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I just returned from the Target store in Iowa City Iowa where I tried Target's price match promise for the first time. With Walmart's ad for Sunday December 9 - Saturday December 15, 2012 in hand I went to customer service and inquired if they would match the add for Land of Lakes butter. Walmart offered Land of Lakes Butter Twin pack for $4.98 (salted, 32 oz, $2.49 each with 2 pack). The customer service representative stated that they would if I brought the items back to customer service. I went back and collected 8 lbs of Land of Lakes Butter (salted, 16 oz, $3.69 each) and brought them to customer service. The same person I had spoken to earlier now changed her tune. Because the one pound packages were not cellophane wrapped together two per package like Walmart they could not honor the price even though the Walmart ad stated $2.49 each. She called the store manager who stuck to the same story that they were not the same product as they were not packaged together like Walmart. Now lets do the math! Walmart $2.49 for Land of Lakes salted 16 oz butter or Target $3.69 for Land of Lakes salted 16 oz butter. A difference of $1.20 each pound. Since I needed 8 pounds for holiday cooking we are talking a difference of $9.60. Needless to say WALMART HERE I COME.