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Target Stores: Car Seat Trade-In Event: Recycle For New Car Seat, Stroller & Get Expired

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Target [Store Locator] is hosting their Target Car Seat Trade-In Event and will accept Any Car Seats to be Recycled and In-Exchange, guests will receive a 20% Off Coupon good for the purchase of a New Car Seat, Stroller or select Baby Gear valid at any participating location through April 17, 2021.

Thanks to community member tfreeman451 for finding this deal.

Note, car seats can only be traded in at a Target store A Target Circle account is required

Deal Instructions/Steps
  1. Visit any participating Target Store location
    • Note, offer a Target Circle account is required [Free to Join]
  2. Trade in your old car seat at Guest Service for your 20% off coupon
    • Drop Off: Bring an old car seat or base to a nearby Target and drop it in the designated box inside the store
    • Scan: Open your Target App to scan the code on the box. Talk to a Team Member in Guest Services if you need help
    • Find: Open your Wallet in the Target App to find your coupon + more contactless savings
    • Save: Click the red "+" to save the offer and place your order online, or scan your barcode at the register
  3. Save 20% on a new car seat, stroller or select baby gear.
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When: Monday, April 5, 2021 through Saturday, April 17, 2021

Where: Car seats can only be traded in at a Target store.

Target will have drop-off boxes for guests' unwanted car seats located near Guest Services.

All stores are participating in the program.

Coupon + Trade-in Details

Guests who trade in their old car seats will receive a 20% off coupon toward a new car seat, car seat base, travel system, stroller or select baby home gear. Select baby home gear includes playards, high chairs, swings, rockers and bouncers.

Guests must be enrolled in Target Circle to participate in the trade-in and receive a coupon.

Scan sheets will be placed on the drop-off boxes for guests to scan from their mobile device into their Circle.

Trading in two car seats? You can redeem this offer twice.

Coupons can be applied to both in-store and online purchases and are eligible through May 1, 2021.

During the trade-in event Target will accept and recycle all types of car seats, including infant seats, convertible seats, car seat bases, harness or booster car seats and car seats that are expired or damaged. Materials from the old car seats will be recycled by Target's partner, Waste Management.

https://corporate.target.com/corp...t-trade-in
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Like Target, the intent of the trade-in was to use toward the purchase of an upgraded car seat of other needed baby items, and a limit of 2 per household.
But unlike Target the terms were lite to say the least- they just gave you a $30 giftcard to use how you please.
So you had people getting old car seats from wherever they could, and several using different IDs or other family members to get past the 2 per household.
It got so excessive that managers started ending their store participation, and Walmart corporate officially pulled the plug 9 days earlier than the announced run.
I'd normally agree with your statement about planned obsolescence. With the potential temperature extremes however in a typical car, plus all of the inevitable spilled drinks and food, bodily fluids, plus general wear and tear... After a good 6-7 years, I'd venture that sometimes it's worth it to upgrade car seats (if your child hasn't already outgrown it by then)
Anyone know if Walmart is doing the $30 deal?

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MBZ321
03-29-2021 at 08:37 PM.
03-29-2021 at 08:37 PM.
Quote from ChristopherJLee :
Just snagged my neighbors 2 car seats that have been sitting outside for a week. Was waiting for the walmart deal to come back this year, crossing fingers...
Um..they didn't do it in 2020, so it's 99% doubtful that they will do it again. They lost a ton of $$$$.
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03-29-2021 at 08:39 PM.
03-29-2021 at 08:39 PM.
Quote from MBZ321 :
Um..they didn't do it in 2020, so it's 99% doubtful that they will do it again. They lost a ton of $$$$.

Damn has it been 2 years? Granted last year was covid
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TexasSunDevil
03-29-2021 at 08:44 PM.
03-29-2021 at 08:44 PM.
Quote from tre4s13 :
Do car seats have expiration dates?
It's not like they're raw chicken or milk but yes, they have expiration dates.
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03-29-2021 at 08:45 PM.
03-29-2021 at 08:45 PM.
Quote from tre4s13 :
Do car seats have expiration dates?
Yes. Seats usually expire between 6 - 10 years from their manufacture date. They say this limited useful life is due to the reduced safety resulting from breakdown in materials/wear and tear etc.
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03-29-2021 at 08:50 PM.
03-29-2021 at 08:50 PM.
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I went to my local junk yard and got 5 car seats for $2.00 each.
lame lame
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03-29-2021 at 09:01 PM.
03-29-2021 at 09:01 PM.
Ymmv but when our local Targets do this , they just have a pallet sized box sitting by the entrances. The box has a QR code on it for the coupon. Therefore you don't actually have to trade anything in. Anyone can walk by and scan the code to load the coupon.
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03-29-2021 at 10:50 PM.

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Please Dear God tell me you have no children!
You must be one of those people that think canned food expires the day it says it does (if at all). Expiration dates are planned obsolescence at best on 98% of shit. Yet another thing created to help consumers but then twisted into a way to profit (while simultaneously creating mountains of trash that is perfectly good stuff).

It's truly beyond depressing and soul crushing.
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You must be one of those people that think canned food expires the day it says it does (if at all). Expiration dates are planned obsolescence at best on 98% of shit. Yet another thing created to help consumers but then twisted into a way to profit (while simultaneously creating mountains of trash that is perfectly good stuff).

It's truly beyond depressing and soul crushing.

I'd normally agree with your statement about planned obsolescence. With the potential temperature extremes however in a typical car, plus all of the inevitable spilled drinks and food, bodily fluids, plus general wear and tear... After a good 6-7 years, I'd venture that sometimes it's worth it to upgrade car seats (if your child hasn't already outgrown it by then)
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03-29-2021 at 11:48 PM.
03-29-2021 at 11:48 PM.
Quote from mszkoda :
People were breaking into cars to steal car seats to trade in.

People were also getting car seats from god knows where and trading them in infested with bed bugs 🤮
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natarajanj
03-30-2021 at 12:28 AM.
03-30-2021 at 12:28 AM.
What are you planning to buy with this ? I have a second car seat base for my chicco that I can turn in not sure what to get
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JohnB7889
03-30-2021 at 05:18 AM.
03-30-2021 at 05:18 AM.
Walmart should do $30 gift card if you trade in and purchase a carseat. It's crazy that you get $30 for just bringing in a old one
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paradism
03-30-2021 at 06:35 AM.
03-30-2021 at 06:35 AM.
So far the target offer, based on last year, you really do not need a physical car seat to get the coupon. In the target app, there was option to select this trade-in offer, once you click the link it ultimately ended up providing the coupon. So basically, you don't need to drop the old card seat get the coupon
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03-30-2021 at 07:08 AM.
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Do car seats have expiration dates?
yeah, i think it's 10 years or something. But it should be printed somewhere on the seat
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03-30-2021 at 07:40 AM.
03-30-2021 at 07:40 AM.
Anyone know if/what restrictions there are on the Target coupon?
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