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For those interested
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Starts April 13, 2024**
Note, offer will automatically apply for active Target Circle members
Also, some sneak peek at some
Target Circle Week Deals Offer for April 7, 2024
- Spend $50 in Home Care Products and receive a $15 Target Gift Card
- Spend $50 at Ulta Beauty at Target and receive a $15 Target Gift Card
- & More [target.com]
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Qualifying purchases exclude alcohol, Target GiftCards, Visa, American Express and Mastercard gift cards/prepaid cards, CVS pharmacy, clinic, and Target Optical. See the Target Circle program rules for complete list of excluded items. Restrictions apply. See terms & conditions below.
I find that shampoo is cheaper at Target compared to Walmart.
So to me Target really seems to have more of a Kohl's type model lately, where they up price things and then give you discounts that essentially bring the price back down to the same price as other stores to make you think you are getting a deal. Then they loop you in with gift cards and what is essentially "Target cash" to keep you trapped at Target. It is marketing. That is why a lot of people prefer just to shop at Walmart and pay low price without messing with any of this.
FYI for you and others interested: "3% Cash Back on U.S. Online Retail purchases, on up to $6,000 per year in purchases (then 1%). Cash back is received in the form of Reward Dollars that can be redeemed as a statement credit."
Also do you have experience with getting 3% using the card for buying gift cards? I know sometimes those get excluded in deal terms & conditions.
Does purchasing a gift card through the target app count as an "Online retail purchase"?
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So to me Target really seems to have more of a Kohl's type model lately, where they up price things and then give you discounts that essentially bring the price back down to the same price as other stores to make you think you are getting a deal. Then they loop you in with gift cards and what is essentially "Target cash" to keep you trapped at Target. It is marketing. That is why a lot of people prefer just to shop at Walmart and pay low price without messing with any of this.
So to me Target really seems to have more of a Kohl's type model lately, where they up price things and then give you discounts that essentially bring the price back down to the same price as other stores to make you think you are getting a deal. Then they loop you in with gift cards and what is essentially "Target cash" to keep you trapped at Target. It is marketing. That is why a lot of people prefer just to shop at Walmart and pay low price without messing with any of this.
As to Target GCs being drained, I have personally been a victim of Target GC being drained. It was hugely embarrassing for the giver, and they didn't have the 'receipt' for the original purchase (only the original purchaser can try to get the money back) so lost that $. But it also happened to me for a Macy's physical GC, and a $100 physical Sprouts GC I had purchased myself on sale ($90 for $100). Sprouts case was internal company fraud - they investigated for a week and then gave me a new $100 GC. Sprouts card was used in SoCal when I live in NorCal -- over 400 miles away.
As to Target GCs being drained, I have personally been a victim of Target GC being drained. It was hugely embarrassing for the giver, and they didn't have the 'receipt' for the original purchase (only the original purchaser can try to get the money back) so lost that $. But it also happened to me for a Macy's physical GC, and a $100 physical Sprouts GC I had purchased myself on sale ($90 for $100). Sprouts case was internal company fraud - they investigated for a week and then gave me a new $100 GC. Sprouts card was used in SoCal when I live in NorCal -- over 400 miles away.
I'm confused why you don't like looking through all the deals but then you're also mad when they preload all the deals because you don't have to look through all the deals?
They do have a regular ad as well.
They do have a regular ad as well.
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Please note that Target CC won't give you the 5% for these purchase. Use your other CC that can maximize your cashback.
Great deal for people who shop at target frequently for whatever they need. Price comparison to Walmart seems to be case by case for different people. Take myself for example; I usually go for milk, egg, frozen fish, and/or ribeye. Price between the 2 often is very close, but target has 10% discount on GC frequent enough that I only use target CC once a year to keep it active. With 10% discount, Target usually is a better deal for me due to my spending habit, which is not the same case for everyone else.