Black Friday 2012 Price Matching Policies

Retailer

Price Matching
for Black Friday?

Store Policy

Amazon

No

Amazon will only match prices of TVs within 14 days of purchase, but prices are not matched on Black Friday. Early bird and doorbuster offers are excluded.

Best Buy

No

Best Buy will match prices on identical, in-stock items from any local retailer and select major online retailers like Amazon and Walmart, but prices are not matched on sales from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday. Best Buy’s price matching promotion runs until November 17, and from November 27 to December 24. Special offers, bundled offers, rebates, and more are excluded. Customers must present proof of a cheaper price via competitor’s print ad.

Fry’s Electronics

Yes

Fry’s Electronics will match prices on identical, in-stock items from authorized local or online competitors, though some items are excluded. Fry’s is also honoring price-matching on select items within 15 to 30 days of purchase, and will issue customers a 10% refund of the item’s purchase price.

Home Depot

Yes

Home Depot offers to go 10% lower than the price customers find on identical, in-stock items from any local retailer, but online offers, special orders, rebates, free offers, and more are excluded.

J&R

Yes

J&R will match prices from authorized resellers, but CDs and DVDs are excluded. Customers must present proof of a cheaper price via competitor’s print ad.

JCPenney

Yes

JCPenney will match prices on identical, in-stock items from any local retailer. Online offers, free, special, or bundled offers and rebates are excluded. Customers must present proof of a cheaper price via competitor’s print ad.

Kohl’s

Yes

Kohl’s will match prices on identical, in-stock items from any local retailer, but online offers, clearance, Buy One, Get One offers, and more are excluded. Customers must present proof of a cheaper price via competitor’s print ad.

Lowe’s

Yes

Lowe’s offers to go 10% lower than the price customers find on identical, in-stock items from any local retailer, but online offers, closeout, special order, discontinued, clearance, liquidation items, and more are excluded. Customers and customers must present proof of a cheaper price via competitor’s print ad.

Meijer

Yes

Meijer will only match prices of general merchandise, and online offers, grocery, health & beauty items, discount, special promotions, gift card promotions, limited quantity items, mail-in rebates, and more are excluded. Customers must present proof of a cheaper price via competitor’s print ad.

Office Depot

Yes

Office Depot will match prices on identical, in-stock items from any local retailer and select online retailers, but free product offers, special orders, mail-in rebates, and more are excluded. Customers must present proof of a cheaper price via competitor’s print ad. Office Depot is also honoring price-matching within 14 days of purchase and will reimburse customers the difference.

OfficeMax

Yes

OfficeMax will match prices on identical items from any local retailer, but mail-in rebates, gifts with purchase, and more are excluded. Customers must present proof of a cheaper price via competitor’s print ad.

Sears

No

Sears will match prices on identical, in-stock items from any local retailer within 14 days of purchase, but prices are not matched on sales from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday. Online-only offers, bonus offers, free offers, special offers, bundled offers, rebates, and more are excluded. Customers must present proof of a cheaper price via competitor’s print ad.

Staples

Yes

Staples will match prices on identical, in-stock items from any local retailer and select major online retailers. Gift cards and more are excluded. Customers must present proof of a cheaper price via competitor’s print ad. Staples is also honoring price-matching within 14 days of purchase and will reimburse customers the difference.

Target

No

Target will match prices on identical, in-stock items from any local retailer and from major online retailers, but prices are not matched on sales between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. Early bird and doorbuster offers, timed deals, special offers, bundled offers, rebates, Buy One, Get One offers, and more are excluded. Target’s price matching promotion runs November 1 to December 16, and November 27 to December 24. Customers must present proof of a cheaper online price via mobile device, printout, or competitor’s print ad.

Walmart

Yes

Walmart will match prices on identical, in-stock items from any local retailer, but prices are not matched on sales seven days before Thanksgiving Day and through Cyber Monday. Online offers, some Buy One, Get one offers, special offers, bundled offers, rebates, and more are excluded. Unlike most other merchants, Walmart will match prices on select Buy One, Get One Free ads.

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