor does it price-match its own website. Basically, if one Wal-mart has an item cheaper than another Wal-Mart, you must go to the Wal-mart that has the cheaper item to get it at that price. Same thing with Wal-Mart.com. Some stores may be more lenient than other, but it's a general no-no. Outside stores (like K-Mart, CVS, etc.) are fine as long as the other price is not a 1) Buy-x-Get-x offer 2) x% off offer 3) in-store only coupon/discount (like the price of something if bought with a store rewards card).
Sorry if this is old news, but I figured I'd share in case it wasn't.
What ticked me off was this comment:
It works the other way around, too, though. Don't fall into the negativity trap.
In my hometown there were two Wal-marts, and one was closing to move to a different location. They had car wax on sale for $2 a bottle, but the other store was selling them for $6.
So I bought a huge number of bottles at $2, and returned them to the other store for $6 a piece. Viola.
And without a receipt. Fortunately, some others did gang up on this commenter for being an asshole towards Walmart employees :)
Someone posted to
poor_skills about price matching in Walmart stores:Since this community is all about getting the best deals through ad comping, coupons, etc., here's a warning for anyone working with Wal-Mart. I just found this out today and didn't see anything about it in the memories.
It's a LOT stupid, but according to my higher-ups, Wal-Mart generally does not price-match among in-company stores, nor does it price-match its own website. Basically, if one Wal-mart has an item cheaper than another Wal-Mart, you must go to the Wal-mart that has the cheaper item to get it at that price. Same thing with Wal-Mart.com. Some stores may be more lenient than other, but it's a general no-no. Outside stores (like K-Mart, CVS, etc.) are fine as long as the other price is not a 1) Buy-x-Get-x offer 2) x% off offer 3) in-store only coupon/discount (like the price of something if bought with a store rewards card).
Sorry if this is old news, but I figured I'd share in case it wasn't.
What ticked me off was this comment:
It works the other way around, too, though. Don't fall into the negativity trap.
In my hometown there were two Wal-marts, and one was closing to move to a different location. They had car wax on sale for $2 a bottle, but the other store was selling them for $6.
So I bought a huge number of bottles at $2, and returned them to the other store for $6 a piece. Viola.
And without a receipt. Fortunately, some others did gang up on this commenter for being an asshole towards Walmart employees :)
