Walmart Promises Christmas Price Guarantee

The holidays are fast approaching, and in a struggling economy, it means anxiety and stress for many families due to the added expense.

Holiday shopping can be stressful. What retailer offers the best deal? You buy a present for someone and three weeks later find it on sale somewhere else. That's enough to make anyone say, "Bah, humbug!"

This year, Walmart gives customers the Christmas Price Guarantee. Here’s how it works: If a customer buys an eligible product at Walmart anytime between Nov. 1 and Dec. 25, and then finds that same product advertised for less at another store, Walmart will give the customer a gift card for the difference through Dec. 25. Guaranteed.

“The greatest gift we can give our customers this holiday is great low prices on the things they want most,” said Duncan Mac Naughton, chief merchandising officer, Walmart U.S. “Walmart is easing shopping stress this Christmas by allowing customers to shop when and how they want, all while guaranteeing low prices through the entire holiday season.”

Walmart’s Christmas Price Guarantee is valid on purchases made Nov. 1 through Dec. 25 on identical items (the same brand, size, color, quantity, grade and model number) that are currently available at competitor’s stores located within the same local market as a particular Walmart store[i]. To apply for the Christmas Price Guarantee, customers need to simply bring in their original Walmart cash register receipt and the local competitor’s current printed ad to Walmart’s Customer Service desk through Dec. 25. Once validated, a gift card for the difference will be issued. Items placed on layaway will also be eligible for the Christmas Price Guarantee.

“We’re confident Walmart will have fantastic prices on a wide assortment of gifts from electronics to toys, so customers can shop early and spend the holiday enjoying time with their families,” said Mac Naughton.

Walmart’s additional holiday offerings, aimed at helping our customers beat the holiday’s economic Grinch and ensure no Christmas is stolen, include:

• Holiday Credit Offer: Shoppers can receive no interest if paid in full within six months on every purchase, every day in November and December, in store or on Walmart.com with your Walmart® Credit Card.[ii]  With no minimum dollar amount required, customers can buy the gifts they want from any department on any product in the store or at Walmart.com.

• Ship the Way You Want for Free: Customers can now ship the way they want for free. Nearly 95 percent of Walmart.com products–including hundreds of thousands of electronics, home furnishings, apparel, beauty products, diapers, sporting goods and more–are now eligible for free shipping via Site to Store, Pick Up Today, FedEx Site to Store and Home Free shipping programs. Customers can ship any purchase over $45 for free to their neighborhood Walmart or direct to their home, or choose to order online for same-day pick up in their local store.

• Bite-size Payments[iii]: Walmart’s Christmas Layaway program enables customers to make payments on purchases in varying amounts when they want through Dec. 16. Toys and electronic gifts with a retail price of $15 or more are eligible, including dozens of toys on Rollback to $15, such as Leapfrog Scribble and Write, Disney Princess Toddler Dolls, Transformers 3 Mechtech and select Lego playsets. Other great gifts included in the Christmas layaway program are bicycles, HDTVs and video games.

• Save Money on Gas[iv]: The Gas Rollback program has been extended through Dec. 24, and is available at participating Murphy stations at more than 1,000 Supercenters and 10 Walmart stations. This program gives customers a $0.10 discount on each gallon of gas or diesel fuel purchased at participating Murphy USA or Walmart stations.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. serves customers and members more than 200 million times per week at over 9,700 retail units under 69 different banners in 28 countries. With fiscal year 2011 sales of $419 billion, Walmart employs 2.1 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting http://walmartstores.com and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/walmart. Online merchandise sales are available at http://www.walmart.com and http://www.samsclub.com.