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What Is the Price Match Guarantee at Sam’s Club?

March 18, 2024 by Melissa Batai

Sam's Club Price Match Guarantee

Are you a member of Sam’s Club? If so, you’re among millions of Americans in 45 states who shop at one of the nearly 600 Sam’s Club warehouse stores. This membership-based chain offers its clients low-priced items. For many, that is enough, but others occasionally find that the item they just bought at Sam’s Club is priced lower somewhere else. If that happens to you, it’s important to understand Sam’s Club price match guarantee.

What Is the Price Match Guarantee at Sam’s Club?

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Simply put, Sam’s Club price match guarantee allows you to request a price match for items now on sale or at a lower price than you originally bought them for.  

What Sam’s Club Price Match Guarantee Doesn’t Do

Gray Sam's Club sign with a blue background

Having said that, there are several things that the price match guarantee doesn’t do.

  • It does not match competitors’ prices.
  • It does not price match specially priced items for a promotion such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or One Day Events.
  • It does not price match items that are priced differently because of regional differences.

Alternatives to the Price Match Guarantee

 

What if you purchased the item some time ago? Sam’s Club won’t honor the price match guarantee then, so are you stuck having paid the higher price?

Not necessarily.

Sam’s Club has a generous return policy. One alternative is to return the product and then buy the same product at whatever store you saw selling the item for a lower price than Sam’s Club.

Sam’s Club’s Return Policy

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There are a few rules you should know about Sam’s Club’s return policy before using this strategy:

For Online Purchases

Laptop computer with a yellow screen that has a white cart and "online purchase" written on it.

If you purchase an item online, you may be able to return it in-store, depending on the item. Some items can only be returned online when purchased that way.

Also, you are responsible for paying return shipping and handling unless Sam’s Club made an error shipping you the item. In this case, paying for the return shipping may negate any savings you can find by buying the item at a lower price somewhere else.

For In-Store Purchases

Interior of a Sam's Club store.

If you’d like to return an in-store purchase, simply bring your item and the receipt. Sam’s Club will then refund you for the purchase.

However, you’re unable to return an item you bought in the store online.

Some Items That Can’t Be Returned

Sam's Club Price Match Guarantee
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Even though Sam’s Club has a nice return policy, some items can’t be returned:

  • Gift Cards, Shopping Cards, Prepaid Cards,
  • Customized items like personalized gifts and photos
  • Purchases made through the Sam’s Club Wholesale Trading Program
  • Tickets
  • Prescriptions

In addition, only select Sam’s Clubs accept the following items for return:

  • Adult Beverages,
  • Automotive Tires & Batteries,
  • Cigarettes & Tobacco Products,
  • Eyeglasses,
  • Hearing Aids

For the above items, you’ll need to call your store to see if they will accept returns.

Final Thoughts

Magnifying glass over the Sam's Club website.

Sam’s Club has a generous return policy. However, Sam’s Club’s price match guarantee may leave you wanting, especially if you purchased an item some time ago. However, there are ways to skirt around this policy to purchase the item for the lowest price possible.

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Melissa Batai
Melissa Batai

Melissa is a freelance writer and virtual assistant. She earned her Master’s from Southern Illinois University, and her Bachelor’s in English from the University of Michigan. When she’s not working, you can find her homeschooling her kids, reading a good book, or cooking.

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