Ad Matching at WAL-MART...LOVE IT!

So this is my trip to Wal-mart I was telling you about!!! I ad matched 6 stores. I usually only ad match a couple at a time but it really wasn’t bad, I had my adds and I had this list to refer to so that I was ready to go! The sweet man checker (I try to always pick a man because they are so much nicer than the women, don’t know why but that has been my experience for sure) was just filling in and not a regular checker but he did it like a trooper and with a bit of help of a CSM who was a woman who was actually the nicest one I have had yet. Special thanks to them!!! They rock!

FYI: I called ahead to Wal-mart and they told me you can add match the final price (after Register Rewards) shown in the ads of Wal-greens and Rite Aid as long as it shows the price!!! This is a whole new thing to me so I’m super excited to step up my game with this little tip!

ALBERTSON'S:

(12) Ronzoni/American Beauty Pastas .75 a/c .25 = $3

(2) Ragu Sauce $1 a/c .50 = $1.00

(3)Bryers Ice Cream bars $1.99 a/c 1.66= $4.98

(3)Lunchables $2 a/c $1 = $3

HARMON’S

1 Crest Tooth Paste $1 a/c FREE

1 Nutella 13 oz $3 a/c $2 = $2

4 Dryers Shakes $1 a/c .50 =$2

6 Medow Gold Novelties $1.60 a/c $1.10 = $6.60

LIN’S

2 Bar S Franks .69 = $1.38

WAL-GREENS

1 Bounce dryer bar $2.99 a/c $1.99

1 Downy $2.99 a/c $1.99

3 Nivea Body Wash 2 for $5 a/c .50 = 1.50

4 Reach Tooth Brushes $1 a/c FREE

RITE AID

6 Pantene shamp/cond $3.00 a/c $2.00= $12.00

1 Crest .97 a/c FREE + .03MM

TARGET

3 ROOT AWAKENING John Frieda 5.49(get $5 gc when you buy 3)= $3.82 a/cpns = $1.78

OTHER ITEMS NOT AD MATCHED

2 Milk $2.48 :( :( Getting so expensive but we LOVE milk!

Melon Baller 2.76

BBQ Skewers 1.97

Corn Skewers .97

THESE BELOW ACTUALLY WERE CHEAPER AT WAL-MART than the advertised prices else where

4 Speed stick deo .98 a/c .23= $.98

12 Nature Select variety Gerber baby food $.94 (2pk) a/c .69 = 8.28

2 Cascade Dish trial size .97 a/c FREE +.03MM= .06MM(MONEY MAKER)

I got 80 items for $65.78!!!

I don’t know just how much I saved because Wal-mart doesn’t show a tally of the ad matched savings(and as you can see I add match almost everything in my cart) but after ad matching and before coupons my total was $120.36 and after coupons it was $65.78!! If I were to guess on my add matched saving it would be about $110!!!(And remember that is BEFORE coupons!!! So a total of $165 Savings!!! My total savings percentage is 77%!!!! I think that is the highest I have had in a while since I am usually purchasing must have items with all my coupon shopping anyway.

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Wal-Mart Ad Match Info

So I just prepared my long shopping list that ad matches 5 other stores...I'm almost done I should say. In preparing I came up with two questions I needed to ask Wal-mart first before heading over..

#1 Can you ad match the final price after RR's, Catalina's, and UP rewards (because I know you can't use the actual printed coupons)?

ANSWER: YES if you have the add and the add shows the final price!! I did forget to ask if they would do that even if the add shows the item as free, I'll be calling again...my guess is no though.

#2 Can you cross add match? For example(hypothetical although Crest is on sale for $1 at Harmons): Harmon's has Crest tooth paste for $1 and Target has a printable coupon for $1 off Crest Tooth paste

ANSWER: No, but he sounded confused a bit so I may ask again in store when I have the adds and coupons right there. Tweet Pin It

Wal-mart Trip

So this is my last nights coupon adventure to Wal-mart where I price matched Albertson's and Smith's in the same trip! The first picture is everything I purchased then I set out all the stuff I got for free(the second picture)... I would have had 16 boxes of pasta too if they would have been sufficiently stocked and priced matched like they say they will but they wouldn't take my word that the pasta was on sale so cheap at Smith's... guess where I'm headed next? .....SMITH'S!!

AND THE GRAND TOTAL BEFORE COUPONS/PRICE MATCHING = $138ish

AFTER COUPONS/PRICE MATCHING = $70 and some change

16 items for FREE!!!

Thank you Wal-mart, Albertson's, and Smith's!!!!

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Ad/Price Matching... FREE PASTA

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I have had a major coupon-life altering (lol) insight last night. I know if you are a couponer... you are probably already on top of this or have at least read about it but HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED IT?

So I have to be honest, I have always been nervous about ad or price matching for fear that the store would give you dirty looks and that you would be talking with customer service for hours to complete the transaction.

I did it once over the holidays for a couple of Nintendo DS lights. Radio Shack had them for $75 but sold out... I went to Wal-mart... and ad matched! It was a one day deal and took quite a bit of work but Wal-Mart was very nice and considerate when said and done and that saved a whopping $150 out of pocket!!!

I figured it was worth a try when I would save that much but on small grocery items, probably not...

WELL WELL WELL... I was WRONG! Smith's has a great sale going on this week and you can score lots of free Ronzoni and American Beauty Pasta if you have the coupons to match! I headed over ready to pick up 10 free boxes of pasta when to my dismay, THEY WERE SOLD OUT. Of course, that would be my luck because there are soo many thrifty couponers in my town. I had happened to run out of ink so I wanted to go to Wal-mart anyway and get ink when I had the thought, "Why not ad/price match the pasta?"

A little hesitant, I decided to give it a try. I knew I MUST have the Smith's ad in order to price match so I marked the pasta on the add, seperated the matching coupons to go with it and even decided to price match pasta sauce and Annie's Mac & Cheese.

I got to the check out stand ready to go, the cashier immediately noticed the Smith's ad in hand and said kindly, "Look's like we've got some ad matching tonight?" And I explained I am new to ad matching! He just took the prices right off the add and that was that! It seriously didn't take any extra time(maybe I got a good cashier but it was just as fast as normal check out!) SCORE!!! 10 boxes of Pasta for a whopping $1(I had one coupon missing), 10 jars of pasta sauce for $15(no coupons but normally $3 a jar), 10 boxes of mac & cheese for $5(no coupons just a good deal and Smith's was out of that too). 

So my question is WHY IN THE HECK WOULD I SHOP ANYWHERE BUT WAL-MART IF I CAN AD MATCH EVERY OTHER STORE?!!!  I am done going to multiple stores and trying to get their best deals, Wal-mart rocks!

The ONLY reason I might go back to Smith's or Albertson's is if the sale gives you the Catalina Rewards or $$ towards next shopping trip(I'm not sure if Wal-Mart will price match that, I guess I have more to learn).

If you want to see what sale items have matching coupons, go here and choose your store.

I have it linked to the current Smith's add but you can click the drop down box that says select store.

Here is a link for Pasta Coupons... can get you 16 boxes free if you print it twice.

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