Have you heard the news?  Walmart announced yesterday that they will match or beat select Black Friday offers from other retailers a whole week early!  This awesomeness will start this Friday, November 21, 2014, at 8 am.  Not everything will be included but they are offering some HOT price matches on items such as televisions, PlayStations, Keurigs, KitchenAid Stand Mixers, and more.

See the NEW Walmart Pre-Black Friday ad here!

On top of price matching on other stores prices Walmart will also be offering Black Friday-like prices on a variety of items. Examples include:

Samsung 58” Class Smart LED HDTV – $698 (special buy)
Samsung 40” Class LED HDTV with “Frozen Sing-Along Edition” – $298 (special buy)
New iPad Air 2 16 GB, WiFi – $489 with a $100 Walmart gift card
Get a $75 gift card with the purchase of the iPhone 6 or 5s
o iPhone 6 available for $179 or iPhone 5s for $79 with a two year service agreement on Sprint, AT&T or Verizon
o iPhone 6 and 5s available for $0 down for AT&T Next or Verizon Edge customers – plans available in select markets
4-Pc Table Tennis Set – $79 (special buy)
A variety of “Frozen” special buys
Black & Decker 18v 2-Battery NiCad Drill – $69.88 ($20 savings)
Hoover High Performance Bagless Upright Vacuum – $98 (special buy)

UPDATED Walmart Online Price Match policy!

I was really happy to see that Walmart finally clarified their Online Price Match Policy!  I was getting very frustrated that people were taking advantage of the penny prices on Amazon.  I personally never thought that price matching the GIMMICK penny deals was right or the way that Walmart intended it when the policy was written up.  Most people who see that price knows it’s just a gimmick and unfortunately went out and didn’t purchase one item but hundreds.

I absolutely think that not clarifying this sooner was a mistake on Walmart’s part but unfortunately I’m not invited to their business meetings…yet!  If all of this confuses you, this was type of thing that people were price matching.  What the picture below doesn’t show is that while this item is a penny it is also charging $15 to ship.

Here’s what Walmart had to say when they released the updated online price match policy.

Bentonville, Ark., November 19, 2014 – We launched online price matching because it’s the right thing for our customers. It’s making a meaningful difference for people who want to feel confident they’re getting the best price, and we’re committed to matching online prices going forward.
At the same time, we can’t tolerate fraud or attempts to trick our cashiers. This kind of activity is unfair to the millions of customers who count on us every day for honest value. With this in mind, we’ve updated our policy to clarify that we will match prices from Walmart.com and 30 major online retailers, but we won’t honor prices from marketplace vendors, third-party sellers, auction sites or sites requiring memberships.

We will continue to listen to feedback from our customers and our cashiers to make sure our online price match policy is working. Customers with questions can read the updated policy by searching ‘online price match’ at Walmart.com.

I think the changes are exactly the right thing and will ensure that Online Price Matching is here to stay! What do you think?