Forget Shopping Black Friday on Thanksgiving day or Friday. Walmart made a huge announcement today that just hit me what it really means. Black Friday starts on Friday November 22 at Walmart. I totally glazed over, which happens at 5:30 am, the part about the examples of sales in the memo they sent out. I thought they were just general examples, UMMMM NO!! These are the actual prices that are going to start on Friday.
At 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, Walmart will kick off a pre-Black Friday savings event in stores and online, lowering the prices on popular toys and electronics, to match select Black Friday offers from Target, Toys R’ Us and Best Buy one week early.
I have added the Ad Previews below
To clear up some online confusion. The deals will be available online on friday. I am trying to find out if you buy it online now if they will give you a gift card back when they drop the price.
When Duncan Mac Naughton of Walmart said : “Black Friday is our Super Bowl and we plan to win,” he wasn’t kidding.
I have learned that Walmart is going to take around 100 of the competitions hottest Black Friday Items and put them on sale starting Friday. You won’t even have to go out on Thanksgiving if you don’t want to and you definitely won’t need to go anywhere but Walmart. At first, I thought they were just going to pick and choose a few items but that isn’t the case. I am waiting on the complete list of items they are marking down.
It is my understanding that because this sale is not the actual Black Friday or Thanksgiving day sale that it is NOT excluded from the Christmas Ad Match Guarantee and you will be able to get gift cards for the difference if you have already bought any items that go on sale friday.
Pssst- GO GET THEM RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!! If I find out that you can buy them online NOW and get the gift cards then I will post links so you can do all your shopping online right now!!!
Examples of toys and electronics that are part of Walmart’s pre-Black Friday saving event, while supplies last, include:
Toys:
- LeapPad 2 – WAS: $79, NEW PRICE: $39.99
- Little Tikes Cozy Coupe – WAS: $49.87, NEW PRICE: $34.99
- Nerf Rebelle Crossbow – WAS: $19.88, NEW PRICE: $11.99
- Monopoly Board Game – WAS: $7.77, NEW PRICE: $5
- Hot Wheels Single Car – WAS: .97 cents, NEW PRICE: .60 cents
Electronics:
- LG 50-inch HDTV – WAS: $598, NEW PRICE: $448
- Skylanders and Infinity Starter Packs – WAS: $74.96, NEW PRICE: $37
- Select PS4 and Xbox One Video Games such as Call of Duty: Ghosts, NBA 2K14 and Battlefield 4 – WAS: $59.96, NEW PRICE: $49
If you still have questions if Walmart is Price Matching Black Friday Ads I have your answer:
“On Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday and any of their shopping trips, customers can take advantage of the everyday ad match policy* available at Walmart stores. If a customer spots a lower price on an advertised item, and comes into a Walmart store during the same day and time that the competitor’s ad is valid, Walmart will match the price at the register.”
I still have a few questions out that I am waiting on answers. Keep Checking back for more developments.
I bought a Leap Pad 2 two weeks ago from Walmart online for $64. Will I be able to e-mail them on Friday and receive a gift card for the difference?
Not sure if they “match” their own prices…I would suggest returning it, buying it from another store and then they will according to their policy give you the difference on a gift card.
I believe if you take in your reciept to customer service, they willadjust it to the sale price
if they are like target they will… so maybe not. you could tell them you will just buy it for the cheaper price and return the more expensive one as it is within the 90 day return period… but more than likely they are too stupid to understand what you are saying so you will probably have to buy the cheaper one and return the more expensive one. Best part about that is you don’t have to get the stupid price difference on a gift card but rather in cash. That’s how most stores do a price match… Best Buy, Target… Only Walmart would be so bold as to scam you and make it sound like a deal.
Dude You are Awesome. You are my new best friend.
Thank you!
Do you have the list yet? I have been searching ever since I saw the story.
it isn’t released, I am trying to get a secret copy!
well seems it just dropped and it is way short of over 100 items 🙁 on the blackfriday page where it has the bf ad there is now a pre bf event ad that is TWO pages long.
that even has been running, not the same one.
It says on the circular starts Friday 11/22 at 8 am. http://weeklyad.walmart.com/Walmart/BrowseByPage/Index/?StoreID=2494045&PromotionID=95342&PromotionViewMode=2
Isn’t that online only though?
no, in store and online
I have 2 ipads in laway at walmart. Since they are cheaper on black friday and you get a gift card with the purchase of them, can I go up there and get the gift card? I am confused
i would also like to get clear on if I put something in laway today or buy it can i go back and get the cheaper price friday
yes!
I am a little confused. I saw the two page ad but it sounds like you are saying there will be a lot more deals than the two pages worth this Friday. Are they going to have a ad come out because I don’t understand how we will know what else will be discounted without a ad. Thanks so much for all you do. you and Tiffany Rock!
