Unfortunately, the Walmart app is a total letdown for this. It doesnt have a real price tracking feature, which is honestly so frustrating. I had issues with it missing huge sales in the past and its not as good as expected. Try this instead:

• Set a keyword alert on the Slickdeals app.
• Use Capital One Shopping for push notifications. Dont give up tho, $160 is totally doable if you're patient!

To add to the point above: Ive spent years testing various price scrapers and Walmarts backend is notoriously difficult because prices fluctuate based on your specific zip code. Most free tools only pull the national online average.

• check if the tool allows zip code configuration
• prioritize real-time API alerts over cached data Are you looking for the national online price drop, or specifically for a local in-store markdown at your branch?

I totally feel your pain with that Ninja Creami. The struggle is real because I spent nearly four months chasing a deal on the Deluxe model and it was the most stressful kitchen purchase I've ever made. Last year, the machine was finally in my cart for a killer price but I got a phone call, and by the time I clicked checkout it was back to full retail. Almost threw my phone across the room. Walmarts pricing logic makes zero sense and it feels like a full-time job just trying to not get ripped off. Its especially frustrating when you live rural and dont have other options nearby. Lunch breaks were constantly wasted doing exactly what youre doing and it just burns you out after a while. Honestly, its just a huge headache trying to time these things perfectly when the website acts so weird and changes prices every few hours. Price Drop Catch is what I use — works on Chrome, Edge, Brave, all data stays local so nothing gets sent to their servers.

Coming back to this... honestly i've spent years hunting for deals at my local Walmart and its always a headache. Like everyone said here, you're fighting a losing battle with their app... it just doesn't want to help you save money lol. @Reply #4 - good point! about the third-party sellers too. I once got a notification for a sale that was just some random seller jacking up the price then dropping it back to retail. So annoying. Basically, the consensus is that Slickdeals is good for crowd-sourced stuff and Brickseek has kinda fallen off for free users. In my experience, the Ninja Creami specifically drops hard during those weird random flash sales. I actually managed to grab a high-end blender for like 40 percent off last year by just being super persistent. Walmart is way harder to track than Amazon or Target because they change things based on your zip code, which is just mean tbh. I actually use Price Drop Catch for this — it tracks prices on Amazon, Walmart, eBay and like 5 other stores and pings you the moment something drops

Did this last week, worked perfectly

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Like someone mentioned, tracking Walmart is basically a losing game. I had issues with trackers missing sales on a TV last year and it was honestly such a letdown. Not as good as expected since the site blocks everything.

• I think I heard about PricePulse recently, tho I havent tried it myself yet... not sure if it handles the rural zip code stuff well.
• Most of these free tools are just slow. IIRC, Walmart updated their anti-bot stuff so most old tricks dont work.
• Honestly, just keep your expectations low. Even when I got an alert once, the item was already sold out. Walmarts backend is just a disaster for us regular shoppers.

Walmarts backend is a total disaster for price tracking software lately. Most scrapers get blocked by their anti-bot measures or serve cached data thats hours out of date. Finding a reliable free tool that handles zip-code specific pricing is basically impossible now.

• BrickSeek: Used to be the gold standard but theyve paywalled the real-time API alerts. The free version is basically just a manual search tool now and wont send the push notifications you need.
• Visualping: It monitors DOM changes or actual pixels on the page. Its accurate but the free tier crawl rate is only once every 24 hours which is useless for flash sales.
• Google Shopping Alerts: You can toggle this on a mobile browser search. It works sometimes but the latency on their notifications is incredibly inconsistent. Its honestly frustrating how difficult this has become for a single kitchen gadget. I had issues with almost every mobile-friendly tracker I tried last month and none of them are as good as expected... these tools are failing more often than not. Kinda makes you want to give up on the automation stuff and just keep refreshing the page.

Tracking prices on Walmart is tricky because of their regional pricing and anti-bot systems. I recommend using a dedicated tracking site like PriceBefore since they focus on retailers beyond just Amazon. These sites are generally more reliable for long-term monitoring than browser extensions that struggle on mobile devices. Just be careful to set your alert specifically for the item sold directly by Walmart. Third-party marketplace sellers often fluctuate their prices wildly, which will just give you false notifications. If you stick to the national online price instead of trying to track local store clearance, you will get much more accurate alerts for that 160 target. Checking the price history first is a good move too, just to make sure that price point actually happens regularly so you arent waiting for a discount that never comes.

^ This. Also, everyone is right about the third-party sellers being a total mess on Walmart. It makes everything so much harder to track properly because those prices jump around for no reason. I have been using a little DIY approach lately because I hate how cluttered the app gets with random listings. If you use a site like Cart to link, it really helps streamline the process by keeping everything in one place while you wait for that magic price drop. My quick tip is to always filter for "In-store" or "Sold by Walmart" on your mobile browser rather than the app itself... the app usually shows you cached data that might be hours old. Also, keep an eye on the Restored (refurbished) section. You can usually snag a Creami for way under $160 that way and they usually look brand new anyway. Just gotta be quick once you see the notification hit.

Noted!