If I wanted to save the most money possible while shopping for groceries and other items, Walmart would not be my first choice. I can get much better deals at other stores like Publix and Target by combining coupons with store offers. But that doesn’t mean Walmart is a bad place to shop! It’s great if you don’t want to have to watch sales—you can just consistently shop at Walmart with coupons and get many items at very low prices. For a further explanation of this, check out my Facebook live video on saving money at Walmart and Target from a few years ago.

There are also other reasons to shop at Walmart outside of your regular grocery shopping. And if you do decide to make Walmart your main source of groceries, make sure you take note of these secrets to save money at Walmart so you don’t miss out on any good deals!

20 Secrets to Save Money at Walmart

Look for clearance deals on end-caps

This requires taking some time to walk around the store, but especially look at the inner endcaps that aren’t visible from the outer perimeter of the store. You can find some amazing deals there!

Get free travel-sized or small personal care items

Sometimes there are high value manufacturer coupons for personal care items that don’t specify a size. When that’s the case, you can often get these items for free! For example, there may be a $2 off Banana Boat sunscreen coupon, and a small tube of sunscreen in the travel toiletries section for only $1.97!

Order groceries online

Walmart grocery pickup is available at almost all stores. You can’t use manufacturers’ coupons or other store coupons, but you can use a coupon off your total purchase. I get one of these in the mail about once a month, and there have been times when the service hasn’t been great and I have contacted customer service and they’ve given me one of these coupons. Even if you don’t have a coupon, though, you can save money this way by adding items to your cart online and making sure you don’t go overbudget. It also prevents you from making spontaneous purchases in store!

Use apps like Ibotta + Fetch + Checkout51

Did you know that at least 30% off the current Ibotta offers (right now over 150 offers) are only good at Walmart? Definitely plan to use Ibotta for deals you can’t get anywhere else. The way I like to use Ibotta is to go to the Ibotta app first and then sort by best value at Walmart. You will quickly see the highest value rebate offers and may see something you need. Then you can check our Walmart deals list and try to find items where you can pair an Ibotta rebate with a manufacturer’s coupon to save even more. (Fetch Rewards, and  Checkout51 are also good apps to check if you shop at Walmart.)

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