The prices will be reduced automatically, no ad needed.
Ok so I’m lost. If I put something in layaway today at $100 and the price drops on Friday to $40 they will give me the better price? Sorry I’m new to all this holiday ad/price matching.
yes, that is their policy!
Is it corporate policy or is it up to the management?
I asked about items already on layaway yesterday at the store – I was told this: If the item is already on lay-away and goes on sale, you have to not only notify the layaway clerk during the time of the sale to get the price adjusted, you also have to completely purchase the item then and there. For example, I have a LeapPad2 on layaway that I originally paid $79.00 for….on Friday, I have to go to the store and have the price adjusted to $39.99 and purchase it/take it home. I was told the price goes back up to regular price after the sale is over. Not sure if this is all correct or not, WalMart is NOT known for having the most informed/clear on policies employees. Maybe a call to your local store (make sure to get the emloyees name!) might be a good call.
I tried to do this…put items on layaway because I knew that specific item was going to drop in price on black friday, I was told by the clerk that those deals will not be available to layaway customers. It also shows on their website that Layaway will not be available on black friday.
8AM in which time zone? Thanks!
your time zone
I have some clarification questions.
Is this online only, or is it in store as well?
If it is in store as well, is there an actual ad that we will have to have with us in order to get the ‘price matched’ price or is it just that everything is on sale and we just have to shop?
both! there is no price matching. Walmart is lowering their prices!
My son has been drooling over skylanders swap force for over a month now. If I go and buy it tomorrow for $74 bucks, can I go back on Friday and do the “ad match” thing and get the difference back? My walmart is so super small, I’m afraid they will be all sold out on Friday.
I would, or you can buy it online on Friday. I will be sure to have a link for you!
I thought I had seen on tv that they’ll give you the difference on a gift card.
So we can go to Walmart tomorrow, make a layway, and then go back on Friday and pick it up with Friday’s prices?
yes, that is their policy!
Awesome!!! Thanks Paul!
Thanks…where is this ad posted at? How will we know what to “purchase” tomorrow? Sorry I’m getting excited abt this.
Hi, I’m looking for a ipod touch for my sons 16th Birthday. I haven’t really seen any good deals around. Just wanted to ask if you have any ideas where the best place to get it will be. Thanks 😀
Him being 16 don’t get the cheaper 16 GB as it has no rear camera. Best buy will have a 32gb for $249.99 on bf.
So the X box that is suppose to be onsale for $99 , can be bought anytime between 22nd and next Friday too.
yes!
Paul, thanks for the great info and all you and Tiffany do!
For how long will these prices last? Is it just valid for this Friday?
Thanks! 22-27
Forgot to ask…how do we know which items are on sale? For example, are they lowering their prices on Power Wheels as well?
we don’t yet. I will let you know if/when I find out.
I was wondering two questions
1.Will the items on the black Friday ads be available on the 22nd at the black Friday prices or is it only certain things?
2. Will you be able to buy the black Friday things from the ad online at walmart website or is it in the store only
It is only certain things, it is not all items form the ads. Many items will be online.
So if I buy the nabi today for $179 and go on bf to coustomer service bf at 8 when they go on sale for $99 dollars will they give me the difference on a giftcard? I can’t do it thru layaway because layaway closes at 3pm thanksgiving and don’t reopen unitill 8am Friday. Please clarify bc my walmart does not know poilcy on coupons or price match and want something from the walmart website showing they will do that deal! Please helppp
What is the model# of the LG TV? It does say 120 refresh rate? I don’t see that TV listed on their website…hmmm
Can anyone please tell me how walmart’s gift cards work? Are they just like target where you can roll them? Do I have to buy the items in separate transactions (iPad mini for 1 and iPhones in a second)? Sorry I’m just a tad confused 🙂 thanks for helping me!!
So the layaway plan states that you can put the item away for the current price, what if you want the price it is going to be Friday? The Samsung Galaxy Tab that will be $299??:
Our layaway plans make it easier to get the things you want. Let’s say you see something you’d really like to buy. Maybe it’s a hot new product that’s selling out fast wherever it appears. Or maybe it’s just the thing you’ve always wanted at a price that’s too good to pass up. But let’s also say that, for whatever reason, now is not a great time for you to make the purchase.
That’s where the Walmart Layaway plan comes in. The Walmart Layaway plan lets you set aside the items you want at their current price and then pay for them over time in installments that work for your budget. All you need to do is open a layaway account and make a down payment of either $10 or 10% of the item price, whichever is greater. (Learn more about the Walmart Layaway plan above.) Then you just pay as you go and before you know it, voila!, your new purchase is yours to take home.
The Walmart Layaway plan is a terrific way to save on the products you want, whether for yourself or as gifts. Start now and your holiday gifts will be yours to take home in time for Christmas. Set up a Walmart Layaway plan to buy something special for yourself or someone you care about in popular categories like Toys, Electronics, Jewelry, Small Appliances and selected Sporting Goods.
