I wish Amazon had a price matching policy. But officially they don’t. However, they do change their prices all day long to either match or beat other retailer’s prices. So if someone else drops their price, more than likely Amazon will too! It’s really nice when that happens. Amazon employees spend their time changing prices throughout the day… you will see them go up and down depending on how many people are purchasing a particular item.
But, did you know that you can actually report a lower price elsewhere so Amazon knows? That is about the closest thing to an actual price matching policy. But, it definitely helps!
How to Report a Lower Price on Amazon:
For example, Target has the DC24 Dyson Upright Ball Vacuum for $259.99. Amazon has it for around $360.
- I am going to go to Amazon’s page for the DC24 Dyson Vacuum to report a lower price.
- In the “Product Details Section”, you will see a sentence that reads “Did we miss any relevant features for this product? Tell us what we missed. Would you like to update product info, give feedback on images, or tell us about a lower price?” I have pictured what it looks like below.
- Click on the “Tell us about a lower price” link.
- Then, you can choose in-store or online. If you choose online, you can then enter in the URL of where that price is cheaper (Target at this link for this example), add the price, shipping cost and the date you saw it.
Amazon won’t be able to change every price that is reported lower somewhere else. But, they won’t know it is cheaper unless you submit a lower price. Just watch the Amazon page during the day to see if the price drops!! Most times it does.
**This is really important to know when the Black Friday Deals start. Then, Amazon can start matching all of the prices, or beating them. And you won’t have to go in-store to get the deals. :)
Rebecca Hayes
WOW! thanks for that update.
Ashley
Wow thats awesome!
Jen
Thank you- I had no idea this was possible
Melissa W
thanks
Beth Enk
Thank you! I will have to remember to do this!
Bethany
I didn’t know you could do this! Very helpful! Thanks!
Brian
This worked for me the other day on The 50″ Vizio LED TV that Best Buy had on pre-Black Friday sale. I reported the price to Amazon and a few hours later, they changed their price to match. Just keep checking back if you do report a price to them!
Brenna
This is so COOL! I had no idea.
Coylette
Wow…this is awesome to know! And it seems really simple! Thanks for the info!
Louise
Wow, you are the best !!! Do you know if target and walmart will match price on black friday??
Amber
I LOVE Amazon!!!
Thanks for the info! 🙂
celeste
do you have to wait for them to be on sale or could i send a copy of best buys ad for the kindle for $99 that’s in their black friday ad…or do i have to wait for it to go on sale at best buy first?
Erica
I would just go online, and find the same item on Amazon, and then use the price match button to let them know ahead of time that you want it… I wouldn’t wait for Black Friday before doing it. You will have to copy and paste the link for best buy that shows it for that price though. But give them the heads up now, and keep watching to see if they drop the price. 🙂
Shanda
Good to know! Thanks!
Jamie Walton
This is awesome thank you so much!!!!
Katie
cool!
Alex
Cool! And fyi you dont have to just keep checking amazon to know if the price drops. Set up an account with camelcamelcamel.com and you can be notified when the price drops.
Sara
Thanks! I think most of us didn’t know about this yet!
Erica
I learned how to do this from your site before, thanks for letting us know how to do this! Just a heads up for others… after you tell them the lower price, you will have to wait and keep checking back to see if they have lowered their price.
Tanessa
Wow thanks for sharing this. I had no idea you could do it!
Crystal
This is cool. I love Amazon. Thanks
Holly
Good to know!
Carissa
Awesome to know! Just did it regarding the girls hair accessory items
Jadean Friant
I had no idea they do this! Thanks!
Shannon
Does anyone know if you have items on a wish list if they change the price will it change on your list or do you have to search each item? Thanks!
Kay
It will change the price on your wish list. It will even show the percentage dropped. 🙂
celeste
awesome thank you erica i will try that!
KACI BRISTOW
thank you!!!!
Jamie
That is awesome! Thanks!
Sammie
Darn! I missed it. It’s back up to $399 already!
Shannon
I had no idea how to do that. Thanks!
Kandice
Thanks so much for the explanation!
Kaitlin
Cool! Thanks!
jen
Thank you! This is great info! I had no idea!
