Updated September 7, 2026

Guides to retailer price adjustments

Useful without an account. These pages explain how US store price adjustments work, how they differ from a price match, and how to ask. Owed is one way to watch the window after you forward a receipt — not a requirement for using the policy.

How-to

Definitions, scripts, and the requests that usually fail.

How-to

Retailer price adjustments, explained

What a post-purchase price adjustment is, how it differs from a price match, what usually gets denied, and what to keep.

How-to

Price adjustment vs. price match

Price match vs. price adjustment: timing, whose price counts, proof, and the mix-ups that get requests denied.

How-to

How to request a price adjustment after a purchase

A practical script for requesting a same-SKU price adjustment by email, chat, or in store — plus what to do after a no.

Policies

Dated pages for specific stores. We only publish a window when that retailer’s own help article states it.

Policies

Target price adjustment (how to ask after a markdown)

Target’s official Price Match Guarantee: 14 days, identical item, Guest Services or chat — sourced from help article 000062256.

Policies

Best Buy price adjustment (own-price drop after you buy)

Best Buy’s Price Match Guarantee for its own markdowns during the return period — sourced, with Marketplace and clearance exclusions.

Policies

Home Depot price adjustment (what they actually publish)

Home Depot’s sourced US program is a competitor Price Match / Low Price Guarantee. We will not invent a 30-day own-price window.

Policies

Costco price adjustment (30 days, own price only)

Costco’s sourced 30-day own-price match: warehouse vs Costco.com are separate. No Amazon or Walmart match.

Policies

Kohl’s price adjustment (14 days, own price)

Kohl’s price adjustment (FAQ 88) vs price match (FAQ 90): 14 days, receipt required, store tickets in store.

Policies

Lowe’s price adjustment (Lowest Price Guarantee)

Lowe’s Lowest Price Guarantee: identical in-stock competitor price, purchaser only. No invented 30-day own-price window.

Policies

Macy’s price adjustment (10 days, advertised price)

Macy’s official 10-day price adjustment: advertised Macy’s price, original tender, no third-party app requests.

Policies

Nordstrom price adjustment (tool, no invented window)

Nordstrom’s sourced on-ramp is Request a Price Adjustment — no invented 10- or 14-day window. Rack is separate.

Policies

REI price adjustment (14 days, same color and size)

REI’s official price-adjustment page: 14 days, same color and size, no competitor match, no Outlet.

Policies

DICK’S price adjustment (Best Price Guarantee)

DICK’S Best Price Guarantee URL, honestly sourced: no invented 14-day adjustment while the official page is unread.

Retailers

Examples of stores we already watch. We add more as needed. Amazon and Walmart.com own-price drops are out.

Directory

Retailers Owed watches

Stores we already watch, official policy starting points, and what we do not cover.

Glossary

Price adjustment
A post-purchase refund of the difference when the same retailer later lists the same SKU cheaper, inside a published window.
Price match
Usually a request to honor a competitor’s advertised price, often at or near purchase — not the same as an adjustment.
SKU
The retailer’s item identifier. Adjustments typically require this exact identifier, not a similar model.
Adjustment window
The number of days the retailer gives you to ask. Often 14–30 days in practice; always confirm the current policy page.
Claim kit
The message Owed prepares in your name with order facts and the difference. You file it. Refunds go to you.