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Here are the price-matching policies for Best Buy, Walmart, and others

That’s why, to keep customers happy and prevent them from shopping elsewhere, some retailers offer price-matching policies that promise to match a lower price found elsewhere.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 9, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC
Key points
  • | Photo: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge" /> Amazon Amazon doesn’t offer price matching.
  • To get the difference for online purchases, you have to contact Best Buy via its on-site chat and provide the ad or website with….
  • We’ve summarized some of them here, but we recommend visiting the provided links and reading the policies carefully.

However, Best Buy only matches prices that are available to all customers and does not match membership-exclusive, loyalty-program, or paid-member discounts; thus, it excludes events like Amazon Prime Day.

Below are the price-matching policies for several major retailers.

Additional details
  • If Amazon offers a better discount than Best Buy on the new Echo Time, Best Buy will refund you the difference.
  • If you’re looking for a deal on a product and you know it’s available for a lower price elsewhere (or it was previously offered at the same retailer), it never hurts to call or chat with a customer service rep and ask if they’ll match the price.
  • Under its current policy, shoppers can only request a price adjustment if they find an identical qualifying item for less than they paid on Target.com, at their local Target store, or through an eligible Target Circle deal.
  • Target will also price match Target Plus Partner (the retailer’s name for third-party sellers) items if the same Target Plus Partner on Target.com has it for less, or with a Target Circle deal.
  • To request a price match, you’ll need to show the online price or digital version of the ad and provide your original receipt or packing slip; screenshots and photos aren’t accepted.

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