Matching Prices with competition and trying to offer customers a better deal has been a very successful marketing strategy for decades. It is often done by companies to attract customers from their competitor companies. Amazon itself does this. When someone tries to get a product from somewhere other than Amazon, the company may reduce the price to the extent that the other company can no longer compete. And then they can safely raise the price. Best Buy has a policy of Price Matching amazon that enables its buyers to price match products at a pre-tax price. This option applies to both online and in-person retail stores. Price Matching can be done with all the local retailers in the vicinity including their separate online stores. Moreover, it also applies to certain predominantly online stores including Amazon, Dell, HP, Tiger Direct, Crutchfield, Newegg, and B and H Photo Video. The Policy at Best Buy states that any of these major retailers can be Price Matched.
Criteria for Price Matching
Time
The time you buy a product plays an important role in the matter of price matching it. According to the policy of Best Buy, if you buy a product at a certain price one day, and find the same product at a cheaper price on amazon or anywhere else a few weeks later, You will not be allowed to claim the Price Matching refund. After all, Inflation and other technicalities come into play.
Amount of Items
There is a limit on the amount of Price Matching a single person can do at Best Buy. You can not expect to buy 5 different things and expect them all to be Price Matched. Rather, you will get Price Matching on only one of the items. For the other 4, you will have to pay in full. A way around this problem is to call in all your neighbors and relatives and ask them to get products with price matching for you if they are not going to use the policy for themselves. Who said friends and relatives were useless?
Pickup Time period
If Best Buy has offered you a certain price and you decide to purchase the product. Then the price further falls at the time you are to pick up your parcel, In this case, Best Buy is entitled to offer the lower price that is available at the time of Pick Up.
Delivery Date
If you have already bought a product at Best Buy and have yet a day for it to be delivered and the price drops from its original value, in this case, you can ask for a complete refund by calling up the store at 1-888-237-8289. You will receive the lower price available.
Condition of Product
Best Buy Price Matching Guarantee only applies to new items according to the policy. This means that if you have any opened products or products for clearance, the Best Buy Price matching guarantee will not apply and you will need to pay the full amount.
Items that the Best Buy Price Matching Policy will not account for
Limited stock available
If the competitors of a Best Buy store are running short on a certain product in either physical or online stores, the Best Buy Price matching policy will cease to work.
3rd Party
If there are items that are being sold from a third-party platform like eBay, Facebook marketplace, Amazon, Google, or even best buy marketplace, then such items do not fall under the policy ruling.
Service Pricing
Service pricing is yet another component that does not fall under the Best Buy ruling for matched prices as company services can have a variety of prices depending on the work involved.
Miscellaneous (Products not qualifying for Product matching)
- Online Sold contracted Smartphones
- Coupon Items
- Items that were purchased during the weekend of Thanksgiving
- Items that are bought at a comparatively cheaper price due to using the competitor’s credit card
- Refurbished and pre-loved items
- Free Items
- Discounted video games as a result of a membership program or other promotions
To conclude
Best Buy does have Price Matching with Amazon, both online as well as in stores. However, there are a series of conditions that need to pass through for you to be eligible for a Price match.
FAQ
Q)Can online products be Price Matched with physically available products at Best Buy?
A)According to the policy, customers are allowed to Price Match Online products with those available in retail stores. For example, you see a Boom Box online at Amazon and the same thing for a higher price at Best Buy. In this case, you can make use of the Price Matching policy and ask for a refund. And vice Versa for seeing a product in a retail store and price Matching it with the product seen on the Best Buy website.
Q)Does Best Buy’s price match Costco’s?
A)If a Costco warehouse is a local retail competitor and has the immediate availability of an identical product and fits other price matching criteria then it is eligible for the Price Matching policy.
Q)How many competitors will Best Buy Price Match?
A)According to sources, Best Buy will price match competitors that are located within a 25-mile radius of the Local Best Buy store.
Q)For how long can you request a Price Match on a Best Buy?
A)There is a time period ranging from approximately 14-45 days. This however depends upon the product in particular as well as the membership of the client.
