Update [6/28]: They've added a lot of new items to this promotion; Amazon is again matching many of them.

Update: Seems they got sick of Amazon price-matching everything, and have started offering some much bigger discounts when you choose pickup option!

Walmart just started offering additional discounts on select items when you choose the free in-store pickup option. They're currently offering this discount on about 10,000 items, with plans to increase to a million items by June.

The amount of the discount is supposedly related to the cost of shipping the item to the customer (so heavier item = bigger pickup discount). Here's more from The Checkout.

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MajorMeatwad
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Posted 05/08/2017 at 09:12 PM PT
Posted 05/08/2017 at 09:12 PM PT
This is just going to raise prices as
amazon
will only match the stated price, not the real "pickup special 1 hour window price" creating a false market. As
walmart
s deals will now only be "special pickup" with no incentive for
amazon
to compete. Already got burned on the tent deal. Price went up $28 during checkout. Another Lame
walmart
attempt.
cvbn
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Posted 05/08/2017 at 10:30 PM PT
Posted 05/08/2017 at 10:30 PM PT
your a bit late to the party,its been going on for a while.they both are matching lowest price,amazon deals run out after certain number are sold
wolderiii
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Posted 05/09/2017 at 06:17 AM PT
Posted 05/09/2017 at 06:17 AM PT
i bought a ping pong table top for billiards table.
walmart
offered a 2.70 discount to pick it up in store. hmmmm... have a 70lb item delivered free or go pick it up in store for a 2.70 discount. i chose to have them ship it to my door.
hough747
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Posted 06/28/2017 at 10:45 AM PT
Posted 06/28/2017 at 10:45 AM PT
AgentK, the link to the Checkout article is broken
Massive_Purple_Head
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Posted 06/28/2017 at 11:05 PM PT
Posted 06/28/2017 at 11:05 PM PT
PERSONALLY, I HOPE
AMAZON
KICKS
WALMART
S COLLECTIVE A$$
maximillian
Ben's cred: 254
Posted 06/29/2017 at 06:42 AM PT
Posted 06/29/2017 at 06:42 AM PT
I am using
Walmart
more and more. It's much easier to return items to
Walmart
if I want to, especially for large items. Then I am getting sick of Bezos' & Washington Post hit job on the POTUS. It's un-American.
Nivram
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Posted 06/29/2017 at 07:26 AM PT
Posted 06/29/2017 at 07:26 AM PT
Meanwhile, last time I did a store pick-up at my local
Walmart
, after checking in at their kiosk, their super duper "automated" system let me sit there for over half an hour, waiting for someone to show up, and have me sign for a box that was shipped FedEx to the store.

So my question is, if they can FedEx a box to the store for FREE, why can't they do the same to my house??

So my question is, if they can FedEx a box to the store for FREE, why can't they do the same to my house??"/>
Tenacious_D
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Posted 06/29/2017 at 12:45 PM PT
Posted 06/29/2017 at 12:45 PM PT
Because they want you to walk into their store, increasing the odds that you'll buy more since you're already there.
JavaJoe_2
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Posted 07/05/2017 at 07:59 PM PT
Posted 07/05/2017 at 07:59 PM PT
i bought a ping pong table top for billiards table.
walmart
offered a 2.70 discount to pick it up in store. hmmmm... have a 70lb item delivered free or go pick it up in store for a 2.70 discount. i chose to have them ship it to my door.



Have ya seen what 70 lb. items look like when shipped??
Good Luck with that. Shippers just slap a label on boxes that were designed to be palatalized.
i bought a ping pong table top for billiards table. walmart offered a 2.70 discount to pick it up in store. hmmmm... have a 70lb item delivered free or go pick it up in store for a 2.70 discount. i chose to have them ship it to my door.


Have ya seen what 70 lb. items look like when shipped??
Good Luck with that. Shippers just slap a label on boxes that were designed to be palatalized."/>
dave_c
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Posted 07/06/2017 at 04:02 PM PT
Posted 07/06/2017 at 04:02 PM PT
Meanwhile, last time I did a store pick-up at my local
Walmart
, after checking in at their kiosk, their super duper "automated" system let me sit there for over half an hour, waiting for someone to show up, and have me sign for a box that was shipped FedEx to the store.

So my question is, if they can FedEx a box to the store for FREE, why can't they do the same to my house??


It's cheaper to ship several items from a warehouse to a store, than delivering each item to each individual location.
Meanwhile, last time I did a store pick-up at my local Walmart, after checking in at their kiosk, their super duper "automated" system let me sit there for over half an hour, waiting for someone to show up, and have me sign for a box that was shipped FedEx to the store.

So my question is, if they can FedEx a box to the store for FREE, why can't they do the same to my house??

It's cheaper to ship several items from a warehouse to a store, than delivering each item to each individual location."/>