Chelsea
Can’t it be Friday yet? lol
Melani B.
How cool that they do this! Thanks for all u do! Amazon Prime & Mom have helped me save so much time and $$
Christie
This helps me out so much. I have been watching an item on amazon jump all over in price and know other stores that keep going out of stock have this item on sale for cheaper than amazon right now so it is worth a shot!
Brooke
really good to know. Thanks
Tiffany B.
Learned something new today! I had no idea about this. Thanks so much for the heads up!
Andrea
Cool! I’m going to keep an eye out, for sure.
Monica
Seems like it’s really worth it to stay home this year. Thanks!
Loretta Porter
Wow! Thanks! You seriously know all the tricks!
*LyndiLou*
Great to know. Thanks for this post. 🙂
Rebecca
Thanks! I love Black Friday shopping online! Amazon is awesome.
Danya
Wow! That’s news to me. I usually just stick something on my wish list or in my cart and pray it comes down. LOL! Thanks for the awesome tip!
Allyson
I use amazon everyday I didnt know they had this option that is so awesome thanks
Ang
Thanks for the helpful info
Amanda
this is amazing info! thanks!
Meagan
I shop on Amazon all the time and had no idea you could do this. Very good to know! Thanks for sharing!
Kallie
This is great to know! Especially during this super fun weekend! 🙂
Tara
Do you think they will change them pretty quickly or do you think it is better to try to get them from the stores they are originally priced at?
Calie
Thank you for this information! I had no idea!
Kristin
great tips!
Brooke
do you know how much amazon actually does change their prices? the dyson at target ( a different one) is what I’m looking at but I doubt amazon will have it go that low..
Sheena
So cool! thank you!!!
Linda
Especially great to know when you have Amazon gift cards to use to buy gifts!
celeste
i can’t seem to find the exact tablet on amazon that’s on the best buy ad to have them price match 🙠what do i do? Amazon – Kindle Fire HD 7 (Previous Generation) – 16GB – Black Model: B00FKA9PM4 • SKU: 2599009. i typed all that in and no results ðŸ™
kasi
If you can’t find it on amazon jut go to best buy to buy it.
celeste
i meant kindle fire
Janet
Great info, thanks!
Cynthia H.
Great tip!
Sarah P
Who knew!? I am so glad I know this now! Thanks for sharing!
Penny
Great info! Thanks for sharing!
Coralee Bernard
Very helpful! Thanks!
Stacy H
this is awesome.
Kailee Phillips
Thanks for sharing! This is so helpful!
Mary Cox
Good to know! Thanks!
Morgan
Cool, thanks! Didn’t know I could do this. Last year I bought a book from Amazon and later found a better (hardback with art) one that would’ve been way cheaper. I tried to return the one I just bought and let them know the reason and they wrote back and told me just to keep the book and they would refund the money! Great company with great customer service!
Sarah
Holy smokes! Could Amazon get any cooler? Love them
Mykal Shirley
This is so awesome! I love it!
Debbie
Thanks for sharing. I tried it to see if they will match Sam’s Clubs price on Skylanders Swap Force!
Kate N
Thanks for the info!
Christa
This will be very helpful. Thank you!
Christy
Thank you for breaking down the steps. I knew there was a way to do this but love the step by step. Thanks!
Pam
Love Amazon.
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Kid you not this worked within MINUTES!!!
There was a bible I wanted to buy. It was 9.99 + 3.99 shipping on one website and it was 19.97 (or something super close) on amazon. I did what you said and then added the bible to my cart. Came back to check the cart about 10 minutes later a a I had an important message. Clicked it and it said the bible in my cart price had dropped. To exactly what the other one was. Now I paid from the safety of my amazon account. Woo hoo! Going to do this all the time now 🙂
aBby
If it isn’t eligble for Amazon prime and is supplied throught some other source…can the price still be changed? How likely is it to be changed then?
Natalie
Will this still work if the item I am telling them is cheaper is already sold out?
Misty Barry
Did they do away with this function? I can’t find it where it used to be and had a couple that I wanted to report…
Melea Johnson
I’ve noticed it isn’t on every product page. And it definitely doesn’t show up on the mobile version. So you will need to be on your computer in order to see that link.