03/06/2026 7:25 am
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I have been using the Walmart app for a couple years now mostly for grocery stuff but lately I have been trying to snag some of those bigger ticket items during the rollback cycles. I live out in rural Ohio so driving to the store just to check stock is a total waste of gas and time so I rely pretty heavily on the digital alerts. Right now I am on the hunt for a 65 inch TV for my basement setup because my old Vizio finally kicked the bucket and I am trying to stay under a 450 dollar budget before the season starts next month.
The thing is I keep missing the actual price drops. I thought I had everything configured correctly in my account settings and I even have Walmart plus which you would think gives you a leg up on this stuff. I went into the app settings and toggled on all the push notifications for promotions and even checked my email filters to make sure nothing was getting dumped into spam. But for some reason I only get notified about my actual orders or those annoying 'you might also like' suggestions that are never actually relevant to what I am looking for. I am used to using trackers like CamelCamelCamel for my Amazon hauls so I am not a total noob when it comes to monitoring prices but I can not for the life of me find a native 'Notify me' button for rollbacks on specific categories or items at Walmart.
I even tried looking through the communication preferences on the desktop site thinking maybe the mobile app was just limited but it is just the same generic checkboxes for marketing emails. Am I missing a specific sub-menu or a 'watch list' feature that actually triggers a real time alert when the price hits the rollback stage? I really want to get an alert the second that red text pops up on the screen so I can actually buy it before it goes out of stock in five minutes. Does anyone know how to actually subscribe to just the rollback alerts specifically?
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03/06/2026 7:26 am
Omg I totally get the struggle! Walmarts native app is honestly so annoying with those you might like pings but never the actual deals. I am obsessed with hunting those 65 inch TVs too!! For a $450 budget you gotta watch for those Hisense or TCL rollbacks. They are amazing and the picture quality is actually fantastic for the price. Since the app notifications are basically useless for specific price drops, here is what I do:
- Create a custom list in the app and check it daily manually. Use the heart icon but dont trust it to ping you.
- Use this site to set up actual deal alerts because their community is lightning fast and will notify you way before the app.
- Check BrickSeek specifically for your local Ohio zip code to see inventory levels before you drive. Seriously, dont rely on Walmarts emails. They are always late to the party. Youll find that TV soon, I just know it! The hunt is the best part honestly!!
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03/06/2026 7:50 am
Regarding what #2 said about "> Am I missing a specific sub-menu or...", I actually think you're better off not trusting those automated systems at all even if you did find a hidden setting. In my experience, by the time a price alert actually hits your phone, the stock is already wiped out by people who happened to be on the site. I would be careful relying on the app to do the heavy lifting for you because it is just too slow for the high-demand stuff. I would suggest just checking the Deals tab manually every morning around 7 or 8 AM. It is kinda tedious but honestly that is how I have scored my best rollbacks. If you really want to stay under that $450 limit, you might want to consider just getting any display from a brand like Samsung. You cant go wrong with their basic screens for a basement setup. Just make sure to double check if the deal is for shipping or local pickup, because sometimes the rural stores dont get the same inventory as the warehouses and shipping might be your only shot.
