Walmart has two (2) policies that you should carry with you to their stores. We always recommend having the stores’ coupon policies with you – no matter what store you shop in. There is the coupon policy and the ad match guarantee. There are also pretty printable versions: Ad Match Guarantee and Coupon Policy
First we will talk about their “Ad Match Guarantee”… Walmart commercials show the friendly cashier “just match it” on TV. Walmart’s policy is simple… if someone else has a lower price – they will match it. Please remember that it needs to be a LOCAL competitor, not from some store 30 minutes away… or a state away. And they don’t match close-out stores either (think Dollar Tree or Big Lots here).
Price Matches
* Will match local competitor prices
* Easier if you take the ad with you
* Matches right at the register
* Typically will not match BOGOs
** Will match BOGO if it has an EXACT price
** Publix and Winn Dixie ads are not exact price (they are “up to” prices)
Next is coupons. Walmart’s coupon policy is very clear cut. There should be little (if any) confusion.
* Coupons
** Will allow overage
** Will not accept competitor coupons for $ off or % off amounts – only price matching
** ONE coupon per item
* Will accept internet printed coupons
** Must have value on it
** No “free without purchase”
** Must scan
* Manufacturer coupons
** From newspaper
** From manufacturer (mail, blinkie)
** Can be “free without purchase”
The easiest way to think of coupons at Walmart is that they will price match other stores (but not take other stores coupons), and that they will allow one manufacturer coupon per item.
Please remember that when there is question about either policy… it always pays to be nice. You can choose to not purchase the item in question if they are not going to honor what you thought to be the deal.
Can you use a bogo and one cents off coupon since it is two items? At Winter Haven it seems to be whatever manager is on duty the policy changes and corprate customer service can not quote coupon policy over the phone.
It depends on the coupons. You should be able to use one BOGO coupon and one cents off one coupon. Example… $.50/1 coupon. However, you would not be able to use a BOGO and a $1/2 coupon… unless you were purchasing 4 items total. Their corporate policy does not address this particular situation. Unfortunately, it is up to the manager on duty.
Are you aloud to have multiple copies of the same coupon? Because in some stores they limit you to one per customer.
Jessica, it depends on what the coupon says. Some of them say “limit of 4 like coupons” or limit 1 per transaction. If it doesn’t say a limit, you should be ok though. Although, it is important to remember that some managers will limit
I went to my walmart in Clermont and the lady before me used a competitor store coupon on an item she was buying. As far as I knew Walmart wasn’t taking them only doing price matching. What the cashier did was ring up all her stuff except the ones she was using a target coupon for. Then when she was done she scanned the target coupons and then rang up the items for those coupons. Then took all her MF coupons after that. I have seen two cashiers at our walmart use target coupons. I noticed no change in the policy and wanted to ask you if you heard anything about this.
The corporate policy says that they will price match… They do not accept competitor coupons for dollars, cents, or percents off. What we tell people is to honor the corporate policy and not ask the stores to break the rules. Unfortunately, there will always be people who do