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    Perimeter Perusing at Target (Target Clearance Deals) - 2009

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    I think most of the candy gets returned to the manufacturer's. I very rarely see the big name (Hershey's for example) stuff on clearance.

    No, it doesn't. If you aren't there in the morning when they open, you might be missing it. It all goes clearance (as long as it is in special Halloween packaging). There are people who will take out cart loads of it. No idea what they use that much candy for, but I have seen people just loading their carts to the top and going through checkout.

     

    I always get M&Ms and Hershey's bars because those are my kids favorites. I have a bunch of coupons that don't expire till later in November, and I'll get it for them. By the the 2nd day, you usually can't find any regular or peanut M&Ms and most of the main brands of candy are gone, so I always buy it straight away or hide a couple of packs.

    Perimeter Perusing at Target (Target Clearance Deals) - 2009

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    Bad news. They marked the fall colored storage stuff manually down to 30% today. I did not see whether they marked the orange stuff, but definitely all the maroon. There were also a bunch of baskets with fall colored liners that were part of it. anyway, that means it isn't part of the Halloween clearance like they have been in the past. Last year I got some good stuff from that area as Halloween clearance.

    Perimeter Perusing at Target (Target Clearance Deals) - 2009

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    Wow, yeah, that's quite a hike... I can't believe they won't do it for you. If the ad is dated, there is really no reason why they shouldn't honor it. How frustrating.

    I agree it is a bummer, but the policy is pretty straight-forward in that regard:

     

    How Our Low Price Promise Works

     

    Within seven days of purchase, guests can bring the actual printed competitor ad and a Target receipt of purchase of the same item to our in-store Guest Service area to receive a price adjustment. Photos/copies of advertisements or receipts will not be accepted.

     

    In an effort to ensure that our checkout lanes are efficient and quick for our guests, we’ll handle price matches at our Guest Service desk. If a guest wants to do a price match in the checkout lane, our team members will ring up an item at the current price and then direct the guest to the Guest Service desk to do the price adjustment.

     

    Price matching will apply to current, local print ads for in-store products only. Our price-match policy is not applicable to Target.com or other online ads. The following is a full list of exclusions:

     

    * Target.com or online retail promotion

    * Competitor’s Free Product

    * GiftCards

    * Limited quantity items

    * Open box or damaged

    * Clearance or closeout

    * Mail-in offers

    * Services (warranties, assembly, etc.)

    * Bundle offers

    * Special order

    * Sales-tax promotions

    * Liquidation/going out of business

    * Special financing

    * Coupons

    * Used or previously owned

    * Display merchandise

    * Pricing or typographical errors

    * Club or loyalty

    Perimeter Perusing at Target (Target Clearance Deals) - 2009

    in Offline Hot Deals

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    There are 2 different types of handhelds they use though and unless they are hooked into a little machine that spits out an orange ticket, it's hard to say for sure what the price came up as at that point of the morning. Sometimes there are folks working in the aisle who may appear to be part of the markdown team, and even are using handhelds, but unless the sticker machine is with them, they are most likely doing something else besides marking down.

     

    If she had a little machine hooked up to her handheld and she scanned the tv, an orange ticket would have automatically popped out... I may be wrong, but I don't think they even have control of the orange stickers coming out. Those come out automatically if the price goes lower.

    The little orange sticker thingy is connected wirelessly. It could have been in the next aisle out of site, but still would have worked.The 2 different handhelds are just 2 versions of the same thing. The difference is what part of their system they are in. Only the markdown team can check the price change, so if it wasn't someone on the team, or if she didn't have it set into the price change mode, it would not have done anything.

    Perimeter Perusing at Target (Target Clearance Deals) - 2009

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    Bummer. I wish I had kept a copy of the first message I wrote. I did it through Target.com (not my email), so I don't have a copy of the message. Now I know better for next time. I'm so annoyed by the whole thing and how they dismissed it. Anyhow, thanks for the tip about sending it to the CEO. I will definitely keep that in mind next time.

