Price dropped after you bought it? Find your refund deadline.
Many stores will refund the difference if their price falls shortly after you buy, but each sets its own window. Enter your purchase date to see the last day to ask at 16 stores, each linked to the store's own policy page and dated.
Deadline calculator
Pick a date to see deadlines. (Without JavaScript, use the table below to add each window to your purchase date yourself.)
Published price adjustment windows (16 stores)
Each row links to the store's own page. The evidence label says how we confirmed it. Last verified October 17, 2026.
| Store | Window | Counted from | What it covers | Evidence | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Sports + Outdoors Sporting goods | 14 days | date posted on your original receipt | Yes - price adjustment on items purchased within 14 days | Official page read | Source |
| Apple (U.S. retail and online store) Electronics | 14 days | date you receive the product, then 14 days from the price change | Yes - Apple-branded products when Apple lowers its price | Official page read | Source |
| Best Buy Electronics | 15 days (60 for My Best Buy Plus / Total members) | day you receive the product (start of the return and exchange period) | Yes - Best Buy's own lower price, during the return and exchange period | Official page read | Source |
| Costco (Costco.com orders) Warehouse clubs | 30 days | date of purchase | Yes - Costco.com's own lower price | Official page read | Source |
| DICK'S Sporting Goods Sporting goods | 14 days | date of purchase | Competitor price match within 14 days (Best Price Guarantee) | Official page read | Source |
| Gap (and Gap Factory) Department stores & apparel | 14 days | order date | Yes - one-time adjustment if the price drops (per excerpt) | Official page, excerpt only (confirm) | Source |
| Kohl's Department stores & apparel | 14 days | date on your original dated receipt (the lower price must be in the prior two weeks) | Yes - Kohl's own lower sale or regular price | Official page read | Source |
| Macy's Department stores & apparel | 10 days | order date (furniture and mattresses: delivery or ship date, see page) | Yes - a lower advertised Macy's price | Official page read | Source |
| Michaels Crafts | 7 days | date of online purchase | Online orders only: lower price on an identical item within 7 days (per excerpt) | Official page, excerpt only (confirm) | Source |
| Nordstrom Department stores & apparel | 10 days | in-store purchase date or shipment date | Yes - Nordstrom's own lower price on an item bought at full price (per excerpt) | Official page, excerpt only (confirm) | Source |
| Office Depot / OfficeMax Office supplies | 14 days | date of purchase | Competitor price match within 14 days of purchase | Official page read | Source |
| Old Navy Department stores & apparel | 14 days | date of sale (a shopper reports the 14 days include the day of sale) | Reported by shoppers; not confirmed on an official page we could read | Shopper report (unconfirmed) | Source |
| REI Co-op Sporting goods | 14 days | original purchase date | Yes - REI's own lower price | Official page read | Source |
| Staples Office supplies | 14 days | date of purchase | Yes - a lower price at Staples stores or staples.com (in-store purchases only) | Official page read | Source |
| Target Big-box & general | 14 days | date of purchase | Yes - Target's own lower price | Official page read | Source |
| The Home Depot Home improvement | 30 days | date of purchase | Yes - price drop on homedepot.com or at a competitor Home Depot matches | Official page read | Source |
No published post-purchase window found (5 stores)
These stores either state they do not adjust, publish only matching at checkout, or we found no window on the pages we could read. "Not found" is not proof that a store will never help; ask politely and see what to do if there is no policy.
| Store | What the page says | Evidence | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | No general post-purchase adjustment policy found; a Pre-Order Price Guarantee exists for eligible pre-orders | Official page, excerpt only (confirm) | Source |
| BJ's Wholesale Club | No general adjustment found; a TV price match applies on the day of purchase only | Official page read | Source |
| Lowe's | No post-purchase window published on the Lowest Price Guarantee page | Official page read | Source |
| Sam's Club | No adjustment window stated on the official help page | Official page read | Source |
| Walmart | No - Walmart.com does not price match items that fell in price after you bought them | Official page read | Source |
How it works
- Buy as usual. Keep the receipt or order number.
- If the store's own price drops inside its window, ask for the difference. The how-to-ask guide lists proof and wording.
- Check the common sale exclusions first. Clearance, Black Friday-type events, promo-code purchases and marketplace sellers are often excluded.
Quick answers
Is a price adjustment guaranteed?
No. It is a store policy, not a legal right, and the store decides each request. We summarize what each store has published and link to it.
How current is this?
Each store row shows its own verification date (currently October 17, 2026). We re-check links and wording on a schedule described in the methodology.
What does "excerpt only" mean?
Some retailers block automated readers or load policies with JavaScript. For those we relied on a search-engine excerpt of the official page and say so. Confirm those on the store's page before relying on them.
Do you sell anything or track my purchases?
No. The calculator runs in your browser. There is no account, email capture or tracking on this site today.