Since we always try to cut costs so we have more money for diesel fuel and campgrounds, thought I'd pass this along in case you haven't heard about it. Just discovered Walmart Savings Catcher online and app. Sign up (free) then either key in the receipt numbers or scan on your phone. Walmart checks other local prices and gives you the difference in a gift card. Receipt must be within last 7 days. We shop at Walmart when on the road if one is nearby or if we can boondock there.

DW just started doing that in the last month.

I've been using it and have accumulated about $12 in 3 months, for a single person household. That's nice, but one of the handiest things is the e-receipt feature. After the receipt is stored in the app, you can use it for returns. No need to keep up with the paper receipt.I decided to accumulate all my $$ and cash it out once a year to use for Christmas shopping. That's what I do with all my Amazon Visa rewards points.

Been doing that for about 3/4 months. Have racked up an amazing 17 cents so far!2 reasons: 1) I'm a very "thrifty" shopper. 2) WM is no longer close to "low, low prices". And that app is bogus. I tracked 3 items recently that were significantly lower in price in other stores. Did I get a rebate? Well, NO!I'm sure that WM has a ready excuse. Humbug!!

Since September cashed out over $36.It has worked fine. It's mad $The last use DW bought material for a quilt.We use the bluebird card, and the savings catcher doubles the savings amount added until the end of February.Actually the Savings Catcher has been $18, and then doubled by applying it to the bluebird card.

RV CONUS wrote:Since September cashed out over $36.It has worked fine. It's mad $The last use DW bought material for a quilt.We use the bluebird card, and the savings catcher doubles the savings amount added until the end of February.Actually the Savings Catcher has been $18, and then doubled by applying it to the bluebird card.We also use the Bluebird and have gotten $19 for the last two weeks once it was doubled. They only match to advertized prices and not to the lowest you can find in another store. I don't spend time looking in alot of stores so I let them do what they claim to do and it works for us.

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noplace2
Explorer
Jan 05, 2015
mgirardo wrote:

As was mentioned, if you buy a lot of Great Value brand items, you aren't going to get anything back on them.

This is the major reason that the app doesn't do much for me. I very rarely buy name branded anything.
wa8yxm
Explorer III
Jan 05, 2015
Been doing it since oh, about Thanksgiving, Have six plus bucks saved up

NOTE: there is an American Express Pre-paid money card WM offers, if you put your savings on it, you get double your savings.

I have not yet put my savings anywhere. May use 'em at the WM pharmacy next time I visit since I can do everything (Get Bluebird card, transfer, and spend) all in one trip.
mgirardo
Explorer
Jan 05, 2015
Of course this app came out right around the time our Harvey's (Food Lion) was bought out by Winn Dixie, so I don't go to Wal Mart nearly as much. Harvey's stunk, Winn Dixie is okay. Since Wal Mart is about 15 miles away and Winn Dixie is 2 miles away, I choose Winn Dixie. I go to Wal Mart maybe once a month to stock up on paper goods and things like that are significantly cheaper at Wal Mart.

I do agree with noplace2, Wal Mart has been raising prices little by little over the last half dozen years or so. However, for the most part their regular prices always beat other stores regular prices. Wal Mart loses out when other stores have sales and that's what makes the App nice.

I do use the App when I go to Wal Mart and I have saved $39 from 8 reciepts since I started using the App in August, after someone else here mentioned it. The App compares the prices of about 50 competitors including places like CVS and Walgreens; places I never shop.

As was mentioned, if you buy a lot of Great Value brand items, you aren't going to get anything back on them. However, if you buy mostly name brand items, you will save if there are a lot of competitors in the area. The first time I used it I got $9.52 back (75 items, $235 receipt). Since then, I get about $3 - $6 back per trip. One trip, I only got back $.36, but I only bought 13 items.

-Michael
coolmom42
Explorer II
Jan 05, 2015
I don't have time or inclination to price check every store in a 10 mile radius and spend time and gas driving all over town to find the absolute lowest prices.

The Savings Catcher matches UPC codes on items that comparable stores carry. So house brands are not in the mix, since you can't buy them at other stores. Also, fresh produce & meat are not price-checked. You will not see brand name milk checked against store brands, for instance.

I've seen prices listed from CVS, Target, Kroger, Food Lion, Walgreens, and Kmart. How much you save will to a great extent depend on the mix of products you buy. I buy mostly very basic foods, not a lot of processed foods or cleaning supplies. The latter categories are where the big savings are.
bukhrn
Explorer III
Jan 05, 2015
noplace2 wrote:
Been doing that for about 3/4 months. Have racked up an amazing 17 cents so far!

2 reasons: 1) I'm a very "thrifty" shopper. 2) WM is no longer close to "low, low prices". And that app is bogus. I tracked 3 items recently that were significantly lower in price in other stores. Did I get a rebate? Well, NO!

I'm sure that WM has a ready excuse. Humbug!!
Sounds like you're not doing something right, everyone else is saving money except you. :h
sljkansas
Explorer
Jan 05, 2015
The Gas Buddy free app does the same thing and you just have to enter the zip code.
lap527
Explorer
Jan 05, 2015
doxiemom11 wrote:
Am I understanding correctly, that this would be for anything you purchase at a Walmart, including groceries?

Groceries included but it only compares name brand items not wally world great value. I just got $22.10 toward my stocking suffers and cashier was able to scan Barcode off my phone. It works pretty good.
doxiemom11
Explorer II
Jan 05, 2015
Am I understanding correctly, that this would be for anything you purchase at a Walmart, including groceries?
Nutinelse2do
Explorer
Jan 04, 2015
I have $54 since it started. Have it all on the e card. Figure I will use it when I get to about a C note
dalenoel
Explorer II
Jan 04, 2015
RV CONUS wrote:
Since September cashed out over $36.

It has worked fine. It's mad $

The last use DW bought material for a quilt.

We use the bluebird card, and the savings catcher doubles the savings amount added until the end of February.

Actually the Savings Catcher has been $18, and then doubled by applying it to the bluebird card.

We also use the Bluebird and have gotten $19 for the last two weeks once it was doubled. They only match to advertized prices and not to the lowest you can find in another store. I don't spend time looking in alot of stores so I let them do what they claim to do and it works for us.