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Price Match & Price Drop Calculator: Claim the Difference

Seeing the same item cheaper a week after you bought it is one of the most common consumer annoyances — and one of the most claimable, if you act inside the window. Most stores run a price-match or price-adjustment promise (commonly 14 to 30 days) that refunds the difference when you find the item cheaper elsewhere or when their own price drops, though clearance sales, marketplace third parties and non-identical items are usually excluded. This calculator takes the price you paid, the lower price you found, how long ago you bought it and the store's return window, and returns the difference in dollars and percent plus whether you are still inside the window. The verdict then picks your best move: a written price-adjustment request with a dated screenshot, or a return-and-rebuy while the return window is still open.