We’ve discussed price matching previously as an excellent means of shopping frugally. If you get the Sunday paper, you can check circulars for product pricing on many items you may want.
But we wanted to take a post to remind you of the ease and money saving opportunity of price matching to Amazon.com!
Tip: Make sure you are familiar with each store policy on price matching.
On a recent trip to Target, we were shopping for a single new filter for our sink water filter. We were shocked to see that Target was charging $19.99 for one replacement filter! Knowing that there had to be a better price, we searched online and located the filter on Amazon.com for $8.99.
Our young cashier didn’t know if Target allowed us to price match to Amazon, but she called over a manager to assist. We were directed to the courtesy desk where, after a super quick verification of the online price, we were checked out and on our way home.
Tip2: This is another great use of your smart phone. Don’t hesitate to take a minute to check a price online.
We celebrated a 50% savings by simply searching for a product on our phone prior to checking out of the store! And now that we are more aware of Target’s policy, we will complete our price check research prior to some of our shopping trips to make the experience even smoother.
Enjoy your savings!