Walmart YMMV In Store Clearance Thread I (READ THE FAQs)

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Changing this to a FAQs for those that need some help getting these deals.


When I order online it shows X price for in store, but changes to Y price at checkout, what gives?
You can only do in store pickup for the clearance price if the item is available for pick up that day. If it isn't the price will be the online price instead. Sometimes the item will be shipped to that store if it is no longer at that store. It may adjust to the clearance price at pickup but it could also charge you full price for it.

Can I buy the item at one store and return / rebuy at another?
Yes but it is up to the stores discretion to allow you to get it for that stores in store price. If it is an online order, they are supposed to return it to the warehouse it came from so you will not be able to buy it back. It's YMMV on employees following this rule though.

Can I price match a Walmart clearance item at X store?
No. No store, including Walmart, PMs clearance prices. YMMV on getting PMs for these items but it is against every stores policy to do so.

I want to price match this clearance item at another Walmart, will they allow me to?
No WM (or any retailer) PMs the prices of other local stores.

BS said X of an item is in stock, but the employee said it isn't at my store, why did they lie to me?
They didn't. Sometimes items are misplaced, stolen, or the count is off. Employees are not all over the massive stock room nor do they know where every item is. Don't harass an employee or come on here saying they are keeping it for themselves. Sometimes, an item truly isn't in the store.

Why is BS always wrong?
BS is not wrong. Their information is directly from WM systems. Just like all stores, inventory and prices may be wrong for a certain store. Do not rely only on BS.

How do I find clearance items?
Go to the store and scan items, check SD, check this thread. Actually look for something you want.

Where in the store are clearance games located?

Clearance items in general can be on shelves, in dedicated clearance sections or in the stock room. For games specifically, they will be in the videogame glass cases, videogame value game isle or dedicated clearance section. It's random and depends on that stores layout / management.

What is the SKU or item number of this item?
Look it up yourself. There is a search function on this site, on BS site and you can Google the item almost 100% of the time. No one needs to spoon feed you this information and we shouldn't have 20 people asking for the same information that was already posted.


Acronyms to know.
WM = Walmart
PM = Price Match
TRU = Toysrus
BS = Brickseek
SD = Slickdeals

 
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The two I got I'm keeping. I just got a second switch and haven't used it because I traded the joycons in just to afford the switch console.

I'm glad I posted here and some CAG got some before it all fell apart. I saw it first on Reddit, drove as fast I could to Walmart, and posted immediately after my purchase.
 
Customer service said you have to go to electronics because she (the only one working the CS area) doesn’t know how to login and check item numbers.. Electronics guy (I snuck around behind him) merely looked on the fucking shelf, refused to enter the number in the computer, and said nope. Pickup area took fifteen minutes and multiple represses of the call for assistance screen to get help (had to ask a stock boy pulling by to call someone) and two people who responded said they didn’t have numbers to login to either the register or the Symbol Gun. So they would merely check if they saw it. They never returned, and when I walk away I see one of the two standing right by the empty fucking Switch section shelf and he comes up to me and says “we only have the Yoshi and Zelda one, not the lime green one” (meaning they only looked for the third party GameCube/Wii controllers... and only checked the same shelf I did first thing when I got to the store). I go back up front to see if anyone would merely type the item number... multiple people finally lead me to the old lady returning to CS (manager? Boss?) she doesn’t have a scanner but knows how to find someone who does. I give her the item number and the UPC, she gets upset because the numbers are too long to read (what ten digits Jesus) so instead calls the person with the gun to come up front, and it’s the other damn Jabroni from the photography/pickup section, still carrying apparently the only Gun in the store which she also doesn’t know how to login to use, and she simply says “Chris checked the shelf and said there was none”

No wonder Walmart employees vote republican to eliminate the minimum wage, they truly are both the type of people dumb enough to want to do the same job for less money, and among the only people I’d agree to a $15/hr loophole to actually do pay them friggen Chinese factory ten cents a day wages.
What the fuck is with walmart not having scanners on this thread? We're upto our ears with scanners in my walmart. fuck even the sewing ladies have scanners. Though to be fair, I can't blame them for telling you what they did because even if they did login and checked their inventory and it said they still had 3 or 4 or whatever amount of a specific product there's no way for them to just "go and check in the back" or anywhere else. The floor is pretty much the store's warehouse, we unload everything from the truck and put it on the shelves or racks, so if it's not on the floor then they don't have them. Very rarely (at least in my store) is it not the case. In the back all we have is junk, the lunch room, offices, a ton of clothing and a bunch of random stuff and a bunch of tvs.

 
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I just bought one of the HP iridiums with the Intel i5 Processor for $299, so at $328. I still feel a bit unsure about what I just bought and would have felt better if it was $100 cheaper.