     

    I have always been told that clearance items can not be placed on hold....for guests or employees.

    Since you have a copy of the reply, I'd still go ahead and do it. They can look through their records based on the guy's reply to find your original.

    Perimeter Perusing at Target (Target Clearance Deals) - 2009

    in Offline Hot Deals

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    I wrote a long, detailed complaint/message to Target indicating everything that happened, included the store location, the employee's first name, and the name of the GSTL I spoke with. This is the response I received back:

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    I thought it was a rather "generic" response to my detailed complaint. Plus, it didn't even seem like they read my message because it tells me I can talk to a GSTL at Guest Services, which I clearly stated in my message that I did, because I provide the GSTL's name and the conversations I had with him AND it asks for the location of the store (which I also provided in my original complaint).

     

    I responded back to Target stating I was disappointed in their response to my complaint and wrote how they didn't address my issue or even read my message. I even pointed out the reasons why I didn't think they read my message in detail.

     

    It's been over 2 weeks now, and I never got another response from them after sending my 2nd message.

     

    I'm quite disappointed, since I am a very frequent Target shopper.

    When this happens to me, I write a very detailed letter and include print outs of emails, etc. to the CEO of the company. It is not an appropriate response on their part, and clearly you aren't going to get a response. I have had VERY good luck doing this. They usually pass it on to someone lower, but the issue IS addressed. Here is the Target name & address if you want it. THis is corporate, not personal:

     

    Gregg W. Steinhafel

    Chairman, President, and CEO

    Target Corporation

    1000 Nicollet Mall

    Minneapolis, MN 55403

    Perimeter Perusing at Target (Target Clearance Deals) - 2009

    in Offline Hot Deals

    Posted

    It was this....

    http://www.amazon.com/VIZIO-quot-1080p-LCD-HDTV/dp/B001GKK14I

     

    008-09-1433 32" Vizio 1080p Java Series 225.24 ($450).

     

     

    I had been watching it and knew today would be mark downs. I was there when the store opened and checked it. The employee told me that she needed to talk to a manager before she could sell any and that I had to wait until the markdown team got over there before she would do it. I asked her when they planned to be in electronics then and she said, "I don't know what order we will go in today so I really can't tell you. You would just have to be here."

     

    I had to get home so dh could leave for work so I asked her to please tell me what they were going to be marked down to or what we could work out since they were marking them down and I was there at that moment. She told me she couldn't tell me whether or not they were going to be marked down or when - and walked off.

     

    I was mad that she was like that and the more I thought about it the more I realized that she totally lied to me. I got home and told my husband as he walked out the door for work. He decided to stop on his way. Sure enough, the mark down team (including her) were marking them down and grabbing them for themselves!!! He grabbed one, put it in his cart and made her put a sticker on it (the only ones they had marked were the ones THEY were taking in carts). He walked over to check out was in line behind to employees from the mark down team! When he got up there the cashier called the manager over and whispered something to him. My husband doesn't know what she said, but the manager replied, "Nope, he is good. This gentleman just got a great deal on an unexpected price drop. Well done, sir!"

     

    I was really bugged that the markdown girl LIED to me and then it seemed the cashier had some bee in her bonnet....oh well....we got one! YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I'd report it, either online or to the 800 number. Names, descriptions, etc. about the way they were buying them for themselves. Our store just fired about half the markdown team a couple of months back because they marked down a bunch of DVD players in the back that never saw the sales floor. They bought them all themselves.

    Perimeter Perusing at Target (Target Clearance Deals) - 2009

    in Offline Hot Deals

    Posted

    I'm in CA also (N. CA), but I don't think any my Targets have started this yet. Is the information posted around the registers or anything?

    They have a little bar code they scan for it. They just started a few days ago. In one store it is on the drawer below the cash drawer. In another store they have those paper coupon printers like grocery stores and it is on that. They just scan it for each bag. There is no sign or anything, they just started doing it. Sometimes I have to remind them.

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