Also, I read on another blog site that if you cancel layaway it is a $10 charge and they may take it back to the front of the store for re-stocking. Any clarification on if we should put it on layaway or not?
I just had a call from my WalMart store and he told me the Tablet will not be one of the items marked down this Friday. The best thing to do is ask your specific store, so you won’t be disappointed on Friday!
I read some where else that this will not include doorbusters. Does anyone know if that is actually the case? Of course, the things I want to buy are labeled as doorbusters in Walmart’s ad. Has the actual list been posted/released yet regarding what will be available at Black Friday prices on November 22nd?
I want to buy a Xbox for my son, so what deal can I match on friday 22 ? Did walmart is going to match Xbox prices this friday 22 ? … where I can find the lower price to match?
Alright Paul I placed a few of the things on the circular you posted pics of for Nov 22 sale on layaway today to get out this Friday after 8:00 fingers crossed! Both managers told me price would automatically be adjusted to any sale or rollback price not on Nov 29th I figure if worse comes to worse I can get it out an return it if I have to!
Have a question I have a coupon from target for $5 off the leap frog item $19 or over. if i bring that coupon in will they also honor that coupon and give me an extra $5 off the per black friday price?
in what time zone will the online sale start? I am pacific time so it is never my local time zone.
Do you know what time the online specials will start? 8 am which time zone? I ask this because the website should be linked to a specific time zone.
They are not matching the tv at target because it is a 50″ for 229.00 Element and target sales that brand
the Element only has a 60 refresh rate – the LG has a 120 refresh rate, so they are not really even comparable.
What time zone will they go on sale online??? Is it Central 8am??
Hello, Great site!
Question, walmart christmas ad match states we can price match in store on black friday (same time, bla bla). But it states it does not allow BOGO items without a specific price…well I want to price match the skylanders BOGO from toys r us and it does have a RANGE of prices, since it includes ALL skylanders figures (triple pack!!). It should be failry obvious that the 9.99 they list as the first price is single character and the 24.99 is the triple pack right? I would be very grateful if someone would clarify.
That will be completely up to your store manager. My management would allow it, but I know there are plenty that wouldn’t. I am sure that doesn’t help at all 🙂
I’m also wondering what time the online sale starts!
Also, anyone know if it will only be the pictured. Green leappad or will the purple one be on sale too? I wouldn’t mind doing the layaway idea today, but I don’t want to put the purple one on layaway and tomorrow find out it’s only the green one lol
I have talked to Walmart corporate in Bentonville and they will not be giving gift cards for the difference if you buy it today and then try to get the sale price during the pre-black Friday deals tomorrow. At least that what they told me on the phone. However, I called our local Walmart and the associate was confused about my question and then said she didn’t know what was going on… Very frustrating because I just want the correct answer on the whole gift card deal…
Ryan, that is the policy. They can’t not give it to you. I f they don’t just return it and get the other one.
If i go to the website and put the things in my cart tonight will the honor the prices in the morning?
it is a good strategy! Please remember to use my links! Thanks so much
Will Walmart Black Friday be available online Thanksgiving day for those who can’t physically go to stores
Wal-Mart is not, repeat is not matching competitors Black Friday sales early. Went to three different
Wal-Mart’s this morning to try to buy a set of Dr. Dre headsets advertised at Target for $119 Black Friday. I was told it had to be on a list, a pre-sale item, or had to wait until Black Friday to come back. I showed the the advertisement from CNN, ABC, and NBC news stating were “Wal-Mart will not be undersold. This was their Superbowl and they were to win.” Was told by the manager there’s nothing they could do. I was so frustrated with Wal-Mart all the Christmas items I purchased from the last week I took them back. I would prefer to buy from their competition or ebay. I can understand why they are sued so much.
I am a little slow at this and confused….I am interested in buying the Nabi Jr and Nabi 2…I know the Nabi 2 is going on sale Black Friday but I can’t stand in the line and hope that I get one on sale. So I just want to understand if I buy it now @$179 at Walmart and when it goes on sale Black Friday for $99 I can take it back and get a gift card. Or can I put it on layaway and pick it up Black Friday and get the sale price of $99..
Thanks and sorry for being so slow at understanding this whole process….These gifts will be for my grandsons
Hi ok couple questions, any idea if the nabi 2 and ps3 bundle will be in store only our online also, and what if your store doesn’t have those items? We’re in a small town getting worried I won’t get them 🙁
Hey, well my daughter wants and iPod 5 by Christmas but i’m having some diffculty with money right know i just brought a house had to renevate it and i wasted most of my money…so how low can i give money for layaway i know its off topic but it would mean a lot if you answered….and how low will it be for black friday.