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If you shop at Wal-Mart, starting saving your receipts. Today marks the first day that Wal-Mart’s new holiday price match program ^[3], as reported by CNN Money ^[4] last week. From November 1st through December 25th, they will give you a gift card for the difference between your price, from your receipt, and the competitor’s price as a gift card.

For the record, Wal-Mart has always price matched ^[3] local competitors based on a series of specific criteria at the time of purchase:

• Buy one get one free ads with a specified price,
• A listed price that features a specified item,
• Preferred shopping card prices for specific items that are printed in an ad,
• Fresh produce and meat items when the price is offered in the same unit type (lb. for lb., each for each)

They will not match:

• Items that require a separate purchase to get the ad price,
• Items with no actual price that require a purchase to get free product,
• Items that require a purchase to get a competitor’s gift card,
• Buy one get one free with no price listed,
• Going out of business or closeout prices,
• Percentage off,
• Private label price promotions.

What separates this program is that you can now get a refund if you find the price listed cheaper elsewhere. I don’t know how much money people can expect to save but every little bit counts!