 
I think that mobo in the Intel i7-7700 desktop might be worth at least $20. I am going to attempt to sell the hp case, mobo, kb/mouse, and psu for at least $40 total locally.

It's a real tragedy the cpu connector is in a stupid place, since it has the h270 chipset:

h110 < b150 < b250 < h270 < q170 < q270 < z270 (feature wise, from what I can tell). B250 mobos are at least $41, so that's why I say this mobo should be worth at least $20 to somebody.
 
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Can i order the jpy kons online and get the reduced price?. I want to make sure they have them before i go to the store because walmart is 1 hour away from me
 
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I'm off to my nearest wally world, if they have any of the joy cons I might just be bothered enough to pick up a couple if anyone is interested.

 
I got 3. One to keep, one at cost to a friend, and sold one on ebay pretty low which didn't even end up paying in full for my own set. I ended up getting my set for like $5 though. I don't like flippers but sometimes ya gots to get yours, ya know? Left one on the shelf for the employee because he was shocked and I could tell he actually wanted it for himself.
 
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Well, I checked brickseek last night and it said the two Walmart’s in town were out, but the one 20 miles away had 5. This was after 11pm, so I talked myself out of going then. It’s a 24 hour Walmart, so I was sure they’d be gone this morning....nope, still showed 5, so I made the journey.

Got all 5 and now got to decide what to do with the other 4. Found Dragon Quest 7 for 3ds in the $20 section, but it rang up $40. Wasn’t able to talk them into giving it to me for $20, but I didn’t try very hard. Figured I’d gotten a pretty good deal already.
 
Cleared out all the Walmarts in New York City.

Got 4 for me for Smash Bros and 4 for my cousin for Smash Bros.  Also got one for my brother Darryl, and one for my other brother Darryl, one for my brother-in-law, one for my niece, one for my niece's friend, one for my best friend and one for his son, one for my dad, one for my great aunt, three for my uncles, one for my neighbor, one for my other neighbor with the crazy hair and one for his incarcerated son, and one for my coworker Pat. 

I think I have one left I can throw up on ebay.

 
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If anyone is willing to part with an extra pink/green joycon they got cheap to a fellow CAG for decent price,PM me please. All the stores around me in a 50 mile radius sold out and my left one just konked out. Just past the 1 year warranty too :(
 
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Saw last night there was plenty of stock at multiple Walmart’s but it was midnight didn’t feel like chasing these things so late at night. Woke up this morning and every store was out of stock.
 
Cleared out all the Walmarts in New York City.

Got 4 for me for Smash Bros and 4 for my cousin for Smash Bros. Also got one for my brother Darryl, and one for my other brother Darryl, one for my brother-in-law, one for my niece, one for my niece's friend, one for my best friend and one for his son, one for my dad, one for my great aunt, three for my uncles, one for my neighbor, one for my other neighbor with the crazy hair and one for his incarcerated son, and one for my coworker Pat.

I think I have one left I can throw up on ebay.
I can't decide what bothers me more- the number of people on this board that are old enough to get your reference, or the number of people too young to get it.

 
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Saw last night there was plenty of stock at multiple Walmart’s but it was midnight didn’t feel like chasing these things so late at night. Woke up this morning and every store was out of stock.
Same here. Didn’t feel like carting my 8 year old around at 10-11pm to get a pair of JoyCons.

If anyone has one they’re looking to offload, let me know. My son and I would appreciate it!
 
Don't know if it's true but I read somewhere that this was a pricing error, supposedly they were meant to be $69.99 and some third party switch wired controller was supposed to get marked to $24

Supposedly some managers are aware and won't honor the price

Could all be BS though

 
Don't know if it's true but I read somewhere that this was a pricing error, supposedly they were meant to be $69.99 and some third party switch wired controller was supposed to get marked to $24

Supposedly some managers are aware and won't honor the price

Could all be BS though
That makes sense. I actually saw a controller online last night priced at $24.88 and wondered that myself.

I struck out on this one as well due to having a sleeping child. Thought maybe I could price match elsewhere, but no luck. Add me to the "If any CAG is feeling benevolent and wouldn't mind selling a pair for a little above cost + shipping please message me" list.

 
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If anybody got an extra pair of the joy cons and want to sell them semi cheap message me. Was at Walmart twice yesterday before I seen the post, couldn't get there last night.
 
