Can You Get a Deal After You’ve Paid Full Price?

Many major retailers will adjust the price of an item if a customer can show it’s available elsewhere for less when they check out. 

A number of popular stores, however, do have policies for post-sale considerations, whether you find a better price elsewhere or the item goes on sale where you bought it. Some may only price-match specific retailers, others only their own pricing, so it’s important to review the refund and price-matching policy wherever you shop. 

Here’s a closer look at the policies of some of the top retailers across the country. Bear in mind that these are select details, and each company has additional information that is worth reviewing further.

Bed Bath & Beyond (Overstock)
Price matching is available for Club O members only. You can request a partial refund up to seven days after purchase. If you find a better price at Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond, Hayneedle, Home Depot, Jet, Staples, Target, Walmart, or Wayfair, you’ll need to contact customer service with the URL and a screenshot of the product page.

Best Buy
Partial refunds are possible if you find an item on sale at Best Buy or a “Qualified Competitor” such as Abt Electronics, Amazon, Apple, Costco, Target, and Walmart within the return and exchange period, which varies by product and member status. Just contact customer service online or via phone.

Costco
You have 30 days to request a partial refund if Costco lowers the price of an item you purchased from Costco.com. If you made the purchase in a walk-in store, you’ll have to visit the in-store customer service department to see if you can get some money back, as Costco will not price-match online and in-store purchases against one another. And the warehouse store does not price-match with other retailers.

Crutchfield
After you’ve bought an item, you have 60 days to request a price match via phone or chat if its price drops at Crutchfield.

JCPenney
You can request a partial refund for 14 days after a purchase if you find the item available for less at JCPenney or another retailer. The company does not honor prices listed by third-party sellers on Amazon and other marketplaces, but everything else, including items sold and shipped by Amazon, is fair game.

Macy’s
You have just 10 days to submit a request to Macy’s for a price adjustment, and the company recommends your request be done through Macy’s chat support, which can be found at the bottom of this page. There may be restrictions on certain items.

Staples
Staples matches prices from its competitors if you can show proof of a lower price elsewhere at checkout in-store only, or will provide a partial refund within 14 days of making a purchase of an item that goes on sale in-store or at Staples.com.

Target
If you find a better price at Target or a qualifying online competitor, Target will refund you the difference for up to 14 days following your purchase. You can bring in proof of the lower price to a store or contact customer service over the phone to get a partial refund for online purchases. And during the 2024 holiday season, from Nov. 7 through Dec. 24, Target is extending its price-matching policy. If anything you buy goes on sale for less during this time, you can request a refund of the difference. There are exceptions, such as finding a lower price at a different Target location than where you made your purchase or if the lower price is part of a flash sale like an Amazon Lightning Deal or a doorbuster deal.