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frontpageniki4h | Staff posted Sep 07, 2025 06:09 PM
frontpageniki4h | Staff posted Sep 07, 2025 06:09 PM

Target Car Seat Trade-In Event Offer: Drop Off Old Car Seat & Receive Coupon

(Towards New Car Seat/Stroller/Baby Gear)

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Target is hosting their Target Car Seat Trade-In Event: Receive 20% Off Coupon Towards New Car Seat/Stroller or Baby Gear Item when you drop off your old car seat in-stores valid for Target Circle Members [Free to Join] though October 4, 2025 or when you follow the instructions listed below.

Thanks to Deal Hunter niki4h for finding this deal

Note, offer valid for in-store redemption only.

Deal Instructions
  1. Visit any participating Target locations [Store Locator]
  2. Drop off your old car seat in the designated box at your local/nearby Target store
  3. Scan the QR code on the box and tap 'Add to Target Circle Bonus'
  4. Your offer will then be loaded to your account
  5. Find your bonus offer in your Target Wallet
    • Note, you may use this bonus coupon twice before it expires on October 18, 2025
  6. Save 20% Off on your next qualifying New Car Seat/Stroller or Baby Gear purchase
    • Note, you may stack the bonus with any other offers for additional savings

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • About the Deal
    • You will receive one 20% Off Target Circle Bonus coupon towards a new car seat, booster seat, car seat base, travel system, stroller or select b aby gear when you trade in your old car seat
    • Target will accept and recycle all types of car seats, including: infant car seats, convertible car seats, car seat bases, harness or booster car seats, as well as car seats that are expired or damaged
    • Offer valid through October 4, 2025 or while promotional offer last
    • Target Car Seat Trade-In Event FAQ
    • Additional exclusions may apply
    • Please see original post/WIKI for additional details (if applicable) or check the forum comments for helpful insights/discussion
  • Additional Details
    • Sign-up for Target Circle Card to save an additional 5%, receive free shipping on most items, and attain an extended return period.

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Written by niki4h | Staff
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Target is hosting their Target Car Seat Trade-In Event: Receive 20% Off Coupon Towards New Car Seat/Stroller or Baby Gear Item when you drop off your old car seat in-stores valid for Target Circle Members [Free to Join] though October 4, 2025 or when you follow the instructions listed below.

Thanks to Deal Hunter niki4h for finding this deal

Note, offer valid for in-store redemption only.

Deal Instructions
  1. Visit any participating Target locations [Store Locator]
  2. Drop off your old car seat in the designated box at your local/nearby Target store
  3. Scan the QR code on the box and tap 'Add to Target Circle Bonus'
  4. Your offer will then be loaded to your account
  5. Find your bonus offer in your Target Wallet
    • Note, you may use this bonus coupon twice before it expires on October 18, 2025
  6. Save 20% Off on your next qualifying New Car Seat/Stroller or Baby Gear purchase
    • Note, you may stack the bonus with any other offers for additional savings

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • About the Deal
    • You will receive one 20% Off Target Circle Bonus coupon towards a new car seat, booster seat, car seat base, travel system, stroller or select b aby gear when you trade in your old car seat
    • Target will accept and recycle all types of car seats, including: infant car seats, convertible car seats, car seat bases, harness or booster car seats, as well as car seats that are expired or damaged
    • Offer valid through October 4, 2025 or while promotional offer last
    • Target Car Seat Trade-In Event FAQ
    • Additional exclusions may apply
    • Please see original post/WIKI for additional details (if applicable) or check the forum comments for helpful insights/discussion
  • Additional Details
    • Sign-up for Target Circle Card to save an additional 5%, receive free shipping on most items, and attain an extended return period.

