Hidden clearance

Items at Walmart, Target, CVS and other stores that are marked down in the store's system while the shelf tag still shows the old price, so they scan cheaper in the app or at the register. These are real finds at some stores, not sitewide sales. The barcode and the check steps are the point: look up the barcode for your own store before you go. If your store scans full price, that's normal, not a broken promise.