Thank you. Found one store out of about 25 that shows that price and lists limited stock. The $184 model I grabbed earlier today showed the same and now lists as out of stock. Wondering if it’s truly worth it to try to grab the Omen for $299, particularly because the only store that may have it is a two hour drive each way.
Yeah i got one for around $700 debating whether to keep it or not at that price

 
weird, every walmart ive ever been to has yellow concrete pillars in front of the doors, thought that was a standard safety feature against morons and old people
Every now and then I see one that doesn't. In this area, those started popping up at Walmarts (and especially CVSs and Rite Aids, etc) when the "drive your vehicle into a store and steal the ATM" approach of thievery was popular. So, more about protecting money and property than people. There is a store in the area that has the entrances set up differently than almost all other Walmarts I've seen and it does not have those vehicle barriers. And last year some old guy gunned it in reverse right into the building. He didn't burn rubber or cause half a mill in damage tho.

Saw last night there was plenty of stock at multiple Walmart’s but it was midnight didn’t feel like chasing these things so late at night. Woke up this morning and every store was out of stock.
Early bird catches the joycon...

I've been there, too, man. Sometimes I've gone back out, others I've figured it could wait til morning.

Nice truck.

 
I went at 11pm last night to a store that said they had 4 on BS. COuldn't find them and no one was working of course. That section was in the middle of a reset, i dont know if that has anything to do with why they have been hard to find in stores that supposedly have them. ANyways, the app would let me order them for in-store pickup the next day, so I tried that. But of course the order was cancelled this morning. BS still shows the 4 in stock. 

 
Would have post this yesterday but got a little busy with some things.  Anyhow I lucked out and was able to snag 2 joy-cons.  Now even though I still don't own a Switch, I'm keeping one.  The other one though, I'm going to pay it forward and help a fellow CAG out.  I will let it go for the cost plus whatever shipping to you.

Since about 15 people already messaged me before I even left the house.  I'm just going to do this, as not to clutter up the thread.  PM me and give me a reason as to why I should let you have it, I'll pick someone and let you know.

Except for the three a-holes who want me to pay out of my own pocket to ship it to them.  fuck those guys.

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Was about to go pickup at a Walmart that's an hour away. Checked and now $69 every store. Really wish I didn't work yesterday >.>

Will Walmart automatically cancel the order if I just don't pick up after a week
 
Was about to go pickup at a Walmart that's an hour away. Checked and now $69 every store. Really wish I didn't work yesterday &gt;.&gt;

Will Walmart automatically cancel the order if I just don't pick up after a week
Yeah. You can go in an cancel with an in-store pickup order though after it’s ready
 
Remember those $199 Destiny 2 PlayStation 4 Pro bundles? I see limited stock at a Walmart outside of Memphis, has anyone tried that one and had any luck? I'm thinking of stopping by on my way home from vacation.
Here's the Brickseek link: https://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory-checker?sku=336136643

Update: I checked and had no luck, the employee looked in the back but couldn't find it. She said it had probably been sold or stolen and wasn't updated in the system.
 
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Remember those $199 Destiny 2 PlayStation 4 Pro bundles? I see limited stock at a Walmart outside of Memphis, has anyone tried that one and had any luck? I'm thinking of stopping by on my way home from vacation.
Here's the Brickseek link: https://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory-checker?sku=336136643
You may as well try if you really need the system, LImited Stock usually means there is likely a single unit still at the store, you may have to ask someone to actually lookin the back though, godspeed

 
You may as well try if you really need the system, LImited Stock usually means there is likely a single unit still at the store, you may have to ask someone to actually lookin the back though, godspeed
Thanks. I might as well because I'm so close. Here's to hoping for a helpful employee.
 
Hmmm my local Walmart is also showing one as limited stock. I called and the enployee didn’t seem to want to check. I’m wondering if there’s a way to order it through the app.

Even if they end up not having it, I might be able to get them to price adjust a different SKU.
 
Hmmm my local Walmart is also showing one as limited stock. I called and the enployee didn’t seem to want to check. I’m wondering if there’s a way to order it through the app.

Even if they end up not having it, I might be able to get them to price adjust a different SKU.
Oh they checked and they bought it. Never call.

 
Just found out about the Joy-Con deal, so I obviously missed out.  If anyone has an extra they would like to unload, please PM me.  Thanks.

 
Just letting everyone know who PMed about the extra Joy-cons, they're gone.  Some of reasons were amusing which was good since that was my only form of profit from this.  If the person who got them wants to brag so you all can curse their name, it's up to them.

 
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Man I had just given up on this thread reading about the dumb laptop finds on the 28th.  Check back in after the weekend and the whole joycon thing went down on Friday.  In stock near me too...

 
Man I had just given up on this thread reading about the dumb laptop finds on the 28th. Check back in after the weekend and the whole joycon thing went down on Friday. In stock near me too...
They were repriced to full retail, if bs shows lower you could maybe get lucky
 
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