Complaint Review: Advance Auto Parts - Internet

This is from https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/o/pricingpolicy Advance Auto Parts Price Match Guarantee

Advance Auto Parts will match the price of any identical or comparable product available the same day at any competitor's store or website. If we match an online competitor’s price, it must include the shipping charges in the price of the product. We’ll match pricing at any other local Advance Auto Parts store or AdvanceAutoParts.com.

The following conditions must be met:

• The item must be either an identical item or a comparable item, matching quality (good, better or best), size, weight, color, quantity, part/manufacturer number and warranty.
• Price must be valid at the time the price match is requested.
  • For printed ads: Customer must show the entire print advertisement. Photos, photocopies, or mobile phone versions of the ad cannot be accepted as verification of a competitor's printed ad. An Advance Team Member must call the competitor to verify.
  • For online prices: The customer must show their mobile device or a printout from a qualifying competitor's website that guarantees same day delivery on the product. The competitor's online price must also include shipping costs. An Advance Team Member will need to verify the match. Advance will only match select competitors’ website prices. We do not match prices of items found on Internet auction sites such as eBay or non-professional, independent websites.
• Prices on AdvanceAutoParts.com may vary based on the customer's zip code and may differ from our store pricing. If the customer places an online order for pick up at a local store, they will receive the lesser of the two prices automatically. If the customer prefers to purchase the product in the store, Advance Team Members will match the online price.
• Coupon codes from third party websites or other third party sources will not be matched in store.
• If the item is not available in the Advance Auto Parts system, we cannot issue a rain check to match the online price or competitor’s print ad.
• We reserve the right to verify a competitor’s advertised price and the availability of the item.

Price Match Guarantee excludes:

• Clearance, catalog, closeout, damaged product, used, refurbished, open packages or liquidation sales.
• Prices advertised only as a percent off or dollar off.
• Paid membership club or paid loyalty programs (i.e., prices that require a club or loyalty card that is associated with a membership fee).
• Buy one, get one if the retail price is not shown in the advertisement.
• Competitor coupon-required.
• Wholesale or tax-exempt prices.
• Competitor price matches on items where a free gift card is being offered.
• Mail-in offers or instant rebates.

Price matching does not apply to GPS units or Commercial heavy-use equipment

 Your ignorance of reality is TRULY astounding. Online and brick and mortar stores are TWO DIFFERENT THINGS! Online can offer you a cheaper price since there is less overhead versus a brick and mortar store. This means that the prices ARE going to be more expensive IN THE STORE! Firstly, YOU have NOT been ripped off. YOU are whining because the STORE wouldnt give YOU the online price. THEY DONT HAVE TO! If YOU are so cheap and sleezy that YOU THINK that you can force them to give you your way, then YOU are the problem. YOU HAVE NOT BEEN RIPPED OFF AND ARE ONLY SHOWING HOW SLEEZY YOU ARE! YOUR self entitlment is SICKENING! Personally I hope that this company that YOU are intentionally defaming choses to sue YOU for what amounts to nothing but a big fat lie! Maybe being held accountable for YOUR lack of knowledge is just what its going to take to teach YOU that YOU do NOT have the right to blame someone WITHOUT PROOF and then post it on a public forum. That is a slimeball thing to do, but what can one expect from someone like YOU!