You have to admit it: Walmart DOES have good deals and
families with little money to spend are more apt to shop at one of its many
locations that seem to be within a short distance from their home. While
filling my cart in central Maine a year ago, I proceeded to the checkout and
started making conversation with the cashier. She noticed I was buying a
national brand cat food and she asked me
“Did you know they have this brand
cheaper at another store?”
That’s right. The employee had told me that I basically should
have been shopping at the store down the street to get a lower price and save
myself money. Sort of.
She went on to tell me that she had been saving money with
the
Walmart Savings Catcher App for about six months and had already saved $30.
She said I should consider downloading the app to my phone and start saving
that day. The app compares the prices on the items I purchased to the same ones
in the different stores in my local area to see if they are being offered for a
lower price. When they find a lower price, they notify you and give you the
amount on a reloadable gift card on the app that you can access on your phone.
No traveling necessary. And, it’s FREE!
It sounded too good to be true but I told her I would look
into it. After putting away the groceries and, with the kids help, this mom was
able to download the app onto my phone. They also showed me how to scan the
receipt, too.
Go to Playstore on your device.
Search Walmart and you’ll see its pretty blue and yellow symbol.
Install it on your smartphone.
Scan your Walmart receipt.
Three days after doing this I received a notification on my
phone saying a lower price had been caught.
The first shopping trip I saved $3.17.
Now, each time I shop at Walmart I scan the receipt into my
phone and in a few days it lets me know if they have found a lower price.
Sometimes they do, sometimes they don’t.
To date I have saved over $120!
When you are checking out, you can bring up the app on your
phone and use your savings to pay for your groceries. There were a few weeks
where money had become extremely tight. When I needed bread and milk and just
couldn’t count enough change from the car console, I was lucky enough to have that
money sitting in the account to pay.
You can also use the money on the gift card to buy things from
their website. I used some of mine this year to buy a few Christmas presents on
Black Friday. The deals were so good but I didn’t want to have to wait in line
at 10:30pm Thanksgiving night in order to save money. Because I had the app, I
didn’t have to get up early or set foot in the store on that crazy day.
If you don't have a smartphone, you can go to their
website and make an account there as well!
It’s simple and easy to use. My son likes to scan the
receipts into my phone as we are leaving the parking lot. It makes him feel
like he is helping. When you get the notification on your phone that you saved
money, it’s a good feeling.
For a busy mom like myself, it is a time and money saver and
it can be for you, too! Take the first step now and download it to your phone
today.