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Written by niki4h | Staff

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TealSpaniel3837
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For your first kid, most stuff is coming from your registry. Hit up yard sales, thrift stores, hand me downs, especially for clothes, as kids grow out of them and ruin them sooooo fast. Don't buy your kid $200 Nike's that they will destroy in a day.
If you plan on having a second kid, try to get gender neutral stuff and save (anything worth saving) as they grow out of it for the next kid.
When you are done with baby stuff pay it forward and give it to someone having their first.
Also, diaper vault: every paycheck buy the box of diapers with the cheapest unit price (take the cost/divide by how many in the box) Get a few boxes of each size Newborn-4. We had about 10,000 diapers for the first one, which saved our butts as we had little money with maternity leave and medical bills. We didn't need diapers for the first year. I recommend Huggies, but each kid's butt is different. Each sealed unused box that's a size now too small, you can trade at most stores for the next size up. That's why the number of diapers is different for each size but the price is the same. Target had to stop doing this due to theft or something so check with the store before you buy.
Get a container of formula. Breast Milk is best milk, but not all kids breast feed well, not all breasts can produce enough. It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. Breast feeding is harder than it looks, don't let people shame you for not being able to. Also my second kid was HELL on those nipples, so I said, "No dude, that's MY playground!" so we decided to pump. Many companies will send you monthly coupons for formula if you sign up for them. If they are used, they will send more. Our kid didn't like a brand of formula we had coupons for and our friends had the same issue with their kid, so we traded coupons and because they were used, more were sent and traded every month.
Sorry if this was long but, having a kid is complicated and expensive, especially now in hard times. 🙂

