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expired Posted by persian_mafia | Staff • Jul 30, 2021
Jul 30, 2021 5:25 AM
Target Offer: Spend $50+ on Select Household Essentials & Receive
+ Free Store Pickup$15 Target GC
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The way to get around it is to always have one of their "cheaper" stores as the default, add to the cart and then in the cart change the pickup to the store you want to use (don't add any more to the cart after that or your prices will jump). I have to do this since the store closest to me that I want to pick up from always has the highest prices on any item. If I have that as the default adding the item at the higher price, using the cheaper price store for pick up will still charge me the higher price!
For illustration see attached pictures for what happens to one of the included items in this deal when I just change the default store.
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Also if you just spend $20, you get 5 for the rebate
A+++ deal d/t stacking
The $15 Target GC seems to make the purchase price become less than $50, thus not eligible for the rebate?
The Bounty paper towel is like $6 more expensive than Costco.
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The way to get around it is to always have one of their "cheaper" stores as the default, add to the cart and then in the cart change the pickup to the store you want to use (don't add any more to the cart after that or your prices will jump). I have to do this since the store closest to me that I want to pick up from always has the highest prices on any item. If I have that as the default adding the item at the higher price, using the cheaper price store for pick up will still charge me the higher price!
For illustration see attached pictures for what happens to one of the included items in this deal when I just change the default store.
The way to get around it is to always have one of their "cheaper" stores as the default, add to the cart and then in the cart change the pickup to the store you want to use (don't add any more to the cart after that or your prices will jump). I have to do this since the store closest to me that I want to pick up from always has the highest prices on any item. If I have that as the default adding the item at the higher price, using the cheaper price store for pick up will still charge me the higher price!
For illustration see attached pictures for what happens to one of the included items in this deal when I just change the default store.
The same 12 pack "Charmin Ultra Soft Toilet Paper" on walmart.com is $12.97.
Your $9.99 WM seems to be a different kind.
Just use the store selector to list all the stores around you for a household item (it doesn't even need to be in the same state or be close I think). Switch to each one in turn and find one that gives the lowest price on the item page (which could very well be the one you want to use). Switch to that store as default and forget about it. Just have to remember to pick the store you want in the cart before submitting the order. Over time, that adds up significantly.
This seems to be the case for "household items" only (grocery shop kind of items) except when they are in an advertised sales circular with a fixed price.
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I absolutely DEMAND this "deal" be removed from the front page!
I absolutely DEMAND this "deal" be removed from the front page!
IMO, no Target household item deals should ever be on SD given their differential pricing policies.
Amazon usually matches every one of these deals often with different inventory and/or better prices.
I went to look at the Windex product page, and just switched to all different stores in the upper left drop-down box on that same product page. All of them came up $2.99.
My guess is that there is a 'normal price', which most stores will default to. Possibly in more ritzy locations, they will jack up the price, and those stores are the exception.
I also tried this on bounty products. They all came up same-same.
I went to look at the Windex product page, and just switched to all different stores in the upper left drop-down box on that same product page. All of them came up $2.99.
My guess is that there is a 'normal price', which most stores will default to. Possibly in more ritzy locations, they will jack up the price, and those stores are the exception.
I also tried this on bounty products. They all came up same-same.
In my area there are 4 stores within a 30 mile radius. Only one of them gives the lower price. While the whole area is expensive to live in, one of them is in a "less desirable" area but has the higher price. The one with the lower price always is in one of the "prime" areas than the other two. So, not sure what it is based on. Access or remote location for supply isn't a factor either. The higher price is the norm around here.
I checked the Bounty 8 Double Plus Select a Size. There are 3 different prices amongst those 4 stores - $16.69, $17.69 and $17.89.
In any case, people should check to make sure their default store isn't in one of the higher priced category for pricing as you did and do what I suggested if that is the case, so they are not inadvertently overpaying.
My guess is that like CVS, Target allows individual stores to vary their in-store prices and the web site just picks whatever the in-store price is to display for the selected store. It might be based on cost of running that store (rent, sq foot, staff size, etc). It makes sense if you were buying in store, but they just haven't handled the online orders where you can pick any store you want or even have it delivered.
The way to get around it is to always have one of their "cheaper" stores as the default, add to the cart and then in the cart change the pickup to the store you want to use (don't add any more to the cart after that or your prices will jump). I have to do this since the store closest to me that I want to pick up from always has the highest prices on any item. If I have that as the default adding the item at the higher price, using the cheaper price store for pick up will still charge me the higher price!
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