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a_landSep 07, 2025 08:12 PM
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What's the best stuff to grab with this? We have a Nuna stroller / car seat but our second kid is due early October.
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Quote from a_land :
What's the best stuff to grab with this? We have a Nuna stroller / car seat but our second kid is due early October.
Unfortunately alcohol is excluded, so I'm stumped.
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Sep 08, 2025 12:51 AM
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indigowhaleSep 08, 2025 12:51 AM
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Quote from a_land :
What's the best stuff to grab with this? We have a Nuna stroller / car seat but our second kid is due early October.
I ended up getting the bugaboo butterfly on the last round. I also have a Nuna stroller + car seat (Triv) but plan to use the butterfly for travel and to keep at my parents
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AB__Sep 08, 2025 01:17 AM
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Preparing for my first kid due in December. I've got nothing right now, but perhaps I can find a cheap thing to trade in. I've been thinking I'd like to be in the Uppababy ecosystem. Anything I should consider getting that might be compatible / complimentary?
Sep 08, 2025 01:33 AM
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TealSpaniel3837Sep 08, 2025 01:33 AM
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This is great if you're upgrading or if someone you know is expecting or upgrading. I have found used car seats in the alley (that were not wet or gross) and stashed them in the garage for a few weeks in anticipation for this event. It saved me and friends/family money as they usually give you a coupon to regift....
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TealSpaniel3837Sep 08, 2025 01:38 AM
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Quote from a_land :
What's the best stuff to grab with this? We have a Nuna stroller / car seat but our second kid is due early October.
We've always gotten Graco, good for the price and the kids get them gross quickly so don't overspend. The locking bases for newborn basket things are easy to use, the seats are easy to install. They survived two car accidents intact (no kid was in them both times) then saved them for this coupon and replaced each time (as is the law here)
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Preparing for my first kid due in December. I've got nothing right now, but perhaps I can find a cheap thing to trade in. I've been thinking I'd like to be in the Uppababy ecosystem. Anything I should consider getting that might be compatible / complimentary?
I find them thrown out fairly often and save the not gross ones. You can also find a cheap one at a yard sale, but do the math before hand. Hand me downs could also work.
NEVER use a used car seat for your kid in your car especially if it's been in a car accident, unless you have absolutely no other choice. Kid car seats are designed to be tossed after an accident, never reused or resold for safety reasons. But you can trade it in at Target for this coupon. They disassemble and recycle some parts, some are trashed.
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AB__Sep 08, 2025 01:55 AM
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Quote from TealSpaniel3837 :
I find them thrown out fairly often and save the not gross ones. You can also find a cheap one at a yard sale, but do the math before hand. Hand me downs could also work.NEVER use a used car seat for your kid in your car especially if it's been in a car accident, unless you have absolutely no other choice. Kid car seats are designed to be tossed after an accident, never reused or resold for safety reasons. But you can trade it in at Target for this coupon. They disassemble and recycle some parts, some are trashed.
You find Uppababy products thrown out often? But yeah, I'm not looking to actually use a used item here, just to trade in for the coupon (if it makes sense here).
Sep 08, 2025 02:04 AM
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TealSpaniel3837Sep 08, 2025 02:04 AM
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Quote from AB__ :
Preparing for my first kid due in December. I've got nothing right now, but perhaps I can find a cheap thing to trade in. I've been thinking I'd like to be in the Uppababy ecosystem. Anything I should consider getting that might be compatible / complimentary?
For your first kid, most stuff is coming from your registry. Hit up yard sales, thrift stores, hand me downs, especially for clothes, as kids grow out of them and ruin them sooooo fast. Don't buy your kid $200 Nike's that they will destroy in a day.
If you plan on having a second kid, try to get gender neutral stuff and save (anything worth saving) as they grow out of it for the next kid.
When you are done with baby stuff pay it forward and give it to someone having their first.
Also, diaper vault: every paycheck buy the box of diapers with the cheapest unit price (take the cost/divide by how many in the box) Get a few boxes of each size Newborn-4. We had about 10,000 diapers for the first one, which saved our butts as we had little money with maternity leave and medical bills. We didn't need diapers for the first year. I recommend Huggies, but each kid's butt is different. Each sealed unused box that's a size now too small, you can trade at most stores for the next size up. That's why the number of diapers is different for each size but the price is the same. Target had to stop doing this due to theft or something so check with the store before you buy.
Get a container of formula. Breast Milk is best milk, but not all kids breast feed well, not all breasts can produce enough. It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. Breast feeding is harder than it looks, don't let people shame you for not being able to. Also my second kid was HELL on those nipples, so I said, "No dude, that's MY playground!" so we decided to pump. Many companies will send you monthly coupons for formula if you sign up for them. If they are used, they will send more. Our kid didn't like a brand of formula we had coupons for and our friends had the same issue with their kid, so we traded coupons and because they were used, more were sent and traded every month.
Sorry if this was long but, having a kid is complicated and expensive, especially now in hard times. 🙂
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TealSpaniel3837Sep 08, 2025 02:06 AM
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Quote from AB__ :
Quote from TealSpaniel3837 [IMG]https://slickdeals.net/images/misc/backlink.gif[/IMG] :
I find them thrown out fairly often and save the not gross ones. You can also find a cheap one at a yard sale, but do the math before hand. Hand me downs could also work.NEVER use a used car seat for your kid in your car especially if it's been in a car accident, unless you have absolutely no other choice. Kid car seats are designed to be tossed after an accident, never reused or resold for safety reasons. But you can trade it in at Target for this coupon. They disassemble and recycle some parts, some are trashed.
You find Uppababy products thrown out often? But yeah, I'm not looking to actually use a used item here, just to trade in for the coupon (if it makes sense here).
I don't really look at the brand name😅 I just collect one or two a year and help others out.
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AB__Sep 08, 2025 02:18 AM
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Quote from TealSpaniel3837 :
I don't really look at the brand name😅 I just collect one or two a year and help others out.
Awesome, thank you for the suggestions. I ended up reading your posts ou of order initially, so I was a little lost. But yeah, will definitely be following. Appreciate ya!
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LochNiSSSep 08, 2025 03:10 AM
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Quote from AB__ :
Preparing for my first kid due in December. I've got nothing right now, but perhaps I can find a cheap thing to trade in. I've been thinking I'd like to be in the Uppababy ecosystem. Anything I should consider getting that might be compatible / complimentary?
We've been very happy with the Chicco ecosystem. The best money spent was the Chicco Activ3 jogging stroller for daily walks, running and travel.
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LochNiSSSep 08, 2025 03:13 AM
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When I first bought all the baby stuff (4 years ago) Target had a big bin for the trade ins. All you had to do was scan the QR code on the bin. How does it work now?
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Quote from indigowhale :
I ended up getting the bugaboo butterfly on the last round. I also have a Nuna stroller + car seat (Triv) but plan to use the butterfly for travel and to keep at my parents
I love my bugaboo butterfly but i don't like how they don't have a snack tray made for it. We have a VistaV2 and ever since we got the butterfly, the vista has been rotting in the garage. Also, think about it further down if you want a double stroller side by side or front/back. I would love my kids to be able to see and communicate to each other so down the line I will also need a side by side double.
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Quote from AB__ :
Preparing for my first kid due in December. I've got nothing right now, but perhaps I can find a cheap thing to trade in. I've been thinking I'd like to be in the Uppababy ecosystem. Anything I should consider getting that might be compatible / complimentary?
Check FB marketplace/craigslist for used Uppababy. I found one for my daughter there, and paid a fraction of the price and tons of accessories.

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